No Strings Attached
No Strings Attached is a
pop album by American
boy band NSYNC, released on
March 21,
2000 (see
2000 in music). Before the release of
No Strings Attached, NSYNC's second album, the band acrimoniously split from their old management and signed to
Jive Records. This album was intended to counter the perception of NSYNC as un-hip corporate creations (the album title is a play on the idea of freedom from corporate control). In some quarters, the tactic worked, and NSYNC's brand of blue eyed soul and
bubblegum pop won over new converts. A majority of music critics, and many listeners, however, dismissed the album as another cynical marketing attempt.
Track listing
- Bye Bye Bye (Carlsson/Lundin/Schulze) - 3:20
- It's Gonna Be Me (Carlsson/Martin/Rami) - 3:12
- Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay) performed by N Sync/Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - 4:23
- Just Got Paid (Griffin/Hall/Kemp/Riley) - 4:10
- It Makes Me Ill (Briggs/Kandi) - 3:27
- This I Promise You (Marx) - 4:44
- No Strings Attached (Chasez/Daymond/Greggs) - 3:48
- Digital Get Down (Chasez/Nicoll/Renn) - 4:23
- Bringin' da Noise (Chasez/Renn) - 3:32
- That's When I'll Stop Loving You (Warren) - 4:51
- I'll Be Good for You (Antunes/Calloway/Calloway/Pendergrass/Timberlake) - 3:56
- I Thought She Knew (Wiley) - 3:22
Personnel
- Michael Thompson - Guitar
- David Cole - Engineer, Mixing
- Jez Colin - Drum Programming
- Mick Guzauski - Mixing
- Scott Humphrey - Engineer
- Mario Lucy - Engineer
- Richard Marx - Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement
- George Mayers - Engineer
- Pat McMakin - Mixing
- Carl Nappa - Engineer, Mixing
- Teddy Riley - Producer
- Guy Roche - Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming
- Chris Trevett - Engineer
- Michael Tucker - Engineer, Mixing
- Franz Verna - Engineer
- Diane Warren - Executive Producer
- Robin Wiley - Arranger, Producer
- Tom Bender - Mixing Assistant
- Michael Railton - Keyboards
- Charles McCrorey - Assistant Engineer
- Cesar Ramirez - Assistant Engineer
- Esbjörn Öhrwall - Guitar
- Jason Piske - Mixing Assistant
- Veit Renn - Producer
- Chaz Harper - Mastering
- NSYNC - Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Arrangement
- Adam Barber - Engineer, Vocal Engineer
- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - Rap, Performer
- John Amatiello - Pro-Tools
- Joe Smith - Engineer, Mixing
- Chris ? - Rap
- Brady Barnett - Digital Editing
- Jake - Producer
- Lance Bass - Vocals
- Justin Timberlake - Vocals
- Riprock - Producer, Mixing
- Kristian Lundin - Producer
- Ok Hee Kim - Assistant Engineer
- J.C. - Producer, Mixing
- Rami - Producer
- Joe Woods - Assistant Engineer
- Kandi - Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer
- Chris Kirkpatrick - Vocals
- JC Chasez - Vocals
- Joey Fatone - Vocals
- Shane Stoneback - Mixing Assistant
- Jake Lundin - Producer
- Alex G. - Producer, Mixing
- Chris - Rap
- Bray Merritt - Assistant Engineer
- Dushyant Bhakta
- Toby Dearborn - Assistant Engineer
Chart positions
Billboard (North America) - album
2000 The Billboard 200 No. 1
2000 Top Internet Albums No. 1
2000 Top Canadian Albums No. 1
Billboard (North America) - singles
2000 Bye Bye Bye Adult Contemporary No. 25
2000 This I Promise You Adult Contemporary No. 1
2000 Bye Bye Bye The Billboard Hot 100 No. 4
2000 It s Gonna Be Me The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
2000 This I Promise You The Billboard Hot 100 No. 5
2000 Yo Te Voy A Amar Hot Latin Tracks No. 30
2000 Bye Bye Bye Latin Pop Airplay No. 20
2000 It s Gonna Be Me Latin Pop Airplay No. 28
2000 Bye Bye Bye Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay No. 13
2000 It s Gonna Be Me Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay No. 28
2000 Bye Bye Bye Rhythmic Top 40 No. 2
2000 This I Promise You Rhythmic Top 40 No. 12
2000 Bye Bye Bye Top 40 Mainstream No. 1
2000 It s Gonna Be Me Top 40 Mainstream No. 1
2000 This I Promise You Top 40 Mainstream No. 4
2000 Bye Bye Bye Top 40 Tracks No. 1
2000 It s Gonna Be Me Top 40 Tracks No. 1
2000 This I Promise You Top 40 Tracks No. 6
2000 Bye Bye Bye Adult Top 40 No. 19
2000 It s Gonna Be Me Adult Top 40 No. 28
2000 This I Promise You Adult Top 40 No. 31
2000 Bye Bye Bye Canadian Singles Chart No. 1
2000 It s Gonna Be Me Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 33
2000 This I Promise You Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales No. 38
2000 It's Gonna Be Me Rhythmic Top 40 No. 7
2000 It's Gonna Be Me The Billboard Hot 100 No. 7
2001 This I Promise You Adult Top 40 No. 27