Which musician recorded the vocal track associated with McDonald’s 2003 campaign?

Justin Timberlake recorded the vocal track associated with McDonald’s 2003 “I’m Lovin’ It” campaign.

The track was released as a promotional single connected with the campaign and helped give the advertising launch a pop-music profile. The campaign’s short musical phrase later became more prominent than the full promotional song.

The advertising concept was developed internationally, while music-industry collaborators helped produce the associated recording. Timberlake’s involvement is sometimes mistaken for authorship of the entire campaign or the slogan itself.

McDonald’s used local adaptations and different performers in some markets, so the campaign did not sound identical everywhere. Nevertheless, Timberlake’s recording is the best-known artist association with the original global launch.