In a new interview, jtimberlake revealed he had to push for SexyBack to be a single: 'Everybody told me I was crazy.'
"When I was writing that song, I wanted it to be ... I was listening to 'Rebel Rebel,' which essentially is about a cross-dresser, right?" he continued."And so I was picturing guys, girls, all iterations of that, in a club, singing this to each other. And I said, 'This has to be so simple and a vibe and just, like, an attitude.
Ultimately, Timberlake's intuition about"SexyBack" paid off, with the song becoming his first solo No. 1 on the , reigning atop the chart for seven weeks and eventually selling more than 17 million units worldwide.Watch the superstar's full sit-down with Apple Music below.
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