( EW.com ) -- Justin Timberlake was too busy bringing sexy back to go to college — which , on the whole , seems to have worked out just fine for him . Unfortunately , it also means that when Timberlake decided to call his next single `` Take Back the Night , '' he apparently had no idea that the name was already trademarked by a sexual assault awareness foundation that 's been holding emotionally-charged campus events since the '70s . Luckily , the Internet was there to inform Timberlake of his folly — leading the singer to release the following statement to Radar : . EW : Hear Timberlake 's new single 'Take Back The Night ' here . `` Upon the release of my new single 'Take Back The Night , ' I was made aware of an organization of the same name called The Take Back The Night Foundation . I wanted to take this opportunity to let all know that neither my song nor its lyrics have any association with the organization . As I 've learned more about The Take Back The Night Foundation , I 'm moved by its efforts to stop violence against women , create safe communities and encourage respectful relationships for women — something we all should rally around . It is my hope that this coincidence will bring more awareness to this cause . '' Timberlake 's words have n't exactly mollified Take Back the Night 's leadership , which was understandably upset once it heard about his song ( not to mention lyrics such as `` C'mon , use me up until there 's nothing left '' ) . EW : Timberlake 's racy video for 'Tunnel Vision ' will not be moved . `` It just shows how far we have to go when Take Back the Night as a historic movement to end sexual violence in all forms is still not widely enough known , according to Mr. Timberlake , that he claims he did n't know that we existed , '' TBTN executive director Katherine Koestner told Rolling Stone yesterday . Koestner 's organization sent a letter to Timberlake threatening legal action over using its name without permission ; its volunteer lawyer is apparently still awaiting a response from Timberlake 's team . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
`` Take Back the Night '' is trademarked by a sexual assault awareness foundation . Timberlake says his song and the lyrics have no connection to the foundation . The singer has been threatened with legal action .