Bloggers, music fans and journalists alike have all had a strong, in some cases violent, reaction to 'S/B.'
Pro: "Unlike any of the other cookie-cutter s*&t on the radio, Mr. JT's new single is refreshingly special."
-- PerezHilton.com
Con: "If this is the future of pop, I'm buying some stock in rap A.S.A.P." -- Explofish36, commenter in The Cooler
Pro: "WOO WOO WOO!" "I love it!!!!!!!!!" "The sexy is back!!!!!!!!!" "I have bad ears." -- JustJared.com
Con: "We get a corny rehash not just of artists that Timberlake has already dated ... but of those artists' songs from three years ago." -- Pitchfork
Pro: "You know that dance xtina did in Dirrty where she drops and pops ... well I just did that to this song. "
-- TheBosh.com
Con: "So Justin wants to 'push the sound' of pop. Well, he succeeded -- with this latest aural tripe he's pushed it right off the cliff." -- Roland, commenter at Popwatch
Pro: "I guarantee this will be sung by college kids and wanna be hip parents everywhere as soon as it drops."
-- Illmiclyricist, commenter in The Cooler
Con: "In a few weeks this will be the most boring single to ever hit #1." -- Stereogum
Pro: "It's a hot, sweaty synth track. Girls, feel free to swoon. Boys, take notes. Everybody dance."
-- The AOL Music News Blog
Con: "I don't know why his name appears when it's obviously a computer with a penchant for Cher singing the whole thing for him." -- elisita.blogspot.com
Pro: "I'm sure he'll have 'Promiscuous' type success with this track... Timbaland is a genius." -- Popdirt.com
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AOL Polls
What do you think of 'SexyBack'
It's 'SexyWack' 61%
Hot and 'Sexy'! 39%
Total Votes: 41,409
Which Justin Timberlake do you prefer?
'Justified' JT 50%
*NSync JT 36%
'SexyBack' JT 14%
Total Votes: 40,272
Is this the future of pop music?
I hope not 59%
Could be 34%
Totally 7%
Total Votes: 39,187
Will 'FutureSex' be a hit record?
Nope, so far so bad 37%
Yes, but it shouldn't be 36%
Yes, big time 27%
Total Votes: 38,634
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Justin Timberlake declared he wants to change pop music with his new CD. The first taste? 'SexyBack,' which he describes as David Bowie and David Byrne doing a cover of James Brown's 'Sex Machine.' Slam dunk, right? Then why is the single the most hotly-debated three minutes of music this year?
