About Filthy

"Filthy" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake. It was released on January 5, 2018, as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Man of the Woods (2018). The electro-funk song was written and produced by Timberlake, Timbaland, and Danja, with additional songwriting from James Fauntleroy and Larrance Dopson. Its music video was released on same day, which is set at a futuristic technology conference and shows Timberlake staging a proof-of-concept demo for a robot. It was serviced to contemporary hit radio on January 9, 2018. "Filthy" debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Timberlake's 18th top 10 on the chart as a soloist, and reached the top 5 in Canada.

Timberlake shared a teaser of the video on January 4. The official music video was directed by Mark Romanek and premiered along with the song. Timberlake plays an inventor introducing his new work, a robot to the public. As a character inspired by Steve Jobs, Timberlake takes the stage at the Pan-Asian Deep Learning Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2028 and debuts the robot. In the dance-centric visual, the artificial intelligence machine displays dance moves while being remotely manipulated by Timberlake. As the video progresses, the robot performs more elaborate and erotic dance moves with the dancers, being rewarded with an enthusiastic ovation from the previously expressionless audience. The line between creator and his invention blurs by the clip's end, as described by a Rolling Stone reviewer. For the CGI character, Timberlake and several dancers performed the motions that became the robot's moves in the final product.