"Used to Love U" | ||||
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Single by John Legend | ||||
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B-side | "Money Blown" | |||
Released | August 31, 2004 | |||
Recorded | 2004 | |||
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Length | 3:30 | |||
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"Used to Love U" on YouTube |
"Used to Love U" is the debut solo single by American singer John Legend. It was written and produced by Legend and rapper-producer Kanye West for his debut album Get Lifted (2004). Released as Legend's debut single as well as the album's leading single in August 2004, the song reached number 30 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom as well as number 11 in the Flemish region of Belgium. "Used to Love U" also peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.
Directed by Ben Mor, the video begins with John taking his girlfriend to a church where a sermon is taking place. Through the girlfriend's point of view, we see that she's more interested with shiny jewelry than being with John. The sermon is held by Kanye West, backed by a choir, who gets John to play the piano. After playing the piano, John stands up and sings in front his girlfriend and his previous exes that are in the audience, saying that he's better off without them. Kat Graham of The Vampire Diaries fame appears towards the end of the video.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Used to Love U" (Album Version) | 3:31 |
2. | "Used to Love U" (Sam Frank Club Mix) | 3:44 |
3. | "Used to Love U" (Yam Who? Club Mix) | 4:56 |
4. | "Money Blown" | 4:38 |
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Get Lifted. [1]
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United States | September 7, 2004 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | Columbia | [12] |
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