Bye Bye Bye

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"Bye Bye Bye"
The five band members are facing towards the center, in front of a black background. The song's title is above them.
Single by NSYNC
from the album No Strings Attached
B-side"Could It Be You"
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2000 (2000-01-17)
Studio
  • Battery (New York City, U.S.)
  • Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Cove City Sound (Orlando, Florida, U.S.)
GenrePop
Length3:20
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Lundin
  • Schulze
NSYNC singles chronology
"Music of My Heart"
(1999) 		"Bye Bye Bye"
(2000) 		"It's Gonna Be Me"
(2000)
Music video
"Bye Bye Bye" on
YouTube

"Bye Bye Bye" is a song by American boy band NSYNC from their third studio album, No Strings Attached. It was released on January 17, 2000, as the lead single from the album. The song was written and produced by Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze, with additional writing by Andreas Carlsson. Its lyrics describe the end of a romantic relationship; it was reported to also reference the group's separation from their manager Lou Pearlman and their record label RCA Records.[citation needed]

"Bye Bye Bye" was a commercial success, peaking at number four on the US

Grammy nomination in 2001 for Record of the Year, but lost to U2's "Beautiful Day
".

Background and development

"Bye Bye Bye" was written and produced by

5ive, but they rejected it as they wanted to become a rap band.[3] Carlsson recalled that one of the band members immediately called for his security and left for the airport.[2] The song's chorus was initially written as a rap, where 5ive feared that they would be competing against Eminem.[4]

Prior to its official release, NSYNC performed "Bye Bye Bye" at the Radio Music Awards on October 28, 1999,[5] at the LIFEbeat AIDS benefit concert in New York on December 1, 1999,[6] and on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on Christmas Eve in 1999.[5] The song was released on January 17, 2000,[7] although it was not available as a commercial single in order to increase demand for NSYNC's 2000 studio album No Strings Attached. Jive Records feared that "Bye Bye Bye" was released too early vis-à-vis the album, which caused them to consider releasing a second single in order to sustain interest.[5]

Composition

The song opens with a

crescendo that climbs before Justin Timberlake's nasal falsetto ad-libs the phrase, "Hey, hey", which leads to the five-part harmony of the song's title. Instrumentation consisted of "buzzy electronics" adding texture to the band's vocals in contrast to the doo-wop of the Backstreet Boys, as well as hard drums, with a snare and kick drum.[4] Lyrically, "Bye Bye Bye" describes a man's desires to end a romantic relationship with a difficult significant other. Carlsson initially wrote the song after his girlfriend left him for another man, whom she married and had children with.[2] Sheet music for "Bye Bye Bye" shows the key of A-flat minor with a tempo of 173 beats per minute in common time.[8]

Critical reception

"Bye Bye Bye" was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics.

Complex's Kathy Iandoli ranked it as the best boy band song ever.[15]

The song won "Best Pop Video", "Best Choreography in a Video", and "Viewer's Choice" at the

2001 Grammy Awards
. 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").

Chart performance

"Bye Bye Bye" debuted on the

New Zealand Singles Chart at number 14.[17]

Music video

Background

Elements of the music video were filmed in Fillmore, California.

The video was directed by

MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards, while NSYNC also won Best Pop Video at the same ceremony.[18]

They contacted Isham through the phone, before he met them during dance rehearsals for the song.[19] The band were fastened to bungee cords during the music video's shoot to mimick puppets on strings. Choreography was performed in a blue gimbal room, which Isham pointed out was inspired both by Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding and Lionel Richie's "Dancing on the Ceiling" music video (both directed and choreographed by Stanley Donen).[18][19] During the speeding train sequence, Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone performed their own stunts as they jumped from one train carriage to another, as a Steadicam operator needed to be replaced mid-scene, due to being uncomfortable with the risk. JC Chasez and Lance Bass were placed in a red Dodge Viper RT/10 as part of a car chase scene inspired by Chasez's favorite film, Ronin (1998); stunt coordinators who worked on the film were hired to assist with the music video shoot. The scene where Bass and Chasez drop into the car was filmed with an 18-wheeler carrying a pole, which allowed the two to drop into the car.[18] Both scenes were shot in Fillmore, California as the train scenes were filmed on the Fillmore and Western Railway, a heritage railway that ceased operations in 2021.[19] Additional filming of the car-chase scenes was done on Piru Canyon Road, the route to Lake Piru - which is visible in the background during the car chase.[20]

On the January 24, 2000, episode of Making the Video, Timberlake explained his reaction to shooting his scene in the music video, stating that he had the easiest time with the stunts in comparison with the other band members, but wanted to "look good" while running instead of appearing like a "dork".[5][21]

Synopsis

The NSYNC members portray puppets, in reference to their destiny being controlled by their manager Lou Pearlman, during their legal dispute.[22]

The video starts with the puppet master,

BMW Z3
. They eventually make a sudden u-turn when a truck blocks them, forcing the puppet master to brake more slowly and spend more time performing a u-turn, allowing the two to flee in the opposite direction.

All the scenes are interspersed with shots of the band dancing in a rotating blue gimbal with a fixed camera, creating the illusion that they are on different gravity planes. The video edit of the song also briefly pauses the music when Justin lands in the warehouse, when JC and Lance land into the car to insert a CD, and the u-turn near the video's end. The final chorus is also extended twice; the first showcases the band inside the box, while the second highlights JC and Lance fleeing from the puppet master.

Reception

The music video peaked at number one on the

MuchMusic's 100 Best Videos. In 2018, iHeartRadio's Nicole Mastrogiannis ranked Timberlake's appearance in the video as first on the Iconic Music Moments From the 00s list.[24] The same year Billboard critics ranked it 21st among the "greatest music videos of the 21st century."[25]

As of October 2023[update], the music video has over 338 million views on YouTube.[26]

In other media

"Bye Bye Bye" is featured in the 2003 film X2 and the 2021 film Red Rocket as well as being the latter's trailer.[27][28]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations received for "Bye Bye Bye"
Award Result
2000 MTV Video Music Awards[29]
Video of the Year Nominated
Best Group Video
 Nominated
Best Pop Video Won
Best Dance Video Nominated
Best Choreography Won
Viewers Choice
 Won
2000 MuchMusic Video Awards
People's Choice: Favorite International Group
 Won
2001 Grammy Awards[30]
Record of the Year Nominated
Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Nominated
2001 Kids' Choice Awards
Favorite Song Nominated
2000 Teen Choice Awards[31]
Choice Single Won

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the back cover of "Bye Bye Bye".[33]

Recording

  • Recorded at Battery Studios, NYC; Cove City Sound Studios, Orlando, FL; and Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden.

Personnel

  • Kristian Lundin – songwriter, producer
  • Jake Schulze – songwriter, producer
  • Andreas Carlsson – songwriter
  • Michael Tucker – recording engineer/Roland TR-909
  • Bray Merritt – assistant engineer
  • Casey LaPoint – harp
  • Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Bye Bye Bye"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[85] Platinum 70,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[86] 3× Platinum 240,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[87] Gold 250,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[88] Gold 40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[89] Platinum 10,000*
Sweden (GLF)[90] Platinum 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[91] Platinum 600,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Bye Bye Bye"
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref(s).
United States January 17–18, 2000 Contemporary hit radio Jive [7][92]
February 7, 2000
Hot adult contemporary
radio 		[93]
Japan February 16, 2000 CD
[94]
United Kingdom February 28, 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 Jive [95]

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