Justin Timberlake – Say Something ft. Chris Stapleton

“Say Something” is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake featuring vocals by fellow American singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton. It was released on January 25, 2018, as the third single from his fifth studio album Man of the Woods (2018) along with its music video. The song was written and produced by Timberlake, Larrance Dopson, Floyd Nathaniel Hills, and Timbaland, with additional songwriting by Stapleton.

Directed by Arturo Perez Jr. and produced by La Blogothèque, the video was filmed using a technique known as “continuous motion” and shot in one take at the Bradbury Building in Los Angeles – famous for its appearance in the 1982 science fiction film Blade Runner – with elevators, balconies, and stairs that “personified the labyrinth” the concept required. The crew included 17 musicians and a 60-person choir, in order to record the video and audio live in only one take. The video starts with Timberlake alone in a room creating beats and effects on a Maschine sampler. The camera follows him as he straps on an acoustic guitar and ascends up an elevator. Stepping out, he encounters Stapleton on a nearby staircase.

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In September 2017 Timberlake and Stapleton shared the stage, along with Stapleton’s wife Morgane, during the pop star’s set at the Pilgrimage Music and Cultural Festival in Tennessee.

The duet was produced by Timbaland, Danja, and 1500 or Nothin’, continuing Timbaland’s history of country and Americana-style production for such artists as Bubba Sparxxx (“She Tried”) and Brad Paisley (“Grey Goose Chase” and “Solar Power Girl”).

Chris Stapleton hadn’t originally planned to contribute vocals on this cut. “I really just went out to Los Angeles to write songs with him,” he explained to Billboard magazine. “That was one of those things where there wasn’t necessarily a plan. He was like, ‘Alright, you hop in there and take a verse.’ I’m like, ‘You want me to do what?’ … It came out great. I had a blast with him, he’s a great creative force and one of those guys that if you get a chance to work with him, you should.”

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