Ciara described the video as her own "Love, Sex and Magic" show, inspired by the burlesque cabaret Crazy Horse .
Directed by Diane Martel, the Love Sex Magic music video follows a "voyeuristic" theme where Timberlake plays an observer watching Ciara perform a "Vegas-style" show.
The romantic "magic" of the pairing translated into a commercial hit for Ciara's album Fantasy Ride :
