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Justin Timberlake just announced he'd be releasing his most "personal" album thus far -- "Man of the Woods" -- on Feb. 2.
And although "Man of the Woods" won't be released for another month, Timberlake promised his fans he'd release one of the album's songs as early as this Friday.
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View Story"This album is really inspired by my son, my wife, my family, but more so than any other album I've ever written where I'm from, and it's personal," Timberlake says in the sneak peek promo he dropped Tuesday morning. "Man of the Woods" will be Timberlake's first studio album in over four years.
Wife Jessica Biel and son Silas appear in the minute-long teaser, joining the "SexyBack" singer in various landscapes.
"It feels like mountains, trees, campfires, like wild west, like now," an unidentified woman's voice says in the teaser.
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View StoryPharrell Williams also makes a cameo in the video, saying, "It feels so earthy, it's just where you are in your life right now." He's later shown in the studio with Timberlake working on music and letting out an excited, "That -- is a smash."
"Man of the Woods" will be released two days before Timberlake's highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime show performance on Feb. 4.
Twitter seemed pretty split about the news. As some celebrated the arrival of new Timberlake music, others reacted with jokes, memes and some serious shade. See some of the best reactions below.
Nobody wants Justin Timberlake's version of Joanne
@ira
Call me when Justin Timberlake walks into the woods with a big shovel and digs up an apology to Janet Jackson.
@louisvirtel
if justin timberlake really wants to give me something i've been waiting for a sequel to model behavior for 18 years so pic.twitter.com/OAiJsliV2R
@hunteryharris
so ur telling me justin timberlake went camping once and now he's a mumford and/or son?
@arb
keep your justin timberlake hot takes, my mom's got it covered pic.twitter.com/lN4NkM9uco
@keelyflaherty
Why does Justin Timberlake's new album look like a scene from Brokeback Mountain?
@teiganish
“I wish I knew how to quit you” 😂 pic.twitter.com/6uhpu1OwhP
Y'all flamed Justin Timberlake so bad after that "oh you sweet soul" tweet that this dude put on some Wranglers and went to the woods to make some beef jerky
@DragonflyJonez
Justin Timberlake is releasing a new album in February. 2018 is already better than 2017. #ManOfTheWoods pic.twitter.com/HCOjsmsEjC
@alynn422
if there's not a three 6 mafia feature on the new justin timberlake album then i don't want it
@SheaSerrano
This new Justin Timberlake album looks pretty fire. pic.twitter.com/c5m4j3q4sA
@courtenlow
Justin Timberlake, is doing folk music now. Miley Cyrus is making country music. Lady Gaga stripped down to soft rock.
@ivieani
White artists are pivoting back to white. I can't even.
Justin Timberlake is white now for 2018, wowwwpic.twitter.com/b8a4x6Hsga
@yusufyuie
2018 JUST STARTED AND JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IS DROPPING A NEW ALBUM pic.twitter.com/8l3nMZVUkO
@aesteetic
Lemonade is about the historical legacy of slavery and racial oppression in America on black love. The Man of the Woods is going to be about the historical legacy of how white male privilege gave Justin Timberlake more success with hip-hop/rnb than his black contemporaries right?
@cal_erm
Justin Timberlake doing a country album ??? pic.twitter.com/uveNLw5yVT
@big_business_
Justin Timberlake can release as many hype singles as he likes, but if his #Superbowl Half Time show is not solely 13 minutes of him saying sorry to Janet Jackson*, then I'm not on board at all.
@MrAdamR
* 3 min sorry 10 min of Janet doing her hits also acceptablepic.twitter.com/A6BBj6sGYK
Justin Timberlake can release as many hype singles as he likes, but if his #Superbowl Half Time show is not solely 13 minutes of him saying sorry to Janet Jackson*, then I'm not on board at all.
@MrAdamR
* 3 min sorry 10 min of Janet doing her hits also acceptablepic.twitter.com/A6BBj6sGYK
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