Tunnel Vision (Justin Timberlake song)
"Tunnel Vision" | ||||
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Single by Justin Timberlake | ||||
from the album The 20/20 Experience | ||||
Released | June 14, 2013 | |||
Recorded | May–July 2012 | |||
Studio | Larrabee, North Hollywood, California | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 6:46 (album version)
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Label | RCA | |||
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Justin Timberlake singles chronology | ||||
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"Tunnel Vision" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter
"Tunnel Vision" received generally positive reviews from
The
Production and release
"Tunnel Vision" was written by Justin Timberlake, Timothy "Timbaland" Mosley,
On June 10, 2013 Timberlake introduced the artwork for the "Tunnel Vision" single, a
Composition and lyrics
"Tunnel Vision" is a mid-tempo
"Tunnel Vision" features "thrilling" evolutions in production and arrangement complementing Timberlake's vocals,
The song's lyrics describe Timberlake's tunnel vision of his love interest, with several voyeuristic references.[22][31] The singer professes his love: "I look around and everything I see is beautiful, because all I see is you."[25] According to The Huffington Post's Dean, Timberlake is in happier state of mind than on his 2002 song "Cry Me a River" or his 2007 single "What Goes Around... Comes Around".[25] However, his lyrics have an obsessive quality: "A million people in a crowded room, but my camera lens is only set to zoom and it all becomes so clear."[32] Mellisa Maerz of Entertainment Weekly wrote that on "Tunnel Vision", Timberlake is lyrically "playing the rom-com director": "Just like a movie shoot, I’m zoomin’ in on you as we ride off into the sun."[33] According to Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times, Timberlake uses references to "cameras and reflective surfaces" to reflect on the "changing nature of celebrity".[34]
Critical reception
In a less-enthusiastic review, Brad Stern of MTV Buzzworthy dismissed "Tunnel Vision" as "the album's most tediously grating moment".[32] Allan Raible of ABC News praised the track's beat, but thought it would fit better on a song with fewer "tired 'loverman' clichés."[38] Fact magazine's Lauren Martin described "Tunnel Vision" and "Don't Hold the Wall" as "two rousing, if mildly deja vu inducing, efforts."[30] Jed Gottlieb of the Boston Herald said that the song's "electro bump" would have been innovative if it had been released a year earlier.[39]
Chart performance
"Tunnel Vision" sold well digitally after the release of The 20/20 Experience, charting in several countries. The week of March 17, 2013, it debuted on the South Korean
Music video
Conception and fashion
"Tunnel Vision"'s music video premiered on July 3, 2013 on Timberlake's Vevo YouTube channel.[48] The singer tweeted, "Check out the new video for Tunnel Vision and be ready...it's explicit. -teamJT".[49] The video was directed by Jonathan Craven, Simon McLoughlin and Jeff Nicholas, with a cameo appearance by Timbaland.[50] Craven and Nathan Scherrer produced the video for the Uprising Creative. Its director of photography was Sing Howe Yam, and Jacquelyn London edited the video for Sunset Edit.[51]
The seven-minute video features Timberlake and Timbaland gazing at three nude women; according to Jason Lipshutz of Billboard, the women are wearing flesh-colored G-strings. In some shots, Timberlake's face is projected onto the women's bodies.[52] Jordan Sargent of Spin called the set pieces where projections of Timberlake interact with the nude dancers "a fractured dynamic that mirrors 'Tunnel Vision' itself".[53]
Cinya Burton of E! wrote about Timberlake's video wardrobe, "Apparently when Justin Timberlake isn't in his now-signature suit and tie getup, he's donning AllSaints." The singer wore two head-to-toe ensembles by the brand. The first was a gray Baxley V-neck T-shirt layered under a white Redono half-sleeved shirt, with casual Charge Chino pants. The second, a darker combination worn while he dances against a lighter background, was a black Resident Crew T-shirt, dark gray Pipe Chino pants, a Duncan denim shirt and black Trap boots. According to Burton, "While his ensembles are both dapper", the nude models in the video attracted more attention.[54]
Critical response and ban
Critics have called the video
About the nude women in the video, an
In her review, Rachel Maresca of the New York Daily News wrote that Timberlake slurred some of the song's explicit lyrics in the video.[59] According to Kathy McCabe of News Corp Australia, Timberlake escalated the pop-porn movement with the video: "With mummy blogger outrage over Robin Thicke's exploitation of topless women for his Blurred Lines video – and its questionable lyrics – still raging, Timberlake has gone even further in his clip".[60] McCabe wrote that male pop singers have been influenced by Rihanna and Katy Perry, who have "stripped down in the name of a hit. Or art. Or freedom of expression, depending on the press release spin".[60] Clash's Robin Murray wrote that pop music has lacked raunchiness and sex appeal for some time, and Timberlake's return was needed: "Lavish, lush and 21st century in a direct, shocking fashion, the video finds Justin Timberlake on perfect preening form."[61]
After the video's release it was banned from YouTube with a message saying, "This video has been removed as a violation of YouTube's policy on nudity or sexual content".[49] The website quickly restored the video with a content warning and the requirement that viewers sign in (to verify their age). Although a YouTube representative declined to comment on individual videos, he issued a statement: "While our guidelines generally prohibit nudity, we make exceptions when it is presented in an educational, documentary or artistic context, and take care to add appropriate warnings and age restrictions".[49]
The music video on YouTube has received over 18 million views as of April 2024.[62]
Live performances
Timberlake first performed "Tunnel Vision" at the
Track listing
- "Tunnel Vision" (radio edit) — 4:45
- "Tunnel Vision" — 6:46
Credits and personnel
Adapted from The 20/20 Experience album liner notes.[1]
Recording location
Personnel
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Video credits[51]
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Charts
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA)[68] | 63 |
Australia Urban (ARIA)[69] | 12 |
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[70] | 49 |
Belgium (Ultratop Flanders Urban)[70] | 42 |
Ireland (IRMA)[43] | 75 |
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[71] | 16 |
South Korea ( Gaon International Chart)[40]
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27 |
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[45]
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61 |
8 | |
US | 11 |
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[42] | 40 |
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard)[73] | 46 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label |
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Australia[9] | June 14, 2013 | Digital download | Sony
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Belgium[10] | |||
Denmark[74] | |||
Finland[75] | |||
France[7] | |||
Italy[8] | |||
Luxembourg[11] | |||
Mexico[76] | |||
Netherlands[12] | |||
New Zealand[13] | |||
Russia[77] | |||
Sweden[14] | |||
Norway[15] | June 17, 2013 | ||
Spain[16] | June 18, 2013 | ||
Switzerland[17] | June 21, 2013 | ||
United Kingdom[78] | June 26, 2013 | Contemporary hit radio | RCA |
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External links
- "Tunnel Vision" music video on YouTube