Usher Preps Spring Release & Releases New Single “Climax” to iTunes

Due to popular demand, Usher’s new single 
“Climax” will now be available for sale on iTunes and all digital providers today, Wednesday, February 22, 2012, moved up from its original release date of 2/28. The new single written by Usher Raymond along with Ariel Rechtshaid, Redd Stylez and Diplo, who also produced the single, will appear on Usher’s forthcoming new album set for release later this spring on RCA Records. 

”Climax,” a genre defying track, is receiving rave reviews – Pitchfork declares
”Climax” an exercise in the power of restraint, as Usher sings the woes of a romance stuck in limbo, alternating whispery falsettos and earnestly pained howls….Diplo shows uncharacteristic subtlety behind Usher’s sentiment, with a beat that seems to hang suspended in midair.” The Los Angeles Times writes “Climax” “is rooted in pure soul, with Diplo employing sexy synths behind a dripping downbeat. Draw the curtains, light a candle and take a listen.” Perez Hilton exclaims “LOVE IT!! This song is a trance-y, smooth HIT!!”

Usher has been ranked by the RIAA as one of the best-selling artists in American music history, having sold over 43 million albums worldwide. He has won numerous awards including seven Grammy Awards and was recently named the number one Hot 100 artist of the 2000s decade. Billboard named him the second most successful artist of the 2000s decade, with his career-propelling 2004 album Confessions being ranked as the top solo album of the 2000s decade. Usher has attained nine Hot 100 number-one hits (all as a lead artist) and has attained seventeen Hot 100 top-ten singles.