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Looking 4 Myself is the seventh studio album by American R&B recording artist Usher. It was released on June 8, 2012 on RCA Records, following the disbandment of Jive Records in October 2011 and LaFace Records months later. Several producers were involved with its production, including Diplo, Rico Love, Jim Jonsin, Salaam Remi, Pharrell Williams and Max Martin, among others. It features several guest vocalists, including Rick Ross, Pharrell, Luke Steele and ASAP Rocky.

Inspired by the electronic duo Empire of the Sun and from listening to music originating from several locations, Usher intended the album to contain a more experimental sound, that is still relevant in the [current] era of music. Defined as "revolutionary pop" by the singer, critics noted that Looking 4 Myself incorporates the genres R&B, pop, hip hop, electronic, europop and dubstep. Randall Roberts of Los Angeles Times summed up the production of the album to draw "on a world of styles permeating pop culture in 2012".

Looking 4 Myself spawned five singles: "Climax", "Scream", "Lemme See" featuring rapper Rick Ross, "Numb" and "Dive". "Climax" peaked in the top-twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eleven weeks. "Scream" peaked in the top-ten on the Hot 100 and several other countries. "Numb" obtained moderate international chart success. Usher promoted the album by performing in several shows including the off-broadway show Fuerza Bruta: Look Up, Saturday Night Live and Good Morning America.

Upon its release, Looking 4 Myself received generally positive reviews. Most music critics praised the album's diversity in music genre, while some were ambivalent towards its pop material and lack of structure. The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 128,000 copies in its first week, becoming Usher's fourth number one album. As of December 2012, the album has sold 438,000 copies in the United States,

according to Nielsen SoundScan.
Studio album by Usher
Released June 8, 2012
Recorded 2011–12
Genre R&B, hip hop, pop, soul, electronic
Length 56:48
Label RCA
Producer Usher Raymond IV (exec.), Mark Pitts (exec.), Coup D'etat (exec.), Rico Love, Diplo, Jim Jonsin, Pharrell, Danja, Salaam Remi, Swedish House Mafia, will.i.am, Alessandro Lindblad, Max Martin, Pierre Medor, Shellback, Klas Åhlund, Frank

Performance credits

Usher Raymond IV – Primary Artist
Rick Ross – Featured Artist
Luke Steele – Featured Artist



Rico Love – Vocals
Mashanda Huskey – Vocals
Max Martin – Vocals (Background)