"Raymond v. Raymond" was released on March 26, 2010 in Germany, on March 30, 2010 in the US, and on April 26, 2010 in the UK. The album was expected to follow in Usher's "Confessions" album's footsteps. "Raymond v. Raymond" was released only months after Usher's divorce from Tameka Foster. "Papers", a song about divorce, was released as the first single for the album in October 2009. It topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for two consecutive weeks, becoming his tenth number one single on that chart. It also peaked at number 31 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the United States. Critics praised the song for its emotion. "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" was released as the second single on December 8, 2009. The single peaked at number 24 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and number 2 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The song was released as the second international single in July 2010. "Lil Freak" was announced as the album's official second single in the United States. Usher and Nicki Minaj shot the music video for the song on March 9, 2010 in Los Angeles with director TAJ Stansberry. It reached number 8 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and number 40 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It became Usher's fourth Top 40 hit single from "Raymond v. Raymond", when including the buzz single "Papers".