Used to Love U

2004 single by John Legend

"Used to Love U"

Single by John Legend

from the album Get Lifted

B-side

"Money Blown"

Released

August 31, 2004 (2004-08-31)

Recorded

2004

Genre

R&B
hip hop soul

Length

3:30

Label

GOOD
Sony Urban
Columbia

Songwriter(s)

John Stephens
Kanye West

Producer(s)

John Legend
Kanye West

John Legend singles chronology

"Used to Love U"
(2004)

"Ordinary People"
(2005)

Music video

"Used to Love U" on YouTube

"Used to Love U" is the debut single by American singer John Legend. It was written and produced by Legend and rapper-producer Kanye West for his debut album Get Lifted (2004). Released as Legend's debut single as well as the album's leading single in August 2004, the song reached number 30 in New Zealand and the United Kingdom as well as number 11 in the Flemish region of Belgium. "Used to Love U" also peaked at number 32 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

Music video

Directed by Ben Mor, the video begins with John taking his girlfriend to a church where a sermon is taking place. Through the girlfriend's point of view, we see that she's more interested with shiny jewelry than being with John. The sermon is held by Kanye West, backed by a choir, who gets John to play the piano. After playing the piano, John stands up and sings in front his girlfriend and his previous exes that are in the audience, saying that he's better off without them. Kat Graham of The Vampire Diaries fame appears towards the end of the video.

Track listings

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Used to Love U" (Album Version)	3:31
2.	"Used to Love U" (Sam Frank Club Mix)	3:44
3.	"Used to Love U" (Yam Who? Club Mix)	4:56
4.	"Money Blown"	4:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Get Lifted.^[1]

Kanye West – producer
John Legend – co-producer, vocals, piano
Anthony Kilhoffer – engineer
Andy Manganello – engineer
Michael Peters – engineer
Mike Eleopoulos – assistant engineer
Pablo Arraya – assistant engineer
Val Brathwaite – assistant engineer

Manny Marroquin – mixing
Jared Robbins – assistant mix engineer
The Horn Dogs – horns
Printz Board – trumpet
Tim Izo – saxophone, flute
George Pajon – guitar
Miri Ben-Ari – strings

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Used to Love U"
Chart (2004–2005)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[2]	67
Australian Urban (ARIA)^[3]	17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)^[4]	11
Ireland (IRMA)^[5]	45
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)^[6]	69
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[7]	27
UK Singles (OCC)^[8]	29
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	74
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[10]	32

Year-end charts

2005 year-end chart performance for "Used to Love U"
Chart (2005)	Position
UK Urban (Music Week)^[11]	32

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 7, 2004 (2004-09-07)	Rhythmic contemporary radio	Columbia	^[12]

References

^ Get Lifted (Media notes). John Legend. GOOD Music. 2004.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "ARIA Charts – Week Commencing 11th April 2005" (PDF). The ARIA Report (789): 4. 11 April 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Issue 801" ARIA Top 40 Urban Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
^ "John Legend – Used to Love U" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "John Legend - Used To Love U - Music Charts". αCharts. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – John Legend" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "John Legend – Used to Love U". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "John Legend Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "John Legend Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-11-30.
^ "2005 Urban Top 40" (PDF). Music Week. January 14, 2006. p. 22. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1571. September 3, 2004. p. 19. Retrieved July 9, 2022.