"SexyBack"
Single by Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland from the album FutureSex/LoveSounds
Released	July 7, 2006 (U.S.) August 28, 2006 (UK)
Format	Digital download, CD single
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	4:02
Label	Jive
Writer	Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, Nate Hills
Producer	Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Nate (Danja) Hills
Justin Timberlake singles chronology
"Signs" (2005) "SexyBack" (2006) "My Love" (2006)

"SexyBack" is a song written and performed by the American singer Justin Timberlake for his second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). It features Timbaland on backing vocals, and earned Timberlake and Timbaland the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. It was produced by Timbaland, Timberlake and Nate "Danja" Hills and released as the album's lead single on July 7, 2006. "SexyBack" is Timberlake's most successful single in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States, reaching the number one spot in all of these countries. Image File history File links Sexyback. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... Timothy Z. 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"SexyBack" was the longest-running number one single of 2006 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, staying seven weeks at the top, and the second-longest chart-topping single released that year, behind only Beyonce's "Irreplaceable", which spent ten weeks at number one -- 3 weeks in 2006 and 7 weeks in 2007. Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Audio sample Info Irreplaceable (help· info) Alternate covers Maxi cover Irreplaceable is a song written by American singer-songwriters Beyonce Knowles and Ne-Yo, and Norwegian songwriters Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Espen Lind, and Amund Bjørklund for Knowles second studio album, BDay (2006). ...

Music video

Justin Timberlake in the music video for "SexyBack."

The music video for "SexyBack" was shot in a luxury building in Barcelona, and features the Spanish actress Elena Anaya (Sex and Lucía,Van Helsing). Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Location Coordinates : Time Zone : CET (GMT +1) - summer: CEST (GMT +2) General information Native name Barcelona (Catalan) Spanish name Barcelona Nickname Ciutat Comtal (City of Counts) Postal code 08001–08080 Area code 34 (Spain) + 93 (Barcelona) Website http://www. ... Elena Anaya (born July 17, 1975 in Palencia, Spain) is a Spanish actress whose career dates back to 1995. ... Lucía y el sexo (Sex and Lucía) is a 2001 Spanish film, written and directed by Julio Medem and starring Paz Vega and Tristán Ulloa. ... Van Helsing is a 2004 American action/horror film about vampire-hunter Gabriel Van Helsing, directed by Stephen Sommers. ...

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The music video for the song is said to be inspired by the video for Madonna's "Take a Bow", also directed by Michael Haussman. The video was first shown on MTV's Making the Video on July 25. The video was placed at #4 of 2006 on the VH1 Top 40 Music Videos of the Year. This article is about the American entertainer. ... For the song by Muse, see Black Holes and Revelations. ... Michael Haussman is a celebrated American music video, motion pictures and television advertisement director, writer and producer. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. ... is the 206th day of the year (207th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

It starts off with a cable car looking over a large city and then switches to a luxurious-looking hotel with Elena Anaya taking off her sweater. Then it cuts to Timberlake seemingly in a different room then to a club scene and Timberlake in front of a white background. The video alternates between those four viewpoints, with Timberlake and Anaya seeming to be spies in the hotel room and strangers in the club. At a certain point, Justin Timberlake goes over to Anaya's room by jumping over to her balcony. Then when Anaya goes to check it out, Justin traps her and they willingly have sex, proving that they might have had a sexual interest in each other. In the club, it ends with Justin cornering Elena in a bathroom stall. A sexual motion is shown. In the hotel room scene, Timberlake leaves by the same way that he entered and moments later jumps back to the balcony before an explosion ensues. It ends with the figure of Anaya sitting in a chair beside a small TV in which a kiss is frozen on the screen.

Credits

• Written By: J. Timberlake, T. Mosley, and N. Hills
• Producers: Timbaland, Danja, Justin Timberlake
• Keyboards: Timbaland and Danja
• Drums: Timbaland and Danja
• Justin Timberlake sings this song, because he hasn't met Mat

Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... Floyd Nathanial Hills (born 1982) record producer more commonly known by Danja (pronounced as Danger) and the protégé of producer Timothy Timbaland Mosley. ... Timothy Z. Mosley (born March 10, 1971), better known as Timbaland, is an American musical composer and R&B record producer and rapper whose style influenced both genres even helping to blur the distinction between the two, as well as Pop and Dance music. ... Floyd Nathanial Hills (born 1982) record producer more commonly known by Danja (pronounced as Danger) and the protégé of producer Timothy Timbaland Mosley. ... Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981[1]), sometimes known as JT, is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor. ...

Cover versions

• Canadian R&B songstress Tamia covered Sexyback during her Between Friends album promotion tour in Atlanta 16th of February 2007.
• Clay Aiken covers SexyBack in a medley of hits on his 2007 summer tour.
• British singers Lil' Chris and Corinne Bailey Rae each covered the song on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. In Lil' Chris's version he bridges the verse and chorus with the words, "Take it to the Walrus" instead of the original which is "Take it to the chorus".
• Nelly Furtado covered the song on her Get Loose Tour and is now in the set list for her tour
• Rock Plaza Central, an indie rock band favored by Pitchfork Media, gained attention for their radically different cover of the song, with brass-and-banjo roots-rock stylings.^[1]
• Floridian band The Monsters In The Morning parodied the song with the title Russy Back, which is a song about a detailed description of Monsters founder Russ "RRR/Bulldog" Rollins.
• Sexyback released as a bonus track, on the Walmart version of the album Poison'd! by American glam metal band Poison
• Weebl and Bob did a version of the song called 'Pastryback'
• American Idol 6 contestants Blake Lewis and Chris Richardson have performed covers of the song at many shows during the American Idols Live 2007 tour.
• Dublin radio station FM104s The Strawberry Alarm Clock also did a parody cover of sexyback, entitled 'Shave Me Back'
• South Korean pop singer Lee Minwoo samples the song in his single 'The M Style' on his 2007 album 'Explore M'.

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iTunes

When the album was first released on iTunes, the clean version of "SexyBack" contained the word "motherfuckers". iTunes recognized the problem and re-released the track with the word edited out. They offered one free music download for anyone who purchased the "clean" version of the song. The iTunes Store is an online business run by Apple Inc. ... Motherfucker (also existing in countless contracted forms e. ...

Achievements

According to Billboard, "SexyBack" is currently the second-highest selling single in a week during 2006, behind only "Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira featuring Wyclef Jean, which set the record in June. "Hips Don't Lie" sold 267,000 digital downloads, while "SexyBack" sold 250,000 digital downloads. "SexyBack" stayed at number one in the United States for seven weeks and has sold in excess of 2,000,000 digital downloads since its release. Hips Dont Lie is a Grammy Award-nominated Latin Pop song based in a Salsa and Cumbia mix and fused with Reggaeton beat (Reggaeton Pop) performed by Colombian singer Shakira and Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean. ... This article is about the musician. ... Nelust Wyclef Jean (IPA: ) (born October 17, 1972) is a Haitian-American rapper, guitarist, producer, and member of the hip hop trio The Fugees. ...

This song made the seventh-biggest jump to number one in Billboard Hot 100 history. Climbing 30 spots from #31 landing it at the summit of the chart on September 9, 2006. “Hot 100” redirects here. ... is the 252nd day of the year (253rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

"SexyBack" ended 2006 as the 10 best selling single of the year in the UK.

"SexyBack" ended 2006 as the 19 most played single of the year in Latin America, where it peaked at #4, giving Timberlake his most successful single there, and placing him at #28 on the Artist Chart of the Year.

Chart performance

"Sexyback" has since its release, a worldwide #1 hit, and also became Timberlake's most successful single to date. The song slowly cimbed up the Billboard hot 100 before rising from #31 to #1 in a single week, the seventh biggest jump to the summit, and also to become Timberlake's first US #1 single. The song went on to spend seven consecutive weeks at the #1 position and is certified 2x Platinum by the RIAA, selling over 2,000,000 downloads/copies. In addition to the hot 100, "Sexyback" has also topped the following billboard charts, the Hot Dance Airplay, Hot Dance Club Play, Hot Dance Singles Sales, Pop 100, and the Top 40 Mainstream. “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Hot Dance Airplay is a monitored dance music radio chart that is featured weekly in both Billboard Magazine and its sister publication Billboard Radio Monitor. ... Billboard magazines Hot Dance Club Play chart (also known as Club Play Singles, and formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Club Play and Hot Dance/Disco) is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs. ... Hot Dance Singles Sales (formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales) is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... The Pop 100 is a songs chart created in February 2005 and released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. ... Top 40 Mainstream (often also called Mainstream Top 40) is an airplay format from Billboard Magazine. ...

In the UK, "Sexyback" debuted at #13 on the UK singles chart based solely on download sales one week prior to its physical release, and ascended to the top of the chart the following week, becoming Timberlake's first UK #1 single. "Sexyback" has spent a week at the summit on this chart. On the Australian ARIA singles chart, "Sexyback" debuted at #1 and spent two consecutive weeks at #1 becoming Timberlake's second #1 single there, and has been certified Platinum by ARIA selling over 70,000 units.

Also, in Canada and Austria the single has peaked at #3 and #5 respectively, becoming his most successful single tied with "What Goes Around... Comes Around" in both nations as his most successful single there. In Sweden, "Sexyback" peaked at #4 r whilst in France "Sexyback" peaked at #8 becoming Timbrlake's first top ten hit from the album, and would later score to further top ten singles with "My love" and "What Goes Around... Comes Around" which peaked at #10 and #5. What Goes Around. ... My Love can refer to more than one popular song: My Love (Petula Clark song), a 1965 number-one single by Petula Clark My Love (Paul McCartney song), a 1973 number-one single by Paul McCartney and Wings My Love (Lionel Richie song), a 1983 top ten single by Lionel... What Goes Around. ...

"Sexyback" has also peaked at #1 in Brazil, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand and Norway, and has peaked at #2 in Switzerland and Beligum. On the united world chart, "Sexyback" has peaked at #1 for 10 consecutive weeks, becoming his first worldwide #1 single, and has sold over 6,000,000 units worldwide. For other uses, see Belgium (disambiguation). ...

Charts

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