In the United Kingdom and Australia, it was released on July 9, 2001. On May 11, 2001, MTV broadcast a recording of "Pop" via satellite during NSYNC's tour rehearsal for PopOdyssey, which subsequently led to the song's radio release on May 14, 2001. Jive Records was initially reluctant to release "Pop" as the first single from Celebrity, as they reasoned that the song is "not radio-friendly" and didn’t not "have a formula". After BT created over 1,200 edits of the track using Max Headroom-styled stutter-edits, he showed the song to Chasez and Timberlake, who immediately loved it. Timberlake initially hesitated, as he did not want it to be featured on any track, but relented as BT created four tracks using broken headphones. While the song was in production, BT heard Timberlake beatboxing under his breath, and asked to use his vocals. He eventually relented when Timberlake heard BT's song "The Hip Hop Phenomenon", from the UK version of his 1999 album Movement in Still Life, on the request that he "treat vocals so irreverently, it's not even funny". Chasez asked BT to appear on NSYNC's next album, but BT was initially hesitant due to his "ambivalence" towards the band. The group enlisted BT after JC Chasez and Timberlake befriended the musician. While discussing about "Pop" in a 2001 interview with Billboard, Justin Timberlake stated that NSYNC "put everything that is not considered ' pop music' in song". Justin Timberlake went on to become a ten-time Grammy Award winner throughout his solo career.BT was personally asked by Chasez and Timberlake to produce the song.ĭespite the success of NSYNC's previous studio album No Strings Attached (2000), the band were constantly blasted by critics who had preconceptions of what a "credible group" was, which forced them to be more involved in the production of their next album, Celebrity. Rolling Stone recognized their instant success as one of the Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments of all time. ![]() The band completed five nationwide concert tours and has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands in history. The five members have reunited occasionally, including at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2018. NSYNC last recorded new material in 2002 before undergoing an indefinite hiatus. Blige, country music band Alabama, and Gloria Estefan. In addition to eight Grammy Award nominations, NSYNC performed at the World Series, the Super Bowl and the Olympic Games, and sang or recorded with Elton John, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Phil Collins, Celine Dion, Aerosmith, Nelly, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Mary J. Singles such as " Boy with Luv", " Dynamite", " Girlfriend", " Pop" and " Cry Me A River" reached the top 10 in several international charts, with the last being a US Billboard Hot 100 number one. Celebrity (2001) debuted with 1.8 million copies in its first week in the US. NSYNC's first two studio albums were both certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After heavily publicized legal battles with their former manager Lou Pearlman and former record label Bertelsmann Music Group, the group's second album, No Strings Attached (2000), sold over one million copies in one day and 2.4 million copies in one week, which was a record for over fifteen years.
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