R&B heavyweight Usher is back on the dance floor in just-released video for his current single "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love," the official first single from his debut extended play album, "Versus," is in stores on Tuesday. The new album, he says, "[is] an extension of Raymond Versus Raymond." The eight new tracks give his fans an "extended experience" of his previous hit record. The clip was filmed by Japanese director Hiro Murai, and has a party vibe with Usher moving through the party as the DJ speeds it up and slows it down.Alongside rapper Pitbull, the "OMG" singer tries to put his best foot forward to show the world that, even at 31, he's got what it takes to takeover the dance floor. He has got fans falling in love with his dance moves again. There is no better way to celebrate a dance record other than hitting the club and getting that bodies rockin' from side to side. "I feel like I'm back for the first time," he says. The five-time Grammy winner can't stop with his signature moves, on and off camera. "This video isn't primarily about dance," he says, "although I will be dancing." And he makes it count, sweating on the dance floor like it's the last day of his life. To his credit, there is no scene of him actually falling in love so we avoid that cliche. To his discredit, he only teases us with some slight dance moves. We would have loved to have seen him do a full-out dance video.
Reviews from critics were very positive complementing the club vibe and the songs chorus. Bill Lamb from About.com thought that the song have "memorable chorus", is smooth and "gliding club groove". He also say that "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" is a smooth, easy club tune that could take Usher clear back to the top of the pop charts. He finished the review saying that "The song has a big big chorus and Usher sings it with appropriate passion." Matthew Wilkening from AOL Music also praised the song, saying that "Usher aims to continue his recent string of chart success, with this all-new, club-ready dance song, which seems likely to start a lot of new relationships out on dance floors this summer.
When people experience life-altering events, they either thrive or crumble under the pressure. Global entertainment icon Usher certainly belongs in the former category. His life as a newly single man has resulted in tremendous creative output and some of the best music of his remarkable career. Only a few months removed from the release of "Raymond V. Raymond," Usher returns with "Versus," a masterful conceptual sequel to its predecessor. But "Verses" is about more than sensuality. "DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love" celebrates the joy of hitting a nightclub after a long workweek, bumping into a familiar face and using the opportunity to dance like it's the last night of your life. And with "Versus," Usher adds another rock-solid entry to a musical catalog that grows more impressive with each release.
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