*NSYNC – No Strings Attached / Jive Audio CD 2000
UPC 724384922023
No Strings Attached is the third studio album by American boy band NSYNC, released on March 21, 2000, by Jive Records. Looking to distinguish their music from that of their labelmates, the band chose to incorporate pop and R&B styles. Prior to the release of the album, NSYNC separated from their management Trans Continental and their label RCA Records; its title is a play on the idea of independence from corporate control. Contributions to the album's production came from a wide range of producers, including group members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez and collaborators Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, Rami, Teddy Riley, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Richard Marx, Veit Renn, Babyface, and Guy Roche.
After several delays due to legal battles, No Strings Attached was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. The album debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 2.4 million copies, setting the record for one-week sales in the country; a record that lasted 15 years, until Adele surpassed the first-week sales record in 2015 with her third studio album 25. Four singles were released from the album. Its lead single "Bye Bye Bye" is credited with creating the hype for the album's eventual landmark success. It was the best selling album of 2000. The band promoted the album by the No Strings Attached Tour, being one of the highest-grossing tours of the year.
The album was considered to be the peak of the teen pop genre, as CDs were beginning to be phased out in favor of peer-to-peer file sharing sites such as Napster and LimeWire, as well as trends shifting away from the genre, beginning with the Backstreet Boys' Black & Blue (2000). NSYNC were considered to be influential in crossing over music genres, which helped distinguish themselves from the Backstreet Boys, and inspire other boy bands such as BTS experiment with different genres of music while expressing their originality.
Label: Jive – 724384922023
Style: RnB/Swing, Europop
Tracklist:
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Bye Bye Bye
Engineer [Recording Assistant] – Bray Merritt
Engineer [Recording] – Mike Tucker
Guitar – Esbjörn Öhrwall
Producer – Jake, Kristian Lundin
Written-By – Andreas Carlsson, Jake, Kristian Lundin
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3:19
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It's Gonna Be Me
Engineer [Protools] – John Amatiello
Engineer [Recording Assistant] – Charles McCrorey
Engineer [Recording] – Chris Trevett
Human Beatbox – Justin Timberlake
Producer – Rami
Written-By – Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin, Rami
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3:11
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Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay)
Engineer [Recording] – Mike Tucker
Featuring – Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes
Mixed By – JC, Mike Tucker, Riprock 'n' Alex G.
Producer – JC, Riprock 'n' Alex G.
Written-By – Alex Greggs, Bradley Daymond, Inga Willis, JC Chasez, Lisa Lopes
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4:21
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Just Got Paid
Engineer – Frantz Verna, George Mayers
Engineer [Assistant] – Joe Woods (3)
Producer – Teddy Riley
Rap, Written-By [Rap] – Chris, Justin
Scratches – Rich Lightning
Written-By – Aaron Hall, Gene Griffin, Johnny Kemp, Teddy Riley
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4:08
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It Makes Me Ill
Arranged By [Background Vocals] – *NSYNC, Kandi, She'kspere
Backing Vocals – *NSYNC
Engineer [Assistant Recording] – Toby Dearborn
Instruments [All] – She'kspere
Mixed By – Kevin "KD" Davis
Producer – She'kspere
Producer [Vocal Production] – Kandi, She'kspere
Recorded By – She'kspere, Mike Tucker
Technician [Midi & Sound] – Focus (4), She'kspere
Written-By – Kandi, Kevin Briggs
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3:26
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This I Promise You
Arranged By [Background Vocals] – *NSYNC, Richard Marx
Engineer [Assistant] – Cesar Ramirez (2), Ok Hee Kim, Toby Dearborn
Engineer [Recording, Mix] – David Cole (4)
Guitar [Guitars] – Michael Thompson
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Richard Marx
Programmed By [Keyboards], Drum Programming – Jeffery CJ Vanston
Recorded By [Vocals] – Adam Barber
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4:43
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No Strings Attached
Engineer [Recording] – Mike Tucker
Mixed By – JC, Mike Tucker, Riprock 'n' Alex G.
Producer – JC, Riprock 'n' Alex G.
Written-By – Alex Greggs, Bradley Daymond, JC Chasez
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3:50
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Digital Get Down
Mixed By [Assistant] – Shane Stoneback
Producer – Riprock 'n' Alex G., Veit Renn
Recorded By, Mixed By – Joe Smith (2), Riprock 'n' Alex G.
Written-By – David Nicoll, JC Chasez, Veit Renn
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4:23
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I'll Never Stop
Engineer [Assistant] – Charles McCrorey
Producer – Kristian Lundin
Recorded By [Vocals] – Mike Tucker
Written-By – Alexander Kronlund, Kristian Lundin, Max Martin
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3:26
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Bringin' Da Noise
Co-producer – JC
Producer – Riprock 'n' Alex G., Veit Renn
Recorded By, Mixed By – Joe Smith (2), Riprock 'n' Alex G.
Written-By – JC Chasez, Veit Renn
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3:30
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That's When I'll Stop Loving You
Arranged By [Vocals] – *NSYNC
Drum Programming – Guy Roche, Jez Colin
Engineer [Mix Assistant] – Dushyant Bhakta, Tom Bender
Guitar [Guitars] – Dean Parks, Michael Thompson
Keyboards – Guy Roche, Michael Railton
Mixed By – Mick Guzauski
Producer, Arranged By – Guy Roche
Recorded By – Mario Luccy, Scott Humphrey
Written-By, Executive Producer – Diane Warren
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4:50
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I'll Be Good For You
Bass – Troy "T-roy" Antunes
Drums – Billy Ashbaugh
Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Effects [Voice Box] – K-Toonz
Engineer [Assistant] – Bray Merritt
Guitar – Ruben "Rubalicious" Ruiz
Handclaps, Other [Vibe] – B-III, Glenn "Eneony" Erwin, Justin "TENNMAN" Timberlake, K-Toonz, Rubalicious, T-Roy
Mixed By – Carl Nappa
Producer, Arranged By [Vocals] – Justin "TENNMAN" Timberlake, Kevin "K-Toonz" Antunes
Recorded By – Adam Barber, Carl Nappa
Written-By – Justin Timberlake, Kevin Antunes, Reginald Calloway, Theodore Pendergrass, Vincent Calloway
Written-By [Contained Portions] – K. Robinson, R. Calloway, S. Beckham, T. Pendergrass, V. Calloway
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3:56
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If I'm Not The One
Arranged By [Vocals] – Gary Carolla
Engineer [Assistant] – Toby Dearborn
Engineer [Mix], Keyboards, Programmed By – Peter Ries
Guitar – Dominique Zang
Producer – Gary Carolla, Peter Ries
Recorded By [Vocals], Edited By [Digital Editing] – Michael Tucker
Written-By – Anders Wikstrom, Fredrik Thomander
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3:21
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I Thought She Knew
Edited By [Digital Editing] – Brady Barnett
Engineer [Mix Assistant] – Jason Piske
Engineer [Recording Assistant] – Paul Oliveira
Engineer [Recording] – Jonathan Kaplan
Mixed By – Pat McMakin
Producer, Arranged By, Written-By – Robin Wiley
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- Art Direction – Jackie Murphy, Nick Gamma
- Design – Nick Gamma
- Management [Exclusive] – Johnny Wright (4)
- Management [Fan Club] – Gerri Karr
- Mastered By – Chaz Harper
- Other [Artist Rep] – Doug Brown
- Other [Crew] – "Pyro" Steve Aleff, Alan Doyle, Angelo Bartolome, Anthony Giordano, Billy Brett, Bob Fry, Bob Longo, Chuck Melton, Dale Carriveau, Dale Long, Dave Brooks, Dave Lagodzinski, Dave Moncrieffe, David "Meatball" Desaulniers, David Davidian, Duewerk Baker, Eric Peterson, Florance Tse, Gail Gorby, Garry Waldie, Greg "Grit" Frederick, James Bump, Jeff Adkisson, Joe Battle, Joe Branam, Jon Huntington, Lance Bogan, Leslie Ramos, M. L. Procise, Mark "Poodle" Swartz, Mike Goulding, Monica Blount, Randy Beckman, Redo Jackson, Sharon Cross, Steve Cohen, Steve Crain, Steve Roman, Storm Sollars, Terry Smith, Tim Miller, Tim Shanahan, Troy Cross
- Performer [Uncredited] – Chris Kirkpatrick, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass
- Photography By – Mark Seliger
