"Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" is a song by American R&B singer, Usher. The song is the first single in the United States from Usher's sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond, following the buzz single "Papers". The song was written by longtime Usher collaborator Rico Love, Usher, Plies and The Runners and it was also produced by the Love and The Runners. The remix version of the song, featuring Plies was released to radio stations on December 8, 2009, and subsequently available for digital download on December 15, 2009.

The song received positive reviews with critics praising Usher's return to the style of music in 2004's Confessions, as also with "Papers". The song has peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, giving Usher his third consecutive U.S. R&B top five hit.

The song was leaked onto the internet in later October 2009 with several preliminary tracks from Raymond v. Raymond. "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)", one of the tracks that follows-up Usher's divorce, and the change in content from Here I Stand, back to Confessions-style, was one of six tracks co-written by Rico Love for the album. In an exclusive with Rap-Up, Love said of Usher's return to that style, "I feel like he’s got his mind right and it’s focused. He went through a lot. He had lost his father when he was creating the Here I Stand record, a lot of controversy with his marriage, he had kids, he parted ways with his mother’s management, and there were just a lot of things going on and he kind of lost focus. It’s not like Here I Stand wasn’t a good album. I just feel like he lost touch with his demographic." According to MTV News, the song provides the reasons behind Usher's crumbling marriage as narrated in "Papers". The remix version featuring Plies made its way onto the internet in late November, a few days before the song's radio and digital release.

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