I Don't Mind (Usher song)

"I Don't Mind"
Single by Usher featuring Juicy J
from the album Flawed
Released	November 21, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2014
Genre	Electro-R&B hip hop
Length	4:12
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Usher Raymond 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)

"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 third single from his upcoming eighth studio album, Flawed. The song's lyrics concern being involved with a stripper, and not being bothered by her line of work.

The song peaked at number eleven 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 UR.^[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 Croatia (ARC 100)[9] 67 France (SNEP)[10] 99 Ireland (IRMA)[11] 67 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12] 64 Scotland (Official Charts Company)[13] 13 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 90 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 8 UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[16] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 11 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 1 US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[19] 20 US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[20] 17 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21] 1 US (Monitor Latino)[22] 18

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

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	Silver	200,000
United States (RIAA)[26]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified 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[27]
United Kingdom	March 8, 2015	Digital download[28]

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 for Usher. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
9. http://radio.hrt.hr/ep/arc-top-40/125383/
10. "Lescharts.com – Usher feat. Juicy J – I Don't Mind" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
11. "Chart Track: Week 16, 2015". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Usher feat. Juicy J – I Don't Mind" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
13. "Archive Chart: 2015-03-15". Scottish Singles Top 40.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Usher feat. Juicy J – I Don't Mind". Singles Top 100. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
15. "Archive Chart: 2015-03-21" UK Singles Chart.
16. "Archive Chart: 2015-03-15" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
17. "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Usher. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
18. "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Usher. Retrieved February 19, 2014.
19. "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay for Usher. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
20. "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Usher. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
21. "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Usher. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
22. "Charts monitorLATINO". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
23. "Hot 100: Year End 2015". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
24. "Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs: Year-End 2015". Billboard.com. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
25. "British single certifications – Usher Feat Juicy J – I Don't Mind". British Phonographic Industry. Enter I Don't Mind in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
26. "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
27. "Top 40/M Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
28. "I Don't Mind [Explicit]". amazon.co.uk.

External links

• Full lyrics at LyricsOnDemand.com