<P> "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" was commercially successful in the United States . The single debuted at number 64 on December 23, 2006 on the Billboard Hot 100, prior to its physical release . From number eight on February 24, 2007, it propelled to number one the following week . "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" became Timberlake's third consecutive number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 from his FutureSex / LoveSounds album, becoming the first male artist since Usher in 2004 to have three or more consecutive number - one hits from one album . The single charted on Hot 100 for 25 weeks . "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 7, 2007 . By September 3, 2010, the song had passed the two million sales plateau, and has sold 2,375,000 copies as of April 2013 . As of 2018, the song has accumulated 3.5 million units in the US, combining sales (2.8 million copies) and equivalent streams . </P> <P> In the United Kingdom, "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" debuted at number 59 on the UK Singles Chart on January 28, 2007 . The digital download sales helped propel the single to number 11 on February 25, 2007 . "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" peaked at number four on March 11, to become his sixth top five single in the United Kingdom . It stayed on the chart for 22 weeks . The single entered the top five in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland . In Australia, the single debuted and peaked at number three on the Australian ARIA singles chart on March 26, 2007, gaining the Highest Debut certification . It spent a total of 22 weeks on the chart . "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" was certified two - times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling over 30,000 units . The single peaked at number three in the New Zealand on April 9, 2007, and spent 16 weeks on the chart . "What Goes Around.../...Comes Around" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand . </P> <P> The music video for the "What Goes Around...Comes Around" was produced as a short movie . The video was directed by Samuel Bayer, who had first directorial works with Nirvana's 1991 single "Smells Like Teen Spirit". The video features dialogues written by Alpha Dog writer and director Nick Cassavetes, who had previously worked with Timberlake in the film . Timberlake and Bayer enlisted American actress Scarlett Johansson after deciding on using "real" actors . The shooting went for three days between Christmas and New Year's Eve in Los Angeles . The dawn scene was shot on January 8, after the original sessions were done . </P> <P> The video starts off with Timberlake flirting with Johansson on the burlesque - style club . She rejects with a tease at first but eventually leaves with him to go back to his place . In between cuts, they are shown in bed caressing each other . Johansson jumps into a pool outside the house, and floats below the surface as if she is drowning . Timberlake runs out and pulls her up; she laughs at Timberlake and kisses him . </P>

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