Cry Me a River" is the second single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified. Released on December 17, 2002, the single, which features guest vocals and production by Timbaland & Scott Storch, won Timberlake a Grammy Award for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" in 2004. The song title comes from "Cry Me a River" written in 1953 by Arthur Hamilton and sung by Julie London in the cult Jayne Mansfield movie "The Girl Can't Help It".
(cry me a river: you can cry a lot but you will not get my sympathy, crocodile tears "When he complained about how much he had to pay his chauffeur, I said, ""Cry me a river, guy".)
