After heavily publicized legal battles with their former manager Lou Pearlman and former record label Bertelsmann Music Group, the group's second album, No Strings Attached (2000), sold over one million copies in one day and 2.42 million copies in one week, which was a record for over fifteen years. NSYNC's first two studio albums were both certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Celebrity (2001) debuted with 1.8 million copies in its first week in the US. Singles such as "Bye Bye Bye", "This I Promise You", "Girlfriend", "Pop" and "It's Gonna Be Me" reached the top 10 in several international charts, with the last being a US Billboard Hot 100 number one. In addition to a host of Grammy Award nominations, NSYNC has performed at the World Series, the Super Bowl and the Olympic Games, and sang or recorded with Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Phil Collins, Celine Dion, Aerosmith, Nelly, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Mary J. Blige, Alabama, and Gloria Estefan. The group has received eight Grammy Award nominations.
NSYNC last recorded new material in 2002. The five members have reunited a couple of times, including at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards and to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The band completed five nationwide concert tours and has sold over 70 million records, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands in history. Rolling Stone recognized their instant success as one of the Top 25 Teen Idol Breakout Moments of all time. NSYNC is set to release their first new song in over 20 years, "Better Place", for the upcoming animated movie, Trolls Band Together, which Timberlake stars in.
Thinking Of You
*NSYNC Lyrics
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Lying in your arms so close together
Didn't know just what I had
Now I toss and turn 'Cause I'm without you
How I'm missing you so bad
Where was my head? Where was my heart?
Now I cry alone in the dark
I lie awake, I drive myself crazy
Drive myself crazy thinking of you
Made a mistake when I let you go, baby
I drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I do
(Wanting you the way that I do)
I was such a fool i couldn't see it
Just how good you were to me
(Just how good you were to me) oh yeah
You confessed your love
(You confessed your love) undying devotion
I confessed my need to be free
And now I'm left with all this pain
I've only got myself to blame, no
I lie awake, I drive myself crazy (oh yeah)
Drive myself crazy thinking of you
Made a mistake (oh yeah)
Let you go, baby (let you go)
I drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I do
(Wanting you the way that I do)
Why didn't I know it?
How much I loved you, baby
Why couldn't I show it?
If I had only told you
When I had the chance oh, I had the chance
Oh oh oh, oh
Justin: Ooh ooh joey & JC: Ooh ooh
Chris: Ooh ooh justin, Joey, JC
Chris: La la la la la la la la
(Lance: La la la la)
All: La la la la (JC: I drive myself crazy)
Joey: Ah ah justin: Ah ah
JC: Ah ah chris: Ah ah
Lance: Do doo do, doo do (JC: Oh, so crazy)
All: La la la la oh oh oh oh
I lie awake, I drive myself crazy
Drive myself crazy thinking of you
Made a mistake (made a mistake)
Let you go, baby i drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I do
I lie awake, I drive myself crazy
(I drive myself)
Drive myself crazy (crazy, crazy)
(Crazy, crazy, yeah)
Made a mistake (made a mistake)
Let you go, baby i drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I do
I drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I do
The lyrics of *NSYNC's song "Thinking of You" talks about the regret of letting go of someone who meant a lot to them. In the beginning, the song talks about how they were so close together but didn't know what they had until they lost it. Now, they are missing the person terribly and can't stop thinking about them. They feel that they made a mistake by letting them go and are left alone to cry in the dark.
As the song progresses, they realize that they were foolish to let the person go, and now they are left with all the pain they caused themselves. They admit that they were wrong and are filled with regret knowing that they could have done something different. The chorus repeats the phrase that they drive themselves crazy thinking of the person they let go and how badly they want them back.
The bridge expresses the frustration and sadness of not knowing what they had when they had it. They wish they had told the person they loved them when they had the chance. In the end, the chorus is repeated to emphasize how desperate they are to have the person they let go back in their life.
Line by Line Meaning
Lying in your arms so close together
Recollecting the close proximity shared with the person, while lying in their arms
Didn't know just what I had
Regretting the lack of appreciation for the value of their presence
Now I toss and turn 'Cause I'm without you
Finding it difficult to sleep peacefully in the absence of the person's company
How I'm missing you so bad
Experiencing intense longing for the person, to the point of feeling distraught
Where was my head? Where was my heart?
Reflecting on the lack of rational thinking and emotional intelligence that led to poor choices
Now I cry alone in the dark
Feeling the anguish of separation and expressing it in solitude
Made a mistake when I let you go, baby
Realizing the error made in releasing the person and regretting it
Wanting you the way that I do
Desiring the person intensely
I was such a fool i couldn't see it
Feeling foolish for not recognizing the person's true worth earlier
Just how good you were to me
Acknowledging the person's positive impact in their life
You confessed your love
Recalling the person's admission of love for them
Undying devotion
Reminiscing the unwavering commitment and loyalty shown by the person
I confessed my need to be free
Admitting their own desire for independence, which caused tension with the person
And now I'm left with all this pain
Suffering from intense emotional discomfort as a consequence of their choices
I've only got myself to blame, no
Holding themselves accountable for the consequences of their actions
Why didn't I know it?
Expressing regret for not having the knowledge or perception to realize the greatness of the person
How much I loved you, baby
Realizing the depth of their love for the person
Why couldn't I show it?
Feeling remorse for failing to express their feelings clearly
If I had only told you
Reflecting on the missed opportunity to communicate their love to the person
When I had the chance oh, I had the chance
Reiterating the realization that an opportunity was present in the past, but not utilized
I drive myself crazy
Expressing the emotional and mental strain caused by the longing for the person
Oh yeah
Affirming their feelings and thoughts with agreement and confidence
La la la la la la la la
Singing a melody with nonsense syllables
I drive myself crazy
Repeating the feeling of mental and emotional strain caused by the longing for the person
Wanting you the way that I do
Stressing the intensity of their yearning for the person
Do doo do, doo do
Humming a melody with non-lexical vocables
I drive myself crazy (crazy, crazy)
Expressing the intensity of the mental strain caused by the desire for the person
Wanting you the way that I do
Reiterating the intense desire felt for the person
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Spirit Music Group, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Allan Rich, Ellen Shipley, Rick Nowels
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