Looking 4 Myself was chosen as the album's title as it described Usher's 'musical journey'. During an episode of NBC's The Voice, Usher called the album 'by far one of my most risky records. Usher's intention for the album was one 'that was not genre-specific but just experimental'. Some of it, a bit more world.' It was Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun that inspired Usher to produce the album's title track, with producer Rico Love, which led to the singer collaborating with producers he normally wouldn't work with or admired, such as Diplo. He described some of the music as a 'little bit more electronic, some of it a little bit more dance. While on hiatus between the release of his first EP Versus and Looking 4 Myself, Usher told AOL Music that he mainly traveled to various locations to listen to music which he 'felt was really significant in terms of energy.' Some of these locations included the Coachella Music Festival, Ibiza, Germany, Las Vegas, Miami and Southern France. That's kind of forcing the people to grow and elevate.

He's growing, developing, moving, shaking, and being something that's new, cultural, and that's affecting people sonically. He wanted to make an album that expressed where he was going sonically and not just where he's been for the past 12 to 15 years. He stepped outside of what was safe and normal. What he wanted to do was explore himself musically. The tour has further be promoting the album, however, it was cancelled due to the singer's obligation as a coach on The Voice. Usher promoted for the Looking 4 Myself by performing in several shows including the off-broadway show Fuerza Bruta: Look Up, Saturday Night Live and Good Morning America, among others. 'Numb' obtained moderate international chart success and peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. 'Scream' peaked in the top-ten on the Hot 100 and several other countries. 'Climax' peaked in the top-twenty on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for eleven weeks. Looking 4 Myself was supported by five singles: ' Climax', ' Scream', ' Lemme See' featuring Rick Ross, ' Numb' and ' Dive'. Worldwide, it attained top-ten positions in over eight other countries including Australia, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. As of October 2014, Looking 4 Myself has sold 504,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 128,000 copies in its first week, becoming Usher's fourth number one album in the country. Critic Barry Walters has noted how elements of some of its R&B songs were inspired by the emerging alternative R&B genre. Defined as 'revolutionary pop' by the singer, critics noted that Looking 4 Myself is a dance-pop and R&B album that incorporates the genres pop, hip hop, electronic, Europop and dubstep. Inspired by the electronic duo Empire of the Sun and listening to music originating from several locations, Usher intended the album to contain a more experimental sound, that remained relevant to the music of its time.

It features these several guest vocalists including Luke Steele and ASAP Rocky. The album includes these several Record producers that were involved and have provided with its production including Diplo, Rico Love, Jim Jonsin, Salaam Remi, Pharrell Williams and Max Martin, among others. In October 2011, it was announced that the disbandment have been occurred between Usher and the J/ LaFace imprint.

It was released on June 8, 2012, by RCA Records. Looking 4 Myself is the seventh studio album by American singer Usher.

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