Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)

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"Cry Me a River"
Single by Justin Timberlake
from the album Justified
Released	December 17, 2002
Format	Digital download CD single 12" single
Recorded	2002
Genre	Pop/R&B
Length	4:48
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Justin Timberlake, Tim Mosley, Scott Storch
Producer(s)	Timbaland
Chart positions
#1 (Poland) #2 (UK; Australia) #3 (US)
Justin Timberlake singles chronology
"Like I Love You" (2002)	"Cry Me a River" (2002)	"Work It" (2003)

"Cry Me a River" is the second single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified. Released in late 2002/early 2003, the single, which features guest vocals and production by Timbaland, deals with the process around his break-up with Britney Spears. The song won Timberlake a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 2004. The song is supposedly a re-telling of his split with Spears, including accusations of her infidelity with lyrics like, "You don't have to say what you did/I already know, I found out from him/Now there's just no chance, for you and me, there'll never be/And don't it make you sad about it." While the music video, directed by Francis Lawrence, depicts him exacting revenge upon her: filming himself with another woman in her house; and watching as she returns.

It was covered by lostprophets as a B-side to their 2004 single "Last Train Home". 50 Cent also collaborated with Timberlake on a remix.

[edit] Formats and track listings

12" maxi single

1. "Cry Me a River" [Album Version]
2. "Cry Me a River" [Instrumental]
3. "Cry Me a River" [Dirty Vegas Vocal Mix]
4. "Cry Me a River" [Junior's Vasquez Earth Club Mix]
5. "Like I Love You" [Basement Jaxx Vocal Mix]
6. "Like I Love You" [Deep Dish Zigzag Remix]

German CD single

1. "Cry Me a River" [Album Version]
2. "Cry Me a River" [Dirty Vegas Vocal Mix]
3. "Cry Me a River" [Bill Hamel Vocal Remix]
4. "Like I Love You" [Basement Jaxx Vocal Mix]

UK CD #1

1. "Cry Me a River" [Original Version]
2. "Cry Me a River" [Dirty Vegas Vocal Remix]
3. "Cry Me a River" [Bill Hamel Vocal Remix]
4. "Cry Me a River" [Enhanced Video]

UK CD #2

1. "Cry Me a River" [Dirty Vegas Vocal]
2. "Like I Love You" [Basement Jaxx Vocal]
3. "Like I Love You" [Deep Dish Vocal Remix]

[edit] Remixes/official versions

• Album Version — 4:47
• Instrumental — 4:47
• Dirty Vegas Vocal Mix — 8:11
• Junior's Earth Club Mix — 6:43
• Hani's Flashback Mix — 5:04
• Bill Hamel Justinough Vocal Mix — 7:44
• Johnny Fiasco's Electric Karma Mix — 7:49
• Johnny Fiasco Remix — 4:19