"What's Your Name" is a song by American recording artist Usher and features will.i.am. Written by Usher, will.i.am and Ryan Toby and produced by will.i.am, it was sent to radio on August 18, 2008 as the fourth single from Usher's fifth studio album, Here I Stand, and was later released as a compact disc single and digital download. "What's Your Name" is a mid-tempo electro dance song, and is based on new wave-influenced synth riffs. Usher and will.i.am performed the song at the 2008 National Football League Kickoff game concert, and it was also used in a Sony Ericsson contest.

"What's Your Name" received mixed reception from critics, with some commending its dance beat, while others noted it as the worst track from Here I Stand. The song entered the Australian Singles Chart and the Canadian Hot 100; it peaked at numbers ninety-one and eighty-four, respectively.

"What's Your Name" was written by Usher, will.i.am and Ryan Toby, while it was produced by will.i.am and the vocals were produced by Kuk Harrell. The song was recorded by Jeremy Stevenson at Patchwerk Studios and Triangle Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, and by will.i.am and Padraic Kerin at Ethernet Studios, Los Angeles, California. Dylan Dresdow mixed the record at PaperVu Studios, Los Angeles. Usher explained to MTV News that the "lighthearted" song was written for his "younger, up-and-coming fans".

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