Writers from '' Billboard '' , '' Rolling Stone '' , '' Fuse '' and '' USA Today '' highlighted its attractiveness for the summer season . Adelle Platon from '' Billboard '' called it " delightful " and a " feel-good jam " . Nate Chinen from '' The New York Times '' wrote " Timberlake is on firm footing here , gliding over a disco-pop beat and urging all comers to catch the spirit . " Jon Niles from '' Music Times '' wrote : " The song gives off a feeling of pure joy that only a talent as great as Timberlake could bring to the table . " For Lisa Respers France of CNN Entertainment , " If Friday had a sound , it would be Justin Timberlake 's " Ca n't Stop the Feeling ! " . " Ed Masley wrote in AZCentral " the lyrics sound like they were custom-made to be the soundtrack to your favorite summer memories . " For '' The A.V. Club '' , Annie Zaleski wrote " a perfect summer song is one I can blast while driving in the car with the windows down . The tune does n’t have to be meaningful — in fact , the more lightweight , the better — and it should offer a few minutes of unadulterated escapism . This year , I can already tell that " Ca n’t Stop The Feeling ! " is my hot-weather jam . " '' The A.V. Club '' included it among the 40 best songs of 2016 ( first half ) . '' Billboard '' critics ranked " Ca n't Stop the Feeling ! " at number 33 on their " 100 Best Pop Songs of 2016 " list , adding " the rhythm is eventually gon na get you to dance . " Digital Spy considered it the 19th-best pop song of the year , while Idolator named it the 20th-best song of the year , for " feel-good " and " infectious . " Aversely , contributors for '' Time '' and '' Spin '' gave it unfavorable reviews , with the latter stating , " There are certain songs notable not only for their popularity , but for an insufferable repetition . " " Ca n't Stop the Feeling ! " won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards . Timberlake received the Hollywood Song Award for " Ca n't Stop the Feeling ! " at the 2016 Hollywood Film Awards and won the award for Best Song Written for an Animated Film at the 2016 Hollywood Music in Media Awards . It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song , Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song , Critics ' Choice Award for Best Song , Satellite Award for Best Original Song , and by the Guild of Music Supervisors Awards for Best Song/Recording Created for a Film
59th Annual Grammy Awards
59th Annual Grammy Awards
Can't Stop the Feeling!