Anne-Marie's '2002' Video Mashes Up Britney, NSYNC, And All Your Childhood Faves

Earlier this week, Bruno Mars revealed on Twitter that he'd been listening to some Incubus and System of a Down with his musical group. This happened to be just a week right after NSYNC briefly reassembled to celebrate their own Hollywood Walk of Fame star and right after Christina Aguilera returned with the slime-heavy video for new single "Accelerate."


This can only mean one thing: The early 2000s are back, baby! (Or maybe they never went away nevertheless our perpetual nostalgic cycles have recently kicked them back inside central view. Either way.)


For further proof, imagine British singer Anne-Marie and her latest single, "2002," where she proclaims early on, "It's never been better than the summer of 2002."


The video's a complete nostalgia trip to match, with school outfits visually mirroring Britney Spears's "...Baby One More Time" (from 1998, yet close enough) and marionette scenes straight out of NSYNC's "Bye Bye Bye." The full clip is a loving homage to the original TRL era, which fits, given the lyrics to the song's chorus:

Oops, I got 99 problems singing bye, bye, bye

Hold up, in case you wanna go and take a ride with me

Better hit me, baby, one more time, uh

Even though Jay-Z's "99 Problem" came out in 2003, the rest of the songs interpolated here would have surely been getting radio play in '02 — though if I recall perfectly, Nelly's "Hot in Herre" was the absolute pop radio anthem that summer, over "Ride Wit Me." However both are timeless, so.


There are a number of more referential surprises in the video, so check it out above. Then maybe go watch Lady Bird because at this point, you could as well spend the rest of the day in 2002.