Usher co-wrote " Numb " with Ryon Lovett and Terry Lewis , with production , complete instrumentation , and additional writing provided by EDM group Swedish House Mafia with Alesso and Klas Åhlund . Swedish House Mafia also produced one more song from '' Looking 4 Myself '' entitled " Euphoria " . Speaking to The BoomBox , Usher explained that he had wanted to work with Swedish House Mafia ever since he performed with the group at the 2010 American Music Awards . The group agreed to work with Usher , saying they would attempt to make it to Atlanta to start " moving the ball forward " . In an interview with MTV News , regarding the collaboration with Usher , Angello stated that they met Usher couple years ago and did the American Music Awards together before recruiting in Ibiza . He further elaborated that they were in Atlanta for five days working on a music for the then upcoming album . Angello commented that Usher is a great artist and as a trio they like to work with somebody who they respect , than to rather work with " just big name "
2010 American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2010
Numb (Usher song)