“You kind of feel like an action hero for a second,” says Kirkpatrick, “Like, ‘This isn’t a video, this is real life!’ It was such a cool fantasy come true.” “Oh, I Know That Dance!”

The clip kicks off with the guys on strings, being controlled by an evil ex-girlfriend puppetress (played by Kim Smith, who later starred in the “It’s Gonna Be Me” video), before she cuts them loose, just to pursue them some more. and Lance had very wry humor about it all.” Chris and Joey had the sense of fun, Justin has that smile, and J.C. They all have big personalities and we had to make sure we shined the light on everybody. “It definitely was a lot of fun because those guys all had a blast and took a lot of chances. “We had a good run together,” says Isham, who later worked with the group on the “It’s Gonna Be Me” and “Pop” videos. With the band’s input, Isham used the guys’ unique traits to come up with the concept. “It was all about MTV and how can we outdo each other - but spending $1 million on a video? That was probably stupid.” “It was a fun time to make music videos,” Bass tells EW. Complete with speeding trains, car chases, rabid dogs, and synchronized choreography on strings, director Wayne Isham created a thrilling four-minute ride that - if you don’t overthink it too much - somehow fits with the lyrical theme of escaping an ex. The “Bye Bye Bye” video was no exception. In the early 2000s, it wasn’t uncommon for music videos to resemble mini-action movies, with high-energy dance breaks, bizarre concepts (we all remember Britney in Mars for the “Oops!… I Did it Again” video, right?) and money to spare. So in honor of its anniversary, we called up (most of) the group and a few of their collaborators to reminisce about the video’s making, its feature film-sized budget, the days of TRL (that’s MTV’s Total Request Live , for the youngins), and the story behind one of the most memorable dances of all time. At the time of publication, the “Bye Bye Bye” music video has over 214 million views on YouTube.

11, 2000, it’s clear that - clothing aside - their fans found nothing stupid in what the guys did or sang. Twenty years after the video’s release, on Jan. Dressed in an array of early 2000s fashion - Leather trench coats! Double denim! Ultra-fitted turtlenecks! - the group gathered onstage as Timberlake thanked God for His blessings and their respective families for being behind them, “no matter what stupid stuff we did or wore or sang or whatever.” Chasez, Joey Fatone, Chris Kirkpatrick, and Justin Timberlake of the beloved boy band NSYNC accepted the award for Best Pop Video at the MTV Video Music Awards. Enjoy this article from Entertainment Weekly!

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