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"Mirrors" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his third studio album, ''The 20/20 Experience'' (2013). First conceived in 2009, the track was inspired by the marriage of his grandparents. It is an eight-minute-long mid-tempo pop and R&B ballad. Timberlake wrote and produced the song with Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional writing from James Fauntleroy. "Mirrors" was issued as the second single from ''The 20/20 Experience'' in February 2013. It went on to top the Australian Urban, Bulgarian, Croatian, European, Lebanese, Polish, South African and United Kingdom singles charts, as well as peaking at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in the United States. "Mirrors" charted at number six on the ''Billboard'' Year-End Hot 100 chart. The song was met with positive reviews by critics upon release, and nominated for a Grammy Award. The music video was released in March 2013, and won two MTV Video Music Awards including Video of the Year. ==Production and writing== "Mirrors" was written and produced by Justin Timberlake, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional writing from James Fauntleroy.〔 During an interview with ''Billboard'' magazine, Harmon recalled how the song was conceived in 2009, during the recording sessions for Timbaland's third studio album ''Shock Value II'' (2009), "He's () like, 'I'm gonna save this one, and this is gonna go on my album.' We never knew when he was going to put it out – we were like, 'Aw man, you're in movies now!' We could have waited another 10, 15 years. But then he surprised us last year and said he was ready, and he brought () over to the project as well." Although the final version of "Mirrors" is eight minutes long, Harmon stated that its second half which is more R&B oriented in comparison with the first part which is rock-influenced was made years later and independent of the original track, "We segued each piece to go into another song, so if you were to break it up, that second part of 'Mirrors' is like a song by itself. Once we got all the songs that () knew he wanted on this album, then that's when we began to tie everything together, and the second part just fell in order."〔 "Mirrors" was engineered by Chris Godbey, with assistance from Alejandro Baima. Timberlake arranged and produced his vocals, which were recorded at Larabee Studios in North Hollywood, California. The song was mixed by Jimmy Douglass, Godbey and Timberlake at Larabee Studios. Harmon provided keyboards for the song, while Elliot Ives played the guitar. The strings in the song were played by Benjamin Wright and The Benjamin Wright Orchestra.〔 On March 21, 2013, Timberlake posted an audio clip on his official website; in it he elaborated that "Mirrors" is very special song for him. The singer explained that the single is a love song about person's other half and admitted that is inspired by the marriage of his grandparents. Timberlake further said, "One of the most valuable things in a relationship is being able to constantly change and be individual, but look to the other side to the person that you're with and know that they're changing as well individually, but somehow you two can mirror each other and be the other half of that world that you both create." 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mirrors (Justin Timberlake song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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