Love in This Club

Atlanta-based music producer Polow da Don was inspired to create a beat during his weekend stay in Las Vegas for the MTV Video Music Awards. He said of the song, "If you listen to the beat, the synths and everything has a [Las] Vegas feel to it. Making love in the club, people in [Las] Vegas are kinda wild." He also noted its Euro influences. When he finished working on the material, da Don felt it fit for Usher, hoping that it would keep female listeners interested in Usher's music, as his popularity had declined among women since his marriage to stylist Tameka Foster in July 2007.{{Cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |title=Usher Chalks up Song Leaks to 'Internal Conspiracy' – Listen to His New 'Club' Banger Here! |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581628/20080214/usher.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218082833/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1581628/20080214/usher.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 18, 2008 |publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=February 15, 2008 |access-date=March 2, 2008}}{{cite news| url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0641266420070806 |title=Usher quietly marries after canceling glitzy wedding |work=Reuters |location=New York |date=August 6, 2007 |access-date=November 14, 2010}} Da Don and Usher wrote the track with rapper Young Jeezy, Darnell Dalton, Ryon Lovett, Lamar Taylor and Keith Thomas, and it was recorded at Zac Recording, Atlanta and Hitland Studios, Alpharetta.

It was originally planned for Alabama rapper Rich Boy to feature on the track. After hearing "Love in This Club", he{{Who|date=March 2025}} wanted to contribute to it. Da Don was skeptical, but recorded Jeezy's verse. He played the new version to Usher who, enjoying the new version, allowed the verse to stay.{{Cite news |last1=Reid |first1=Shaheem |last2=Rodriguez |first2=Jayson |title=Young Jeezy Fights To Get On Usher Track; DJ Felli Fel Wrangles Kanye West, Ne-Yo For Next Single: Mixtape Monday |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1582587/20080229/jeezy_young.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304192746/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1582587/20080229/jeezy_young.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2008|publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=March 3, 2008 |access-date=March 5, 2008}} Usher has since called Jeezy "one of the greatest rappers of our generation".{{cite web| url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1588042/20080523/usher.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915170013/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1588042/20080523/usher.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 15, 2008 |title=Usher Wanted Lil Wayne And Beyonce's 'Love In This Club' Remix To Be 'Crazier Than The Original' |first1=Shaheem |last1=Reid |first2=Jasmine |last2=Dotiwala |publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=May 27, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} According to Alabama rapper Gucci Mane, it was initially intended that he feature on the track, rather than Jeezy.{{cite web|url=http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/video-gucci-mane-i-was-originally-on-ushers-love-in-this-club-before-young-jeezy/ |title=VIDEO: Gucci Mane: "I Was Originally On Usher's 'Love In This Club' Before Jeezy" |publisher=Black Entertainment Television |date=November 19, 2009 |access-date=November 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724092135/http://blogs.bet.com/music/soundOff/video-gucci-mane-i-was-originally-on-ushers-love-in-this-club-before-young-jeezy/ |archive-date=July 24, 2010 |url-status=dead }}

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"Love in This Club" is a mid-tempo R&B slow jam,{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1580995/20080205/usher.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207125810/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1580995/20080205/usher.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 7, 2008 |title=Usher Gets Things Poppin' With Two New Songs; Album Is 'Coming,' Jermaine Dupri Swears |first=Shaheem |last=Reid |publisher=MTV News. MTV|date=February 6, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} with a brass bassline, and shuddering synth-driven beats that have been called "space age" and "sex-drenched" by critics.{{cite news |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=120EF0FED2562338&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608232111/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CSTB&p_theme=cstb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=120EF0FED2562338&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |title=R. Kelly's replacement as king of R&B |first=Jim |last=DeRogatis |work=Chicago Sun-Times |publisher=Sun-Times Media Group |page=31 |date=May 27, 2008 |archive-date=June 8, 2011 |access-date=November 14, 2010}} [http://www.jimdero.com/News2008/Usher.htm Alt URL] It contains hip-hop influences.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/singles/e3ia99a189e2d22c6c7acc4eaa7819f9f29 |title=Love in This Club |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |first=Sophia |last=Baratta |year=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080310223350/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/singles/e3ia99a189e2d22c6c7acc4eaa7819f9f29 |archive-date=2008-03-10 |access-date=November 14, 2010}} The song's beat consists mainly of synth loops from a Jam Pack from Apple's musical software GarageBand (Euro Hero Synth).{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/sample/51210/Usher-Jeezy-Love-in-This-Club-Apple-Inc.-Euro-Hero-Synth/|title = Usher feat. Jeezy's 'Love in This Club' - Discover the Sample Source|website = WhoSampled}} Rap-Up likened the song to Lil Jon's song, "Lovers and Friends", on which Usher appeared,{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/02/03/new-music-usher-f-young-jeezy-love-in-this-club/ |title=New Music: Usher f/ Young Jeezy – 'Love In This Club' |work=Rap-Up |access-date=November 24, 2010}} while Fraser McAlpine of BBC Radio 1 wrote that it features vague similarities to "No Woman, No Cry" by Bob Marley. According to the sheet music published by Hal Leonard Corporation at Musicnotes.com, the song is written in common time with a tempo of 70 beats per minute and follows the chord progression of C major–E minor–A minor–F major.{{cite web |url=http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/scorchVPE.asp?ppn=sc0091456 |title=Usher – Love in This Club Sheet Music |publisher=Musicnotes.com. Hal Leonard Corporation |access-date=November 26, 2010}}

About.com's Mark Edward Nero wrote that "on the song, Usher talks about a lust so immediate, so powerful, that it makes him want to get down [and have sex] right then and there".{{cite web |url=http://randb.about.com/od/reviews/fr/UsherHereIStand.htm |title=Usher – 'Here I Stand' |first=Mark Edward |last=Nero |publisher=About.com. The New York Times Company |access-date=November 24, 2010 |archive-date=December 27, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227043441/http://randb.about.com/od/reviews/fr/UsherHereIStand.htm |url-status=dead }} The song's chorus consists of the hook, "I wanna make love in this club". Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly called the lyrics of the song "libidinous".{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2008/05/16/here-i-stand/ |title=Here I Stand |first=Leah |last=Greenblatt |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |publisher=Time Warner |date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2010 |archive-date=June 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606160133/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20200532,00.html |url-status=live }}

Early in 2008, several songs for Usher's fifth studio album leaked into the Internet, including "Love in This Club". Usher called the incident an "internal conspiracy" because it was unofficially released beyond his awareness. This also happened to the lead single "Yeah!" off his 2004 album Confessions, which was intentionally leaked by its producer, Lil Jon, in 2003.{{Cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |title=Usher to Share His Confessions in March |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1483836/20031219/usher.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031224061342/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1483836/20031219/usher.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 24, 2003|publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=February 7, 2005 |access-date=March 2, 2008}}{{Cite news |title=Usher Lets Skeletons out of the Closet on Confessions |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485074/20040217/usher.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040407191919/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485074/20040217/usher.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2004 |publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=February 17, 2004 |access-date=March 2, 2008}} Polow da Don later told that he had leaked "Love in This Club", echoing Lil Jon's actions. He felt the song would be a hit, but that "it was so much back-and-forth between Usher and his record label" and he was tired of waiting on "label politics". The song was released for sale on February 22, 2008.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/love-in-this-club-feat-young/id274555232 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110153024/https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/love-in-this-club-feat-young/id274555232 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |title=Love In This Club (feat. Young Jeezy) – Single |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=November 25, 2010}}

File:Jeezy.png's verse on "Love in This Club" attracted mixed reception from critics.]]

The production of "Love in This Club" was praised by the Los Angeles Times, as was Usher's vocal effort.{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-may-27-et-recordrack27-story.html |title=A talent confused by his ambitions |first=Richard |last=Cromelin |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 27, 2008 |access-date=November 14, 2010}} Andy Kellman of Allmusic and Jonathan Tjarks of Austin360.com noted the song as a standout from Here I Stand.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=here-i-stand-r1382750/review|pure_url=yes}} |title=Here I Stand – Usher |first=Andy |last=Kellman |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation |access-date=November 14, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.austin360.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/music/entries/2008/05/27/cd_review_ushers_here_i_am.html |title=CD review: Usher's 'Here I Stand' |first=Jonathan |last=Tjarks |publisher=Austin360.com. Austin American-Statesman (Cox Enterprises) |date=May 27, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2010}} Blender rated the song two-and-a-half out of five stars, calling it too safe and lethargic.{{cite web|title=Listen: Usher would like to have sex in public places |url=http://www.blender.com/Listen-Usher-Would-Like-to-Have-Sex-in-Public-Places/Blender-Blog/blogs/1168/17256.aspx |work=Blender |publisher=Alpha Media Group |date=April 2, 2008 |access-date=November 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123092824/http://www.blender.com/Listen-Usher-Would-Like-to-Have-Sex-in-Public-Places/Blender-Blog/blogs/1168/17256.aspx |archive-date=January 23, 2009 }}

Digital Spy's Nick Levine enjoyed the song, but noted its lack of originality.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a92649/usher-ft-young-jeezy-love-in-this-club.html |title=Usher ft. Young Jeezy: 'Love in This Club'|first=Nick |last=Levine |website=Digital Spy |date=April 28, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2010}}

Jim Farber from Daily News was not impressed, writing "'Love in This Club' doesn't sound like a club anthem at all. It's too slow and quiet, and...its smeary synth hook sounds like a planed-down version of a Justin Timberlake hit."{{cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music/2008/05/27/2008-05-27_ushers_here_i_stand_falls_short.html |title=Usher's 'Here I Stand' falls short |work=Daily News |first=Jim |last=Farber |date=May 27, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2010}}

Young Jeezy's addition received clashing responses from reviewers. Billboard{{'s}} Sophie Baratta was not impressed with the verse, but called the song "a catchy tune".

Bill Lamb of About.com praised the rapper's effort, but expected better from Usher after a four-year break since Confessions, writing that he is "retread[ing] territory familiar to fans of Akon and T-Pain", awarding the song two-and-a-half out of five stars.{{cite web |last=Lamb |first=Bill |title=Usher featuring Young Jeezy – Love In This Club |url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/usherloveclub.htm |publisher=About.com. The New York Times Company |access-date=November 14, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090225165642/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/usherloveclub.htm |archive-date=February 25, 2009 |url-status=dead }} BBC Radio 1's Fraser McAlpine rated the song four stars out of five, but called Young Jeezy's rap "growling" and "wheezy".{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2008/04/usher_ft_young_jeezy_love_in_t.shtml |title=Usher ft. Young Jeezy – 'Love In This Club' |first=Fraser |last=McAlpine |publisher=BBC Radio 1. BBC |date=April 22, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}}

This single ranked at number one on the "10 Best Singles of 2008" list by American magazine Entertainment Weekly,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20162677_20164091_20247335_9,00.html|title=10 Best Singles of 2008|date=December 18, 2008|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Entertainment Weekly and Time, Inc|access-date=December 18, 2008|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005063025/http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20162677_20164091_20247335_9,00.html|url-status=dead}} while Time{{'s}} Josh Tyrangiel placed it at number eight on its 2008 "Songs of Summer" list.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1834301,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100529165517/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1834301,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=May 29, 2010 |title=The Songs of Summer 2008 |first=Josh |last=Tyrangiel |magazine=Time |publisher=Time Inc. |access-date=November 25, 2010}} MTV News listed the song as the fifth-best R&B tune of the year,{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601418/20081216/t_pain.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081220081420/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601418/20081216/t_pain.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 20, 2008 |title=T-Pain? Rihanna? Who Had The Hottest R&B Single Of '08?: Mixtape Monday Bonus |first=Shaheem |last=Reid|publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=December 17, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} and it won the Ozone Award for Best Rap/R&B Collaboration.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1592610/20080812/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828040605/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1592610/20080812/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |title=Rick Ross, T-Pain, Big Boi, David Banner Rock Ozone Awards In Houston Despite Pre-Show Scuffle |first=Shaheem |last=Reid |publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=August 12, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} On "The 50 Sexiest Songs of All Time", compiled by Billboard in 2010, "Love in Thus Club" placed at number twenty-seven.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/list/959432/the-50-sexiest-songs-of-all-time |title=The 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |year=2010 |access-date=February 7, 2011}}{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/959430/the-50-sexiest-songs-of-all-time-page-3 |title=The 50 Sexiest Songs Of All Time Page 3 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |year=2010 |access-date=February 7, 2011}} In 2016, Complex ranked the song number nine on their list of the 25 greatest Usher songs,{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/best-usher-songs/|title=The 25 Best Usher Songs|website=Complex|date=October 14, 2016|accessdate=March 28, 2022}} and in 2021, American Songwriter ranked the song number three on their list of the 10 greatest Usher songs.{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/top-10-usher-songs/|title=Top 10 Usher Songs|first=Jacob|last=Uitti|website=American Songwriter|date=December 18, 2021|accessdate=March 28, 2022}}

"Love in This Club" debuted at number eighty-three on the Billboard Hot 100, on the issue dated March 1, 2008.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-03-01/hot-100?order=gainer |title=Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=March 1, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} The next week it moved to number fifty-one, due to high airplay.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046411/flo-rida-starts-tenth-week-atop-hot-100 |title=Flo Rida Starts Tenth Week Atop Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=November 25, 2010}} The song continued to receive many spins, and in its third week it reached the top of the Hot 100, gaining the 'Airplay Gainer' honor the same week. Replacing "Low" by Flo Rida and T-Pain, "Love in This Club" also sold 198,000 downloads in that week.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046342/ushers-club-rockets-50-spots-to-top-hot-100 |title=Usher's 'Club' Rockets 50 Spots To Top Hot 100 |first1=Silvio |last1=Pietroluongo |first2=Anthony |last2=Colombo |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=November 25, 2010}} On April 5, 2008, the song was again named the 'Airplay Gainer', however it was shifted from the number-one spot by Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love", having spent three weeks atop the chart.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-04-05/hot-100 |title=Hot 100 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=April 5, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} It fell off on June 7, having spent twelve weeks on the chart.

On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the song first appeared on February 23, 2008, at number fifty-one making it the highest debut of the week.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-02-23/r-b-hip-hop-songs?order=gainer |title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=February 23, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} On April 12, it replaced Keyshia Cole's "I Remember" at number one.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-04-12/r-b-hip-hop-songs |title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=April 12, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} After four weeks "Love in This Club" was moved from the top spot by Lil Wayne's "Lollipop".{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-05-10/r-b-hip-hop-songs |title=R&B/Hip-Hop Songs |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |date=May 10, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} The song also reached number four on the Pop 100,{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p44890|tab=charts-awards/billboard-singles|access-date=April 24, 2011|label=Usher}} and has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). On the year-end charts for 2008, it was ranked number eight on the Hot 100, number fifteen on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number thirteen on the Pop 100. It was also ranked number eighty-five on the 2000s' Hot 100 list, and number ninety-nine on the decade-end Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. As of August 1, 2010, "Love in This Club" has sold 2,453,000 units, according to Nielsen Soundscan.{{cite web |url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart_watch/59953/week-ending-aug-1-2010-the-downloading-of-eminem/ |title=The Downloading Of Eminem |first=Paul |last=Grein |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=August 4, 2010 |access-date=December 9, 2010}}

Internationally, the song reached the top ten of numerous singles charts. It reached number six on the Canadian Hot 100, number four on the UK Singles Chart,Peak chart positions for albums, singles and other charted songs in the United Kingdom:

• {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/usher/|title=Usher Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=August 15, 2010}}
• "Can U Get wit It" and "There Goes My Baby": {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_U.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: U2 – Utopia|publisher=Zobbel|access-date=February 6, 2010}}
• "U Don't Have to Call": {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_P.HTM|title=Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls|publisher=Zobbel|access-date=September 18, 2013}}
• "Lil Freak": {{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/100619cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK: New Entries Update|access-date=October 2, 2010|publisher=Zobbel}}
• "Hot Tottie": {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/101002cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK: New Entries Update|access-date=October 2, 2010|publisher=Zobbel}}
• "Dirty Dancer": {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Enrique%20Iglesias/|title=Enrique Iglesias Chart History|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=August 15, 2010}}
• "Lemme See": {{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/|title=Official UK Singles Top 100 - 23rd June 2012 - Official Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/68UgRGerI?url=http://www.officialcharts.com/singles-chart/|archive-date=June 17, 2012|access-date=November 5, 2017|url-status=live}}
• "What's a Man to Do": {{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_U.HTM|title=Chart Log UK: U2 – Utopia|publisher=Zobbel|access-date=February 6, 2010}}
• "First Dance": {{cite web|url=http://zobbel.de/cluk/100403cluk.txt|title=Chart Log UK: New Entries Update|publisher=Zobbel|access-date=January 12, 2011}} number eight on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart, number three on the Irish Singles Chart, and number five on the Japan Hot 100,{{cite web|title=Chart Track|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/w/2008-06-09/}} and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and 2× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Having been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand, it also topped the New Zealand Singles Chart, replacing "No Air" by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown on May 5, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1615&chartKind=S |title=Top 40 singles (#1615) |publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |date=May 5, 2008 |access-date=November 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602122944/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1615&chartKind=S |archive-date=June 2, 2012 }} After one week it was removed by Brown's "Forever",{{cite web|url=http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1616&chartKind=S |title=Top 40 singles (#1616) |publisher=Recording Industry Association of New Zealand |date=May 12, 2008 |access-date=November 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602122947/http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?chartNum=1616&chartKind=S |archive-date=June 2, 2012 }} and was certified platinum on June 1, 2008.

The single also found chart success in Europe, reaching number three on the European Hot 100 Singles. In individual countries, "Love in This Club" attained top-ten places in Flanders, France, Germany, Norway, Slovakia,{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=144828&sec=eee8e42f9f586e367127996528e712b8 |language=sk|title=RADIO TOP100 Oficiálna|publisher=IFPI|access-date=February 13, 2008}} Sweden and Switzerland. It also appeared on the singles charts of Austria, Wallonia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, and the Netherlands. In 2008, "Love in This Club" sold 5.6 million digital downloads worldwide.{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2009.pdf |title=Digital Music Report 2009 |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |year=2009 |access-date=October 24, 2013 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924033145/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/DMR2009.pdf |url-status=dead }}

File:Keri Hilson 2009-04-10 Adam-Bielawski.jpg played Usher's love interest in the tune's music video.]]

In February 2008 Usher said that the song's music video would be shot "very soon". Directed by the Brothers Strause, it features cameo appearances from Keri Hilson, Kanye West, Diddy, Nelly, Rick Ross and Robin Thicke.{{cite web| url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/04/07/video-usher-f-young-jeezy-love-in-this-club/ |title=Video: Usher f/ Young Jeezy – 'Love In This Club' |work=Rap-Up |access-date=November 25, 2010}} Hilson plays Usher's love interest in the video.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtvmusic.com/artist/hilson__keri/videos/424634/keri_hilson_on_ushers_love_in_this_club |title=Keri Hilson On Usher's 'Love in This Club' |publisher=MTV |access-date=November 25, 2010 |archive-date=September 11, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100911175405/http://www.mtvmusic.com/artist/hilson__keri/videos/424634/keri_hilson_on_ushers_love_in_this_club |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/music/news/article.cfm?c_id=264&objectid=10500511 |title=Usher's wife irked by music video 'love interest' |work=The New Zealand Herald |publisher=APN News & Media |date=March 27, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}}

The music video starts with Usher waking up inside an empty nightclub. He calls out to see if anyone is there and sees Hilson, whom he follows into a room full of people dancing as a disc jockey starts playing music. Usher chases Hilson around the club, who at times mysteriously vanishes. The two dance intimately throughout the video at the club's bar, dance floor and lounge. Its choreography was likened to Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation" routine.{{cite web|url=http://www.idolator.com/376833/usher-haunted-by-hotties|title=Usher Haunted By Hotties|work=Idolator|date=April 7, 2008|access-date=June 25, 2019|first1=Anthony J|last1=Miccio}} The video concludes with the club burning down and Usher waking up in a valley. The storyline is continued in the "Moving Mountains" clip. During the video Usher is shown using a Sony Ericsson W350i Walkman, as part of Usher's endorsement of the company.{{cite web |url=http://www.lasplash.com/publish/Music_107/Usher_Introduces_Sony_Ericsson_Partnership.php |title=Usher Review – Partners with Sony Ericsson |first=Chad |last=Menville |work=Los Angeles Splash |access-date=November 24, 2010}}

The music video premiered on MTV on April 7, 2008,{{cite magazine|url= http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045989/usher-stands-strong-on-upcoming-album |title=Usher 'Stands' Strong On Upcoming Album |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Nielsen Business Media |access-date=January 22, 2011}} and was the fourteenth-most streamed video on MTV.com in 2008,{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601234/20081212/spears_britney.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081214215555/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1601234/20081212/spears_britney.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 14, 2008 |title=We've Had Our Say, Here Are Your Top Songs Of 2008: Britney Spears, Lil Wayne And More! |first=James |last=Montgomery |publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=December 15, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} and was nominated as the Best Male Video at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591618/20080725/spears_britney.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828072452/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1591618/20080725/spears_britney.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |title=Britney Spears, Lil Wayne, Mariah Carey Among MTV VMA Nominees For Best Male, Female Video |first=Jordan |last=Upmalis|publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=July 25, 2008 |access-date=November 24, 2010}} However, it lost to Chris Brown's "With You" video.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2008/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828041555/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2008/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |title=MTV Video Music Awards |year=2008 |publisher=MTV |access-date=November 24, 2010}}

The music video on YouTube has received over 250 million views as of May 2024.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB5e0zHRzHc Usher - Love in This Club (Official Music Video) ft. Young Jeezy].YouTube

Usher sang "Love in This Club" with Young Jeezy at reality television show The Hills' third season finale on May 12,{{cite web|url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/05/13/usher-performs-live-at-the-hills-season-finale/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706022145/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2008/05/13/usher-performs-live-at-the-hills-season-finale/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 6, 2008 |title=Usher Performs Live at 'The Hills' Season Finale |first=Tamar |last=Anita |publisher=MTV Buzzworthy. MTV |date=May 13, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} and again, by himself, at the finale of the sixth season of Dancing with the Stars on May 20, 2008.{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/05/21/tv-recap-pussycat-dolls-usher-leona-lewis-ruben-studdard-perform/ |title=TV Recap: Pussycat Dolls, Usher, Leona Lewis, & Ruben Studdard Perform |work=Rap-Up |access-date=November 26, 2010}} On June 23, 2008, at the opening of the 2008 BET Awards, Usher performed the song.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589931/20080625/id_1234831.jhtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120907085534/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1589931/20080625/id_1234831.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 7, 2012 |title=Kanye West, UGK Win Big At BET Awards, But Ne-Yo, Alicia Keys, Lil Wayne Performances Steal The Show |first=Shaheem |last=Reid |publisher=MTV News. MTV |date=June 24, 2008 |access-date=November 25, 2010}} Usher also appeared on television shows The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and Good Morning America, where he performed the song.{{cite web |url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/06/04/video-usher-performs-on-the-tonight-show/ |title=Video: Usher Performs on 'The Tonight Show' |work=Rap-Up |access-date=November 26, 2010}}{{cite web| url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/06/06/video-usher-on-jimmy-kimmel-live/ |title=Video: Usher on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' |work=Rap-Up |access-date=November 26, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rap-up.com/2008/05/30/video-usher-performs-on-gma/ |title=Video: Usher Performs on 'GMA' |work=Rap-Up |access-date=November 26, 2010}} Usher performed the song at the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show.

A remix, "Love in This Club Part II", was released as the second single from Here I Stand in April 2008. Featuring vocals from R&B singer Beyoncé and rapper Lil Wayne, the sequel samples The Stylistics' "You Are Everything", and has a slower tempo than the original. It appeared on the Billboard Hot 100, the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the Canadian Hot 100 and the ARIA Singles Chart.{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=usher|chart=all}} |title=Love in This Club, Pt. 2 – Lil Wayne |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=November 25, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612200741/http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm |title=Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 9th June 2008 |publisher=ARIA Charts. Australian Recording Industry Association |date=June 9, 2008 |archive-date=June 12, 2008 |access-date=January 20, 2011}}

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;CD Single and 7" Vinyl{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=love-in-this-club-single-r1348891|pure_url=yes}} |title=Love in This Club [Single] |publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation |access-date=November 14, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Love-This-Club-Vinyl-Usher/dp/B00167630M |title=Love in This Club [Vinyl] |website=Amazon |access-date=November 25, 2010}}

1. "Love in This Club" – 4:19
2. "Love in This Club" (Instrumental) – 4:19

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1. "Love in This Club"
2. "Love in This Club" (Instrumental)
3. "Love in This Club" (Reavers remix)
4. "Love in This Club" (StoneBridge remix)
5. "Love in This Club" (music video)

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;12" Vinyl{{cite web|url=http://www.djcity.com/p-5233-usher-love-in-this-club-12.aspx |title=Usher – Love In This Club 12 |publisher=DJcity.com. DJCity, Inc |access-date=November 25, 2010}}

1. "Love in This Club" (clean version)
2. "Love in This Club" (clean version without rap)
3. "Love in This Club" (instrumental)

;Digital EP{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/be/album/love-in-this-club-feat-young/278792944 |title=Love In This Club (feat. Young Jeezy) – EP |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=November 14, 2010}}

1. "Love in This Club" – 4:19
2. "Love in This Club" (Reavers Remix) – 4:20
3. "Love in This Club" (StoneBridge Remix) – 9:04
4. "Love in This Club" (J Sweet Remix) – 5:08

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Credits lifted from the liner notes of Here I Stand.{{cite AV media notes |title=Here I Stand |author=Usher |author-link=Usher (musician) |year=2008 |url=http://www.ushernow.com/pages/disc/325 |publisher=LaFace Records |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006054258/http://www.ushernow.com/pages/disc/325 |archive-date=October 6, 2010 }}

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• The Ambassadorz – keyboards
• Marcella Araica – mixing
• Miguel Bustamante – assistant mixing
• Darnell Dalton – writing
• Ryon Lovett – writing
• Polow da Don – writing, production

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• Jeremy Stevenson – recording
• Lamar Taylor – writing
• Tony Terrebonne – recording
• Keith Thomas – writing
• Usher – writing, vocals
• Young Jeezy – writing
• Nico Solis – recording

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|artist=Usher|title=Love in This Club|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2008|certyear=2018|access-date=October 7, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Usher|title=Love in This Club|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2008|certyear=2009|certref={{cite web|url=http://ifpi.dk/?q=content/guld-og-platin-i-august|title=Guld og platin i august|publisher=IFPI Danmark|language=da|access-date=November 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111008131515/http://ifpi.dk/?q=content/guld-og-platin-i-august|archive-date=October 8, 2011}}}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|artist=Usher|title=Love in This Club|award=Gold|type=single|digital=true|relyear=2008|certyear=2014|certmonth=1|access-date=October 7, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Usher|title=Love in This Club|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2008|relmonth=2|certyear=2008|source=archive|access-date=November 5, 2023}}

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=Usher|title=Love in This Club|award=Platinum|type=single|number=5|relyear=2008|certyear=2024|digital=true|access-date=February 9, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|note=Mastertone|artist=Usher|title=Love in This Club|award=Platinum|type=ringtone|relyear=2008|certyear=2008|digital=true|access-date=October 7, 2021}}

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• The track was covered live by British band The Automatic and was released on the 2008 compilation Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3.{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/radio-1s-live-lounge-vol-3/id293940098 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121222944/http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/radio-1s-live-lounge-vol-3/id293940098 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 21, 2009 |title=Radio 1's Live Lounge, Vol. 3 |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=December 8, 2010}}
• German group The Baseballs covered the song for their debut album Strike! in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/strike/367762323 |title=Strike! |publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc |access-date=December 8, 2010}}
• The track was also covered by American pop punk band, The Summer Set, on their second EP, Meet Me on the Left Coast. It was released in 2008 and titled 'L.I.T.C'.

• List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2008 (U.S.)
• List of number-one R&B/hip-hop songs of 2008 (U.S.)
• List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand)

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