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The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000
#24 *NSYNC Bye Bye Bye
#88 Backstreet Boys I Want It That Way
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The 100 Greatest Songs of the 2000s
#36 *NSYNC Bye Bye Bye
#61 Backstreet Boys I Want It That Way
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"I Want It That Way" is lyrically developmentally disabled. The opening line is great. The first verse is good. "That way" sounds intriguing. Then the chorus kicks in. The guy is wondering why the relationship is hard and feels like a mistake, but then sings about never wanting her to "want it that way" after trying to convince her to believe him that he "wants it that way." Like, what the hell? I still have no idea what’s the "that way" he wants. Is "that way" a good or a bad thing? Is it anal sex?

The bouncing up n’ down and arm swinging they call dancing in the music video, in addition to the airplane with their name on it and the fans wearing their tour shirts always makes me laugh. So do the performances.
"Bye Bye Bye" is an undeniable pop classic, an iconic song with an iconic video and iconic performance. The video debuted at #1 on TRL and eventually spent 53 days at #1.
