Supplies (song) explained
| Supplies |
| Cover: | Justin Timberlake - Supplies (Official Single Cover).png |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Justin Timberlake |
| Album: | Man of the Woods |
| Genre: | R&B |
| Length: | 3:45 |
| Label: | RCA |
| Prev Title: | Filthy |
| Prev Year: | 2018 |
| Next Title: | Say Something |
| Next Year: | 2018 |
"Supplies" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his fifth studio album, Man of the Woods (2018). It was written and produced by Timberlake with Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, and released on January 18, 2018. Its music video was directed by Dave Meyers. The song was serviced to rhythmic radio on January 23, 2018, as the album's second single.[1]
Production
"Supplies" was the second single released from the album Man of the Woods, after the Timbaland- and Danja-produced "Filthy". "Supplies" was produced by Timberlake and The Neptunes.[2] Despite The Neptunes' prolific production on
's "Girlfriend", Timberlake's debut album Justified (which spawned a number of successful singles such as "Like I Love You", "Rock Your Body" and "Señorita"), and good relations with Timberlake, "Supplies" is the first solo single by Timberlake to be produced by the duo since 2003's "I'm Lovin' It", following The Neptunes' disputes with Jive Records (whom Timberlake was signed to at the time) over rap-group Clipse.[2] [3] [4]
Composition
"Supplies" is an R&B song,[5] with a steady beat and sitar-like melody with onomatopoeic interjections from Pharrell Williams.
Music video
Directed by Dave Meyers, the song's music video shows a couple living in a dystopian society with hints of the present. The clip starts in a darkened room with an array of television screens showing images of the socio-political climate. Co-star Eiza González interrupts a religious cult ritual, before entering a room full of levitating people with halos on their heads. Timberlake removes a halo from one of the people, causing them to collapse to the floor. Later, Timberlake is seen again in the room with the television screens, with said televisions combusting, before being joined by González in a post-apocalyptic scenario. A group of five children appear, with the duo taking them under their care. One of the children tells the viewer to "die already", and that they are "still asleep".[6] [7] Pharrell Williams, who did the co-production of the song, makes a brief cameo appearance in the video.
The music video on YouTube has received over 35 million views as of April 2024.[8]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Discogs.[9]
- Justin Timberlake – production, vocal production
- Pharrell Williams – production, additional vocals
- Tyler, the Creator - additional vocals (uncredited)
- Chad Hugo – production
- Andrew Coleman – engineering
- Mike Larson – engineering
- Jon Sher – assistant engineering
- Ben Sedano – assistant engineering
- Elliot Ives – guitar
Charts
Release history
Notes and References
- News: Top 40/Rhythmic-Crossover > Future Releases . All Access Music Group . January 18, 2018 . June 19, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170619205001/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-rhythmic/future-releases . live .
- Web site: Justin Timberlake releases political video for 'Supplies' - NME. NME. 18 January 2018. 21 April 2020. 24 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191224132631/https://www.nme.com/news/music/justin-timberlake-releases-political-video-supplies-2221934. live.
- Web site: Justin Timberlake Says Label Drama Stopped Him & The Neptunes From Collaborating. 17 January 2018. Hot New Hip Hop. 19 January 2018. 19 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235231/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/justin-timberlake-says-label-drama-stopped-him-and-the-neptunes-from-collaborating-news.42418.html. live.
- Web site: Watch Justin Timberlake and Pharrell's Political Video for New Song "Supplies" - Pitchfork. pitchfork.com. 18 January 2018. 19 January 2018. 19 January 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180119235129/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-justin-timberlake-and-pharrells-political-video-for-new-song-supplies/. live.
- Web site: Justin Timberlake references #MeToo, Trump, Harvey Weinstein, racism in new 'Supplies' music video . Maslow . Nick . January 18, 2018 . . February 1, 2018 . February 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180202130540/http://ew.com/music/2018/01/18/justin-timberlake-references-metoo-trump-harvey-weinstein-racism-in-new-supplies-music-video/ . live .
- Watch Justin Timberlake's Dystopian New 'Supplies' Video . Legaspi . Althea . January 18, 2018 . Rolling Stone . January 18, 2018 . January 19, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180119001217/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-justin-timberlakes-dystopian-new-supplies-video-w515572 . live .
- Justin Timberlake Finds Love in a Funky, Fiery Futurescape in Eye-Popping 'Supplies' Video . Kaufman . Gil . January 18, 2018 . Billboard . January 18, 2018 . January 18, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180118143218/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8094892/justin-timberlake-supplies-video . live .
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4vnmgZLA8s Justin Timberlake - Supplies (Official Video)
- Web site: Justin Timberlake – Supplies . Discogs . 2018-02-04 . 2018-02-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180205130111/https://www.discogs.com/Justin-Timberlake-Supplies/release/11441149 . live .
- Web site: NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. January 29, 2018. January 26, 2018. January 31, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180131024112/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=4447. live.
- Web site: Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. January 27, 2018. July 20, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170720033503/http://www.sverigetopplistan.se/. live.
- Web site: Justin Timberlake — Supplies. Tophit. 2021-10-27. 2021-10-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20211027235146/https://tophit.ru/en/tracks/86638/. live.
