"Like I Love You" is the first single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified, featuring hip hop duo Clipse. Released in 2002, the Neptunes-produced single peaked at #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #2 in the United Kingdom, with Dilemma keeping the song off the top spot, and stayed on the charts for 16 weeks. The song's drums were an ode to the funk era according to producer Pharrell Williams, who came up with the...
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"Like I Love You" is the first single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified, featuring hip hop duo Clipse. Released in 2002, the Neptunes-produced single peaked at #11 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. It also peaked at #2 in the United Kingdom, with Dilemma keeping the song off the top spot, and stayed on the charts for 16 weeks. The song's drums were an ode to the funk era according to producer Pharrell Williams, who came up with the music loop. This track received a nomination at the Grammy Awards of 2003 for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
After being part of the pop group *NSYNC, Timberlake changed his style on this song to R&B.; In an interview with Newsround he said he "grew up on old soul music...Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Stevie Wonder." He also commented "I really didn't try to make an effort to make urban music but I am a product of my inspirations. And growing up in a generation where you've got so much music to listen to, it's very inspiring."
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