Something Like You

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"Something Like You"
Song by NSYNC
from the album Celebrity
ReleasedJuly 24, 2001 (2001-07-24)
Genre
Length4:14
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Justin Timberlake
  • Robbie Buchanan
  • Robin Wiley

"Something Like You" is a 2001 song by NSYNC, co-produced and co-written by Justin Timberlake and group vocal coach Robin Wiley for the album Celebrity .

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Production

"I said, 'We have to get him to do it.' I mean, that's the other thing that he's famous for — besides his incredible voice, he's killer on the harp. Somehow the record company got a hold of him and it just worked out. He came in and it definitely was a surreal moment. I was sitting at the board, and he's sitting in the booth playing the part."

— Timberlake on enlisting Wonder, via MTV.com [1]

Stevie Wonder played harmonica on the track. [2] Timberlake and Wiley enlisted Wonder after writing the harmonica part. [1] While recording, Timberlake informed Wonder that he was playing the final note flat. [3]

Critical reception

Entertainment Weekly wrote the song was a "the squishy ballad with drooling-puppy harmonies and lyrics", and gave it a D-rating. [4] Variety deemed it "so-so". [5] Billboard felt the "slushy" song had an "eyeroll-worthy lyric" and "corny harmonica riff", though positively compared it to the Boyz II Men hit "4 Seasons of Loneliness". [6] ABC suggested that Wonder was actively choosing to contribute to "studio-produced pop" whereas other may have declined. [7] Slant Magazine felt that in comparison with Boyz II Men, the song was "watered-down pop than classic soul", and a sign of the "classic hit-making formula" of old rather than the new experimental pop direction the band was exploring. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 vanHorn, Teri (July 27, 2021). "'NSYNC Seek To Impress With Skills, Not Sales". MTV News . Archived from the original on February 5, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  2. ↑ Graff, Gary (June 29, 2001). "They've Come A Long Way, Baby". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021– via nsynchasitall.tripod.com.
  3. ↑ "Read Vibe's Feb 2003 Justin Timberlake Cover Story". Vibe . January 14, 2013. Archived from the original on July 9, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  4. ↑ Browne, David (August 8, 2001). "Celebrity". EW.com. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  5. ↑ Gallo, Phil (July 26, 2001). "'N Sync". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  6. ↑ O'Brien, Jon (July 22, 2021). "*NSYNC's 'Celebrity' at 20: All the Tracks Ranked From Worst to Best". Billboard. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  7. ↑ "'N Sync Releases 'Celebrity'". ABC News. July 24, 2001. Archived from the original on August 2, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (July 23, 2001). "Review: NSYNC, Celebrity". Slant Magazine . Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
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