Justin Timberlake drops Steve Jobs-inspired video for 'Filthy'
Justin Timberlake has been teasing his new album, Man of the Woods, for a few days, and now he's dropped the first taste.
The pop star dropped the album's first single, "Filthy," at midnight on Thursday, with a video to boot.
Timberlake had teased a 10-second snippet for the video on Thursday, in which he dons a Steve Jobs-like turtleneck and addresses an audience to launch a new robot product.
The clip has been directed by Mark Romanek (One Hour Photo, Never Let Me Go and Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" video). Romanek directed Timberlake's video for "Can't Stop the Feeling" a year ago.
Man of the Woods is out Feb. 2 (two days before his somewhat controversial performance on Feb. 4) and will possibly feature a pretty country vibe if the trailer is anything to go by — a contrast to the electronic, robot-like "Filthy" single.
"This album is really inspired by my son, my wife, my family. But more so than any other album I've written, where I'm from, and it's personal," Timberlake said in the trailer.
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