 During a two-year hiatus, Timberlake resolved his feelings on being unable to record any new material, and as he returned to record some new music, he began collaborating with his longtime record producer Timbaland, alongside the latter's colleague Danja.The album's contents were produced at Timbaland's Thomas Crown Studios.The album shares some lyrical themes with Timberlake's debut album "Justified" (2002), although "FutureSex/LoveSounds" was influenced by a wider range of genres, including trance, funk and rock.