I Don't Mind (Usher song)

"I Don't Mind" is a song by American singer Usher, featuring American rapper Juicy J. It was released on November 21, 2014, through RCA Records, as the intended lead single from his then-upcoming eighth studio album, Hard II Love. The song's lyrics concern being involved with a stripper, and not being bothered by her line of work.

"I Don't Mind"
Single by Usher featuring Juicy J
Released	November 21, 2014
Recorded	2014
Genre	Electro-R&B hip hop
Length	4:12
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Usher Raymond IV Jordan Houston Lukasz Gottwald Jacob Kasher Theron Thomas Timothy Thomas Henry Walter
Producer(s)	Dr. Luke Cirkut Rock City
Usher singles chronology
"Body Language" (2014) "I Don't Mind" (2014) "The Matrimony" (2015)
Juicy J singles chronology
"Multiply" (2014) "I Don't Mind" (2014) "For Everybody" (2015)

The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, becoming his thirteenth number-one single on the chart and tying him with Michael Jackson and Marvin Gaye for sixth place among artists with the most number ones on the chart. Internationally, "I Don't Mind" has peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom.[1]

Background

An unfinished version of the track surfaced on June 24, 2014 online to good reception. Usher posted the song to his official SoundCloud account on October 2, 2014, confirming it to be the next official single from his then titled album Flawed.[2]

Track listing

Digital download[3]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Don't Mind" (featuring Juicy J)	4:11

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014–15) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 80 Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[5] 34 Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 24 Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[7] 27 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 70 France (SNEP)[9] 99 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 67 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 64 Scotland (OCC)[12] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 90 UK Singles (OCC)[14] 8 UK R&B (OCC)[15] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[16] 11 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[17] 1 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[18] 20 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[19] 17 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[20] 1 US (Monitor Latino)[21] 18

Year-end charts Chart (2015) Position US Billboard Hot 100[22] 55 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] 17 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[24] 10

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[25]	Platinum	70,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Platinum	600,000
United States (RIAA)[27]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States	November 21, 2014	Digital download[3]	RCA
	January 20, 2015	Contemporary hit radio[28]
United Kingdom	March 8, 2015	Digital download[29]

References

1. Mendizabal, Amaya (February 6, 2015). "Usher Earns 13th No. 1 On Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
2. Smith, Trevor (June 27, 2014). "Usher – I Don't Mind Feat. Juicy J". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved February 6, 2015.
3. "I Don't Mind (feat. Juicy J) – Single by Usher". iTunes Store. United States: Apple. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
4. Ryan, Gavin (May 2, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth Spends 4th Week At No 1". Noise11. Retrieved May 2, 2015.
5. "Ultratop.be – Usher feat. Juicy J – I Don't Mind" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
6. "Ultratop.be – Usher feat. Juicy J – I Don't Mind" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
7. "Ultratop.be – Usher feat. Juicy J – I Don't Mind" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
8. "Usher Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
9. "Lescharts.com – Usher feat. Juicy J – I Don't Mind" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
10. "Chart Track: Week 16, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Usher feat. Juicy J – I Don't Mind" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
12. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Swedishcharts.com – Usher feat. Juicy J – I Don't Mind". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
14. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
15. "Official R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
16. "Usher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
17. "Usher Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
18. "Usher Chart History (Dance Mix/Show Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
19. "Usher Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
20. "Usher Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
21. "Charts monitorLATINO". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
22. "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
23. "Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs: Year-End 2015". Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
24. "Rhythmic Songs – Year-End 2015". Billboard. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
25. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2018 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020.
26. "British single certifications – Usher Feat Juicy J – I Don't Mind". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 9, 2021. Select singles in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type I Don't Mind in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
27. "American single certifications – Usher Feat Juicy J – I Don't Mind". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
28. "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
29. "I Don't Mind [Explicit]". amazon.co.uk.

External links

• Full lyrics at LyricsOnDemand.com