



Usher talking about his collaboration with Swedish House Mafia. So tryna get them together at the same time, when I was in Atlanta, we made the most of our time and we cranked out two records" "It was a lot and they're three different DJs but when they come together, they are a production conglomerate. The singer performed the song during his American Express show on Jin London and at the 2012 American Music Awards. Critics were divided on the video although some of them praised the choreography, others criticized Usher's emotions. It represents footage of Usher's life in the near past and features several dramatic scenes of him including taking care of his sons, standing towards a microphone unable to perform and lying together with a sick woman in a hospital. "Numb" was a moderate worldwide success and reached the top-forty in five countries including Belgium, Germany and Australia.Īmerican directors Chris Applebaum and Grace Harry shot the music video for "Numb" it premiered Octoon Usher's Vevo channel. The song received generally positive acclaim from contemporary music critics with many of them praising its club-oriented production. Lyrically, it is "an inspirational song about finding one’s destiny, and becoming numb to the negativity and just following your dreams". "Numb" is a dance-pop and electropop song with house elements which contains revolutionary pop music influences. RCA Records solicited "Numb" to contemporary hit radio stations on Augin the US as fourth single from the album. After their joint performance at the 2010 American Music Awards, Usher and Swedish House Mafia managed to start working on recording sessions for Usher's seventh studio album in Atlanta. Usher co-wrote it with Ryon Lovett and Terry Lewis, with production and additional writing provided by Swedish House Mafia, Alesso, and Klas Åhlund. " Numb" is a song recorded by American singer Usher for his seventh studio album Looking 4 Myself (2012).
