During an interview with Billboard magazine, Harmon recalled how the song was conceived in 2009, during the recording sessions for Timbaland's third studio album Shock Value II (2009), "He's like, 'I'm gonna save this one, and this is gonna go on my album.' We never knew when he was going to put it out – we were like, 'Aw man, you're in movies now!' We could have waited another 10, 15 years. "Mirrors" was written and produced by Justin Timberlake, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional writing from James Fauntleroy.
2 Composition and lyrical interpretation. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) recognized it as one of the most performed songs of 20. It was included on Legends of the Summer Tour and The 20/20 Experience World Tour setlists. Timberlake performed "Mirrors" on television shows including Saturday Night Live and the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards as part of a medley number. As of 2018, the song has sold over 3.9 million downloads in the US. Its music video won two MTV Video Music Awards, including Video of the Year. The song was met with positive reviews by critics upon release and received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance. "Mirrors" was ranked at number six on the Year-End Hot 100 chart. It peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Mainstream Top 40 in the United States. It went on to top the Australian Urban, Bulgarian, European, Lebanese, Polish, South African and United Kingdom singles charts, being Timberlake's fourth number-one single in the UK. "Mirrors" was issued as the second single from The 20/20 Experience on February 11, 2013. The accompanying music video, directed by Floria Sigismondi, was released in March 2013 and depicts a tale of two lovers through several decades. Timberlake wrote and produced the song with Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional writing from James Fauntleroy. It is an eight-minute-long mid-tempo progressive soul and R&B ballad. First conceived in 2009, the track was inspired by his relationship with Jessica Biel and the marriage of his grandparents. " Mirrors" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his third studio album, The 20/20 Experience (2013). 2013 single by Justin Timberlake "Mirrors"
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