Usher: Climax

[youngstunna07]

Diplo tweeted this earlier today:

Quote:
OMG. I forgot.. U guys are about to hear "climax" from @usherraymondiv and I tommorow.. I hope you like it Its some next level electrosoul :o :o :o

soundcloud.com/diplo/climax?page=2

Not sure if this is his first single from his new album, but the song is straight fire!!!!

[Deleted]

Someone's been listening to the Weeknd!

[Sir Benji]

This is interesting. It reminds me of "Without You" but it's more subtle sounding. I like it.

EDIT: @shears Yup. It sure does.

[youngstunna07]

This really caught me off guard, its like a blind of R&B and Electro/ Pop! I'm here for this sound this is nice! :)

[HEADOFTHEPACK]

Not really that impressed to be honest. The higher vocals are quite grating and it's all too clear where he's getting his 'inspiration'. That and the fact that the song doesn't really have a climax. It builds into nothing.

[#LisaRinna]

It's pretty hot and I like that it's not straight-up dance but built more like a crossover record.

Usher is still the only male artist whose voice I care about. He's a great singer.

[Wavey✨️]

Feb 14, 2012 13:25:21 GMT -5 #LisaRinna said:

Usher is still the only male artist whose voice I care about. He's a great singer.

[Agent Yoncé]

I like it. I was tired of his strickly euro pop tracks. Even though this song has some of those elements, this sound (R&B/Electro Pop) suits him better, imo.

[think pink.]

This is sexy, I like.

[Live Your Life]

I really like this. It doesn't sound completely mastered, but it has potential. I like how they incorporated electro, but still kept some of Usher's old sound to it.

[2legit2quit]

I kinda like this. It'll have to grow on me. those higher vocals do take a while to get used to though but other than that it's ok.

[BRhap786]

WOW! This is very unique and fresh to me. I would love if this was the first single!

[Musiq]

This is great. It's different. It's like he played with the electro thing slightly but kept r&b more so than anything. It's a great track. It's one of the better songs that has come out. It sounds very fresh.

[Deleted]

This is hot. Are we sure it's the lead single though?

[youngstunna07]

Feb 14, 2012 16:03:26 GMT -5 @jazzysoul47 said:

This is hot. Are we sure it's the lead single though?

Not sure, it hasn't been clarified. Diplo just said its a new Usher song, I wouldn't mind this being the lead single tho, its very fresh! This must be that different type of sound he was talking about for this album!!

[ALEX GONE WILD]

It'd have been better if it were uptempo.. It's boring as a midtempo.

[Caviar]

This is too slow and boring for my tastes. Alicia already did this on Elements of Freedom. ;)

[rellevantmusic]

This is hot!!! Great fusion of musical elements

[allow that]

This is awesome. I'm feeling this as a single.

[ritymeez]

This is HOTTT!!! Give me more of these types of song Usher.

[Wavey✨️]

This is so mellow. I love it.

[Deleted]

Add me to the list of people who love this :) Its radio crack but still has a different spin so it doesn't come off as another generic hit

[Sure Thing]

Living legend.

[slw84]

For his new album ???
When is his album going to be released?

[allow that]

This is getting a great reaction across the internet.

I wonder if it's too electrified for Urban radio though. Perhaps also too slow for CHR radio?

[Mic Technique]

Hands down the best thing Usher has put his name to in years; same goes for Diplo. (Diplo only confirms this, saying it's "seriously the best record I’ve ever been part of.”)

Feb 14, 2012 13:18:57 GMT -5 @backintime said:

Someone's been listening to the Weeknd!

Yeah. Famed appropriator Diplo and maybe Usher. But The Weaknd has nothing on this grade A work.

[allow that]

I really don't like The Weeknd either but love this song. I do hear the influence, but this is of a higher quality imo.

I've yet to see this confirmed anywhere as a single though. I don't think it is one.

[youngstunna07]

Yeah it might not be the lead single, but who knows Ushers past era's have started off with leaked songs that weren't intended to be the lead single but went on to do so because of the great response of the songs. Example Love in this Club was a early leak and became a huge hit, and Yeah! is another. So if this really takes of at radio they might make it the lead single. :)

[Stephen]

Eh, it's ok. If he's going for the sensual angle, John Legend has him beat.

[#LisaRinna]

pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/13160-climax/

The surprise collaboration between Usher Raymond and Diplo on "Climax"-- a new single for Usher's upcoming album-- is a doubly satisfying departure from their respective strains of club-ready fare. It's an exercise in the power of restraint, as Usher sings the woes of a romance stuck in limbo, alternating whispery falsettos and earnestly pained howls: "We've reached the climax/ We're together/ Now we're undone/ Won't commit so we choose to run away/ Do we separate?" Diplo shows uncharacteristic subtlety behind Usher's sentiment, with a beat that seems to hang suspended in midair. Each time the sparse instrumentation-- arranged by classical music It Guy Nico Muhly-- builds up to a possible break, it plateaus softly instead of peaking, feeding on the tension and uncertainty of Usher's words.