"Back in Time" Pitbull

Though he professes to be going "Back in Time," Pitbull's new single for the upcoming Men in Black III soundtrack is more like a journey through the ages: a pit stop in the 1950s with a guitar riff interpolated from Mickey & Sylvia's "Love is Strange"; pounding club beats from the current dance-pop trend; and a glimpse at the (please don't let this be the) future of music with a dubstep breakdown during the middle eight. It's a mismatched combination of styles and influences that doesn't really work—especially on this droning, low-energy track that offers no strong hooks or particularly compelling moments for the listener. In fact, the strongest feeling that "Time" evokes is an intense longing for the Big Willie Style of the original MIB theme song. C-