Composition and Theme
“U Got It Bad” is a slow jam, combining R&B and ballad genres. It is composed in the key of B minor. Bryan-Michael Cox worked on the melody, initiating the track musically, while Dupri wrote the lyrics and developed the production concept.
The song mirrors the feeling of longing and desire that people go through when they’re in a relationship, specifically, how a love jones can change a person’s life. Like most Usher songs, this song is constructed in the traditional verse-chorus form. The song starts with Usher crooning, setting the heartfelt tone that resonates in the music, readying the audience for the first verse, before progressing to the chorus. Following the chorus is the second verse and bridge, before the chorus is sung again.
The lyrics "Fortunate to have you girl.." sung in the second verse quote and follow the melody of Neo-soul singer Maxwell's 1999 song Fortunate.
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