Take Back the Night

    Singer: Justin Timberlake

    Yeah, uh, feels good, don’t it?

    Listen, uh

    Yeah, this was your city

    You did it all and more, broke every law except for one, babe

    Attraction, are you ready

    I know you feel it

    Pull you nearer ‘til you feel it again, oh

    I wanna do something right

    But we can do something better

    Ain’t no time like tonight

    And we ain’t trying to save it ‘til later

    Stay out here living the life

    Nobody cares who we are tomorrow

    You got that lil’ something I like

    A little something I’ve been wanting to borrow

    Tonight the night’s, come on surrender

    I won’t lead your love astray, astray, yeah

    Your love’s a weapon

    Give your body some direction

    That’s my aim

    Then, we could

    Take back the night

    Come on, use me up until there’s nothing left

    Take back the night

    Dizzy, spinning, sweating, you can’t catch your breath

    Take back the night

    Ooh, don’t know when the sun is rising next

    Take back the night

    So if the feeling’s right, then raise your glass and let’s

    Take back the night, take back the night

    They gon’ try to shut us down, I’ll be damned if we gon’ let them

    Take back the night, take back the night

    You know you gon’ mess around and find out there ain’t no one better

    Take back the night, oh

    Yeah

    Background

    This is a disco and R&B song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his fourth studio album, “The 20/20 Experience: 2 of 2.” Nearly six minutes, it carries a sleek, rhythmic pop production with instrumentation consisting of stirring strings, percolating percussion horn stabs, thumping bass and waka-waka guitars. Reviewers write that the song “nods to Off the Wall-era Michael Jackson,” infusing dance floor rhythms with impeccable class. The lyrics address a potential love interest.