Rap-Up.com || Usher: ‘Climax’ Is Not About Sex

Usher may have the bedroom banging with his Diplo-produced single “Climax,” but he claims the song has nothing to do with sex.

“It’s odd that people view ‘Climax’ as a sexual song,” the R&B heartthrob told Ryan Cameron on Atlanta’s V-103. “It’s not. It’s not even about sex. It’s really about the ultimate experience or finale of an experience of love and life.”

He continued, “When you’re in a relationship and it’s kinda reached the climax of where it could go, you gotta let it go if you’re not gonna commit and that’s what the song’s about.”

Ursh does admit that the record has sexual undertones, but that was intentional. “That is the double entendre of how the music works,” he said. “It’s not about sex. It’s about an out-of-control experience, when a person has reached the peak of that experience.”

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31 Comments

T
February 29th, 2012 at 2:18 pm
Well if people would actually listen to the lyrics they would know that. Idiots.

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Ice Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 3:27 pm
@T, You beat me to it, lol.

But yeah, any idiot can tell that this isn’t a sexual song. It would be really messed up if some stations refuse to play it based off of the name. Climax had a meaning way before people started associating it to mean “orgasm”. Ever read a book?

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Phoenix_Wright Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 10:20 pm
@T, exactly!! lol

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A Realist
February 29th, 2012 at 2:25 pm
Well duh. Lmao

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:)
February 29th, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Don’t judge a song by it’s title, unless it’s a Rihanna song! (see Birthday Cake, Cockiness (Love It), S&M, Skin)

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Ice Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 6:39 pm
@:), lol, so true

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Neon
February 29th, 2012 at 3:14 pm
No shit

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coolio
February 29th, 2012 at 3:19 pm
this n*gga hasn’t made a decent record since confessions….and he should definitely get a haircut, damn you ugly now ush

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Randy Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 3:33 pm
@coolio, why cant a black man just grow his natural hair without being told to cut it? but when a white man does it its considered okay? get out of that slave mentality.

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Phoenix_Wright Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 10:21 pm
@Randy, LET THEM KNOW RANDY!!

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Jayla Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 3:35 pm
@coolio, I’M PRETTY SURE YOUR FACE LOOK LIKE SHIT

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coolio Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 4:01 pm
@Jayla, Now why would you say that? Do you know me? I don’t think so. Be nice :)

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Yaya Reply:
March 1st, 2012 at 8:28 am
@coolio, Confessions is a classic, but Here I Stand is also a great album. I still listen to it. It’s so underrated.

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Jayla
February 29th, 2012 at 3:34 pm
ITS OBVIOUS! IF PEOPLE WOULD ACTUALLY LISTEN TO THE LYRICS! GOES TO SHOW YOU THAT THE MUSIC PUBLIC OF TODAY DOES NOT LISTEN TO MUSIC FOR THE ACTUAL MESSAGE, MORE FOR SOMETHING TO SHAKE THEIR ASS TO

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kiwi
February 29th, 2012 at 3:51 pm
Who said it WAS about sex? smh Do ppl not listen to the actual lyrics anymore? I’m scared for my generation!

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Triniti
February 29th, 2012 at 4:37 pm
I never got the impression that it was.

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Boatango
February 29th, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Clearly, those who thought the song was about sex, are dare I say F-ing stupid. Listen to the words of the song not just the beat because you’ll look like an ass everytime.

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Theirthedevilschildren
February 29th, 2012 at 6:17 pm
#Epic Fail! Everyones all electronic and Euro techno…. boriiiiiiing

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Triniti Reply:
February 29th, 2012 at 10:26 pm
@Theirthedevilschildren, No one’s forcing you to like he song, dumbass! And you’re obviously deaf…

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RealIssh
February 29th, 2012 at 6:20 pm
Pretty obvious . Dope song .

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Whateveryouwantittobe
February 29th, 2012 at 11:58 pm
The entirety of Twitter was talking about having sex to this song, even on Youtube. It’s cray.

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vik
March 1st, 2012 at 3:03 am
nobody cares usher…… Just keep making that good music!!

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Arie
March 3rd, 2012 at 8:22 am
I hope he’s back to RnB coz this electro tip he is on is not doing his voice any justice.

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