“Keep Going Up” is a song by Timbaland, Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake. It was recorded in 2023 and marks their second collaboration following 2007’s “Give It To Me”.
On July 18, 2023, Nelly and Timbaland did an Instagram Live from his recording studio in Miami while reuniting for the first ti...
[Intro: Justin Timberlake, Timbaland]
I keep goin', I keep goin', I keep goin' up
How you been, young lady?
Does the feelin' still drive you crazy?
Uh, how you been, young lady?
Does the feelin'—
[Verse 1: Nelly Furtado, Timbaland]
I been workin' on my gains lately (Yeah)
I been lovin' myself on the daily (Uh)
Had to cut some people off, they were drainin' (Say what?)
I'm no longer settlin', I'm upgradin', ayy, ayy
[Pre-Chorus: Nelly Furtado, Timbaland]
My new life's much better than the old one
I look around, you're not around (Long gone now)
Now I'm laughin', remember I was broken
I look around, you're not around (Long gone now, say what?)
[Chorus: Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado]
I keep goin', I keep goin', I keep goin' up
I keep goin', I keep goin', I keep goin' up
[Verse 2: Justin Timberlake, Timbaland]
I been addin' commas on my new statements (Say what?)
Yeah, I been on new energy, it's contagious (Yeah)
I could try to hide it, but can't contain it (Uh)
This life keeps goin' up and I can't explain it (Ayy, what you say, JT?)
I'm a top-notch dresser, one-two stepper (Yeah)
Still got the belt, don't buckle under pressure (Uh)
Champ and still reignin' (Yeah, yeah)
No, I ain't gotta tell you, you heard him sayin' it
But just in case y'all have forgot, you know who you playin' with, oh
[Pre-Chorus: Nelly Furtado, Both, Justin Timberlake]
My new life's much better than the old one
You look around, I'm still around, yeah
Now I'm laughin', remember I was broken
You look around, I'll be around, and I
[Chorus: Justin & Nelly, Justin, Nelly, Timbaland]
I keep goin', I keep goin', I keep goin' up
I keep goin' up, yeah, hey, ooh
I keep goin', I keep goin', I keep goin' up
Been goin' up, up
I keep goin', I keep goin', I keep goin' up
I keep goin' up, yeah, we keep goin' up, ooh
I keep goin', I keep goin', I keep goin' up
Long gone now, long gone now (Break it down now)
[Outro: Justin, Nelly, Timbaland, Justin & Nelly]
I feel some kind of way, I'm goin' up
I feel some kind of way (Tell me what you're feelin', baby)
I feel some kind of way, I'm goin' up, yeah (Yeah, uh)
And they feel some kind of way
We up
Keep Going Up was written by Timbaland & Justin Timberlake & Nelly Furtado & Kenyon Dixon & SkipOnDaBeat & Jordan Hollywood & Beatnet & Brandon Cordoba & Jennah Bell & Chris Gapasin & Khyelle Mango & Chris Godbey.
Keep Going Up was produced by Timbaland & SkipOnDaBeat.
Timbaland-nelly-furtado-and-justin-timberlake released Keep Going Up on Fri Sep 01 2023.
We connected. There was a real healing thing that happened. Between the three of us – me, Timbaland and JT – we’ve all had long careers with ups and downs and to me personally, doing this song together feels very authentic and is a mini-miracle.
It started with Tim and JT. Tim texted me like, ‘Yo,...
The track for “Keep Going Up” originated from Beatclub, the Timbaland-founded music creator platform, and its members, Last Trip to the Moon. Timbaland joined the group’s production team members Brandon Stewart and Brandon Cordoba, who created the beat, for a session, and then added his own flair. T...
During the tracking week ending September 16, 2023, the song debuted at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song marks the trio’s second appearance on the Hot 100 in 16 years, as their first collaboration, “Give It to Me” reached the top spot in 2007.
The song marks Timbaland’s first Hot 100 ap...