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"Suit & Tie" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his third studio album, ''The 20/20 Experience'' (2013). It features vocals from American rapper Jay Z. It was written and produced by Timberlake, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional writing from James Fauntleroy, Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Terrence Stubbs, Johnny Wilson and Charles Still. The song was premiered on YouTube on January 13, 2013, and was released on January 15 by RCA Records as the lead single from the album. It serves as Timberlake's highly anticipated musical comeback following a six-year hiatus, during which time he pursued an acting career and developed his skills as a record producer and songwriter for other artists. Musically, "Suit & Tie" is a mid-tempo R&B song, that incorporates a "slow-drawl" consisting of slowed down synths and "slightly out of time" drum claps, similar to the Chopped and Screwed. Lyrically, the song is an ode to the joys of "being handsome and well-dressed". Upon release the song was met with positive reviews from critics who praised both the song and Timberlake from representing R&B in a way that many contemporary songs cannot. Commercially "Suit & Tie" was a success selling 315,000 first-week downloads in the US becoming Timberlake's highest sales week for a download, surpassing the 250,000 debut of "SexyBack" in 2006. The song went on to peak at number three on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song also charted within the top five of both the UK and Canadian charts, peaking at three in both regions respectively. An accompanying music video for "Suit & Tie" was shot on January 25, 2013 and was directed by David Fincher, with whom Timberlake had previously worked with in ''The Social Network''. To promote the song, Timberlake and Jay Z performed "Suit & Tie" at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards on February 10, 2013. They performed the song again during Timberlake's hosting of ''Saturday Night Live'' on March 9, 2013. The music video was released on Timberlake's Vevo page on Valentine's Day 2013. It won the Grammy Award for Best Music Video at the 2014 ceremony. == Background == In September 2006, Timberlake released his second studio album ''FutureSex/LoveSounds''. Well-received both critically and commercially, the album spawned six singles, including the worldwide hits "SexyBack", "My Love" and "What Goes Around... Comes Around". After wrapping up a worldwide concert tour in support of the album in 2007, Timberlake took a break from his music career to focus on acting.〔 In addition, Timberlake worked behind-the-scenes with his record label Tennman Records (founded in 2007) and his production team The Y's (founded in 2008). He also provided guest vocals on several singles by other artists, such as "4 Minutes" by Madonna and "Carry Out" by Timbaland.〔 In June 2011, Timberlake and Specific Media Group jointly purchased Myspace for approximately $35 million. Timberlake promised to put in the work to make Myspace, a once-dominant social network pioneer that "fell on hard times", relevant again. In August 2012, producer Jim Beanz reported that Timberlake had started working on his new music project. However, shortly after the announcement, Timberlake's publicist revealed that there were no current plans for a new Timberlake album, affirming instead that Timberlake was working with Timbaland on songs for his upcoming project ''Shock Value III''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Suit & Tie」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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