It was released on May 6, 2016, as the lead single of the soundtrack to the film Trolls (2016), in which Timberlake voiced the character "Branch" and served as the executive music producer.

[6] The Official Charts Company from the UK named it Timberlake's biggest song in the country, for over one million units sold.

[12] In the early stages of recording his fifth studio album,[13] Timberlake also served as the executive music producer for the soundtrack to the film Trolls.

appears in the denouement of the movie, conceived with the idea of covering the disco genre inspired by the situation of the final scene.

Writers from Billboard,[15] Rolling Stone,[25] Fuse[17] and USA Today[26] highlighted its attractiveness for the summer season.

[15] Nate Chinen from The New York Times wrote "Timberlake is on firm footing here, gliding over a disco-pop beat and urging all comers to catch the spirit.

"[27] Jon Niles from Music Times wrote: "The song gives off a feeling of pure joy that only a talent as great as Timberlake could bring to the table.

"[28] For Lisa Respers France of CNN Entertainment, "If Friday had a sound, it would be Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!".

Club, Annie Zaleski wrote "a perfect summer song is one I can blast while driving in the car with the windows down.

That worked great for the movie, but that's not the one that was getting radio play — it was Justin Timberlake's track, and they were not allowed to submit that for Record of the Year.

became the 26th song to debut at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the chart issue dated May 28, 2016,[3] marking Justin Timberlake's fifth chart-topping single in the country.

Timberlake scored his highest weekly sales total for a song, besting the 315,000-unit start for "Suit & Tie" in 2013.

Among male artists, the single made the fastest rise to number one on Radio Songs in nearly 25 years, since Michael Jackson's "Black or White" set the record with a three-week climb in 1991.

[69] As of December 2016[update], it has sold 2.495 million downloads in the country, thus being the best-selling song of the year according to Nielsen Music.

reached the top spot in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the top 5 in Australia, Austria, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Lebanon, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, and the United Kingdom.

[80] The Official Charts Company from the UK named it Timberlake's biggest song in the country with over 1 million units sold, surpassing 2013's "Mirrors".

[91] The first video released, titled "First Listen", features cast members from the DreamWorks Animation's Trolls, among them such as Anna Kendrick, Gwen Stefani, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel, Ron Funches, Caroline Hjelt, Aino Jawo, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Kunal Nayyar.

video follows Timberlake on a tour to everyday places in Los Angeles like a laundromat, diner, barbershop and a donut shop, with an individual dancing along to the single at every stop.

[92] As described by Time editor Cady Lang, Timberlake "dances through what a typical day might be: breakfast at the diner and grocery shopping.

He stated the brief dance-off between Timberlake and an inflatable arm waving tube man was inspired by Gene Kelly dancing with Jerry the mouse in Anchors Aweigh.

[95] Esquire editor Jonathan Evans addressed Timberlake's monochromatic outfit, writing "the singer nails it by playing with shades of the color [white], plus throwing some pattern and texture in the mix.

[100] Timberlake opened the performance singing "Rock Your Body", soon switching over to "Can't Stop the Feeling!".

[114] Choreographers Celia Rowlson-Hall and Crishon Landers with the help of film producer Mia Lidofsky created a flash mob dance video on October 2, 2016, in support of the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign set to the music of "Can't Stop the Feeling!"

[115] The video was covered in news media including The Washington Post, The Guardian, and Vogue, — and garnered over 2 million views on Facebook.

[115][116][117] From New York City, the Pantsuit Power movement then spread to Raleigh, North Carolina on October 23, 2016, with another flash mob.

[123][124] The film version featured in the soundtrack album includes additional vocals from Anna Kendrick, James Corden, Zooey Deschanel and Gwen Stefani.

[125] In June 2016, American country music group Lady A covered the song in a live performance in Columbus, Ohio.

[126] Jon Freeman of Rolling Stone commented it "evoked the loose spirit of a jam band unwinding at a summer festival.

"[127] Country performer Hunter Hayes covered the song when he headlined The Paramount in Huntington, New York in June 2017.

"[128] Credits adapted from the liner notes of the CD single of "Can't Stop the Feeling" (RCA Records).