Rock Your Body

"Rock Your Body" is a song by American singer Justin Timberlake from his debut studio album, Justified (2002).

The song features background vocals by American singer Vanessa Marquez, who was signed to The Neptunes' Star Trak record label at the time.

The accompanying music video for "Rock Your Body", which was directed by Francis Lawrence, features Timberlake with several back-up dancers performing choreography within a multi-color lighted cube.

[1] It was mixed by Serban Ghenea at Windmark Recording, with Daniel Botancourt and Tim Roberts aiding as additional engineers.

[1] "Rock Your Body" was initially given to Michael Jackson for his tenth and final studio album Invincible (2001), along with several other songs by The Neptunes.

[4][5] The song incorporates tinny, "keyboard-set-to-emulate-clavichord" synthesizers of The Neptunes' late 90s productions,[7] overlaid with "keys and a propulsive drum vamp".

[10] Andy Kellman of AllMusic noted "Rock Your Body" as a stand-out from Justified,[11] as did Jane Stevenson of Jam!, who interpreted its Jackson influence.

[12] Giving Justified a negative review, Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian noted "Rock Your Body" as "predictable".

The pleading falsetto is right on time, immediately preceded by tough talk about grabbing your girl (and a "couple more")-- the drama!

[24] On February 5, 2005, the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 500,000 copies.

[27] The song was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), denoting shipments of 70,000 copies.

[28] On the UK Singles Chart, "Rock Your Body" became Timberlake's third consecutive number two hit, following "Like I Love You" and "Cry Me a River".

[30] The song remained on the chart for 20 weeks, and was later certified triple platinum by Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ), for 90,000 equivalent units.

Timberlake then floats to the floor from an opening in the cubic's ceiling, performing choreography with his supporting dancers and singing to the track's first verse.

Following the second chorus, Timberlake dances with Staci Flood, who lip syncs Vanessa Marquez's section.

[49] At the moment he sang the lyric "Bet I'll have you naked by the end of this song", he ripped off part of Jackson's outfit, momentarily exposing her right breast on live television.

Timberlake dancing inside a cube surrounded by an array of colored light