About: Sexyback   Goto Sponge  NotDistinct  Permalink

An Entity of Type : wsb:Classic_Song, within Data Space : wasabi.inria.fr associated with source document(s)

AttributesValues
type
sameAs
title
  • SexyBack
subject
  • 2006 singles
  • Number-one singles in New Zealand
  • Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles
  • Song recordings produced by Danja (record producer)
  • Song recordings produced by Timbaland
  • Songs written by Timbaland
  • Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) number-one singles
  • Songs about sexuality
  • Jive Records singles
  • Number-one singles in Australia
  • Number-one singles in Norway
  • Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
  • Number-one singles in Germany
  • Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs number-one singles
  • European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
  • UK Singles Chart number-one singles
  • Synthpop songs
  • Billboard Dance/Mix Show Airplay number-one singles
  • Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
  • Billboard Pop 100 number-one singles
  • Singles certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
  • Justin Timberlake songs
  • Song recordings produced by Justin Timberlake
  • Songs written by Justin Timberlake
  • Music videos directed by Michael Haussman
  • Songs written by Danja (record producer)
abstract
  • %22SexyBack%22 is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). It was released on July 18, 2006, to US mainstream and rhythmic radio stations by Jive Records as the lead single from the album. The song was written and produced by Nate Hills, Tim Mosley, and Timberlake himself.Discussing %22SexyBack%22, Timberlake revealed that he went %22left%22, singing the song in a rock style, not an R&B style. He described the song as musicians David Bowie and David Byrne %22covering%22 James Brown's 1970 song %22Sex Machine%22. 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.Despite mixed critical reviews, %22SexyBack%22 became Timberlake's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, staying seven weeks at the top spot. It also topped several of Billboard magazine's other charts, including the Billboard Pop 100, Hot Dance Airplay, and Hot Digital Songs charts, 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. %22SexyBack%22 was certified three-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and three-times platinum by Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA).The track won Best Dance Recording at the 2007 Grammy Awards. In addition, the song won Timberlake the People's Choice Award for Favorite R&B song and the Male Artist of the Year at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. The music video was filmed in June 2006; Timberlake decided to work with director Michael Haussman based on the latter's work on Madonna's 1994 music video %22Take a Bow%22.
schema:datePublished
homepage
musicbrainz
Musicbrainz GUID
  • d5ae079d-2138-443b-8c58-f2ce050928c3
mo:performer
universally unique identifier
  • 5714ded625ac0d8aee46f48a
wikipedia
schema:releaseDate
wsb:emotion_tags
wsb:social_tags
Faceted Search & Find service v1.13.91 as of Mar 24 2020


Alternative Linked Data Documents: Sponger | ODE     Content Formats:       RDF       ODATA       Microdata      About   
This material is Open Knowledge   W3C Semantic Web Technology [RDF Data]
OpenLink Virtuoso version 07.20.3229 as of Jul 10 2020, on Linux (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu), Single-Server Edition (94 GB total memory)
Data on this page belongs to its respective rights holders.
Virtuoso Faceted Browser Copyright © 2009-2025 OpenLink Software