Justified (album)
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| Studio album by Justin Timberlake | ||
| Released | November 5, 2002 | |
| Recorded | 2002 | |
| Genre | Pop R&B Dance |
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| Length | 63:17 | |
| Label | Jive/Zomba | |
| Producer(s) | The Neptunes Timbaland Brian McKnight The Underdogs Scott Storch (co-producer) |
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| Justin Timberlake chronology | ||
| Justified (2002) |
FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006) |
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Justified is the debut studio album by Justin Timberlake. Released after the hiatus of the group *NSYNC, the album signaled Timberlake's desire to craft a more mature image than that of "boy band member". The album features guest performances by Pharrell Williams, Clipse, Bubba Sparxxx and Janet Jackson, amongst others. The final song, "Never Again", featured Brian McKnight on nearly all of the instruments. Justified was honored with two Grammys at the 2004 Grammy Awards ceremony in New York City.
The album was fronted by "Like I Love You", a hit single that proved Timberlake's solo sales could rival his former band's success. It was produced by the famous hip-hop production duo The Neptunes, and was accompanied by a music video that showed Timberlake's veneration for pop icon Michael Jackson.
The album peaked at #2 on the Billboard 200selling 450,000 copies and was eventually certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.
The album debuted at #6 on UK Top 75 selling 38,842 copies, however 11 weeks later the album peaked at #1 and stayed there for 7 weeks on the album chart and was eventually certified 6x Platinum.
The popularity of the first single was equalled or surpassed by the releases which followed:
- "Cry Me A River", a ballad (accompanied by a dark video depicting a tale of rejection and revenge, which could be seen as evocative of his relationship with Britney Spears)
- "Rock Your Body", a disco-infused dance number
- "Señorita", a danceable love song with a vaguely Latin feel
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[edit] "I'm Lovin' It"
In 2003, a fifth single was released titled "I'm Lovin' It". The song, partly a leftover song from the Justified sessions, did not appear on the album, which proved extremely lucrative when it was sold to the McDonald's Corporation for use in a massive TV and radio advertising campaign of the same name. Justified was not re-released to include the song.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | |
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| 1. | "Señorita" | (Chad Hugo, Timberlake, Pharrell Williams) | The Neptunes* | 4:54 |
| 2. | "Like I Love You" (featuring Clipse) | (Hugo, Timberlake, Williams, G. Thornton, T. Thornton) | The Neptunes | 4:43 |
| 3. | "(Oh No) What You Got" | (T.Mosley, Timberlake) | Timbaland | 4:31 |
| 4. | "Take It from Here" | (Hugo, Timberlake, Williams) | The Neptunes | 6:14 |
| 5. | "Cry Me a River" | (T.Mosley, Scott Storch, Timberlake) | Timbaland | 4:48 |
| 6. | "Rock Your Body" | (Hugo, Timberlake, Williams) | The Neptunes | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Nothin' Else" | (Hugo, Timberlake, Williams) | The Neptunes | 4:58 |
| 8. | "Last Night" | (Hugo, Timberlake, Williams) | The Neptunes | 4:47 |
| 9. | "Still on My Brain" | (H. Mason Jr., D. Thomas, Timberlake) | The Underdogs | 4:35 |
| 10. | "(And She Said) Take Me Now" (featuring Janet Jackson) | (Mosley, Storch, Timberlake) | Timbaland; co-produced by Scott Storch | 5:31 |
| 11. | "Right for Me" (featuring Bubba Sparxxx) | (T.Mosley, Timberlake) | Timbaland | 4:29 |
| 12. | "Let's Take a Ride" | (Hugo, Timberlake, Williams) | The Neptunes | 4:44 |
| 13. | "Never Again" | (Brian McKnight, Timberlake) | Brian McKnight | 4:34 |
[edit] Peak positions and Certifications
| Chart (2002) | Providers | Certification | Sales |
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| Billboard 200 (U.S.) | Billboard/RIAA | 3x platinum | 3,500,000 |
| Billboard Top R&B Albums (U.S.) | |||
| UK Album chart | BPI | 6x platinum | 1,800,000 |
| Europe (overall) | IFPI | 2x platinum | 2,000,000 |
| Australia Album Chart | ARIA | 2x Platinum | 140,000 |
| Austria Album Chart | Media Control | Gold | 30,000 |
| Germany Album Chart | Media Control | Platinum | 200,000 |
| the Netherlands Album Chart | NPVI/Megacharts | 2x Platinum | 140,000 |
| New Zealand Album Chart | RIANZ | Platinum | 15,000 |
[edit] Trivia
- "Justified" was chosen as a pun on the artist's name.
- It is a widely known fact within the production industry that "Rock Your Body" was originally intended for Michael Jackson's comeback album Invincible but Jackson rejected the track as it was too alike to his 2001 hit "You Rock My World". The track ended up being sold to Timberlake for his debut album.
| Justin Timberlake |
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| Discography |
| Albums |
| Studio albums: Justified (2002) • FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006) |
| 'N Sync albums: *NSYNC • Home for Christmas • Winter Album • No Strings Attached • Celebrity |
| Singles |
| Solo singles: "Like I Love You" • "Cry Me a River" • "Rock Your Body" • "Señorita" • "I'm Lovin' It" • "SexyBack" • "My Love" • "What Goes Around" |
| 'N Sync singles: "I Want You Back" • "Tearin' Up My Heart" • "God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" • "Bye Bye Bye" • "It's Gonna Be Me" • "I'll Never Stop" • "This I Promise You" • "Pop" • "Gone" • "Girlfriend" |
| Guest singles: "Where Is the Love?" • "Work It" • "Signs" • "Dick in a Box" • "Give It to Me" • "Night Runner" |
| Related articles |
| Jive Records • 'N Sync (Lance Bass • JC Chasez • Joey Fatone • Chris Kirkpatrick) • Grammy Awards • Music videos • Clipse • Black Eyed Peas • T.I. • Timbaland • Nelly Furtado |
