No Strings Attached

No Strings Attached is a pop album by American boy band NSYNC, released on March 21, 2000 (see 2000 in music). Before the release of No Strings Attached, NSYNC's second album, the band acrimoniously split from their old management and signed to Jive Records. This album was intended to counter the perception of NSYNC as un-hip corporate creations (the album title is a play on the idea of freedom from corporate control). In some quarters, the tactic worked, and NSYNC's brand of blue eyed soul[?] and bubblegum pop won over new converts. A majority of music critics, and many listeners, however, dismissed the album as another cynical marketing attempt.

Track listing

1. Bye Bye Bye (Carlsson/Lundin/Schulze) - 3:20
2. It's Gonna Be Me (Carlsson/Martin/Rami) - 3:12
3. Space Cowboy (Yippie-Yi-Yay) performed by N Sync/Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes[?] - 4:23
4. Just Got Paid (Griffin/Hall/Kemp/Riley) - 4:10
5. It Makes Me Ill (Briggs/Kandi) - 3:27
6. This I Promise You (Marx) - 4:44
7. No Strings Attached (Chasez/Daymond/Greggs) - 3:48
8. Digital Get Down (Chasez/Nicoll/Renn) - 4:23
9. Bringin' da Noise (Chasez/Renn) - 3:32
10. That's When I'll Stop Loving You (Warren) - 4:51
11. I'll Be Good for You (Antunes/Calloway/Calloway/Pendergrass/Timberlake) - 3:56
12. I Thought She Knew (Wiley) - 3:22

Personnel

• Michael Thompson - Guitar
• David Cole - Engineer, Mixing
• Jez Colin - Drum Programming
• Mick Guzauski - Mixing
• Scott Humphrey - Engineer
• Mario Lucy - Engineer
• Richard Marx - Arranger, Producer, Vocal Arrangement
• George Mayers - Engineer
• Pat McMakin - Mixing
• Carl Nappa - Engineer, Mixing
• Teddy Riley - Producer
• Guy Roche - Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Drum Programming
• Chris Trevett - Engineer
• Michael Tucker - Engineer, Mixing
• Franz Verna - Engineer
• Diane Warren - Executive Producer
• Robin Wiley - Arranger, Producer
• Tom Bender - Mixing Assistant
• Michael Railton - Keyboards
• Charles McCrorey - Assistant Engineer
• Cesar Ramirez - Assistant Engineer
• Esbjörn Öhrwall - Guitar
• Jason Piske - Mixing Assistant
• Veit Renn - Producer
• Chaz Harper - Mastering
• NSYNC - Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Arrangement
• Adam Barber - Engineer, Vocal Engineer
• Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes - Rap, Performer
• John Amatiello - Pro-Tools
• Joe Smith - Engineer, Mixing
• Chris ? - Rap
• Brady Barnett - Digital Editing
• Jake - Producer
• Lance Bass - Vocals
• Justin Timberlake - Vocals
• Riprock - Producer, Mixing
• Kristian Lundin - Producer
• Ok Hee Kim - Assistant Engineer
• J.C. - Producer, Mixing
• Rami - Producer
• Joe Woods - Assistant Engineer
• Kandi - Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer
• Chris Kirkpatrick - Vocals
• JC Chasez - Vocals
• Joey Fatone - Vocals
• Shane Stoneback - Mixing Assistant
• Jake Lundin - Producer
• Alex G. - Producer, Mixing
• Chris - Rap
• Bray Merritt - Assistant Engineer
• Dushyant Bhakta
• Toby Dearborn - Assistant Engineer

Chart positions

Billboard (North America) - album

 2000	The Billboard 200	                No. 1
 2000	Top Internet Albums	                No. 1
 2000	Top Canadian Albums	                No. 1

 2000	Bye Bye Bye	        Adult Contemporary	                No. 25
 2000	This I Promise You	Adult Contemporary	                No. 1
 2000	Bye Bye Bye	        The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 4
 2000	It s Gonna Be Me	The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 1
 2000	This I Promise You	The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 5
 2000	Yo Te Voy A Amar 	Hot Latin Tracks	                No. 30
 2000	Bye Bye Bye	        Latin Pop Airplay	                No. 20
 2000	It s Gonna Be Me	Latin Pop Airplay	                No. 28
 2000	Bye Bye Bye	        Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay	        No. 13
 2000	It s Gonna Be Me	Latin Tropical/Salsa Airplay	        No. 28
 2000	Bye Bye Bye	        Rhythmic Top 40	                        No. 2
 2000	This I Promise You	Rhythmic Top 40	                        No. 12
 2000	Bye Bye Bye	        Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 1
 2000	It s Gonna Be Me	Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 1
 2000	This I Promise You	Top 40 Mainstream	                No. 4
 2000	Bye Bye Bye	        Top 40 Tracks	                        No. 1
 2000	It s Gonna Be Me	Top 40 Tracks	                        No. 1
 2000	This I Promise You	Top 40 Tracks	                        No. 6
 2000	Bye Bye Bye	        Adult Top 40	                        No. 19
 2000	It s Gonna Be Me	Adult Top 40	                        No. 28
 2000	This I Promise You	Adult Top 40	                        No. 31
 2000	Bye Bye Bye	        Canadian Singles Chart	                No. 1
 2000	It s Gonna Be Me	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales      No. 33
 2000	This I Promise You	Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales      No. 38
 2000	It's Gonna Be Me	Rhythmic Top 40	                        No. 7
 2000	It's Gonna Be Me	The Billboard Hot 100	                No. 7
 2001	This I Promise You	Adult Top 40	                        No. 27