Dance music titans 3 Are Legend—the powerhouse trio of Steve Aoki and Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike—have joined forces with hip-hop innovator Timbaland and mainstage heavyweights W&W to unleash a thunderous new version of Justin Timberlake’s Y2K-era classic “Cry Me A River.” Out now on Smash The House and Dim Mak, the track bridges nostalgia and modern rave energy with a high-octane, big room transformation.
A true meeting of icons, the collaboration fuses continents, genres, and generations. Under their 3 Are Legend banner, Aoki and DVLM bring their festival-tested sound together with Timbaland’s timeless production finesse and W&W’s explosive big room and techno hybrid energy. The result is a colossal, genre-defying rework that elevates the emotional intensity of Timberlake’s original while supercharging it for today’s global dancefloors.
“‘Cry Me A River’ was such a massive track when it came out, and getting to flip that iconic vibe with Dimitri, Mike, Timbo, and W&W has been unreal. We wanted to take that raw emotion Justin brought to the original and blow it up into this huge, cinematic festival anthem that still gives you that early-2000s nostalgia.” – Steve Aoki
Built around the song’s unforgettable melodic motif and vocal refrain, the remix retains its emotional core while exploding into cinematic builds and earth-shaking drops. W&W’s peak-time firepower merges seamlessly with 3 Are Legend’s big stage energy, while Timbaland’s signature touch ensures the track lands with both soulful depth and festival-sized impact.
“With 3 Are Legend, it’s always about creative chemistry and channeling that magic that happens whenever we come together. ‘Cry Me A River’ defined a moment in time, and reworking it through our lens with Timbaland and W&W felt like capturing lightning in a bottle. It still carries that emotional weight, but now it hits with the kind of power we live for on stage.” – Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
Premiered by Steve Aoki and Timbaland during Ultra Music Festival, the track has already been igniting live crowds ahead of its official release.
“This track has been super exciting for us! Since Steve Aoki premiered it with Timbaland at Ultra, it’s been awesome to see the live reaction. It’s been working well in our sets for a while now, so we’ve been refining it to make it a great release. It feels amazing to share it with everyone finally.” – W&W
For Dim Mak founder Steve Aoki and Smash The House leaders Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, this release further cements their reputation as fearless collaborators, always pushing the boundaries of what’s possible on the festival stage. By uniting with Timbaland and W&W, they’ve crafted a crossover moment that merges pop history with modern electronic power.
More than a rework, “Cry Me A River” is a raw, high-impact reinvention—transforming a pop classic into a mainstage weapon primed to dominate dance festivals worldwide.
3 Are Legend, Timbaland, and W&W’s “Cry Me A River” is out now via Smash The House / Dim Mak.
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