New Aaliyah Song Recorded Before Her Death Released by Timbaland

Timbaland releases previously recorded track 14 years after singer's death.

ByABC News
December 28, 2015, 3:47 PM
Aaliyah performs in this 1997 file photo.
Aaliyah performs in this 1997 file photo.
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

— -- The late R&B singer Aaliyah has lived on through her music.

Now, 14 years after her death, producer Timbaland has dropped a previously unreleased duet he recorded with the late singer before she died.

“Aaliyah.. This is for you baby,” Timbaland wrote on Twitter Christmas Day, with a link to the track called "Shakin,'" featuring Aaliyah.

Aaliyah.. This is for you baby. Download #KingStaysKing NOW! https://t.co/85JsmmixUu pic.twitter.com/flh58d1m8U

Timbaland (@Timbaland) December 25, 2015

Aaliyah died Aug. 25, 2001 in a plane crash in the Bahamas at the age of 22. In her brief career, she collaborated with Timbaland on some of her most notable tracks, including “Try Again,” “Are You That Somebody?,” and “I Am Music.”

“Aaliyah music only work with its soulmate, which is me,” Timbaland told Revolt TV in 2013.

Their song "Shakin'" is included on Timbaland's mix tape "King Stays King," which, according to Billboard, is a preview of the rapper/producer's upcoming album "Textbook Timbo."

Aaliyah died Aug. 25, 2001 in a plane crash in the Bahamas at the age of 22. In her brief career, she collaborated with Timbaland on some of her most notable tracks, including “Try Again,” “Are You That Somebody?,” and “I Am Music.”

“Aaliyah music only work with its soulmate, which is me,” Timbaland told Revolt TV in 2013.

Their song \"Shakin'\" is included on Timbaland's mix tape \"King Stays King,\" which, according to Billboard, is a preview of the rapper/producer's upcoming album \"Textbook Timbo.\"

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