Mirrors

Story of Song

‘Mirrors’ is about Justin Timberlake’s wife Jessica Biel. Justin confirmed that when he posted an audio clip on his website, saying: “It’s definitely a special song for me. ‘Mirrors’ is a love song to someone that you feel like is, sort of your other half and it became a play on that. Not specifically about looking into a mirror. 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. I think a relationship, when it’s working, is constantly evolving because we as individuals evolve. You want to know that the person you’re with is evolving with you. People change like seasons. We’re always growing, always evolving, and to know that the other half of a special part of your life is, like I said, mirroring you, but also being an individual in their own way.”

 Release date

Released February 11, 2013

 Songwriter/s

James Fauntleroy – Jerome Harmon – Timothy Mosley – Justin Timberlake

Label

RCA

Chart Rankings

US – 2

UK – 1

GERMANY  – 2

In the UK, ‘Mirrors’ topped the charts and was certified Platinum for sales over 710,000 copies. In the US, it reached number 2 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and the Record Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it Triple Platinum for sales over 3 million copies. ‘Mirrors’ also topped the charts in several countries including Australia, Bulgaria, Brazil, Croatia, Lebanon, Poland, and Scotland. The single was in the top 10 charts in other countries such as Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, and Switzerland. ‘Mirrors’ was certified Triple Platinum in Canada and Denmark, Double Platinum in Australia, Platinum in Germany, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Artist’s age on release date

Justin was 31 years old when he released ‘Mirrors’.

Cover Versions

Boyce Avenue & Fifth Harmony – Tyler Carter – Cimorelli & James Maslow (Big Time Rush) – Ellie Goulding – Sam Tsui & Kurt Schneider – Madilyn Bailey – Our Last Night – Eli Lieb – Gamaliel Audrey Cantika – Kevin Lien – Alessia Cara – Brad Doggett – Amateur artists covered this song on YouTube.