His second studio album, Bloom (2018), reached number three in Australia and number four on the Billboard 200 chart. Its lead single, "My My My!", became Sivan's second number-one single on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. In 2020, his EP In a Dream was released.
As an actor, Sivan portrayed the younger Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) and starred as the titular character in the Spud film trilogy. In 2017, he became the youngest recipient to receive a GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award. In 2018, he received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song for "Revelation", from the film Boy Erased, in which he also had a supporting acting role. He has since starred in the film Three Months (2022) and the series The Idol (2023).
1999
Troye Sivan Lyrics
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Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, sing, "hit me, baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
Yeah, I just wanna go back
Nike Airs, all that
CD, old Mercedes
Never under pressure, oh
Those days it was so much better, oh
Feelin' cool in my youth, relaxin'
No money, no problem
It was easy back then
Ooh, wish that we could go back in time, uh
Got memories
Ooh, maybe we can do it tonight
Tonight's the night
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, sing, "hit me, baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
Yeah, I remember back home
Best friends, all night, no phone
No cares, I was dumb and so young
My room singing Michael Jackson (hee, hee)
Never under pressure, oh, those days it was so much better
Feelin' cool in my youth
I'm askin', "Does anyone remember how we did it back then?"
Ooh, wish that we could go back in time, uh
Got memories
Ooh, maybe we can do it tonight
Tonight's the night
Ah, yeah
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, sing, "hit me, baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
Back to where we came from, playin' air guitar on the roof
In the kitchen, up on the table
Like we had a beautiful view
I wanna go
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Ah
Back to 1999
I know those days are over but a boy can fantasize
'Bout JTT on MTV and when I close my eyes
And I'm right there, right there
And he's right there, right there
And we're right there, right there
Ah, ah, ah, I wanna go back
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, sing, "hit me baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
Back to where we came from (came from)
Playin' air guitar on the roof
In the kitchen, up on the table
Like we had a beautiful view
I wanna go
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Go back, yeah, yeah
I just wanna go back, yeah back to 1999
Yeah, take me back to '99
In Troye Sivan's song '1999' the singer reminisces about his childhood days and wishes to go back to the late 90s when he was young, carefree and everything seemed easy. The nostalgic track talks about the memories of hanging out with friends, driving around listening to music, singing Michael Jackson in his room, playing air guitar on the roof, and other activities from his youth. The song's chorus repeats the desire to go back to 1999 and take a ride to his old neighborhood while singing "Hit me baby one more time," referencing Britney Spears' popular hit from the same year. The singer also fantasizes about being with his celebrity crush JTT (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) back when he was on MTV.
The song captures the essence of growing up in the late 90s and early 2000s, a time when things seemed simpler, and life was less complicated. The lyrics reflect the longing for the good old days, the friends, the music, and the memories that made them special. The upbeat, nostalgic pop sound gives the song a fun, infectious vibe that makes it an enjoyable sing-along.
Line by Line Meaning
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
The singer wishes to travel back to the year 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
The singer wants to visit his old neighborhood
I just wanna go back, sing, "hit me, baby, one more time"
The singer wants to listen to Britney Spears' iconic song '...Baby One More Time'
Wanna go back, wanna go
The singer wants to go back in time
Yeah, I just wanna go back
The singer reiterates his desire to go back in time
Nike Airs, all that
The singer is reminiscing about the Nike Air sneakers, which were popular during the 90s
CD, old Mercedes
The singer recalls listening to music on his old Mercedes car stereo system
Drive 'round listening to Shady like, oh
The singer used to drive around listening to Eminem's music
Never under pressure, oh
The singer didn't feel any pressure during his youth
Those days it was so much better, oh
The singer thinks that life was better during his youth
Feelin' cool in my youth, relaxin'
The singer felt cool and relaxed during his younger days
No money, no problem
The singer didn't have any money problems during his younger days
It was easy back then
The singer thinks that life was easier during his youth
Ooh, wish that we could go back in time, uh
The singer wishes to go back in time again
Got memories
The singer has memories of his youth
Ooh, maybe we can do it tonight
The singer is hopeful of going back in time tonight
Tonight's the night
The singer is excited about the possibility of going back in time tonight
Yeah, I remember back home
The singer remembers his home back in the day
Best friends, all night, no phone
The singer spent his nights with his friends without the use of phones
No cares, I was dumb and so young
The singer didn't have any worries and was naive during his youth
My room singing Michael Jackson (hee, hee)
The singer used to sing Michael Jackson's songs in his room
I'm askin', "Does anyone remember how we did it back then?"
The singer is asking if anyone remembers how they used to live during their youth
Back to where we came from, playin' air guitar on the roof
The singer wants to go back to the time when he used to play air guitar with his friends on the roof
In the kitchen, up on the table
The singer is thinking about the time when he used to stand on a table in the kitchen
Like we had a beautiful view
The singer felt that they had a beautiful view from where they stood
I know those days are over but a boy can fantasize
The singer knows that those days are gone, but he can still fantasize about them
'Bout JTT on MTV and when I close my eyes
The singer thinks about Jonathan Taylor Thomas' music video on MTV when he closes his eyes
And I'm right there, right there
The singer feels that he is right there in the moment from his youth
And he's right there, right there
Jonathan Taylor Thomas is also present in the singer's fantasy
And we're right there, right there
Both the singer and Jonathan Taylor Thomas are present in the moment from their youth
Ah, ah, ah, I wanna go back
The singer wants to go back badly
Go back, yeah, yeah
The singer reiterates that he wants to go back in time
Yeah, take me back to '99
The singer wants to go back specifically to the year 1999
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Brett McLaughlin, Charlotte Aitchison, Noonie Bao, Oscar Holter, Troye Sivan
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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1:07 • Spice Girls
1:17 • 90's Commercial
1:24 • Backstreet Boys
1:31 • Eminem
1:36 • Nokia Cell Phone
1:38 • American Beauty
1:46 • Marilyn Manson and Rose McGowan, VMA 1998
1:53 • The Sims 1
2:06 • Dancing Baby Meme
2:22 • Matrix
2:32 • Justin Timberlake
2:46 • The Blair Witch Project
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I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back
Sing "Hit me baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
Yeah, I just wanna go back
Nike Airs, All That
CD, old Mercedes
Drive 'round listening to Shady like (oh)
Never under pressure (oh)
Those days, it was so much better (oh)
Feelin' cool in my youth, relaxin'
No money, no problem
It was easy back then
Ooh, wish that we could go back in time, uh
Got memories
Ooh, maybe we could do it tonight
Tonight's the night
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back
Sing "Hit me baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
Yeah, I remember back home
Best friends, all night, no phone
No cares, I was dumb and so young
My room singing Michael Jackson (hee hee)
Never under pressure (oh)
Those days it was so much better (oh)
Feelin' cool in my youth, I'm askin'
"Does anyone remember how we did it back then?"
Ooh, wish that we could go back in time, uh
Got memories
Ooh, maybe we could do it tonight
Tonight's the night, yeah
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back
Sing "Hit me baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
Back to where we came from
Playin' air guitar on the roof
In the kitchen, up on the table
Like we had a beautiful view, I wanna go
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Ah
Back to 1999
I know those days are over but a boy can fantasize
'Bout JTT on MTV and when I close my eye-eye-eyes
And I'm right there, right there (right there, right there)
And he's right there, right there (right there)
And we're right there, right there
Ah, ah, ah
I wanna go back
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take a ride to my old neighborhood
I just wanna go back
Sing "Hit me baby, one more time"
Wanna go back, wanna go
Back to where we came from
Playin' air guitar on the roof
In the kitchen, up on the table
Like we had a beautiful view, I wanna go
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Go back ya ya
I just wanna go back, back to 1999
Take me back to 99
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00:41 TLC - Waterfalls music video (1995)
00:51 Titanic (1997)
01:10 Spice Girls - Say You'll Be There music video (1996)
01:17 Skechers ad (?)
01:24 Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way music video (1999)
01:30 Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (2000, recorded 1999)
01:38 American Beauty (film) (1999)
01:49 Rose McGowan and Marilyn Manson 1998 MTV VMA'S
01:53 The Sims (February 2000)
01:58 Casio ad?
02:22 The Matrix (1999)
02:31 NSYNC Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy) music video (1999)
02:46 The Blair Witch Project (film) (1999)
03:10 Sunny Delight ad (1996)
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1999: i wonder how it’s going to be in 2018
2018: i wanna go back to 1999
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i was not even alive in '99 to think about this (2003)
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story of my life as well 😂
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Trump is President. I think we all want to go back to 1999.