SexyBack
Sign in to save"SexyBack" is a song by American singer Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland from the former's second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). It was released to US mainstream and rhythmic radio stations by Jive Records as the lead single from the album on July 18, 2006. The song was written and produced by Danja, Timbaland, and Timberlake. Discussing "SexyBack", Timberlake revealed that he went "left", singing the song in a rock style, not an R&B style. He described the song as musicians David Bowie and David Byrne "covering" James Brown's 1970 song "Sex Machine". The track features Timbal
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- SexyBack
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- Cover art for "SexyBack": A young man with a buzz cut wears a two-piece black suit with a white shirt and black tie. A black horizontal rectangle covers his left eye, while his right blue eye can be seen. In capitals, "Justin", "Timberlake", and "SexyBack" are written in black, orange, and white font, respectively. The word "Back" is spelled backwards.
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- yes
- Song.type
- single
- Song.artist
- Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland
- Song.album
- FutureSex/LoveSounds
- Song.recorded
- 2006
- Song.studio
- Thomas Crown (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
- Song.genre
- Electro-R&B hip-hop disco
- Song.length
- 4:02
- Song.label
- Jive Zomba
- Song.writer
- Justin Timberlake Timothy Mosley Nate Hills
- Song.producer
- Justin Timberlake Timbaland Danja
- Song.chronology
- Justin Timberlake
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- Signs
- Song.prev_year
- 2005
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- My Love
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- 2006-08-28
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19 sectionsContents
- Production
- Composition
- Music
- Lyrics
- Critical reception
- Commercial performance
- Music video
- Legacy and accolades
- Live performances
- Cover versions
- Personnel
- Charts
- Weekly charts
- Year-end charts
- Decade-end charts
- Certifications
- Release history
- See also
- References
"SexyBack" is a song by American singer Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland from the former's second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). It was released to US mainstream and rhythmic radio stations by Jive Records as the lead single from the album on July 18, 2006. The song was written and produced by Danja, Timbaland, and Timberlake. Discussing "SexyBack", Timberlake revealed that he went "left", singing the song in a rock style, not an R&B style. He described the song as musicians David Bowie and David Byrne "covering" James Brown's 1970 song "Sex Machine". The track features Timbaland on backing vocals while Timberlake's voice is distorted. The instrumentation used in the song includes a pounding bass beat, electronic chords, and drum machine sounds.
"SexyBack" became Timberlake's first number-one single as a solo artist on the Billboard Hot 100, staying seven weeks at the top spot. It also topped several of Billboard magazine's other charts, including the Mainstream Top 40, Hot Dance Airplay, and Hot Digital Songs, and entered the top ten on most singles charts. Internationally, it became Timberlake's first single to reach number one in the United Kingdom. In Australia, the track was Timberlake's second number-one single, spending two consecutive weeks at the top. "SexyBack" was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and three-times platinum by Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).