"
Scream" is a song by American recording artist
Usher, released through
RCA Records, as the second single from his seventh studio album
Looking 4 Myself (2012). It was written by Usher,
Savan Kotecha,
Max Martin and
Shellback, with production handled by the latter two. The song premiered on the internet on April 26, 2012, and was released the following day as a
digital download. "Scream" is primarily a
synthpop and
dance-pop track, containing elements of
ballads and
soul. Critics compared its musical structure to that of Usher's 2010 single "
DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", which was also co-written by Martin, Kotecha, and Shellback. "Scream" was noted to contain heavily sexual overtones within its lyrics.