The original version of Justin Timberlake's "Suit & Tie" is a relaxed, fundamentally happy song, full of sounds that sound like they just returned from a particularly restorative stay at an Italian day spa. That entitlement was practically a character within the song, so it's particularly bracing to hear Four Tet rip all of that stuff out on his remix, scraping the sides for good measure. In his remix, "Suit & Tie" is a nothing but a thumping chassis, a little blip of Justin vocal tumbling like a red sock in the dryer at the bottom of the mix, punctuated by a Jay-Z "uh" that quickly blurs into a piece of percussion.

With the plush strings and horns removed, the song now finds itself in a slinky minor key, or at least hovering somewhere suggestively close. Timberlake's vocal take, isolated here, is a marvel, and a reminder of just how pliable and sensitive he is as a singer: He is nothing if not adaptable, a perfect vehicle for whatever material you give him. Here, the exact same vocal take that he used to glide effortlessly back into the pop spotlight turns sweaty, clammy, desperate.

Lyrics
 [Intro: Justin Timberlake]
 I be on my suit and tie, shit tie, shit tie
 I be on my suit and tie, shit tie, shit
 Can I show you a few things, a few things, a few things, little baby?
 'Cause...
 I be on my suit and tie, shit tie, shit
 I be on my suit and tie, shit tie, shit
 Let me show you a few things
 Let me show you a few things

 Wait a minute. You ready, JT?

 [Verse 1: Justin Timberlake]
 I can't wait 'til I get you on the floor, good-looking
 Going hot, so hot, just like an oven
 And I'll burn myself, but just had to touch it
 But it's so fine and it's all mine
 Hey baby, we don't mind all the watching, ha
 Cause if they study close, real close
 They might learn something
 She ain't nothing but a little doozie when she does it
 She's so fine tonight

 [Hook: Justin Timberlake]
 And as long as I got my suit and tie
 I'ma leave it all on the floor tonight
 And you got fixed up to the nines
 Let me show you a few things
 All pressed up in black and white
 And you're dressed in that dress I like
 Love is swinging in the air tonight
 Let me show you a few things
 Let me show you a few things
 Show you a few things about love
 Now we're in the swing of love
 Let me show you a few things
 Show you a few things about love
 Hey

 [Verse 2: Justin Timberlake]
 Stop, let me get a good look at it
 Oh, so thick, now I know why they call it a fatty
 And aww, shit's so sick, got a hit and picked up a habit
 But that's alright, cause you're all mine
 Awww, go on and show 'em who you call "Daddy"
 I guess they're just mad cause girl, they wish they had it
 Oh, my killer, my thriller, yeah, you're a classic
 And you're all mine tonight

 [Hook: Justin Timberlake]
 And as long as I got my suit and tie
 I'ma leave it all on the floor tonight
 And you got fixed up to the nines
 Let me show you a few things
 All pressed up in black and white
 And you're dressed in that dress I like
 Love is swinging in the air tonight
 Let me show you a few things
 Let me show you a few things
 Show you a few things about love
 Now we're in the swing of love
 Let me show you a few things
 Show you a few things about love
 Hey

 Get out your seat, Hov

 [Verse 3: Jay-Z]
 All black at the white shows
 White shoes at the black shows
 Green card for the Cuban links
 Y'all sit back and enjoy the light show
 Nothing exceeds like excess
 Stoute got gout from having the best of the best
 Is this what it's all about?
 I'm at the restaurant
 My rant disturbing the guests
 Years of distress, tears on the dress
 Trying to hide her face with some make up sex
 This is truffle season
 Tom Ford tuxedos for no reason
 All Saints for my angel
 Alexander Wang too
 Ass-tight Denim and some Dunks
 I'll show you how to do this young!
 No papers, catch vapors
 Get high, out Vegas
 D'usses on doubles, ain't looking for trouble
 You just got good genes so a nigga trying to cuff you
 Tell your mother that I love her cause I love you
 Tell your father we go farther as a couple
 They ain't lose a daughter, got a son
 I show you how to do this, huh, uhh!

 [Hook: Justin Timberlake]
 And as long as I got my suit and tie
 I'ma leave it all on the floor tonight
 And you got fixed up to the nines
 Let me show you a few things
 All pressed up in black and white
 And you're dressed in that dress I like
 Love is swinging in the air tonight
 Let me show you a few things
 Let me show you a few things
 Show you a few things about love love love
 Let me show you a few things
 Show you a few things about love, hey
 Oh...