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Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake

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Ciara Feat. Justin Timberlake

Why we feature this artist Love Sex Magic and the rhythm of the duet Love Sex Magic is the 2009 Ciara and Justin Timberlake recording from the Fantasy Ride period. The duet keeps its subject playful and rhythmically close, allowing attraction to emerge through…

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R&B, pop

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Love Sex Magic and the rhythm of the duet

Love Sex Magic is the 2009 Ciara and Justin Timberlake recording from the Fantasy Ride period. The duet keeps its subject playful and rhythmically close, allowing attraction to emerge through phrasing and timing as much as through a large melodic statement. The performers share a song built for movement.

The creative roles

The original LaFace credits name The Y’s as producer and Timberlake as a performer and songwriter, alongside James Fauntleroy, Robin Tadross and Mike Elizondo in the writing. Ciara provides the principal artist identity, with the featured voice entering a clearly defined duet setting.

The exchange works through small changes of emphasis. Each voice can answer or redirect the feeling of a phrase, so the recording remains animated without needing an elaborate story.

The original collaboration

Ciara’s official video preserves the same featured partnership, and the full Love Sex Magic editorial profile follows its Fantasy Ride setting in more detail. This credit belongs to that particular recording: two singers with different vocal personalities finding a common rhythmic language inside a tightly shaped pop arrangement.

Essential releases

2009

Love Sex Magic

Sources and further reading

LaFace: original recording and full creative credits

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Ciara: original official video

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YGEN: full Ciara/Timberlake editorial profile

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