Justin Timberlake performed the original English-language song associated with McDonald’s “I’m Lovin’ It” campaign.
The campaign launched in 2003 and used a song titled “I’m Lovin’ It,” performed by Timberlake. The track helped connect McDonald’s advertising with contemporary pop music and gave the campaign a recognizable audio identity beyond its printed slogan.
The song and the advertising campaign are related but are not exactly the same thing. McDonald’s used the phrase, melody, and short audio signature in many forms of marketing, while Timberlake’s recording was the longer pop song associated with the launch.
Pharrell Williams is often mentioned in discussions of the campaign because he was involved in its music production and songwriting. The singer credited with performing the original English-language recording, however, was Justin Timberlake.