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| Single by Justin Timberlake featuring Vanessa Marquez | ||||||||||
| from the album Justified | ||||||||||
| Released | March 29, 2003 (U.S. Top 40 entry) | |||||||||
| Format | CD single, 12" single | |||||||||
| Genre | New jack swing | |||||||||
| Length | 4:27 (Album Version) 3:28 (Edit) |
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| Label | Jive | |||||||||
| Writer(s) | Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo | |||||||||
| Producer | The Neptunes | |||||||||
| Certification | Gold (RIAA) |
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"Rock Your Body" is the third single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified. The song features Vanessa Marquez. She was at that time signed to Star Trak Entertainment[1]. Released in 2003, The Neptunes-produced single peaked at #5 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Rock Your Body" entered the Australian chart at #1 and stayed there for 1 week. It also became his third #2 hit in the UK Singles Chart.
The beat was intended for Michael Jackson's 2001 album Invincible, but The Neptunes ended up selling the track to Timberlake instead.
Timberlake performed this song at the Kids' Choice Awards.
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Music video
The video features Timberlake dancing. The female lead dancer in the music video is Staci Flood lip-syncing Marquez's parts of the song.
The video version of the song also features another beatbox breakdown in the middle of the song, much like the one performed in the *NSync single Pop.
Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy
While Timberlake was performing this song at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show with R&B singer Janet Jackson, at the moment he sang the lyric, "[I'll] have you naked by the end of this song," he ripped off part of Jackson's costume by accident, exposing her right breast on live television.
Timberlake distanced himself from the controversy while Jackson faced much criticism. Timberlake later commented that "America's harsher on women...[and] unfairly harsh on ethnic people."
Remixes/official versions
- Album Version — 4:27
- Instrumental — 4:27
- Edit 1 — 3:28
- Edit 2 — 3:28
- Junior Vasquez Club Anthem — 9:12
- Paul Oakenfold Radio Edit — 3:50
- Paul Oakenfold Mix — 5:41
- Sander Kleinenberg Just In The Club/Vocal Mix — 9:36
- Sander Kleinenberg Just In The Radio Mix — 3:33
- Sander Kleinenberg Dub — 11:54
- Video Version - 4:55
- Official Remix featuring E-40 & Vanessa Marquez (There are 2 versions to this remix that E-40 has a different 1st verse)
Cover versions
- Shawn Lee's Ping Pong Orchestra performs an instrumental cover of this song on their album, Hits the Hits!.
- German electronic music artists Kiko & S. Deschezeaux recorded a cover of the song which was available for download on the Internet.
- The song is regularly covered live by the experimental rock band Tub Ring, and was recorded as a B-side to their 2007 album, The Great Filter.
Parodies
- The music video is parodied in a part of Say Anything's music video for Wow, I Can Get Sexual Too.[2]
Appearances in other media
- This song was briefly featured in the ninth season South Park episode "Marjorine".
- The song is a playable song in the North American version of Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2.
- This song was used in place of "Burly Brawl" in the MTV Movie Awards Reloaded parody skit from 2003.
| Preceded by "American Life" by Madonna |
Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single June 7, 2003 |
Succeeded by "If That's Love" by Laura Pausini |
References
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| Preceded by "In da Club" by 50 Cent |
ARIA (Australia) number-one single May 11, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence |
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