Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)

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"Cry Me a River"
"Cry Me a River" cover
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) Tim Mosley, Scott Storch
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 two remixes.[1] In 2006 New Found Glory covered it for an online performance on Yahoo Music & Pepsi Smash's "Cover Art" feature. The video can be found on YouTube.

The music video was also parodied in 2006 in Bob Sinclar's music video for Rock This Party.

During a performance with The Rolling Stones at Toronto Rocks, during the bands hit Miss You, Mick Jagger sang the songs chorus several times with Timberlake much to the crowds delight. The performance can be found here [[2]]


[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
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