"What Goes Around... Comes Around" is the third single from Justin Timberlake's second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). It became Timberlake's third consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100. On the album, the song is listed as "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around (Interlude)". It was co-produced by Timbaland, who provides backing vocals.
Song information
"What Goes Around..." has been described by critics as a second version of "Cry Me a River", due to the similarity in theme, structure, and tune of the two songs. Both songs are unforgiving indictments of an unfaithful lover.[citation needed] Despite the familiar topic, Timberlake has stated that, unlike "Cry Me a River", "What Goes Around..." isn't about his former girlfriend Britney Spears. Other sources have claimed that the song is about the break-up of a family friend aside from Ayala, who was deeply hurt and affected. The song features a two-minute interlude called "Comes Around", featuring the album's producer Timbaland. At the beginning of the song, there is about a five-second solo of the Middle Eastern instrument the oud. The beat is then changed to a more upbeat version of the same melody with more percussion. Whereas in "What Goes Around..." Timberlake laments how his ex-lover has hurt him, "...Comes Around" discusses how karma has caught up with the former flame, because now her new boyfriend is treating her the same way she treated Timberlake in the first portion of the song.
The song has received generally positive reviews. Billboard magazine praised the single, suggesting it was superior to the two previous FutureSex/LoveSounds releases, "SexyBack" and "My Love". Billboard reviewer Chuck Taylor said: "To call this 'Cry Me a River, Pt. 2' is among the greatest compliments we can muster, given the disposable quality of the previous two releases." He also went on to predict that the song would continue Timberlake's string of hits: "Sounds like three in a row for Timberlake." About.com reviewer Bill Lamb stated that the song "is one of the most gorgeous pop melodies of the year."
With "What Goes Around...", Timberlake accomplished another chart feat: he became the first male artist since Usher in 2004 to have three or more consecutive number-one hits from one album.
Timberlake performed the song on the Grammy Awards in 2007.
Music video
The music video for the song has been described as a short film since the director's cut duration exceeds nine minutes and the beginning even features credits similar to a film. The video was directed by Samuel Bayer with dialogue written by Alpha Dog writer and director Nick Cassavetes. This is Timberlake's first video with explicit language. The video stars Timberlake as well as Scarlett Johansson and Alpha Dog co-star Shawn Hatosy. It also features the interlude ("...Comes Around") to the song.
It premiered on iTunes Store on February 9, 2007. This was the first time an artist ever premiered its video in the store. Before the official release online, trailers were released on Timberlake's official website as well as on many television outlets. The director's cut is only available online and a shorter edited version sent out to television channels. The video's official television premiere was during MTV's 2007 Grammy Awards pre-show on February 11, 2007. On iTunes Store, two versions are available for download; the clean version, as well as the explicit version. It currently holds the record for the fastest selling video on the iTunes Store, selling a record breaking 50,000 downloads.
The video starts off with Timberlake flirting with Scarlett Johansson on the rooftop of a 1950's Moulin Rouge circus-style club. She rejects with a tease at first but eventually leaves with him to go back to his place. They are shown in bed together then Johansson is shown jumping into his pool and floating underneath the surface as if drowning. Timberlake runs out and pulls her up as she laughs it off and starts to kiss him in the pool. Timberlake is then shown introducing her to a drunk Shawn Hatosy at the club calling her "The One".
Hatosy seems to be interested in Johansson which can be confirmed for sure when Timberlake catches the two making out in a stairway later on, despite Timberlake's wish for Hatosy to look out for her. After punching Hatosy and chasing after Johansson (who has sped off in her car), Timberlake then chases her in his Porsche Carrera GT until seeing her run right into a fiery car crash pile up in which she is thrown from the car and lands feet away from the crash. Timberlake notices a body lying prone on the ground. He gets out and kneels over her while the camera view moves toward the sky and ends the video. This video retired from TRL on May 7, 2007 after 40 days. This is Timberlake's 3rd video to retire from this countdown after "SexyBack" and "My Love".
In September 2007, the music video won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Justin Timberlake - My Love
"My Love" is the hit single co-written by Justin Timberlake, T.I., Nate Hills and Timbaland for Timberlake's second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). It won the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration.
Despite the huge commercial success and relatively recent release of the album's first single "SexyBack", radio stations in various cities across the U.S. began spinning the cut in mid-August 2006. In a similar fashion to "SexyBack", Timbaland contributes limited background vocals to the song, and the song also features a rap verse from T.I.. Reception of the song has been very positive, with many fans and critics preferring it over "SexyBack." The song received a rare 5/5 star rating from Pitchfork Media and was subsequently named their number one song of 2006. Timberlake performed "My Love" and "SexyBack" as a medley for the opening of the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, and again for the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006, which he also hosted. He also performed the song on Saturday Night Live.
Timberlake became the first male artist since Usher in 2004 to have two consecutive number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The song became Timberlake's second number one single on the Hot 100, and T.I.'s first.
"My Love" is Timberlake's second top 10 single in a row in the Latin America Top 40.
In the iTunes Music Store, there are alternative versions of the single cover. The spot on the cover is different for each release:
Red - Single & Instrumental
Green - My Love: The Remixes EP
Blue - PodPak Single (with single version, a remix [Mike D Bass Mix], and music video)
"My Love" has been placed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the Longest Prelude to a Song.
Music video
The music video, directed by Paul Hunter, premiered on October 12. It includes the prelude to the song (Let Me Talk To You) which features the song's (and album) producer Timbaland. At the beginning it shows Timberlake in what seems to be a studio filled with white bars of light dancing with one of the many girls in the video. Then it goes on to show Timbaland and Timberlake rapping the prelude. Afterwards, the screen turns white and shows a distant Timberlake rotating coming towards the screen. He stops rotating once he is straight and starts singing the first verse. At random points in the video, the screen will change colors from black to white and show Timberlake with his dancers (the same ones who helped him out at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards), and different girls he seems to be singing the song to. While Timberlake is standing still in random parts of the video, the object he is talking about in the verse will start floating past him towards the screen. One example is when T.I. is rapping in front of a black screen, rubberbands start to float past him through the air towards the screen, which refers to his nickname as the "Rubberband Man" that he and his fans had given him. Other examples are the start of the first verse, Timberlake sings "If I wrote you a symphony", while having violins float past him toward the screen, and the start of the second verse, Timberlake sings "If I wrote you a love note", while sheets of paper and black pens float past him toward the screen.
There are three versions of the video. The first version released was the "Let Me Talk to You/My Love", which is 6:12. The second version is "My Love" album edit only. The last re-edit version is the "Let Me Talk to You/My Love" with a shortened interlude in the video.
Despite the huge commercial success and relatively recent release of the album's first single "SexyBack", radio stations in various cities across the U.S. began spinning the cut in mid-August 2006. In a similar fashion to "SexyBack", Timbaland contributes limited background vocals to the song, and the song also features a rap verse from T.I.. Reception of the song has been very positive, with many fans and critics preferring it over "SexyBack." The song received a rare 5/5 star rating from Pitchfork Media and was subsequently named their number one song of 2006. Timberlake performed "My Love" and "SexyBack" as a medley for the opening of the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards, and again for the MTV Europe Music Awards 2006, which he also hosted. He also performed the song on Saturday Night Live.
Timberlake became the first male artist since Usher in 2004 to have two consecutive number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. The song became Timberlake's second number one single on the Hot 100, and T.I.'s first.
"My Love" is Timberlake's second top 10 single in a row in the Latin America Top 40.
In the iTunes Music Store, there are alternative versions of the single cover. The spot on the cover is different for each release:
Red - Single & Instrumental
Green - My Love: The Remixes EP
Blue - PodPak Single (with single version, a remix [Mike D Bass Mix], and music video)
"My Love" has been placed in the Guinness Book of World Records for the Longest Prelude to a Song.
Music video
The music video, directed by Paul Hunter, premiered on October 12. It includes the prelude to the song (Let Me Talk To You) which features the song's (and album) producer Timbaland. At the beginning it shows Timberlake in what seems to be a studio filled with white bars of light dancing with one of the many girls in the video. Then it goes on to show Timbaland and Timberlake rapping the prelude. Afterwards, the screen turns white and shows a distant Timberlake rotating coming towards the screen. He stops rotating once he is straight and starts singing the first verse. At random points in the video, the screen will change colors from black to white and show Timberlake with his dancers (the same ones who helped him out at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards), and different girls he seems to be singing the song to. While Timberlake is standing still in random parts of the video, the object he is talking about in the verse will start floating past him towards the screen. One example is when T.I. is rapping in front of a black screen, rubberbands start to float past him through the air towards the screen, which refers to his nickname as the "Rubberband Man" that he and his fans had given him. Other examples are the start of the first verse, Timberlake sings "If I wrote you a symphony", while having violins float past him toward the screen, and the start of the second verse, Timberlake sings "If I wrote you a love note", while sheets of paper and black pens float past him toward the screen.
There are three versions of the video. The first version released was the "Let Me Talk to You/My Love", which is 6:12. The second version is "My Love" album edit only. The last re-edit version is the "Let Me Talk to You/My Love" with a shortened interlude in the video.
Justin Timberlake - SexyBack
"SexyBack" is a song written and performed by the American singer Justin Timberlake for his second solo album FutureSex/LoveSounds (2006). It features Timbaland on backing vocals, and earned Timberlake and Timbaland the 2007 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording. It was produced by Timbaland, Timberlake and Nate "Danja" Hills and released as the album's lead single on July 7, 2006. "SexyBack" is Timberlake's most successful single in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States, reaching the number one spot in all of these countries.
"SexyBack" was the longest-running number one single of 2006 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, staying seven weeks at the top, and the second-longest chart-topping single released that year, behind only Beyonce's "Irreplaceable", which spent ten weeks at number one -- 3 weeks in 2006 and 7 weeks in 2007.
The music video for "SexyBack" was shot in a luxury building in Barcelona, and features the Spanish actress Elena Anaya (Sex and Lucía,Van Helsing).
Originally, director Michael Haussman wanted to feature French actress Eva Green, the Bond girl from Casino Royale, but she declined twice.
The music video for the song is said to be inspired by the video for Madonna's "Take a Bow", also directed by Michael Haussman. The video was first shown on MTV's Making the Video on July 25. The video was placed at of 2006 on the VH1 Top 40 Music Videos of the Year.
It starts off with a cable car looking over a large city and then switches to a luxurious-looking hotel with Elena Anaya taking off her sweater. Then it cuts to Timberlake seemingly in a different room then to a club scene and Timberlake in front of a white background. The video alternates between those four viewpoints, with Timberlake and Anaya seeming to be spies in the hotel room and strangers in the club. At a certain point, Justin Timberlake goes over to Anaya's room by jumping over to her balcony. Then when Anaya goes to check it out, Justin traps her and they willingly have sex, proving that they might have had a sexual interest in each other. In the club, it ends with Justin cornering Elena in a bathroom stall. A sexual motion is shown. In the hotel room scene, Timberlake leaves by the same way that he entered and moments later jumps back to the balcony before an explosion ensues. It ends with the figure of Anaya sitting in a chair beside a small TV in which a kiss is frozen on the screen.
"SexyBack" was the longest-running number one single of 2006 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, staying seven weeks at the top, and the second-longest chart-topping single released that year, behind only Beyonce's "Irreplaceable", which spent ten weeks at number one -- 3 weeks in 2006 and 7 weeks in 2007.
The music video for "SexyBack" was shot in a luxury building in Barcelona, and features the Spanish actress Elena Anaya (Sex and Lucía,Van Helsing).
Originally, director Michael Haussman wanted to feature French actress Eva Green, the Bond girl from Casino Royale, but she declined twice.
The music video for the song is said to be inspired by the video for Madonna's "Take a Bow", also directed by Michael Haussman. The video was first shown on MTV's Making the Video on July 25. The video was placed at of 2006 on the VH1 Top 40 Music Videos of the Year.
It starts off with a cable car looking over a large city and then switches to a luxurious-looking hotel with Elena Anaya taking off her sweater. Then it cuts to Timberlake seemingly in a different room then to a club scene and Timberlake in front of a white background. The video alternates between those four viewpoints, with Timberlake and Anaya seeming to be spies in the hotel room and strangers in the club. At a certain point, Justin Timberlake goes over to Anaya's room by jumping over to her balcony. Then when Anaya goes to check it out, Justin traps her and they willingly have sex, proving that they might have had a sexual interest in each other. In the club, it ends with Justin cornering Elena in a bathroom stall. A sexual motion is shown. In the hotel room scene, Timberlake leaves by the same way that he entered and moments later jumps back to the balcony before an explosion ensues. It ends with the figure of Anaya sitting in a chair beside a small TV in which a kiss is frozen on the screen.
Justin Timberlake - Rock your body
"Rock Your Body" is the third single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified. The song features Aqua's lead singer Lene Nystrøm.
Released in 2003, the Neptunes-produced single peaked at on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Rock Your body" entered the Australian Charts At and stayed there for 1 week. Although designed specifically for Michael Jackson's 2001 "Invincible" album, it never made the cut and Timberlake-The Neptunes made it his own. While Timberlake was performing this song at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show with R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson, at the moment he sang "have you naked by the end of this song," he [supposedly] accidentally ripped off part of Jackson's costume, exposing her right breast on live television .
Released in 2003, the Neptunes-produced single peaked at on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. "Rock Your body" entered the Australian Charts At and stayed there for 1 week. Although designed specifically for Michael Jackson's 2001 "Invincible" album, it never made the cut and Timberlake-The Neptunes made it his own. While Timberlake was performing this song at the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show with R&B/pop singer Janet Jackson, at the moment he sang "have you naked by the end of this song," he [supposedly] accidentally ripped off part of Jackson's costume, exposing her right breast on live television .
Crowd Control
"Crowd Control" is a single recorded by Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake, but has yet to be released. Timberlake told his fans to await the song in 2006 on MTV News.
About the song
In September 2007, Furtado announced that she had recorded a single with Timberlake and new recording pop/rock artist Vince Perez but she was not sure if it will be released.
Timberlake cited that the song was supposedly will be on his album FutureSex/LoveSounds but it didn't make the cut, but the song will be released at the right time.
Vince Perez was asked how such an oppertunity revealed itself so early in his career and he said that Timberlake had listened to his demo he had submitted to Jive Records a while back and lady luck was on his side. Perez described the process as the most fun he has had in his life and his debut album The World Unknown would be released in mid 2008.
Description
Furtado described the song sexy, cute, clubby, upbeat and fun track. Timberlake also described it the same with Vince Perez.
About the song
In September 2007, Furtado announced that she had recorded a single with Timberlake and new recording pop/rock artist Vince Perez but she was not sure if it will be released.
Timberlake cited that the song was supposedly will be on his album FutureSex/LoveSounds but it didn't make the cut, but the song will be released at the right time.
Vince Perez was asked how such an oppertunity revealed itself so early in his career and he said that Timberlake had listened to his demo he had submitted to Jive Records a while back and lady luck was on his side. Perez described the process as the most fun he has had in his life and his debut album The World Unknown would be released in mid 2008.
Description
Furtado described the song sexy, cute, clubby, upbeat and fun track. Timberlake also described it the same with Vince Perez.
Duran Duran - Nite Runner
Nite Runner is a likely contender to be the second single from the album Red Carpet Massacre. The song featuring Justin Timberlake and Timbaland is described as a techno dance anthem and is produced by Timbaland & Danja.
Duran Duran - Falling Down
"Falling Down" is a song recorded by British band Duran Duran produced by Justin Timberlake with Timberlake also adding backing vocals. It is the first single from Duran Duran's new album Red Carpet Massacre, and was sent to radio and available to download from iTunes USA on September 25, 2007. According to the bands official website the single will NOT be released on CD in the USA, due to the decline of physical singles being released in the US over passing time. However, the single will still be released on CD in several European countries. UK release date is November 5, 2007.
Music Video
The music video for Falling Down will be about models in rehab. It has been confirmed an "r-rated" version featuring topless models will be made, as well as a censored version for music networks such as MTV, Much Music, and VH1 to play. It was shot in Los Angeles.
The music video will be premiering October 16th on Yahoo! Music.
Music Video
The music video for Falling Down will be about models in rehab. It has been confirmed an "r-rated" version featuring topless models will be made, as well as a censored version for music networks such as MTV, Much Music, and VH1 to play. It was shot in Los Angeles.
The music video will be premiering October 16th on Yahoo! Music.
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