■ Timberlake sings tribute to Minnesota’s Prince during halftime show,

Justin Timberlake ended his Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday with no uninten- tionally exposed body parts.

Still, the singer made reference to the infamous 2004 Super Bowl “wardrobe mal- function,” the incident where he raised a ruckus by yanking off part of Janet Jack- son’s costume and freeing her bare breast.

Timberlake played “Rock Your Body,” the same song he performed with Jackson 14 years ago that resulted in “nipplegate.” This time, though, Timberlake omitted the lyric that proclaims “bet I’ll have you naked by the end of this song.”

It may have been the only thing left out of the halftime show, where Timberlake seemed ing except everyone the intent Eagles in upon the and stadium involv- Patriots. He appeared to try every idea thrown at him in production meetings.

One may have worked well — opening his set in the bowels of the stadium in what was made to seem like a small club — if the performance hadn’t rendered his new sin- gle “Filthy” unintelligible. Timberlake into way the to a stadium, stage climbed while down steps singing a run- out “Rock Your Body.” He was constantly surrounded by dancers, enthusiastic musi- cians and jumping audience members, so much so that it made the star of the show seem small. He danced on the NFL’s midfield logo, brought out a marching band dressed in tuxedos, gave audience members giant reflecting mirrors, played at a gleaming white piano, had two elaborate stage sets and even climbed into the audience to take “selfies” with a young fan.

Sitting at the piano, he performed a “duet” with the Twin Cities’ late star, Prince, whose image was projected on a giant scrim beside Timberlake. It was a touching tribute, particularly when cameras outside the stadium caught Prince’s insignia in lights, although the song choice of “I Would Die For U” felt unnecessarily macabre.

Timberlake was at his best in his breezy hits “Sexyback” and “Can’t Stop the Feeling,” which emphasized his appeal as an adept song-anddance man.