| *NSYNC and VevoCelebrate the 25th Anniversary of“Bye Bye Bye”with Vevo Footnotes |
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| Today, *NSYNC and Vevo premiere a new episode of Footnotes, giving viewers an inside look at “Bye Bye Bye,” the chart-topping hit from their record-breaking album No Strings Attached. The song remains a cultural staple and now marks its 25th anniversary with Vevo Footnotes. The episode explains how the video was inspired by the album’s cover art, featuring the band as puppets suspended by bungie cords on stage. It also covers how the video’s popularity helped propel the album to debut #1 on the Billboard 200, selling a record-breaking 2.4 million copies in its first week—a milestone that stood until Adele’s 25 in 2015. Additionally, it reveals that Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone perform their own stunts during the train scene. It also touches on Justin Timberlake’s “easy” role in the video, the director’s inspiration from 1951’s ‘Royal Wedding’ with Fred Astaire and how JC Chasez’s love of Robert De Niro’s chase scene in Ronin inspired the car chase. It also discusses famed choreographer Darrin Henson, known for his work with Britney Spears and The Spice Girls, who created the video’s now-iconic dance routine. Henson, who was considering stepping away from music video choreography, was convinced by *NSYNC’s manager to take on the project, and later that year won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography. Finally, the episode reveals the resurgence of the song with Deadpool & Wolverinewith Henson telling Forbes, “I’m happy to see that people are still tapped in, turned on, and tuned in to the ‘Bye Bye Bye’ dance. It’s historical and legendary. I’m grateful to be witnessing it all.” |
| TRANSCRIBED BELOW: 00:12 – “Bye Bye Bye” is from ‘No Strings Attached,’ released March 21, 2000. The video premiered two months prior to the album, incorporating its cover art of the band as puppets on a stage. 00:26 – The puppet strings that hold the band members are bungee cords. 00:42 – Thanks in part to the hype built by the video, the album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200. Its 2.4 million copies sold in the first week was a record that stood until Adele’s ‘25’ surpassed the mark in 2015. 01:02 – The train scene is completely real, captured by a helicopter and steadicam. Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone even did their own stunts. 01:22 – Famed choreographer Darrin Henson, who also worked with The Spice Girls and Britney Spears, designed the dance scenes. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Henson said he was on the verge of quitting music video choreography before *NSYNC’s manager convinced him to do “Bye Bye Bye.” 01:42 – Later that year, Henson’s work earned the MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography. *NSYNC performed “Bye Bye Bye” at the show. 02:02 – Timberlake once joked that he had the “easiest part” in the video, compared to the train and automobile stunts performed by his bandmates. “All I have to do is run, but I have to make it look good,” he told MTV. “I can’t look like a dork when I’m running. Gotta be cool.” 02:26 – Director Wayne Isham was inspired by 1951’s ‘Royal Wedding,’ in which Fred Astaire dances on blue walls while singing “You’re All the World To Me To Me.” 03:03 – The car is a red Dodge Viper RT/10. While planning this part, JC Chasez told Isham that his favorite car chase scene was Robert DeNiro in ‘Ronin.’ When Chasez showed up to set, the stuntdriver crew from ‘Ronin’ had been hired to coordinate the scene. 03:32 – In 2024, “Bye Bye Bye” resurged in popularity thanks to its inclusion in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine.’ Speaking with Forbes, Henson said, I’m happy to see that people are still tapped in, turned on, and tuned in to the ‘Bye Bye Bye’ dance. It’s historical and legendary. I’m grateful to be witnessing it all. |
