NSYNC is featured on Track 17, ‘Paradise.’
Justin Timberlake has recruited a slate of collaborators including Nigerian singer Fireboy DML, rapper and singer Tobe Nwigwe and his former NSYNC bandmates for his upcoming new album, “Everything I Thought It Was.”
Timberlake teased NSYNC’s involvement in his first solo album in five years on TikTok last week, responding to an eagle-eyed fan who had caught the band name on the tracklist while Timberlake was previewing the set’s deluxe vinyl edition.
NSYNC is featured on a single called “Paradise,” which is the band’s second single of the decade following “Better Place,” a song featured on the “Trolls Band Together” soundtrack.
The group — Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick and Timberlake — announced their reunion just last year while on stage at the MTV VMAs, where they presented the award for best pop to Taylor Swift for “Anti-Hero.” Since then, Timberlake has been hinting at new music from NSYNC, reminding audiences that the band had been spending time together in the studio for something that would come at a later date.
Set for release on March 15, “Everything I Thought It Was” opens with a track called “Memphis,” in homage to the singer’s hometown, and another called “F**kin’ Up the Disco.” Comprised of 18 tracks, the album was preceded by its first single, “Selfish,” which premiered at a special concert in Timberlake’s hometown of Memphis.
News of Justin’s return has been gaining attention since April of last year when producer Timbaland spoke with Variety, describing the set as a return to the “fun Justin.”
“It’s fun Justin — it’s like ‘FutureSex /LoveSounds’ but nothing too heavy, just giving you what you’d expect from us: not overthought, the lyrics are not so deep, it’s bob-your-head, dance-to-it music,” he said. “Music is a young sport, and you have to keep it fun — fun and young. We’ve both seen a lot of life, but you can’t overthink it because of that, you have to bring out the 13-year-old, 18-year-old again, you know? If not, you can get into the old-fogey stage real quick. (Laughter) That’s just the world we live in.”
Timberlake’s hard-charging return to the spotlight also includes his “Forget Tomorrow” tour (which begins on April 29 in Vancouver, B.C.) supporting his first solo album in five years.
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