U-Turn (song)

"U-Turn" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from his album 8701 (2001). It was released as an international single. This means that it was not released in the United States, where Usher lives. It was produced by Jermaine Dupri. The song reached the top ten in Australia, top 20 in the United Kingdom and Switzerland. It was a top 40 hit in the Netherlands.

"U-Turn"
Song by Usher
from the album 8701
Released	April 30, 2002
Recorded	2000
Genre	R&B
Length	3:09
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Brian Michael Cox
Producer(s)	Jermaine Dupri
Usher singles chronology
"U Don't Have to Call" (2002) "U-Turn" (2002) "I Need a Girl (Part One)" (2002)

The song was written by Usher, Dupri, and Brian Michael Cox. Cox had co-wrote four of Usher's songs, including hit single "U Got It Bad". The song mentions Michael Jackson and Bobby Brown. It also talks about crunk. This made it one of the first R&B songs to talk about that music genre.

Track listings

UK CD Limited Edition Enhanced 4 Track CD with Poster

1. "U-Turn" (Album Version)
2. "U-Turn" (The Almighty Mix)
3. "U-Turn" (The Almighty Dub)
4. "U-Turn" (Video - Plus 'Behind The Scenes' Footage)

Europe Maxi-CD

1. U-Turn [Album Version] 3:12
2. U-Turn [The Almighty Mix] 7:22
3. U-Turn [The Almighty Dub] 7:24
4. U R The One 3:56
5. Video U-Turn 3:05

Germany CD

1. U-Turn (Album Version) 3:12
2. U-Turn (The Almighty Mix) 7:22

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	7
Germany (Official German Charts)	51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)	27
Scotland (OCC)	31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)	51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)	22
UK Singles (OCC)	16

References

• NME U-Turn review
• Allmusic.com 8701 article
• Top 40 charts "U-Turn" entry