Like I Love You
Justin Timberlake featuring Clipse | Artist Essentials
First released: 2002 (year verified)
Original 2002 studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The short guitar loop supports the falsetto lead before the rap changes the vocal texture.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2002 (year verified)
The original recording is documented in the 2002 release history of Justified. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
Recording: Original 2002 studio recording
Credit: Justin Timberlake featuring Clipse
Role in this collection: Primary vocalist with featured rap duo Clipse
Original album: Justified
Justified - original Jive album program
Original 2002 program identifies Cry Me a River, Rock Your Body, Senorita and Like I Love You, the latter retaining an earlier 2002 single date. Later 2003/2004 annual entries do not redate these recordings. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Like I Love You - Jive-supplied original recording credits
The Jive-supplied Justified audio description explicitly credits Clipse with rap and identifies the original 2002 recording. It establishes the guest role omitted from the retained annual shorthand, not a new release based on the YouTube upload date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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These are listening-list appearances, separate from the first-release date.
About Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake is a Tennessee singer and performer whose solo recording career followed his work in NSYNC. Justified pairs his falsetto with rhythm-focused productions by the Neptunes and Timbaland. FutureSex/LoveSounds and The 20/20 Experience extend that approach through medleys, layered vocals and long instrumental passages. Man of the Woods adds band and country-soul colors, while Everything I Thought It Was returns to a broad pop and R&B setting. His group recordings retain their separate identity.
Artist background sources
Justified - original Jive album program
Original 2002 program identifies Cry Me a River, Rock Your Body, Senorita and Like I Love You, the latter retaining an earlier 2002 single date. Later 2003/2004 annual entries do not redate these recordings. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
FutureSex/LoveSounds - original Zomba program and full medleys
Original 2006 album explicitly names Timbaland on SexyBack and T.I. on the Let Me Talk to You/My Love medley. The full LoveStoned/I Think She Knows and What Goes Around/Comes Around tracks are separately identifiable from named radio edits. Summer Love is a separate track in this program. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
The 20/20 Experience - original RCA program
Original 2013 program identifies the full Mirrors, Pusher Love Girl, Strawberry Bubblegum, Tunnel Vision and Blue Ocean Floor. Suit and Tie retains its original Jay-Z feature and preceding 2013 single date. Bonus tracks and later edits are not extra selections. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Man of the Woods - original RCA program and guest credits
Original 2018 program identifies Filthy, Montana and Say Something explicitly featuring Chris Stapleton. These are the original studio recordings, not live video performances. Album context identifies Timberlake's Tennessee connection. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Everything I Thought It Was - original RCA program and artist interview
Original 2024 program identifies Selfish, No Angels and Drown. Only year precision is used where exact track fields are inconsistent. The separately named NSYNC collaboration is not treated as solo repertoire. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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