video: Usher – “Climax” (produced by Diplo)

Fri. March 9th, 2012

Official video for what is probably the best single of 2012 at this point, directed by Sam Pilling. Watch it after the jump…

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ariel rechtshaid, climax, diplo, nico muhly, usher, video

posted by: Chris @ 5:20 am

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37 Hollers

henry eldorado | Posted at 6:33AM, Mar 9th

1st suckas
johnwill | Posted at 6:34AM, Mar 9th

Never liked Usher, but have to admit, Climax is nice track.
Charles vom Bauch | Posted at 8:03AM, Mar 9th

where did it go?!?!?!?!
goremotel | Posted at 9:09AM, Mar 9th

1 million babies will be made to the sounds of this song
man | Posted at 6:31PM, Mar 9th

white screen
Vincent Clarke | Posted at 1:19PM, Mar 11th

Hey I just want to say that Gorilla vs Bear has been my favourite place to hear about music for a few years now. I am very grateful for you guys for turning me on to amazing music like Grouper and Harlem and Coyote Clean Up. But this song is pure shit. WTF lads?
shabaa | Posted at 5:09PM, Mar 11th

good remix wit diplo

/watch?v=YLTCmFyYyY8
JMatt | Posted at 11:31PM, Mar 11th

best single of 2012? This? Do only terrible, comically over-produced R&B songs qualify?
- JMatt | Posted at 12:00AM, Mar 12th
  
  Look atchoo,GvB! Giving shitty Usher songs indie cred and printing T-shirts in the same week.
  - Chris | Posted at 12:52PM, Mar 12th
    
    yeah. look at you with the wack comment. sorry you missed out on the shirts
Greg | Posted at 11:51PM, Mar 11th

It’s aite, but BEST SINGLE OF 2012??? Are you crazy?!
- Chris | Posted at 12:52PM, Mar 12th
  
  nah. what’s better?
  - Kristen | Posted at 8:21AM, Mar 16th
    
    uhhhhhhhhhh “MYTH.” how could you possibly name this SOTY over that? uncool man. uncool.
    - hmunkey | Posted at 5:39PM, Mar 25th
      
      Myth hasn’t been released as a single yet, has it? Right now, it’s just the first track from their upcoming album.
Alex | Posted at 3:34PM, Mar 12th

anything by burial, john talabot, azealia banks, shlohmo and obviously zebra katz.
- Cameron | Posted at 5:11PM, Mar 13th
  
  lol, come on man. bring some better ammo with you next time before attacking Chris’s always-sound judgement…
  1) putting aside the overhyped nature of that Burial release, those songs are way too long and meandering to ever be considered as great singles. (you might have point if “Loner” was edited down to 5 minutes.)
  2) I like that Talabot album, but none of the good songs have been released as singles yet
  3) Azealia’s only single released this year so far is “NEEDSUMLUV” and the song is overhyped trash. I can’t believe P4k BNM’ed it. (speaking of which, most of their BNM picks have been terrible this year).
  4) Shlohmo is cool, but he’s not really relevant enough yet for “Best Single” consideration. and, more importantly, he hasn’t released any singles this year. (that Drake/Weeknd remix is ace though.)
  5) that Zebra Katz joint has mad vibes, but one can only take so many “IMA READ YOU B*TCH”es over spartan bass sounds before skipping ahead to the next song.
mickey | Posted at 4:16PM, Mar 12th

So, he’s hookin up with Beyonce and Jigga Man walks in?
Dave | Posted at 6:09PM, Mar 12th

Great song but how does Grimes not have the top single of ’12 so far?
- JMatt | Posted at 11:37PM, Mar 12th
  
  Yeah, how does she not have the top single since you also posted lovingly about her? This song really is bad and I hesitated to mention it earlier, but the video is even worse. Is he trying to channel Ryan Gosling in those car shots? It’s not working because you’re usher-maker of bad songs- and not Ryan Gosling.
  
  I am bitter about missing out on those t-shirts.
JMatt | Posted at 11:46PM, Mar 12th

I seriously can’t imagine any self respecting person willingly letting this song play in the background non ironically. Those drums! Really?
- JMatt | Posted at 11:55PM, Mar 12th
  
  Or do I just not get Diplo? I only know him from the commercial. I think I saw it during the Superbowl.
MiaMars | Posted at 12:06PM, Mar 13th

i think the track is awesome although i don’t like Usher usually.needed some fine rnb
lush | Posted at 2:07PM, Mar 13th

Alot of R&B now a days is pure swag. This is fucking dope.
DOug | Posted at 4:10PM, Mar 13th

I love this jam.
barnyard | Posted at 11:21PM, Mar 13th

Have to agree with Chris, this song is the best shit this far. It was a guilty pleasure but after a while i jam this shit whenever. It’s on point ppl shouldn’t be so quit to judge cuz Usher isn’t Shlomo, though I bet he’d make a sick remix to it
Kat | Posted at 11:22PM, Mar 13th

Jeez, that one guy was like taking over the comments for this post.

This song is the shit. This is old-school Usher vocals with an awesome Diplo beat, you can’t go wrong. Video’s cool too, I really feel how sick he feels inside, you know?
Colin | Posted at 7:42PM, Mar 14th

Awesome song
Moonscore | Posted at 12:24AM, Mar 15th

Definitely the best of the year so far… I’ve raped the replay button.
Pisca | Posted at 9:53AM, Mar 15th

Sad year for 2012 if this is the best single so far. This song is pop garbage. Where’s the art?
Joe | Posted at 11:50AM, Mar 15th

Just awful.
Kristen | Posted at 8:23AM, Mar 16th

“Neptune” is a better example of R&B influence than this crap.
Say | Posted at 3:25PM, Mar 18th

love this song
McGrizzle | Posted at 11:45AM, Mar 22nd

Just damn. That’s all I can say.
btdot | Posted at 6:19PM, Apr 5th

Haters love to hate RnB. Especially white indie kids – neglecting to grasp the scope and influence of past, present, and future black music on what they listen to.
atrichornis | Posted at 11:21AM, Jun 14th

I get it, it’s kinda got that Jeff Buckley feel. Oh but wait, it’s nowhere near as good.
Oboe | Posted at 7:23AM, Jun 16th

Pfft this is pretty lame
Raven | Posted at 8:21AM, Jul 8th

Why argue about musical subjectivity?