Timbaland gave fans an incredible gift on Christmas Day when he dropped a new single called "Shakin," featuring emcee Strado and the sultry vocals of none other than late singer Aaliyah [1]. The '90s songstress, who died tragically at the age of 22 in a 2001 plane crash, sings "Your love makin', keeps me shakin'" on the addictive hook of the track, which is part of Timbaland's King Stays King mixtape [2]. The legendary producer has hinted about releasing new Aaliyah [3] music in the past [4] and confirmed it all when he announced the release on Twitter [5], writing, "Aaliyah.. This is for you baby."

This isn't the first time Aaliyah's voice has appeared on new songs, either. Drake drew criticism from Aaliyah's mother when he started a project [6] using the "Try Again" singer's vocals, and Timbaland had some harsh words for Chris Brown [7] when he used her on the chorus of his 2013 song "Don't Think They Know," saying [8], "Aaliyah music only work with its soulmate, which is me." Regardless of past drama, Timbaland's new song is a welcome, haunting reminder of just how talented Aaliyah was. Listen to it below!