SexyBack

Recorded in 2006 at Thomas Crown in Virginia Beach, Virginia, for FutureSex/LoveSounds. Justin Timberlake cut the track with Timbaland and Nate "Danja" Hills; Jimmy Douglass handled the mix, and the session used Timbaland's setup and programming. Released as the lead single from FutureSex/LoveSounds on Jive, it became Timberlake's first solo No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and held the top spot for seven weeks. Critics singled out its hard, futuristic production and the song won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. The song turned "I'm bringing sexy back" into a widely recognized pop catchphrase and helped define Timberlake's 2006 reinvention. Its Timbaland-led sound is regularly cited as a touchstone for later pop and R&B productions, and its drum texture has been explicitly echoed by later producers.