It's the moment Justin Timberlake fans have been waiting for.
The singer on Thursday released his full-length music video for new single Suit & Tie, and is certainly bringing sexy back to his performances.
The video, directed by David Fincher, opens with the star getting a back massage with a lingerie-clad woman kicking her heels up in bed, and tossing his rumpled shirt into the air.
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He's back! Justin Timeberlake takes the stage in a black lapel tuxedo in a clip from his newly-released music video Suit & Tie, featuring Jay-Z
New moves: The singer doesn't disappoint as he glides through the lyrics and his footwork
The five-and-a-half minute clip delivers a long-awaited performance from the singer - his first music video from his forthcoming album The 20/20 Experience, set to hit shelves seven years after his last album.
There are plenty of suggestive references, in the lyrics and choreography, with Justin closing his eyes on the massage table with a smirk, followed by the singer pouring himself a drink and being wheeled by extras to the next vignette on a brass bed.
Provocative: The video opens with the singer getting a massage while he watches a woman in lingerie tossing his rumpled shirt in the air from bed
Drifting off: Timberlake closes his eyes into the next vignette
Back in bed: The singer is wheeled onto set after pouring himself a drink
Lensed in black and white, Timberlake takes the stage in a black lapel two-piece tuxedo, gliding through the lyrics and his footwork while hitting the staccato rhythms with snaps and shoulder pops evoking comparisons to Frank Sinatra.
Spotlights dance behind the star and a team of suited back-up dancers as Jay-Z takes the stage, rapping the lyrics and enjoying a drink.
A female soloist cuts in between the stars' performances, backlit on stage with a mic and later tossing her hair back in a pool of water.
Back in business: Timberlake is suited up for a slick dance scene
Partner in crime: Jay-Z takes the stage, rapping his lyrics to the hit
Partner in crime: Jay-Z takes the stage, rapping his lyrics on the hit
Justin splashes around in his tailored suit, cutting between studio shots and dancers trampolining in slow motion into frame.
With a foot stomp, the video clocks out, leaving viewers swaying in their seats, as Timberlake expertly does.
The singer met Oscar-nominated director Fincher while working on 2010 film The Social Network.
Making a splash: A dancer throws her head back in a pool of water in between clips of the performers
Sultry: Female back-up dancers move in front of the spotlights
The slick video is the first of an anticipated handful of clips expected from Timberlake in the coming months.
With the release of his third studio album slated for release on March 18, he's already released his new single Mirrors online earlier this week - capitalising on his Grammys performance.
He also debuted another new song Pusher Love Girl from his upcoming album The 20/20 Experience at the ceremony, after being introduced on stage by Jay-Z's wife Beyonce.
On the ivories: Timberlake tinkers on a piano
Boys night out? Jay-Z sips a beverage while puffing on a cigar
The rapper is meanwhile rumoured to be taking his working relationship with Timberlake one step further than the single.
The New York Post reported earlier this week Timberlake and Jay-Z are working on a joint U.S. tour launching later this year, which will see the stars perform stadium gigs in 10 different cities.
The paper reports the artists will both play separate sets with their hits, before performing duets.
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