| Rivals | |
| Cover: | UsherRivals.jpg |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Usher featuring Future |
| Album: | Hard II Love |
| Label: | RCA |
| Chronology: | Usher |
| Prev Title: | Missin U |
| Prev Year: | 2016 |
| Next Title: | Party |
| Next Year: | 2016 |
"Rivals" is a song by American singer Usher, released as the fourth single for his eighth studio album, Hard II Love. The song features the vocal collaboration of American rapper Future. Usher co-wrote the song with Future, Kendricke Brown, Cameron Murphy, Paris Jones, and Carlos St John, while K-Major and Murphy Kid handled the song's production.[1] It was released by RCA on August 30, 2016 for online streaming through the streaming service Tidal.[2] It impacted US urban contemporary radio on September 13, 2016.[3]
The music video for "Rivals" was filmed in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] [5] It was premiered on August 30, 2016 through the streaming service Tidal.[2] The video featured cameo appearances from Keri Hilson, DJ Drama, Lil Uzi Vert and Swae Lee from Rae Sremmurd.
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 8 |
| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard)[7] | 8 |
| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[8] | 19 |
| Region | Date | Format | Label | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 September 2016 | Urban contemporary radio | RCA Records | |
| 4 October 2016 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | [9] |