Background and Release
After the release of his debut solo album Justified in 2002, Timberlake thought he "lost his voice" in the sense that he did not like what he was doing. He felt "burnt out" after Justified; this partly changed his career's direction, wherein he took a break from the music industry and instead appeared in films. The first role he took during this time was as a journalist in the thriller Edison Force, which was filmed in 2004 and released on July 18, 2006. He also appeared in the films Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan, Richard Kelly's Southland Tales, and voiced Prince Artie Pendragon in the animated film Shrek the Third, released on May 18, 2007.
When he felt inspired to compose songs again, he did not choose to reunite with his former band 'N Sync, although he considered doing it after his first record. Instead, he went to former Justified collaborator Timbaland's studio in Virginia Beach, Virginia to begin sessions for his second album. However, not one of them had an idea of what the album would be–no plan for it and even a title. "Summer Love/Set the Mood (Prelude)" was written and produced by Timo "Timbaland" Mosley, Nate "Danja" Hills and Timberlake himself. The song was recorded by Jimmy Douglas, while its mixing was done by Douglas together with Timbaland. The keyboards were provided by Timberlake, Timbaland and Danja; the latter also played the drums in the single.
"Summer Love" was released as the sixth and final single from Timberlake's second studio album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). "Summer Love" was remixed with additional vocals by American rapper Stat Quo. A reviewer of DJ Booth commented that the collaboration will "burn up the dance floors". He also stated that "the collaboration is chalked full of infectious production work from none other than Timbo ."
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