SexyBack

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"SexyBack" is a song by American singer Justin Timberlake featuring American record producer 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...

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