Justin Timberlake, the pop superstar and actor, is getting ready to release his sixth studio album, Everything I Thought It Was, on March 15, 2024. The album features 12 tracks, including the lead single Selfish, which debuted at No. 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and the latest single Drown, which came out on February 29, 2024.
Drown is a catchy and emotional song that showcases Timberlake’s vocal range and versatility. The song is about being overwhelmed by love and feeling like you are drowning in it. The lyrics are heartfelt and relatable, such as “I can’t breathe when you’re around me / You’re the only thing that I need / Baby, you’re the ocean and I’m drowning”.
Timberlake recently took to Instagram to share some behind-the-scenes details about the making of Drown. He posted a video of himself sitting at a piano, explaining how the song came to be. He said that he wrote the song with Kenyon Dixon, Amy Allen, Cirkut, and Louis Bell, and that it was the first time he worked with Bell and Cirkut. He also revealed that the song wrote itself very quickly, and that he was initially doubtful about its quality.
“The song wrote itself so quickly. It kind of annoyed me, because sometimes you have this thing like, ‘Oh, if you didn’t struggle to write the song, maybe it’s not worth it.’”, he said. “The more I listened back to it and the more I played it for people, the more it was like, ‘No, this sounds like you.’ When I think back to songs like that, where I kind of underestimated that ability to have that familiarity or catch on with people, the last time was ‘Mirrors.’ I sat on that song for, like, five years.”
He also shared a fun fact about the song: the vocal that the listeners hear is the original demo recording. He said that he recorded it line by line as they were writing it, just to demo it out. He added that the more they listened back to it, the more they realized that it had an honesty to it that they did not want to change.
“The vocal that you hear is the demo vocal. I recorded it line by line as we were writing it, just to demo it out. The more we listened back to it, the more it had this honesty to it that I didn’t want to change anything.”, he said.
Drown is one of the many songs that Timberlake has been teasing his fans with on social media. He has also hinted at a possible NSYNC reunion on a track called Paradise, which has caused a lot of excitement among his followers. He has also collaborated with other artists such as SZA, Lizzo, Meek Mill, and Anderson .Paak for his new album.
Timberlake is also preparing for a North American arena tour, which will kick off on April 29, 2024, in Vancouver, and will visit major cities such as Las Vegas, New York, and Atlanta, before ending on November 20, 2024, in Louisville. The tour will showcase his new songs as well as his classic hits, and will feature amazing visuals and choreography.
Justin Timberlake is one of the most successful and influential artists of his generation, with over 170 million records sold worldwide, 10 Grammy awards, four Emmy awards, and numerous other accolades. He has also starred in several movies, such as The Social Network, Friends with Benefits, and Trolls. He is married to actress Jessica Biel, and they have two sons, Silas and Phineas.
With his new album, Everything I Thought It Was, Timberlake is ready to show the world his musical evolution and his personal growth. He is also eager to connect with his fans and share his stories and emotions through his songs. Drown is a perfect example of his talent and his passion, and it is a song that will surely make a splash in the music industry.