--- title: Justin Timberlake Album Has a Release Date in Youtube Video description: The 'SexyBack' singer is rebranding himself with a promo trailer for his new album, 'Man of the Woods,' out Feb. 2. canonical: https://time.com/5084146/justin-timberlake-2018-album-release-date/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-02T17:31:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:28.637Z og:title: The Earthy Trailer for Justin Timberlake's Album Is Here og:description: JT is rebranding himself as a 'Man of the Woods' in his new album promo og:url: https://time.com/5084146/justin-timberlake-2018-album-release-date/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: The Earthy Trailer for Justin Timberlake's Album Is Here twitter:description: JT is rebranding himself as a 'Man of the Woods' in his new album promo twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # The Trailer for Justin Timberlake's 'Man of the Woods' Album Is Here and It's Very Earthy > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 2, 2018 5:31 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Jan 2, 2018 5:31 PM UTC You may be familiar with the Justin Timberlake of \*NSYNC years — all [bleached curls](http://time.com/4762393/justin-timberlake-may-meme-tweet/) and boy band harmonies — or the JT of his [_SexyBack_ reinvention,](http://time.com/4779369/jenna-dewan-on-dating-justin-timberlake/)[“Suit and Tie” incarnation,](http://entertainment.time.com/2013/01/14/justin-timberlake-releases-new-single-suit-tie-featuring-jay-z/?iid=sr-link2) or family-friendly [“Can’t Stop the Feeling”](http://time.com/4328296/justin-timberlakes-cant-stop-the-feeling-music-video/) dad pop. But 2018 ushers in a new era for Timberlake: now, we will know him as a _Man of the Woods._ That’s the title of his upcoming album, out Feb. 2, which will be followed two days later by his big Super Bowl [halftime performance](http://time.com/4993775/what-day-is-the-super-bowl-2018/). In a new trailer for the album, his first since 2013, Timberlake goes back to his roots — literally. “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,” he voices over some atmospheric chords and footage of him brooding in frosty cornfields and half-submerged in a glassy river. (Timberlake hails from Memphis.) “It feels like mountains, trees, campfires,” a female voice also intones, before we get a snippet of a more upbeat tune. “I feel like it’s so earthy,” Timberlake notes. “It’s just where you’re at in your life right now,” adds another contributor, none other than [Pharrell Williams](http://time.com/4955391/pharrell-williams-kneels-charlottesville-concert/). (Williams is also quoted calling a song “a smash,” giving at least one part of Timberlake’s project his official stamp of approval.) While this version of Timberlake may be a surprise to those accustomed to his cosmopolitan vibe of years past, he’s been laying the groundwork for a rustic Americana identity for a while now: just look to his [William Rast clothing line](http://time.com/4484210/justin-timberlake-william-rast-video/) of old-school denim and leather for an early hint. 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