"Cry Me a River" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake (pictured) for his debut studio album, Justified (2002). Taking inspiration from his former relationship with singer Britney Spears, he wrote it with Scott Storch and Timbaland. Jive Records released the song to contemporary hit and rhythmic radio in the US in 2002 as the album's second single. Accompanied by an electric piano, beatboxing, guitars, and synthesizers, "Cry Me a River" is a funk and R&B; song about a brokenhearted man moving on from his unfaithful girlfriend. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who considered it a stand-out track on Justified and praised Timbaland's production. It won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2004 ceremony, and the music video won the awards for Best Male Video and Best Pop Video at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Pop Songs charts and charted in the top ten in other countries. Timberlake performed "Cry Me a River" on his four major concert tours from 2003 through 2015. The song has been covered by Leona Lewis and Taylor Swift, among others. Spears recorded an answer song titled "Everytime" for her 2003 studio album In the Zone.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1533:

Anne Boleyn, already pregnant with future queen Elizabeth, secretly married Henry VIII of England, the second of his six marriages. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Boleyn

1890:

American journalist Nellie Bly completed a circumnavigation of the globe, inspired by Jules Verne's Around the World in Eighty Days, in a then-record 72 days. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_Bly

1971:

Idi Amin Dada seized power in a military coup d'état from President Milton Obote, beginning eight years of military rule in Uganda. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin

1990:

Avianca Flight 52 ran out of fuel on approach to New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport and crashed into the village of Cove Neck, resulting in the deaths of 73 people. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avianca_Flight_52

2011:

The first wave of the Egyptian revolution began, eventually leading to the removal of Hosni Mubarak after nearly 30 years of rule. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Egyptian_Revolution_of_2011

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

lose face: (idiomatic) To lose the respect of others; to be humiliated or experience public disgrace. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/lose_face

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind. Failure makes people bitter and cruel.   --W. Somerset Maugham https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/W._Somerset_Maugham