Suit & Tie

"Suit & Tie" is a song by American singer Justin Timberlake featuring American rapper Jay-Z from the former's third studio album, The 20/20 Experience (2013). Written and produced by Timberlake, Timbaland, and J-Roc, with additional writing from James Fauntleroy and Jay-Z, it contains a portion of the 1972 song "Sho' Nuff" by Sly, Slick and Wicked, whose members are credited as co-writers as a result. A mid-tempo R&B and soul song, it incorporates a drawl, slowed-down synths, and "slightly out of time" drum claps, similar to the chopped and screwed remixing style. Lyrically, it is an ode to the joys of "being handsome and well-dressed". Released on January 14, 2013, as the lead single from The 20/20 Experience, "Suit & Tie" received mixed-to-positive reviews from music critics, who praised its production and Timberlake's vocal performance but were divided on its impact as a comeback single. It became a commercial success, selling 315,000 first-week downloads in the US and surpassing the 250,000 debut of "SexyBack" in 2006, becoming Timberlake's highest-sales week for a download at the time until the release of "Can't Stop the Feeling!" in 2016. It peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, the UK singles chart, and the Canadian Hot 100. By 2018, it had sold 3.3 million downloads in the US. The accompanying music video, directed by David Fincher, was shot on January 25, 2013, and released on Timberlake's Vevo page on Valentine's Day 2013. Timberlake and Jay-Z promoted "Suit & Tie" with performances at the DirecTV Super Saturday Night, the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Saturday Night Live, the SXSW MySpace Secret Show, and the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. Additionally, it was included on the set lists for four of the former's concert tours: the Legends of the Summer Stadium Tour (2013), the...