Recording was done by Brian Frye and mixing by Dupri and Phil Tan, at Southside Studios, Atlanta, Georgia in 2000. It was produced by the former and co-produced by the latter. 'U Got It Bad' was written by Usher, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox.

( July 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This section's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. The accompanying music video features TLC's Chilli as Usher's love interest. With the song and previous single ' U Remind Me', Usher was the only solo male act to have a number-one hit on the Hot 100 in 2001. 'U Got It Bad' then returned to number one, going on to stay atop for five consecutive weeks. 'U Got It Bad' topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week before being replaced for four weeks by Nickelback's ' How You Remind Me'. The lyrics notably contain some quick direct allusions to other soul music ballads, mainly Maxwell's ' Fortunate' and Prince's ' Adore'.

'U Got It Bad' is an R&B ballad that, according to MTV, incorporates 'digi-coustic' guitars, a 'slow-burning bass line' and 'sex funk' drums. It was released in the United States on August 21, 2001. It was written by the singer, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, and co-produced by the former two. ' U Got It Bad' is a song by American singer Usher, released through Arista Records as the second official single from his third studio album 8701 (2001).

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