Justin Timberlake mixes dancing in the streets with a concert performance in his New York-inspired video for his sensual Disco track, "Take Back the Night," the lead cut to be lifted from his upcoming fourth studio album and the second volume of "The 20/20 Experience," due out September 30 through RCA Records. Timberlake, the pop music maverick and self-appointed legend of the summer, is pretty enthralling in itself and the horn-fueled new millennium disco tune lays down the right groove for Timberlake to entertain crowds all across the New York city that never sleeps.
"Take Back the Night," is a disco and R&B song that lyrically addresses a potential love interest as the 32-year-old singer sings of trying to woo a would-be lover and begging the object of his affection to join him on the dance floor. The track carries a sleek, rhythmic pop production with instrumentation consisting of stirring strings, percolating percussion horn stabs, thumping bass and waka-waka guitars. It also has a distinct Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" heavy disco vibe, and throwing back to soul's post-disco evolution, infusing dance floor rhythms with impeccable class.
Shortly after the song was released, the Take Back the Night Foundation, an anti-rape organization, expressed concerns about the similarities between the song's title and the organization's name. Timberlake apologized saying that he was unaware of the organization and has come forward to support them: "I wanted to take this opportunity to let all know that neither my song nor its lyrics have any association with the organization. As I've learned more about The Take Back The Night Foundation, I'm moved by its efforts to stop violence against women, create safe communities and encourage respectful relationships for women—Something we all should rally around."
Filmed in New York, the "Take Back The Night" video was directed by Jeff Nicholas, Jonathan Craen and Darren Craig and "harkens back to the days when nightlife ruled the city and beckons everyone within earshot that the night holds endless possibilities," according to a whimsical press release. In the video, Timberlake walks the streets of Chinatown and performs in a black-and-white outfit on the sidewalk, riding in a classic car during the night, have a dance-off with a smooth-moving little boy on the streets from Yankee Stadium to Chinatown before he walks into a club to throw some moves, while interspersed with live footage from his 'Legends of the Summer' world tour, which he is currently traveling on with Jay Z.
"Take Back the Night," is a disco and R&B song that lyrically addresses a potential love interest as the 32-year-old singer sings of trying to woo a would-be lover and begging the object of his affection to join him on the dance floor. The track carries a sleek, rhythmic pop production with instrumentation consisting of stirring strings, percolating percussion horn stabs, thumping bass and waka-waka guitars. It also has a distinct Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" heavy disco vibe, and throwing back to soul's post-disco evolution, infusing dance floor rhythms with impeccable class.
Shortly after the song was released, the Take Back the Night Foundation, an anti-rape organization, expressed concerns about the similarities between the song's title and the organization's name. Timberlake apologized saying that he was unaware of the organization and has come forward to support them: "I wanted to take this opportunity to let all know that neither my song nor its lyrics have any association with the organization. As I've learned more about The Take Back The Night Foundation, I'm moved by its efforts to stop violence against women, create safe communities and encourage respectful relationships for women—Something we all should rally around."
Filmed in New York, the "Take Back The Night" video was directed by Jeff Nicholas, Jonathan Craen and Darren Craig and "harkens back to the days when nightlife ruled the city and beckons everyone within earshot that the night holds endless possibilities," according to a whimsical press release. In the video, Timberlake walks the streets of Chinatown and performs in a black-and-white outfit on the sidewalk, riding in a classic car during the night, have a dance-off with a smooth-moving little boy on the streets from Yankee Stadium to Chinatown before he walks into a club to throw some moves, while interspersed with live footage from his 'Legends of the Summer' world tour, which he is currently traveling on with Jay Z.
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