Bye Bye Bye
| "Bye Bye Bye" | ||||
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| Single by NSYNC | ||||
| from the album No Strings Attached | ||||
| B-side | "Could It Be You" | |||
| Released | January 17, 2000 | |||
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| Genre | Dance-pop | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| "Bye Bye Bye" on YouTube | ||||
"Bye Bye Bye" is a dance-pop song under the American boy band NSYNC. The song was released on January 17, 2000 off their third studio album No Strings Attached. The song lyrics talk about the end of a relationship.
"Bye Bye Bye" was a strong success. It peaked at #4 on the United States "Billboard" Hot 100. It also peaked in the top 10 in every country in which it charted. The song got a Grammy nomination for Best Record of the Year. But it lost to U2's "Beautiful Day". The song resurged in popularity in 2024 after it was featured in the film Deadpool & Wolverine.[1][2]
Background
"Bye Bye Bye" was originally intended to be recorded by the English boy band 5ive, but they angrily turned it down as they wanted to become a rap band, and was offered to NSYNC instead.[3]
Composition
"Bye Bye Bye" is written using the G♯ minor key with a tempo of 86 beats per minute in 4
4 common time. Their vocals span from C♯2 to G♯5.[4][5]
Awards and nominations
| Award | Result |
|---|---|
| 2000 MTV Video Music Awards[6] | |
| 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[7] | |
| 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[8] | |
| Choice Single | Won |
References
- ↑ "'Deadpool and Wolverine' Box Office Success Spurs Massive Gains for *NSYNC, Madonna & Green Day Pop Classics". Billboard. July 31, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ Weiss, Josh (July 31, 2024). "NSYNC's 'Bye Bye Bye' Choreographer Darrin Henson Reacts To Dance's Resurgence In 'Deadpool & Wolverine'". Forbes. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
- ↑ Greene, Andy (April 9, 2012). "Exclusive QA: Simon Cowell on One Direction's Rise to Stardom". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on May 12, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
- ↑ https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0034950&srsltid=AfmBOorSxsU53GgF5u6U5hSTbrjFX2_46v1Au1DpJGC3CCAAm18SmjaG
- ↑ "BPM and key for Bye Bye Bye by *NSYNC | Tempo for Bye Bye Bye". Song BPM. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ "MTV Video Music Awards 2000: Winners". MTV. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
- ↑ "*NSYNC". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ↑ "*NSync Dominate Teen Choice Awards - MTV". MTV. August 7, 2000. Archived from the original on April 3, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.