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2004 single by Usher

"Caught Up" is a song by American singer Usher. It was written by Ryan Toby, Andre Harris, Vidal Davis and Jason Boyd, and produced by Dre & Vidal for Usher's 2004 album, Confessions. The song was released as the fifth and final single from the album on January 3, 2005. The single peaked at number eight in the United States, the only single released from Confessions without topping the Billboard Hot 100, and number nine on in the United Kingdom. "Caught Up" also reached the top 20 in Australia, Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, and New Zealand. It received positive reviews from contemporary critics.

Although Usher "didn't look too far" when starting working on his fourth studio album Confessions and decided to "continue building" with previous producers, he branched out with several musical collaborators. Usher enlisted Philadelphia producers Andre "Dre" Harris and Vidal Davis of Dre & Vidal, along with other musical collaborators. During the sessions, Usher asked them to create a "real up tempo beat". and it was added to contemporary hit radio on January 11, 2005, alongside a remix featuring rapper Fabolous. It was also released in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom on February 21, 2005, and on March 8 in Germany. The Germany release contains the album version of the song, three of its remixes and the single's music video. Jon Caramanica of Blender magazine referred to the song like a "Southern marching band performing late '80s R&B". He characterized Usher's voice playing like a rhythm instruments. Andy Kellman of Allmusic complimented the song as one of Usher's best moments in the album, together with "Burn". Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times called it a "thunderous song" from the album, adding that it gave Usher "a chance to do two of the things he does best: strut and pander".

"Caught Up" did not live up to the chart topping performances of Confessions''' previous four releases. In the United States, the single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 76. It peaked at number eight for two non consecutive weeks, 15 weeks after its release. "Caught Up" was the only single to not top the Hot 100 compared to the album's four previous releases. The single stayed on the Hot 100 for 27 weeks. The video shows Usher and friends riding a car while heading to his live performance. On the way, they fist fight after Usher saves a woman from an antagonist. Usher realizes he is supposed to perform, and finally goes to the venue. The video ends with Usher performing the song in front of a large crowd. The music video debuted on MTV's Total Request Live'' on January 10, 2005, at number 10. The video remained on the countdown for thirty four days. The music video on YouTube has received over 40 million views as of May 2024.