"Love Sex Magic" is a song by American singer Ciara from her third studio album, Fantasy Ride (2009).

The song reveals a complete departure from Ciara's previous style, neither a sensual ballad nor incorporating Crunk&B influences.

Ciara has performed the song on television a number of times, including on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and with Timberlake on Saturday Night Live.

[3] In February 2009, Rap-Up reported that Ciara and Timberlake had recorded a new duet for her then-upcoming album, Fantasy Ride.

[4] The final version of the song, initially titled "Love and Sex and Magic," featured Timberlake dueting with Ciara.

[2][5] With "Love Sex Magic," Ciara moved in a more pop direction than her past music.

Sargent stated that the song "sounds nothing like the chrome-plated crunk&b nor the moonlit balladry that Ciara has staked her name on.

[6] Lauren Carter of the Boston Herald said that the song is influenced by Timberlake's disco-funk work on FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006), stating that "it sounds like a reworked version of his bass-heavy dance number "Sexy Ladies.

"[9] Carter commented that Timberlake was "ushering Ciara away from her typically crunk-laced stylings in favor of JT’s electro-slide.

Music said that with the track, Ciara "lucked into the sexiest thing to happen to pop since Timberlake's own FutureSex/LoveSounds," calling the song one of the "biggest anthems of the year."

[11] Nick Levine of Digital Spy said that "the track itself is nearly as sexy as the promo clip", commenting "Ciara purrs, and Timberlake, if you'll pardon the pun, more than rises to the occasion.

"[9] Jeremy Medina of Entertainment Weekly said, "Hooking up with Timberlake essentially guarantees a one-way ticket back to chart supremacy, so nice work there, Ciara.

"[12] Jon Caramanica from The New York Times welcomed the "female aggression" presented by Ciara on the track.

"[13] Breihan pointed out that "Timberlake's nerdy swagger really highlights Ciara's total lack of presence.

[19] The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of a million digital copies in the United States.

[22] It spent fourteen weeks on the chart, and was eventually certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), for shipments totaling 70,000 copies.

[24] Having spent thirteen weeks on the chart, the song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), for shipments totaling 7,500 copies.

Dressed in lingerie, she maneuvers around a horizontal dance pole; background dancers are veiled in vibrant color schemes and alternating strobe lights.

The bridge of the song puts Timberlake on the ground and Ciara, standing over him, turns and performs her signature "Matrix" over him as he guides her body toward his with his right hand.

Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave the video a positive review: "The video that accompanies this track is one of the year's best so far—and certainly the sexiest: Ciara licks Justin's ear, Justin reciprocates by slapping her bum, and, well, Ciara's flexibility would put many a poledancer to shame.

[34] Accompanied by live instruments, Ciara performed choreography with backup dancers, while Timberlake played the keyboard.

"[35] A writer for BET's Sound Off Blog said: "Aside from the fact that her grunts were live and her stage humps were unreal, Ciara’s set was pretty decent.

[35] In an interview with MTV News, Ciara went into detail about the setup of the performance, stating: "I just kind of felt cool, 'cause Justin can play [piano] real well and he really gets into the music and it was, like, 'Hey, let's make you part of the band.'