"Supplies"
Single by Justin Timberlake
from the album Man of the Woods
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2018 (2018-01-18)
GenreR&B
Length3:45
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Justin Timberlake singles chronology
"Filthy"
(2018) 		"Supplies"
(2018) 		"Say Something"
(2018)
Music video
"Supplies" on YouTube

"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 *NSYNC'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 song 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.[6]

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.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs.[8]

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 49
France (SNEP)[10] 128
Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 83
Hungary (Single Top 40)[12] 36
New Zealand Heatseekers (RMNZ)[13] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 63
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 84
UK Singles (OCC)[16] 84
US Billboard Hot 100[17] 71
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[18] 18

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Supplies"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Russia January 31, 2018 Contemporary hit radio Sony [19]

References

  1. ^ "Top 40/Rhythmic-Crossover > Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on June 19, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Justin Timberlake releases political video for 'Supplies' - NME". NME. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Justin Timberlake Says Label Drama Stopped Him & The Neptunes From Collaborating". Hot New Hip Hop. 17 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Watch Justin Timberlake and Pharrell's Political Video for New Song "Supplies" - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ^ Maslow, Nick (January 18, 2018). "Justin Timberlake references #MeToo, Trump, Harvey Weinstein, racism in new 'Supplies' music video". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 2, 2018. Retrieved February 1, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Legaspi, Althea (January 18, 2018). "Watch Justin Timberlake's Dystopian New 'Supplies' Video". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  7. ^ Kaufman, Gil (January 18, 2018). "Justin Timberlake Finds Love in a Funky, Fiery Futurescape in Eye-Popping 'Supplies' Video". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "Justin Timberlake – Supplies". Discogs. Archived from the original on 2018-02-05. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  9. ^ "Justin Timberlake Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  10. ^ "Justin Timberlake – Supplies" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  11. ^ "Justin Timberlake – Supplies" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 29, 2018. Archived from the original on January 31, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
  14. ^ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on July 20, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  15. ^ "Justin Timberlake – Supplies". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  16. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  17. ^ "Justin Timberlake Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  18. ^ "Justin Timberlake Chart History (Rhythmic)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  19. ^ "Justin Timberlake — Supplies". Tophit. Archived from the original on 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-27.
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