<P> Timberlake performed "Cry Me a River" for the first time at the 13th annual Billboard Music Awards, held on December 9, 2002, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas . He was accompanied by a string section and a 20 - member choir . He also performed the song on the Justified World Tour (2003--04), his first worldwide tour . The song was eighth on the set list of Justified / Stripped Tour (2003), his joint North American tour with Christina Aguilera . Timberlake performed "Cry Me a River" on a promotional concert held at House of Blues in West Hollywood, California on June 17, 2003 . He performed a rock - inspired version of the song on Saturday Night Live on October 11, 2003; and it was fourteenth on the set list of his second worldwide tour, FutureSex / LoveShow (2007). </P> <P> On October 23, 2010, while performing at the annual charity gig "Justin Timberlake and Friends" in Las Vegas, Timberlake began the show with a slow and "sultry" performance of "Cry Me a River" and segued into a cover of Bill Withers' 1971 single "Ain't No Sunshine". He later resumed "Cry Me a River" before segueing into a cover of Drake's 2010 song "Over". Jillian Mapes of Billboard described the performance as "completely lovely in an effortless sort of way ." Timberlake performed "Cry Me a River" at concert he held during the 2013 Super Bowl weekend in New Orleans . Timberlake performed "Cry Me a River" in a medley with other of his songs at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards . After the performance he accepted a Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award at the ceremony . Timberlake included the single on the set list of his fifth worldwide concert tour, The 20 / 20 Experience World Tour (2013--15). </P> <P> The song was first covered by Welsh alternative metal band Lostprophets, recorded in a BBC Radio One session . It appears as a b - side of the single Last Train Home, released in 2004 . American singer - songwriter Taylor Swift performed a cover of "Cry Me a River" in Memphis, Tennessee, during the Speak Now World Tour (2011--12). Justin Bieber recorded a cover of the song together with Kanye West's 2007 single "Stronger", which he posted on his YouTube account . Canadian rock band The Cliks also covered the song for their 2007 album Snakehouse . British singer Leona Lewis covered "Cry Me a River" during her debut concert tour The Labyrinth (2010). The Sheffield Star described the version as a "beautifully, sitting quietly, almost a capella". American indie pop duo Jack and White covered the song on their 2012 extended play Undercover . Recording artist Kelly Clarkson covered the song on September 1, 2012, as a fan request during her 2012 Summer Tour with The Fray . Alternative rock band Coldplay revealed that the single was an inspiration for the drumbeat of their song "Lost!". In January 2013, American singer Selena Gomez performed an acoustic version of "Cry Me a River" at the UNICEF charity concert in New York City . In February 2015, Scottish synthpop band Chvrches performed a cover of "Cry Me a River" on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge . The New Jersey alternative metal band 40 Below Summer performed a cover of the song in their 2015 album Transmission Infrared . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 12 - inch single </Li> </Ul> <Ol> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Dirty Vegas Vocal Mix)--8: 11 </Li> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Bill Hamel Justinough Vocal Remix)--7: 43 </Li> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Johny Fiasco mix)--7: 55 </Li> </Ol> <Ul> <Li> Germany maxi single </Li> </Ul> <Ol> <Li> "Cry Me a River"--4: 48 </Li> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Dirty Vegas Vocal Mix)--8: 11 </Li> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Bill Hamel Justinough Vocal Remix)--7: 43 </Li> <Li> "Like I Love You" (Basement Jaxx Vocal Mix)--6: 04 </Li> </Ol> <Ul> <Li> UK maxi single </Li> </Ul> <Ol> <Li> "Cry Me a River"--4: 48 </Li> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Dirty Vegas Vocal Mix)--8: 11 </Li> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Bill Hamel Vocal Remix)--7: 43 </Li> </Ol> </Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Canada maxi single </Li> </Ul> <Ol> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Johny Fiasco mix)--7: 55 </Li> <Li> "Like I Love You" (Basement Jaxx Vocal Mix)--6: 04 </Li> <Li> "Like I Love You" (Deep Dish Zigzag Remix)--9: 40 </Li> </Ol> <Ul> <Li> US maxi single </Li> </Ul> <Ol> <Li> "Cry Me a River"--4: 48 </Li> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Instrumental version)--4: 48 </Li> <Li> "Cry Me a River" (Dirty Vegas Vocal Mix)--8: 11 </Li> <Li> "Cry Me A River" (Junior's Vasquez Earth Club Mix)--6: 43 </Li> <Li> "Like I Love You" (Basement Jaxx Vocal Mix)--6: 04 </Li> <Li> "Like I Love You" (Deep Dish Zigzag Remix)--9: 40 </Li> </Ol> </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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