Bye Bye Bye

"Bye Bye Bye" is a song by American boy band NSYNC from their third studio album, No Strings Attached. It was written and produced by Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze, with Andreas Carlsson providing additional songwriting. Jive Records released it for US contemporary hit radio stations as the album's lead single on January 17, 2000. Its lyrics describe the end of a romantic relationship; it was reported to also reference the group's separation from their manager Lou Pearlman and their record label RCA Records. "Bye Bye Bye" is widely considered to be the group's signature song. "Bye Bye Bye" was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. It became a commercial success, peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and within the top 10 in almost every country in which it charted. The song received a Grammy nomination at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2001 for Record of the Year, but lost to U2's "Beautiful Day". The song resurged in popularity in 2024 after it was featured in the film Deadpool & Wolverine. In March 2025, "Bye Bye Bye" became the first song by the band to achieve one billion streams on Spotify. The accompanying music video, directed by Wayne Isham, was released on January 11, 2000, and portrays the NSYNC members as puppets, in reference to their destiny being controlled by their manager, Lou Pearlman, during their legal dispute. It was the last music video shown on MTV 00s before it ceased broadcasting on December 31, 2025.