"More" is a song by American singer

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, taken from the deluxe edition of his sixth studio album '' Raymond v. Raymond'' (2010). It was written by Charles Hinshaw, Usher, and

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, with the latter also producing the song. The song was first released on March 16, 2010, through the US

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as the third promotional single in countdown to the album's release. Additionally it was featured as the

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-only bonus track on '' Raymond v. Raymond'' before later being included on the deluxe edition of the album, and his EP '' Versus''. "More" was subsequently released as the album's fifth and final single. The single version was remixed by RedOne and Jimmy Joker, for a US release on November 22, 2010, and in the UK on December 13, 2010.

Background and release

Along with several other tracks, "More" was leaked onto the internet in October 2009. The song was first released as a promotional single from Usher's sixth studio album, '' Raymond v. Raymond'', through the United States on

on March 16, 2010. In December 2009, the song was used to promote the Body By Milk Got Noise? program, where two all-teen film crews created two videos for the song. Fans were then given the chance to watch both videos and vote for their favourite. The song was later used to promote the 2010 NBA All-Star Game, with an exclusive music video

filmed with TNT. The video was run on 600 Regal Cinemas on January 29, 2010. Following the album's release, "More" was included as an iTunes bonus track, later being added to the second disk of the deluxe edition of ''Raymond v. Raymond''. On November 10, 2010, the official remix of the song leaked online, and was released as the fifth and final single from ''Raymond v. Raymond'' on November 22, 2010, in the US, under the title "More" (RedOne Jimmy Joker Remix). It was released in the United Kingdom on December 13, 2010, and in Germany on March 4, 2011.

Chart performance

On the week ending April 13, 2010, "More" debuted at number seventy-six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; it stayed on the chart for one week. It re-entered the Hot 100 at number eighty-eight, and has since peaked at number fifteen. By March 20, 2011, "More" had sold over one million digital copies in the US. The song debuted on the

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at number eighty-nine, on the week ending May 8, 2010, and got knocked off the following week. Six months after its initial release it re-entered the chart at number ninety-five. It rose to number fifty-two the next week, and in its third week entered the Top 40 at number thirty-three. "More" topped the

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on the week ending January 27, 2011, selling 24,000 units. In Australia, "More" debuted at number twenty-three on the

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on the week dated January 24, 2011. It has since peaked at number seven.

Music video and live performances

Usher performed the song before the tipping of the 2010 NBA All-Star Game in the Cowboys Stadium in

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, on February 14, 2010. A video of the Jimmy Joker Remix version of the song was released onto Usher's VEVO YouTube channel on March 4, 2011. The video was directed by Damien Wasylki and features clips of the

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during a concert in

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Track listing

; Digital download # "More" (

Jimmy Joker Remix) – 3:40 ;Digital single # "More" (RedOne Jimmy Joker Remix) – 3:40 # "More" (RedOne Jimmy Joker Extended Remix) – 5:12 # "More" (RedOne Jimmy Joker Instrumental) – 3:39 ;

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# "More" (RedOne Jimmy Joker Remix) – 3:39 # "More" – 3:49 ;Digital remixes EP # "More" (RedOne Jimmy Joker Remix) – 3:40 # "More" (Billionaire Remix) – 5:25 # "More" (Gareth Wyn Remix) – 6:31 # "More" (Olli Collins and Fred Portelli Remix) – 7:59

Credits and personnel

* Songwriting – Bilal Hajji (remix-only),

, Charles Hinshaw Jr., Usher Raymond * Production – RedOne, Jimmy Joker (remix-only) * Instruments and programming – RedOne, Jonny Severin (remix-only) * Recording – RedOne * Mixing – Robert Orton (album version), Trevor Muzzy (remix-only) Source:Usher ''More (RedOne Jimmy Joker Remix) - EP'' Liner notes.

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(2010)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

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