

It has been certified multi-platinum in many countries worldwide, and has sold over 10 million copies, with four million in the United States. Aside from earning numerous best-of-the-decade lists, the album received several Grammy Award nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album, while its first four singles won in their respective categories. Many music publications considered it among the best albums of the 2000s. With " Summer Love", the album achieved four US Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs. The album produced six singles that attained chart success including US Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: " SexyBack", " My Love", and " What Goes Around. It features reprises and interludes interspersed with the album's full songs.įutureSex/LoveSounds received mostly positive reviews from critics, who noted its wide range of influences and eclectic sound. By comparison with Timberlake's debut album Justified (2002), FutureSex/LoveSounds was influenced by a wider range of genres including techno, electro-funk, trance, and rock. Following a three-year writing hiatus, Timberlake conceived the album in collaboration with producer Timbaland and the latter's colleague Danja primarily at Timbaland's Thomas Crown Studios. FutureSex/LoveSounds is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake, released on Septemby Jive Records and Zomba.
