Justified

Infobox Album
Name = Justified
Type = studio
Artist = Justin Timberlake


Released = flagicon|Europe November 1, 2002
flagicon|UK November 4, 2002
flagicon|US November 5, 2002
Recorded = 2002
Genre = Pop, R&B, dance-pop, hip hop
Length = 63:17
Label = Jive/Zomba
Producer = The Neptunes, Timbaland, Brian McKnight, Claus Norreen, The Underdogs, Pharrell, Scott Storch (co-producer)
Reviews = * Allmusic rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:36jeeaz64xs7 link]
*Entertainment Weekly B [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,384410,00.html link]
*"Rolling Stone" rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/justintimberlake/albums/album/104698/review/6068220/justified link]
This album = "Justified"
(2002)
Next album = "FutureSex/LoveSounds"
(2006)Singles
Name = Justified
Type = studio
single 1 = Like I Love You
single 1 date = August, 2002
single 2 = Cry Me a River
single 2 date = December 17, 2002
single 3 = Rock Your Body
single 3 date = March, 2003
single 4 = Señorita
single 4 date = September 2, 2003

"Justified" is the debut studio album by pop/R&B singer Justin Timberlake. Released during the hiatus of the group *NSYNC, the album signaled Timberlake's desire to craft a more mature image than that of a "boy band member". The album features guest performances by Timbaland, Clipse, Bubba Sparxxx, and Janet Jackson. The final song, "Never Again", featured Brian McKnight on nearly all of the instruments. "Justified" was honored with two Grammy Awards at the 2004 Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The album has sold more than seven million copies [ [http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS216299+17-Apr-2008+MW20080417 Reuters - IMG Signs Justin Timberlake for Worldwide Endorsement Representation] ] .

Chart performance

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 US Billboard 200, selling 450,000 copies and was eventually certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.

"Justified" debuted at #6 on the UK Albums Chart selling 38,842 copies. However, 11 weeks later the album shot to #1 (staying there for 7 weeks) and was eventually certified 5x 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 (which is said to have originally been for Michael Jackson)Fact|date=August 2008
*"Señorita", a danceable love song with a vaguely Latin feel

"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.

Track listing

Note: The Neptunes are officially credited as "Williams and Hugo" in the album's liner notes.

Charts and certification

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.justintimberlake.com/ Justin Timberlake] — official web site.

succession box
before = "Let Go" by Avril Lavigne
"100th Window" by Massive Attack
"American Life" by Madonna
"Think Tank" by Blur
title = UK number one album
years = February 1 2003 – February 14 2003
March 1 2003 – March 7 2003
May 10 2003 – May 16 2003
May 24 2003 – June 13 2003
after = "Simply Deep" by Kelly Rowland
"Come Away with Me" by Norah Jones
"Think Tank" by Blur
"You Gotta Go There to Come Back" by Stereophonics