Justin Timberlake is on the edge of dropping his hotly anticipated sixth studio album, "Everything I Thought It Was," and he's giving fans a sneak peek into the making of his latest single, "Drown." Taking to Instagram, Timberlake shared some behind-the-scenes insights, chatting casually from behind a piano.
“‘Drown’ happened very quickly,” Timberlake revealed. “Myself, Kenyon Dixon, Amy Allen along with Cirkut and and Louis Bell. It’s the first one I actually wrote with Lou Bell and Cirkut. The song wrote itself so quickly. It kind of annoyed me, because sometimes you have this thing like, ‘Oh, if you didn’t struggle to write the song, maybe it’s not worth it.'”
He went on, “The more I listened back to it and the more I played it for people, the more it was like, ‘No, this sounds like you.’ When I think back to songs like that, where I kind of underestimated that ability to have that familiarity or catch on with people, the last time was ‘Mirrors.’ I sat on that song for, like, five years.”
Timberlake dropped a fun fact, too: “The vocal that you hear is the demo vocal. I recorded it line by line as we were writing it, just to demo it out. The most we listened back to it, the more it had this honesty to it that I didn’t want to change anything.”
Excitement around Timberlake's new album reached new heights when he cryptically hinted at an NSYNC reunion on a track called 'Paradise.' Responding to a fan's comment on TikTok, Timberlake coyly blinked twice, confirming the speculation. While some NSYNC members have responded with emojis and videos, others remain silent, leaving fans on the edge of their seats.
This reunion buzz comes after NSYNC's recent collaboration for the "Trolls Band Together" soundtrack, marking their first joint effort in over two decades. Timberlake hinted at more NSYNC music during a recent appearance on "The Kelly Clarkson Show."
"Drown" follows Timberlake's hit single "Selfish," which debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking his highest debut in six years. With 29 top 40 hits as a solo artist, Timberlake continues to dominate the charts.
To support his new album, Timberlake is gearing up for a North American arena tour, starting on April 29 in Vancouver and hitting major cities like Las Vegas, New York, and Atlanta before wrapping up in Louisville on November 20.
Justin Timberlake's influence in the music industry is undeniable. With numerous awards and accolades under his belt, including Grammy Awards and MTV's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award, Timberlake remains a trailblazer in pop music. According to Billboard, he's the best-performing male solo artist in the history of the Mainstream Top 40.
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