*NSYNC, Better Place | Track Review 🎵

It’s all good vibes on the infectious “Better Place,” the promo single from TROLLS Band Together which finds *NSYNC reunited (“and it feels so good”).

“Just let me take you to a better place / I’m gonna make you kiss the sky tonight.” Aww! 🎙 Justin Timberlake and the 🎦 TROLLS film franchise just can’t seem to quit each other 😏. I mean, truly, you just can’t stop the feeling!!! Once more, JT is back with another single, 🎵 “Better Place”, which appears in 🎦 TROLLS Band Together.  The keyword is band folks, hence why JT’s old band, 🎙 *NSYNC also appears on “Better Place.” The last time *NSYNC released a song was in 2001 – 22 years ago 🤯! Timberlake penned “Better Place” alongside 🎼 ✍ Amy Allen and producer, 🎛 Shellback. So, is “Better Together” good?

Given the fact that this is a children’s song, the positive, feel-good vibes are turned up to 💯. In the first verse, we get a heaping does of the positivity from Justin: “I’m already up, but you lift me higher.” In the second verse, “Don’t want it any other way, tell all your friends you’re gonna stay / When we’re together you know that we do it better.” WOO! Togetherness is the key, hence why it makes sense that *NSYNC reunites for this one, right? Besides the positive lyrics, “Better Place” thrives off its groove, which first appears during the chorus, and continues for the remainder of the song. All told, 🎵 “Better Place” is a fun, inoffensive pop bop.  It’s nice to hear the boys one of the most successful, bubblegum/teen pop bands reunited, particularly when the song hails from a kids movie soundtrack.

🎙 *NSYNC & Justin Timberlake • 🎵 “Better Place” • 🏷 RCA • 🗓 9.29.23

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