Justin Timberlake New Album: Songs, Track List & Where to Download The 20/20 Experience Part 2
Justin Timberlake will release his fourth studio album, The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2, on Sept. 30.
The album will serve as a sequel to The 20/20 Experience, a 10-track album that was released Mar. 15, 2013 by RCA Records. Since its release, The 20/20 Experience has sold 2.15 million copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
The dual-release was inspired by the superfluous amount of material Timberlake was creating in the studio. Johnny Wright, Timberlake's manager, said that Timberlake had a lot of chemistry with J-Roc, a Texas hip-hop producer recruited to work with Timberlake on his latest tunes.
After Timberlake and J-Roc started working together, it became clear they were making more music than could fit onto one album.
"Because the songs weren't just three minutes long, if we put all this on one record, we'd probably have a three-hour experience, and that's too much music," Wright told Rolling Stone. "So we had the conversation about splitting it up and putting them both out in one year."
The team, consisting of co-producers Timberlake and Timbaland, determined which songs would go on which album by analyzing the song's mood and lyrics.
"So we turned the two pieces into, like, seasons," Wright said. "But for me, the first half is about new love, the honeymoon, when you're just getting into a relationship. And when you get to the second part, the relationship is established and things are going on."
Timberlake, 32, released the tracks for the new album via Instagram.
"The2020Experience#2of2 track listing is being revealed today!! #trackbytrack#imready," Timberlake said on the social media site.
The Instagram tease culminated in a photo of a notebook with the tracks handwritten in order:
1. "Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)"
2. "True Blood"
3. "Cabaret"
4. "T.K.O."
5. "Take Back the Night"
6. "Murder"
7. "Drink You Away"
8. "You Got It On"
9. "Amnesia"
10. "Only When I Walk Away"
11. "Not a Bad Thing"
According to Wright, there will be some midtempo songs to which fans can casually groove. "True Blood" is an example of this mature version of pop.
Dedicated fans can also get two bonus tracks. "Blindness" and "Electric Lady" will available on Target's exclusive deluxe edition of The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2.
"We saw an overwhelming response to Target's exclusive edition of The 20/20 Experience earlier this year," Anne Stanchfield, Target's divisional merchandise manager of entertainment said. "It became one of our top three best-selling albums in the past decade. Justin Timberlake is an icon, and Target's guests will be clamoring for the two bonus tracks we're offering on his latest album."
Timberlake is nominated for six awards at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, including "Video of the Year" for his single "Mirrors." The show will air live Aug. 25 on MTV.
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