Justin Timberlake’s single, “What Goes Around… Comes Around”, is interpreted in a music video featuring Scarlett Johansson and Shawn Hatosy. Timberlake and Johansson flirt on the rooftop of a circus-style club. She admits she’s bored and looking for entertainment. He takes up the challenge, taking her back to his hotel where they make love. Timberlake introduces her to a drunk Shawn Hatosy at the club calling her “The One”.
Timberlake discovers Hatosy seducing Johansson in the stairwell. He punches Hatosy and pushes away Johansson. She speeds off in a car, pursued by Timberlake in his Porsche Carrera GT. The video ends with Timberlake discovering an accident scene with Johansson’s body nearby.
Click on the image below to play the What Goes Around video.
Credits
The dialogue was written by Nick Cassavetes director of the 2006 movie Alpha Dog, in which Timberlake and Hatosy starred.
Filming was directed by Samuel Bayer via HSI with producer Veronica Zelle and editor Hollee Singer. The Director’s cut for What Goes Around is nine minutes long. Editor was Gary Knight at Final Cut.
Bayer is known for his music videos for Green Day Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day Working Class Hero, Nirvana Smells Like Teen Spirit.
The What Goes Around track is the third single from Timberlake’s album Future Sex/Love Sounds, released by Jive Records, Zomba Label Group.
Download the Director’s Cut from iTunes
Justin Timberlake was nominated at the MTV Video Music Awards 2007 for Male Artist Of The Year, Most Earth-Shattering Collaboration, Quadruple Threat Of The Year, Video Of The Year (What Goes Around), Best Choreography, Best Director (Bayer for What Goes Around) and Best Editing (Hollee Singer for What Goes Around).
Lyrics for What Goes Around Comes Around
Hey girl, is he everything you wanted in a man
You know I gave you the world
You had me in the palm of your hand
So why your love went away
I just can’t seem to understand
Thought it was me and you babe
Me and you until the end
But I guess I was wrong
Don’t want to think about it
Don’t want to talk about it
I’m just so sick about it
Can’t believe it’s ending this way
Just so confused about it
Feeling the blues about it
I just can’t do without ya
Tell me is this fair?
Is this the way it’s really going down?
Is this how we say goodbye?
Should’ve known better when you came around
That you were gonna make me cry
It’s breaking my heart to watch you run around
‘Cause I know that you’re living a lie
That’s okay baby ’cause in time you will find…
[Chorus]
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
What goes around, goes around, goes around
Comes all the way back around
Now girl, I remember everything that you claimed
You said that you were moving on now
And maybe I should do the same
Funny thing about that is
I was ready to give you my name
Thought it was me and you, babe
And now, it’s all just a shame
And I guess I was wrong
Don’t want to think about it
Don’t want to talk about it
I’m just so sick about it
Can’t believe it’s ending this way
Just so confused about it
Feeling the blues about it
I just can’t do without ya
Can you tell me is this fair?
Is this the way things are going down?
Is this how we say goodbye?
Should’ve known better when you came around
(should’ve known better that you were gonna make me cry)
That you were going to make me cry
Now it’s breaking my heart to watch you run around
‘Cause I know that you’re living a lie
That’s okay baby ’cause in time you will find
[chorus]
What goes around comes around
Yeah
What goes around comes around
You should know that
What goes around comes around
Yeah
What goes around comes around
You should know that
Don’t want to think about it (no)
Don’t want to talk about it
I’m just so sick about it
Can’t believe it’s ending this way
Just so confused about it
Feeling the blues about it (yeah)
I just can’t do without ya
Tell me is this fair?
Is this the way things are going down?
Is this how we say goodbye?
Should’ve known better when you came around
(should’ve known better that you were gonna make me cry)
That you were going to make me cry
Now it’s breaking my heart to watch you run around
‘Cause I know that you’re living a lie
But that’s okay baby ’cause in time you will find
[chorus]
[Comes Around interlude:]
Let me paint this picture for you, baby
You spend your nights alone
And he never comes home
And every time you call him
All you get’s a busy tone
I heard you found out
That he’s doing to you
What you did to me
Ain’t that the way it goes
You cheated girl
My heart bleeds girl
So it goes without saying that you left me feeling hurt
Just a classic case
A scenario
Tale as old as time
Girl you got what you deserved
And now you want somebody
To cure the lonely nights
You wish you had somebody
That could come and make it right
But girl I ain’t somebody with a lot of sympathy
You’ll see
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
(What goes around comes back around)
I thought I told ya, hey
See?
You should’ve listened to me, baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Because
(What goes around comes back around)