David Guetta - Without U

If you combine David Guetta with Usher, what do you expect to get? A massive dance hit maybe? Nope, sorry but this song is quite far away from dance. The song is a slower lamenting post break up song. The problem is, this isn't exactly the best move for either David Guetta or Usher.

David Guetta's last hit "Where them Girls at" opened the way for his next big hit, if he followed up with another dance song he probably would have another success, but with this new style he's taking a risk. As for Usher, we just got used to his club dance style, and now he's doing something completely different. In "Without U" Usher lacks a lot of the power that was featured in some of his previous hits. It's definitely a step down for him.

Of course, I can't blame them for trying this out, 2011 has been full of slower ballads and such. But this song lacks any build it's just the same gentle lyrics again and again. This would be a good way to start, but it needs to go somewhere. Furthermore is the fact that Adele's "Someone Like You" has just topped the billboard 100 and that song is a really powerful lament, there is no way that "Without U" can compete with that. Perhaps if it had been released a little earlier than it would have been unique and been a better idea, but now it's just asking to be crushed.

And then there's the lyrics, an important part for this type of song since if you're not getting people dancing then you have to make them think about the message. Some of the lyrics are pretty but really it's just the same things again and again. Eventually it stops making sense and they're just trying to repeat 'Without you' as much as possible.

I respect the attempt to branch out in this, and I think this could have been a hit with a few changes. But from Usher I really expect something more powerful, even if it is a ballad and not dance. And David Guetta has held a strong hold in the dance world, I don't see why he needs to leave. Overall this song was just a bad idea in the wrong time.