How Justin Timberlake’s Son Inspired ‘Can’t Stop the Feeling!’

Justin Timberlake has opened up about how his son inspired “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” He also revealed that an iconic musician influenced the song. While “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” was a hit, it may have had a negative impact on the singer’s career.

“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” was Justin Timberlake’s attempt at writing a children’s song

In a 2016 interview with Entertainment Weekly, the singer explained that his marriage to Jessica Biel and the birth of his son, Silas, had a huge impact on his life. “It changes everything,” he explained. “You literally wake up, look in the mirror, and you’re like, ‘I have no idea what I’m doing.'”

“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” was inspired by Silas’s youth. “I don’t know if it was directly inspired so my son could listen to my music, because there’s a lot of music of mine that he can’t listen to — at least not yet,” he said. “It’s crazy, this new appreciation (I have) for both of them — her and him. It’s humbling and humiliating at the same time.”

Justin Timberlake said the song was also influenced by a 1970s soul singer

Interestingly, Silas wasn’t the only one who inspired “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” Billboard reported that, during a 2020 interview with SiriusXM Hits 1 The morning mix, The “Cry Me a River” singer said the song was partly influenced by Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day,” a classic Timberlake loved as a kid. “I let the general public know that this was the song I was trying to… I was trying to capture a little bit of that real feeling that song made me feel as a little boy,” the “SexyBack” singer said.

“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” appears on the soundtrack of the animated film. TrollsThe film is based on the popular toys of the same name. Fittingly, Timberlake performed the film’s theme at the 89th Academy Awards. He even incorporated a snippet of “Lovely Day” into his performance. The former NSYNC star praised Withers as one of his idols and praised his “everyman” quality. “You listen to his songs and they’ll last forever because they just speak to your humanity,” he said.

“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” was a Faustian bargain

“Can’t Stop the Feeling!” was a huge hit, but its success may have been a Faustian bargain for Timberlake. His 2000s album Justified And FutureSex/Sounds of Love He was hailed as one of the coolest superstars on the planet. However, he then made the decision to star in three movies based on Troll dolls, which are not the most worthy products in the world. Singing a children’s song like “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” might have hurt his “It guy” image, in the same way that Smash Mouth was never able to revert to being a cool indie rock band after allowing “All-Star” to appear on the Shrek soundtrack.

Since the success of “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”, Timberlake has released two albums: The Man of the Woods And Everything I thought it was. Aside from the minor hit “Say Something” by The Man of the WoodsNeither album had much impact on his career. “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” was a hit, but it was also the beginning of the end for Timberlake.

Now that Timberlake has written a song for his son, he might have more time to spend with his family.