Justin Timberlake is trying to make waves together with his new single “Drown,” which he introduced on Instagram Monday (Feb. 19).
Sharing a video of himself performing a snippet of the track’s emotional lyrics whereas taking part in piano, Timberlake confirmed that his new monitor will drop Friday (Feb. 23). “Confirmed me precisely who you might be and I ought to’ve believed it/ Depart me alone out at nighttime with all the demons,” he sings within the clip. “Ought to’ve by no means adopted you this far, now I’m within the deep finish.”
“Made it out to London, nonetheless recovering from this flu,” the “SexyBack” singer captioned the put up. “However making an attempt to energy by means of. So excited for brand new music and every little thing coming this week…”
“Drown” will mark the Trolls star’s second single launch forward of his sixth studio album Every part I Thought It Was, which arrives March 15. In January, he dropped “Egocentric,” incomes his highest debut on the Billboard Scorching 100 in six years (No. 19).
Along with followers and the charts, the monitor was additionally well-received by Britney Spears. The pop star stated on Instagram that she was “in love” along with her well-known ex’s new track simply days after “Egocentric” dropped, then issued a blanket apology to anybody she could have “offended” along with her The Girl in Me memoir, during which Timberlake was talked about many instances, and never all the time in a flattering gentle.
That second of hatchet-burying was seemingly short-lived, nevertheless. At his Memphis live performance shortly afterward, the “Cry Me a River” musician declared, “I’d wish to take this chance to apologize to completely f—king no person,” which many interpreted as being a dig at Spears.
Timberlake has been doing a handful of one-night-only live shows within the lead-up to his new album — which can mark his first since 2018’s Man of the Woods — beginning together with his hometown present in Memphis earlier than performing in New York Metropolis. Subsequent up, followers can catch him on the Roundhouse in London Friday (Feb. 23), the identical date “Drown” is ready to reach.
In April, he’ll kick off the North American leg of his Neglect Tomorrow World Tour.
See Timberlake’s “Drown” announcement under.
