‘Celebrity Jeopardy!’ Contestants Can’t Recognize Usher’s ‘Yeah!’

Season 3 premiere Celebrity Danger! Things took an unexpected turn when all three contestants failed to identify Usher’s career-defining hit “Yeah!” In a triple jeopardy round.

This question appeared in the “2004, What a Year!” category, prompting contestants “We were so obsessed with this Usher song that it stayed at the top of the charts for 12 weeks.”

Max Greenfield (new girl) answered first, incorrectly guessing “What is ‘Caught Up?'” – a different song from 2005’s Usher.Grey’s Anatomy) and then the wrong “What is ‘All Caught Up?'”.

W. Camobel (united hues of america) choose not to respond and let the timer expire. Bell later joked: “It felt awkward being a black man who didn’t know Usher’s songs. I was listening to Rage Against the Machine, sorry guys.

Released in January 2004, “Yeah!” was an instant cultural and commercial phenomenon. The single, which features Lil Jon and Ludacris, spent 12 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed on the chart for 45 weeks, making it the longest-running No. 1 single that year. It ranked second on the Billboard Hot 100 of the Decade (2000-2009), behind Mariah Carey’s “We Belong Together” as the best song of the decade.

This song is the lead single from Usher’s fourth studio album, repentThe debut album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, and subsequently sold over 10 million copies in the United States, earning it a diamond certification from the RIAA. “Yes!” also won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Song Collaboration at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards and received widespread acclaim for its blend of crunch and R&B.

“Yes!” was a global success, topping charts in over 12 countries and earning platinum certification in markets including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany and Norway. In Australia, the song was certified 5x platinum by ARIA, selling 350,000 copies. In 2024, the track achieved a milestone, earning RIAA 13 Platinum certification and selling 13 million copies in the United States

Usher’s performance at the 2024 Super Bowl halftime show further boosted its popularity, resulting in a 550% increase in his total Spotify streams. Specifically, streaming traffic increased 520% ​​after the “Yeah!” show starring Lil Jon and Ludacris. The Super Bowl show was the most-watched halftime show in history, attracting 129.3 million viewers.

Later in Celebrity Danger! During the match, Bell redeemed himself by correctly answering a question about the NWA’s all-time ranking achievements.