Justin Timberlake charms fans with 'warm and cozy' song, 'Selfish'

The wait is finally over!

Justin Timberlake released his highly anticipated new single, Selfish, on January 25, 2024, nearly six years since his 2018's, album, Man in the Woods.

The 42-year-old singer took to his official Instagram account on Thursday, to announce the launch of his new single Selfish and its accompanying music video which was directed by Bradley J. Calder.

Selfish is a midtempo ballad with the iconic familiar R&B sounds which was a signature of Timberlake's early work.

The song is written by Louis Bell, Henry Walter, Theron Makiel Thomas and Amy Allen where the lyrics reflect on the singer’s vulnerable side.

Timberlake’s song comes ahead of his new album Everything I Thought It Was, which is scheduled to launch on March 15, 2024.

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Listen to 'Selfish' by Justin Timberlake:

Back in April 2023, the American record producer, Timbaland, said in an interview to PEOPLE, that he and Timberlake had some new music they had been working to mark the artist's first release since his 2018 album.

"We just finished up and everything sounds great. Now it's really on him how and when he envisions it to come out, but it's done and it's coming," said the 51-year-old producer.

Timbaland also explained that the upcoming project with Timberlake would be a tribute to his 2006 Grammy-winning solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds, an album that has remained a fan favorite over the last two decades.

He continued, "Music is a young sport — of course, we've both seen a lot of life, but you have to bring out the 13-year-old kid again, you know? We had songs that maybe were too complicated, so we said we want it to feel like FutureSex part two, so we did songs that will fit that."

Followed by Timberlake’s musical success in 2023, in another post shared on Friday, he announced that the stage of Saturday Night Live would be graced by him as their musical guest on January 27, 2024, alongside Dakota Johnson, who will be hosting the episode.