Bye Bye Bye
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"Bye Bye Bye" is the first single released from American boyband 'N Sync
's second album, No Strings Attached. Released in early 2000, it is a reference to the group's break from their manager Lou Pearlman
and their record label, RCA
. It was debuted at the 1999 Radio Music Awards.
with Andreas Carlsson providing additional lyrical contribution. Lundin told HitQuarters
that unlike many hit songs that are rooted in a lyrical hook, "Bye, Bye, Bye" is "totally production driven" and "created from the kick and the bass up".
at #42, the week of January 29, 2000, reaching the Top 10 by the week of March 4. The song remained in the Top 10 of the Hot 100
singles chart through May 20, 2000, for 12 weeks. The single peaked at #4 in April 2000 for two consecutive weeks. The song was the most added pop single to radio all time, being added to over 200 radio stations in the first week alone. The record was previously held by rivals the Backstreet Boys
. The song was a bigger hit internationally, reaching the top of the Australia
and New Zealand
singles chart and #3 on the UK Singles Chart
.
, however, listed "Bye Bye Bye" as the 17th most annoying song of all time. Other awards included 3 Teen Choice Awards in 2000 (Choice Single, Choice Music Video, and Song of the Summer), MuchMusic Video Music Award (Favorite International Group for "Bye Bye Bye") and Blockbuster Entertainment Award 2001 (category Favorite Single for "Bye Bye Bye"). The song was voted the number 1 Boyband/girlband song on U Choose 40 on C4 in New Zealand
.
from January 10–11, features *NSYNC as puppets controlled by an evil puppetress (played by Kim Smith). She cuts the strings first on Joey and Chris, and they run over the top of a speeding train, then hide among the passengers to escape her. She cuts Justin loose next, and he out-runs her trained dogs through a warehouse, eventually escaping into the pouring rain. Then Lance and JC are cut loose and fall into a red Dodge Viper RT/10. They speed away from her, while being chased by her silver BMW Z3. All this is interspersed with shots of the band dancing in a blue box with a fixed camera, making them appear as though they are on different planes of gravity. The video edit of the song also adds a few cuts where Timberlake lands in the warehouse, and when Lance and JC start the car chase, and adds an additional final chorus.
The video premiered on MTV's "Making the Video" and features the same actress as appears in "It's Gonna Be Me". It originally held the record for longest streak of being #1 on TRL with 25 straight days at the top spot, until another one of their videos (I Drive Myself Crazy) made it to 26 straight days at #1. The video was #60 on MuchMusic
's 100 Best Videos. The video debut on TRL January 24, 2000.
MTV Video Music Awards
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|Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal
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Teen Choice Awards
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MuchMusic Video Awards
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'N Sync
N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
's second album, No Strings Attached. Released in early 2000, it is a reference to the group's break from their manager Lou Pearlman
Lou Pearlman
Louis Jay "Lou" Pearlman is a former impresario of the successful 1990s boy bands such as The Backstreet Boys, *NSYNC, Take 5, O-Town and US5. In 2006, it was discovered that Pearlman had perpetrated one of the largest and longest-running Ponzi schemes in American history, leaving more than $300...
and their record label, RCA
RCA Records
RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...
. It was debuted at the 1999 Radio Music Awards.
Background
The song was written and produced by Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze as part of Cheiron ProductionsCheiron Studios
Cheiron Studios was a recording studio located at Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1992 by Denniz PoP and Tom Talomaa. Cheiron Studios was apart from being a recording studio, also a label Cheiron Records in affiliation with BMG for a while, and the music publishing service Cheiron Songs...
with Andreas Carlsson providing additional lyrical contribution. Lundin told HitQuarters
HitQuarters
HitQuarters is an international music industry publication and contact database founded in 1999. It is noted for in-depth interviews with industry figures, with past subjects including Simon Cowell, Martin Kierszenbaum, Jason Flom, Diane Warren, Peter Edge, Ron Fair and RedOne, as well as its A&R...
that unlike many hit songs that are rooted in a lyrical hook, "Bye, Bye, Bye" is "totally production driven" and "created from the kick and the bass up".
Chart performance
"Bye Bye Bye" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
at #42, the week of January 29, 2000, reaching the Top 10 by the week of March 4. The song remained in the Top 10 of the Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
singles chart through May 20, 2000, for 12 weeks. The single peaked at #4 in April 2000 for two consecutive weeks. The song was the most added pop single to radio all time, being added to over 200 radio stations in the first week alone. The record was previously held by rivals the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
. The song was a bigger hit internationally, reaching the top of the Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
singles chart and #3 on the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
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Critical reception
"Bye Bye Bye" received 2 Grammy nominations, "Record of the Year" and "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal". The song and video won the group 3 Video Music Awards at the 2000 MTV VMA's. (Best Pop Video, Best Choreography in a Video and Viewer's Choice) The video won the most VMA's that year. It also won a Radio Music Radio award in 2000, for best song of the year. Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
, however, listed "Bye Bye Bye" as the 17th most annoying song of all time. Other awards included 3 Teen Choice Awards in 2000 (Choice Single, Choice Music Video, and Song of the Summer), MuchMusic Video Music Award (Favorite International Group for "Bye Bye Bye") and Blockbuster Entertainment Award 2001 (category Favorite Single for "Bye Bye Bye"). The song was voted the number 1 Boyband/girlband song on U Choose 40 on C4 in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
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Music video
The video, directed by Wayne IshamWayne Isham
Wayne Isham is an American music video director who has directed music videos of many popular artists; such as Bon Jovi, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Roxette, Mötley Crüe, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Whitesnake, David Cook, Simple Plan, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys,...
from January 10–11, features *NSYNC as puppets controlled by an evil puppetress (played by Kim Smith). She cuts the strings first on Joey and Chris, and they run over the top of a speeding train, then hide among the passengers to escape her. She cuts Justin loose next, and he out-runs her trained dogs through a warehouse, eventually escaping into the pouring rain. Then Lance and JC are cut loose and fall into a red Dodge Viper RT/10. They speed away from her, while being chased by her silver BMW Z3. All this is interspersed with shots of the band dancing in a blue box with a fixed camera, making them appear as though they are on different planes of gravity. The video edit of the song also adds a few cuts where Timberlake lands in the warehouse, and when Lance and JC start the car chase, and adds an additional final chorus.
The video premiered on MTV's "Making the Video" and features the same actress as appears in "It's Gonna Be Me". It originally held the record for longest streak of being #1 on TRL with 25 straight days at the top spot, until another one of their videos (I Drive Myself Crazy) made it to 26 straight days at #1. The video was #60 on MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
's 100 Best Videos. The video debut on TRL January 24, 2000.
MTV Video Music AwardsMTV Video Music AwardsAn MTV Video Music Award , is an award presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in music videos...
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The 2000 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 7, 2000, honoring the best music videos from June 12, 1999, to June 9, 2000. The show was hosted by Marlon and Shawn Wayans at Radio City Music Hall in New York City....
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Video of the Year
Video of the Year may refer to:*BET Award for Video of the Year*Grammy Award for Video of the Year*Juno Award for Video of the Year*MTV Pilipinas for Video of the Year*MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year...
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Grammy Awards
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Record Of The Year
Record of the Year may refer to:*Grammy Award for Record of the Year*The Record of the Year, a British award based on public polling...
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Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards
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2001 Kids' Choice Awards
The 2001 Kids' Choice Awards was the 14th Kids' Choice Awards ceremony. It was hosted by Rosie O' Donnell at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica, California on April 21, 2001, and was broadcast live on Nickelodeon. In Space-themed. Tom Cruise and *NSYNC were slimed; 100 kids in the audience were...
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Teen Choice AwardsTeen Choice AwardsThe Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
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Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
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|Song of the Summer
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MuchMusic Video AwardsMuchMusic Video AwardsThe MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos....
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The MuchMusic Video Awards are annual awards presented by the Canadian music video channel MuchMusic to honour the year's best music videos....
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Tracklisting
- Europe
- "Bye Bye Bye" - 3:19
- "Bye Bye Bye" [Instrumental] - 3:19
- Worldwide
- "Bye Bye Bye" - 3:19
- "Bye Bye Bye" [Instrumental] - 3:19
- "Could It Be You?" - 3:41
Peak positions
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
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| Austrian Singles Chart | 12 |
| Belgium Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995... |
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| Canadian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
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| Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Singles Chart |
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| Netherlands Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting... |
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| Finnish Singles Chart | 7 |
| French Singles Chart | 46 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 7 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
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| Norwegian Singles Chart | 13 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 7 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
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| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) The Mainstream Top 40 is an airplay chart from Billboard magazine, and is also known as Pop Songs on billboard.com. It was often mistaken for and confused with the now discontinued Pop 100 Airplay chart... |
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End of year charts
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 21 |