# Justin Timberlake Crowns This ‘FutureSex/LoveSounds’ Hit as the Best Song He’s Ever Made: ‘Written in Damn Near 20 Minutes’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/justin-timberlake-crowns-this-futuresex-lovesounds-hit-as-the-best-song-hes-ever-made-written-in-damn-near-20-minutes/
- Published: 2026-11-06T00:02:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T00:21:42+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/justin-timberlake-best-song-futuresex-lovesounds-1236375404/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Timberlake chose “What Goes Around…/…Comes Around” as his best song.
- He says it was based on a friend’s experience and written in nearly 20 minutes.
- He also recalled “SexyBack” inspiring Ye’s “Stronger” and teased work with Don Toliver.

## Summary

Justin Timberlake named “What Goes Around…/…Comes Around” the best song he has made, saying it could be his number one or two. His choice matters because he clarified that the song’s story came from a friend, not his own experience, correcting a long-running rumour about its inspiration.

The track was the first he wrote for *FutureSex/LoveSounds* and, he said, came together in nearly 20 minutes. It topped the US Billboard Hot 100 in March 2007; Timberlake also praised its interlude and Scarlett Johansson-starring video. His top five included “Mirrors”, “My Love”, “SexyBack” and “Cry Me a River”; he also recalled Ye saying “SexyBack” inspired “Stronger” and said he had recently worked on ideas with Don Toliver.

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