The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience

The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience
Compilation album by Justin Timberlake
Released	September 27, 2013
Recorded	May – July 2012
Genre	Neo soul pop R&B
Length	144:27
Label	RCA
Producer	Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon Daniel Jones JT JT & The Tennessee Kids Timbaland Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake chronology
The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2 (2013) The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience (2013)

The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience is a compilation album by American singer and songwriter Justin Timberlake. It was released on September 27, 2013 by RCA Records.^[1] The 20/20 Experience – The Complete Experience consists of the albums The 20/20 Experience and The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2, excluding the four bonus tracks: "Dress On" and "Body Count" from the former album; "Blindness" and "Electric Lady" from the latter. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Vocal Album.^[2]

Background

In September 2006, Timberlake released his second studio album FutureSex/LoveSounds. Critically and commercially acclaimed, the album spawned six singles, including the worldwide hits "SexyBack", "My Love" and "What Goes Around... Comes Around".^[3] After wrapping up a worldwide concert tour in support of the album in 2007, Timberlake took a break from his music career to focus on acting.^[4][5] In addition, Timberlake worked behind-the-scenes with his record label Tennman Records (founded in 2007) and his production team The Y's (founded in 2008). He also provided guest vocals on several singles by other artists, such as "4 Minutes" by Madonna and "Carry Out" by Timbaland.^[5]

Development and title

"I'm the one that sits and is obsessive about it before you even get to hear it. As close as I get to it, I don't think I can physically torture myself that much, year in and year out, and expect it to fulfill me the way that it does and the way that it is right now. You just don't get that every day. You have to wait for it."

—Timberlake explaining his musical hiatus

In 2010, Timberlake's manager, Johnny Wright, began conversations with the singer about working on new music. The two had general decisions about ways to release new music, because according to Wright, "a lot of the physical record sellers were gone, by the time we've got music again we need to think about different ways to deliver it".^[6] Wright proposed a promotion based on an application or releasing a new song every month. Timberlake, however, was not interested in going back into music and instead continued to focus on his film career.^[6] Around the "late part of May/first week in June" 2012, Timberlake asked Wright to dinner and revealed to him that he had spent the last couple of nights in studio with Timbaland working on new material. Wright was shocked at the revelation, telling Billboard magazine that he "wasn't prepared for that."^[6] The two immediately began marketing plans for how the album should be promoted and when it should be released. Ultimately, they agreed "to do this in a shorter period of time, so let's put the single out and [release the album] seven or eight weeks after that – make it a short window, and because we have such a short window, we have to make a big impact."^[6]

Subsequently, in August 2012, producer Jim Beanz reported that Timberlake started working on his new music project.^[5] However, at that time, shortly after the announcement, Timberlake's publicist revealed that there were no current plans for a new Timberlake album, affirming instead that Timberlake was working with Timbaland on songs for his upcoming project Shock Value III.^[5] After the release of The 20/20 Experience, Wright confirmed that the album was finished in the middle of July and described it as a "fast record". Timberlake had four weeks to record the whole material, because he had to shoot his scenes for the film Runner, Runner.^[6] Although, originally planned for release in October 2012, the album's date was postponed because of the singer's wedding with actress Jessica Biel.^[6] Wright stated that although in the project were involved artists who are also primarily Timberlake's friends it was tough keeping the album a secret, making them use codenames for the project.^[6] During an interview with American radio and television host Ryan Seacrest, Timberlake explained the meaning behind the album's title saying, "It more or less came out of I was playing some of the stuff for my friends and they would come in and out of the studio and I'd say, 'What do you think of this?' And my best friend said, 'This is music that you can see,' and for some reason that stuck with me."^[7]

Track listings

Disc one: The 20/20 Experience
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Pusher Love Girl"	Justin Timberlake Timothy Mosley Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon James Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	8:02
2.	"Suit & Tie" (featuring Jay Z)	Timberlake Mosley Shawn Carter Harmon Fauntleroy Terrence Stubbs Johnny Wilson Charles Still	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	5:26
3.	"Don't Hold the Wall"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	7:10
4.	"Strawberry Bubblegum"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	7:59
5.	"Tunnel Vision"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	6:46
6.	"Spaceship Coupe"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	7:17
7.	"That Girl"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy Noel Williams	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon The Tennessee Kids^[a]	4:47
8.	"Let the Groove Get In"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	7:11
9.	"Mirrors"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	8:05
10.	"Blue Ocean Floor"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	7:19
Total length:				70:07

Disc two: The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gimme What I Don't Know (I Want)"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	5:15
2.	"True Blood"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	9:31
3.	"Cabaret" (featuring Drake)	Timberlake Mosley Aubrey Graham Harmon Fauntleroy Daniel Jones	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon Jones^[b]	4:32
4.	"TKO"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy Barry White	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	7:04
5.	"Take Back the Night"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	5:53
6.	"Murder" (featuring Jay Z)	Timberlake Mosley Carter Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	5:07
7.	"Drink You Away"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	5:31
8.	"You Got It On"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	5:55
9.	"Amnesia"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy Jones	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon Jones^[b]	7:04
10.	"Only When I Walk Away"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy Amedeo Minghi	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	7:05
11.	"Not a Bad Thing"	Timberlake Mosley Harmon Fauntleroy	Timbaland Timberlake Harmon	11:28
12.	"Pair of Wings" (hidden track)	Timberlake	Timberlake
Total length:				74:29

Notes^[8][9]

• ^{^a} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^b} signifies an additional producer
• "Suit & Tie" contains a portion of the composition "Sho' Nuff" written by Terrence Stubbs, Johnny Wilson and Charles Still.
• "That Girl" contains a sample from "Self Destruct" written by Noel Williams, as performed by King Sporty.
• "Let the Groove Get In" contains a sample from the recording "Alhamdulillahi" from the album Explorer Series: Africa-Burkina Faso – Rhythms of the Grasslands.
• "TKO" contains a sample from "Somebody's Gonna Off the Man" written and performed by Barry White.
• "Take Back the Night" interpolates part of "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" by The Jackson 5.
• "Murder" interpolates part of "Dancing Machine" by The Jackson 5.
• "Only When I Walk Away" contains a sample from "Lustful" written and performed by Amedeo Minghi.

Charts

Chart (2013–14)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[10]	46
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	36
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12]	77
Chinese Albums (Sino Chart)[13]	7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14]	7
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[15]	30
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16]	22
Korean Albums (Gaon)[17]	32
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[18]	44
UK Albums (OCC)[19]	27

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label
Australia[20]	September 27, 2013	CD LP digital download	RCA
Germany[21]
Canada[22]	September 30, 2013
France[23]
United Kingdom[24]
United States[25]
Italy[26]	October 1, 2013		Sony Music
Poland[27]
Japan[28]	October 9, 2013

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