Released May 15, 2001 Recorded February 2001 | Format CD single Label Jive | |
Genre Dance-pop, electronic dance Length 3:57 (Album Version)
2:55 (Radio Version) | ||
"Pop" is a song by American boy band NSYNC. It was released on May 15, 2001 as the first single from their third studio album, Celebrity. The song was written by Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake and produced by BT using his famous "stutter edit" sound.
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The song's subject focuses on contemporary criticism of boy bands and pop music, and assures the public of their music being addictive and not being a trend. It reached #19 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and #9 on the UK Singles Chart.
In 2001, it won Four MTV Video Music Awards for Best Group Video, Best Pop Video, Best Dance Video, and Viewers Choice. Teen Choice Award for Choice Single.
The radio version was later included on their Greatest Hits album, the 2001 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 8, and their third compilation album The Essential *NSYNC.
The song was also heard on Canadian music mix MuchDance 2002. A remix of the song was included in the movie Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius.
Music video
The music video begins with a girl (Sandra McCoy) holding a bowl of cereal (Alpha-Bits) watching a commercial of Justin Timberlake advertising pop to her: "Hey you! Yeah, I'm talking to you, sassy girl. Need a little ahh in your step? Try this on for size: i-i-i-i-i-it's Pop! I-i-i-it tastes real good and makes you feel kind of funny, not here, not down there, but all up in this area. And, c-coming J-July 24, 2001, Jumbo-pop." The girl drops her cereal bowl and the camera passes through three pieces spelling the word "POP". After the music starts, the video takes place at a colorful disco club with NSYNC performing on a lighted circle with the word "POP" in a neon sign behind them. While they are singing, Timberlake is also on a spinning spiral, and JC Chasez is in the crowd. Many special effects, including fast-motion, bullet-time, and computer generated warp-transitions, are used. At the end of the video, Timberlake executes his first music-video beatbox. The video debuted on TRL May 30, 2001. During the dancing sequence part of the video, close up shots featured Joey Fatone, but the far away shots instead featured the video producer Wade Robson. Joey had injured his leg in a trap door during rehearsals for the new tour and could not do the dance sequences. Thus, Robson filled in, with dyed hair.
Track listing
- "Pop" (Radio Version) – 2:55
- "Pop" (Pablo La Rosa's Hard Sync Mix) – 6:29
- "Pop" (Deep Dish Cha-Ching Radio Edit) – 4:12
- "Pop" (Instrumental) – 2:54
- "Pop" (Radio Version) – 2:55
- "Pop" (Radio Version No Breakdown) – 2:29
- "Pop" (Album Version) – 3:57
- "Pop" (Instrumental) – 3:21
- "Pop" (Album Version) – 3:57
- "Pop" (Radio Version) – 2:55
- "Pop" (Deep Dish Cha-Ching Radio Edit) – 4:12
- "Pop" (Terminalhead Vocal Remix) – 5:23