Justin Timberlakeis back on the solo-music scene.
“Selfish,” whichTimberlake first teasedon Instagram Friday, is his first new music as a solo artist in six years following the release of his 2018 albumMan in the Woods.
The song comes ahead of the release of his new albumEverything I Thought It Was, which is scheduled to drop March 15.
Justin Timberlake.Charlotte Rutherford
Charlotte Rutherford
In anotherpostshared on Friday, Timberlake confirmed that he will be the musical guest onSaturday Night LiveJan. 27, alongsideDakota Johnson, who will serve as host.
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Justin Timberlake in the music video for “Selfish” (2024).Justin Timberlake/Youtube
Justin Timberlake/Youtube
In April 2023,Timbalandrevealed in an interview withVarietythat he and Timberlake had some new material they’d been cooking up to mark the artist’s first release since 2018’sMan of the Woods.
“We just finished up andeverything sounds great,” said the superstar producer, 51. “Now it’s really on him how and when he envisions it to come out, but it’s done and it’s coming.”
As Timbaland explained, the new material with Timberlake is reminiscent of his 2006Grammy-winning sophomore solo albumFutureSex/LoveSounds, which has remained a fan favorite over the last two decades.
“It’sfunJustin,” the producer said, teasing that it’s “just giving you what you expect from us,”
Timbaland said, “Music is a young sport — of course, we’ve both seen a lot of life, but you have to bring out the 13-year-old kid again, you know?” He added, “We had songs that maybe were too complicated, so we said we want it to feel likeFutureSexpart two, so we did songs that will fit that.”
In the year leading up to the new solo album, 2023 has been full of musical milestones for Timberlake. Back in September, he and*NSYNCreleased their first song together in over 20 years:“Better Place,“for his movieTrolls Band Together.
The quintet — Timberlake plusJC Chasez,Lance Bass,Chris KirkpatrickandJoey Fatone— reunited in the studio to record the song the infectious pop banger — calling back the ‘90s and ‘00s icons’ early boy band sound, while giving it a contemporary update with a disco-pop beat.
Justin Timberlake’s Selfish.RCA Records
RCA Records
Each member, who also has parts in the animated movie, gets their own moment to shine, too, while Timberlake carries the chorus.
Last year, Timberlake also teamed up with Timbaland andNelly Furtadoagain on the single “Keep Going Up.” It markedthe three’s first collaborationafter releasing the chart-topping “Give It to Me” in 2007.
source: people.com
