*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 Format: CD, Album Country: Europe Released: 2000 Genre: Pop Style: RnB/Swing, Europop /// Tracklist: 1 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 3:19 2 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 3:11 3 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 4:21 4 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 4:08 5 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 3:26 6 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 4:43 7 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 3:50 8 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 4:23 9 I'll Never Stop Engineer [Assistant] – Charles McCrorey Producer – Kristian Lundin Recorded By [Vocals] – Mike Tucker Written-By – Alexander Kronlund, Kristian Lundin, Max Martin 3:26 10 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 3:30 11 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 4:50 12 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 3:56 13 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 3:21 14 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 3:20 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