Usher, Ludacris and Lil Jon have a lot to rejoice, as a result of their 2004 Billboard Scorching 100 No. 1 smash “Yeah!” has racked up much more accolades following Usher’s 2024 Tremendous Bowl Halftime Present efficiency final month.
On Feb. 9, 2024 — simply two days earlier than the Tremendous Bowl — “Yeah!” earned a 13-times platinum standing within the U.S., accumulating 13 million in equal track items. In keeping with the Recording Business Affiliation of America (RIAA), one equal track unit is the same as a single digital track sale, or 150 on-demand audio and/or video streams. Ludacris additionally shared on X that he lately acquired a Spotify plaque to rejoice “Yeah!” incomes 1 billion streams on the platform. This marks the primary time Usher, Ludacris and Lil Jon have every had a track earn 1 billion Spotify streams.
“That DAMN SUPER BOWL EFFECT Was The Cherry On Prime,” Ludacris wrote with a praying hand emoji. “CONGRATS to my brothers @usher @liljon @seangarrettpen & ALL THE FANS THAT MADE THIS ONE OF THE BIGGEST SONGS IN HISTORY!!!!” Usher reshared the submit on his account and commented, “We did that bro” with muscle and hearth emojis. “Thank U to everybody who ever pressed play!!”
Usher’s catalog skilled a big increase in streams following his Halftime Present efficiency, with “Yeah!” main the wave. The track gathered 4.8 million official on-demand U.S. streams Feb. 11-12, up 105% from Feb. 9-10, when the track earned 2.3 million streams.
Upon its launch because the lead single from Usher’s 2004 fourth studio album Confessions, “Yeah” topped the Scorching 100 for 12 consecutive weeks and completed the yr because the Scorching 100’s No. 1 year-end track and No. 2 on the chart’s prime hits of the 2000-2009 decade. The track additionally gained finest rap/sung collaboration and was nominated for report of the yr on the 2005 Grammy Awards.
Take a look at Usher and Ludacris’ reactions beneath:
