Take Back the Night
Justin Timberlake
2013
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2013
Release: 2013Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 2013 release history of The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2013.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
The 20/20 Experience 2 of 2 - original RCA program
Original 2013 album identifies TKO, Drink You Away and Take Back the Night, the latter retaining its July 2013 single date. The combined Not a Bad Thing program item is not selected, avoiding an unsupported claim about its separately edited single or following hidden track.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song is an upbeat dance track inspired by the sounds of classic disco and funk.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2013.html, position 110
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification; Style term found in imported, unverified source annotation
Owner-supplied 2013.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
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