Pop (song)

"Pop"
Single by 'N Sync from the album Celebrity
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop
Writer	Justin Timberlake Wade Robson
'N Sync singles chronology
"This I Promise You" (2000) "Pop" (2001) "Gone" (2001)

"Pop" is the first single by boyband *NSync from their album Celebrity. It was written by Wade Robson and Justin Timberlake and produced by BT and uses his famous "stutter edit" sound. The song's subject focuses on contemporary criticism of boy bands and pop music. It reached #19 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and #9 on the UK Singles Chart.

Tracklist

Versions

1. Pop (Radio Version) - 2:55
2. Pop (Instrumental) - 2:55

Music Video

The music video begins with a girl holding a bowl of cereal watching a commercial of Justin Timberlake advertising pop seemingly 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-its 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." (It should be noted that July 24 was the release date for the Celebrity album.) 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 dance club with *NSYNC performing on a lighted circle with the word "POP" in a neon sign behind them. While they are singing, Justin is also on a spinning spiral, and JC 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, Justin Timberlake does his first music-video beatbox. During the dancing sequence part of the video, close up shots featured Joey, but the far away shots instead featured the video producer/choreographer/writer 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, Wade filled in, with dyed hair and all. This song was played in the movie Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The music video won 4 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Pop Video, Best Dance Video, Best Group Video and Viewer's Choice.

2001 MTV Video Music Awards

The song was performed at the VMAs hosted by Jamie Foxx. Towards the end of the song, a giant etch and sketch spells out "King of Pop," and creates a silhouette of Michael Jackson before he finally appears in a surprise performance. He improvises his classic moves to the beat of "Pop" and ends with a prolonged standing ovation from the crowd.