Usher initially planned to release his third studio album on October 31 , 2000 under the title '' All About U '' , but due to the leak of multiple tracks several months prior to the date , it was delayed . First to December 5 , 2000 it was delayed again to June 17 , 2001 . In regards to this , Usher commented that " Pushing the record back was a risk , but I thought it would build anticipation " . '' 8701 '' final release date was August 7 , 2001 , on Arista Records , in the United States , United Kingdom , Australia and Canada . On the day of release of the album in the United States , to which Arista labelled as " Usher day " , Usher performed the album 's lead single " U Remind Me " on the show '' Live ! with Regis and Kelly '' . He also performed the single during the 2001 BET Awards and the United We Stand : What More Can I Give concert at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. , which was held in tribute to the victims of the September 11 , 2001 attacks . Usher appeared on '' Total Request Live '' , attended an auto-graph signing session in a Virgin mega store , and a listening session for the album in the Planet Hollywood restaurant . Usher performed " U Got It Bad " at the 2001 American Music Awards , and again on June 16 , 2002 at the Tweeter Center along with " U Do n't Have to Call " during his concert
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