"She Came to Give It to You" (also titled "She Came II Give It II U") is a song by American singerUsher, featuringNicki Minaj and uncredited vocals fromPharrell Williams.[1] It was released on July 8, 2014, throughRCA Records.[2]RCA Records sent the song to USrhythmic contemporary andcontemporary hit radio on July 14, 2014.[3][4] Originally intended to be the second single from his eighthstudio albumHard II Love, the song was scrapped from the standard edition track listing, with the track only being included on the Japanese edition of the album.
On August 26, 2014, a music video for the track was released.[6] Influenced by the rhythm beats of Haitian Rara bass horn. The music video onYouTube has received over 10 million views as of May 2024.[7]
On August 24, 2014, Usher performed the song with Nicki Minaj at2014 MTV Video Music Awards.[8] On September 5, 2014, he performed the song live onToday as the closing act of its Summer Concert Series. On September 9, 2014, Usher performed the song live at the 2014Fashion Rocks. On September 19, 2014, Usher performed the song as part of his headlining act at the 2014iHeartRadio Music Festival. He also performed the song live as a part of hisUR Experience Tour.On October 13, 2014, YouTube personalityBethany Mota and her switch-up partnerMark Ballas performed ahip hop routine to the song onDancing with the Stars. They received a composite score of 32.
