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| cover = Nsync (album).png
| cover = Nsync (album).png
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| caption = The first release cover. The UK and International versions have a different cover, while the Japanese releases have 2 alternative artworks.
| caption = The first release cover. The US and International versions have a different cover, while the Japanese releases have 2 alternative artworks.
| released = {{start date|1998|03|24}}
| released = {{start date|1997|05|26}}
| recorded = 1996–1998
| recorded = 1996–1997
| genre = {{flat list|
| genre = {{flat list|
*[[Dance-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/nsync-mw0000031266|title=*NSYNC - *NSYNC - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
*[[Dance-pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/nsync-mw0000031266|title=*NSYNC - *NSYNC - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
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| cover = Nsync (album) alternate.png
| caption = International edition cover
| caption = US and international edition cover
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| type = studio
| type = studio
| single1 = [[I Want You Back (NSYNC song)|I Want You Back]]
| single1 = [[I Want You Back (NSYNC song)|I Want You Back]]
| single1date = {{start date|1997|12|29}}
| single1date = {{start date|1996|10|07}}
| single2 = [[Tearin' Up My Heart]]
| single2 = [[Tearin' Up My Heart]]
| single2date = {{start date|1998|06|23}}
| single2date = {{start date|1997|02|10}}
| single3 = [[Here We Go (NSYNC song)|Here We Go]]
| single3 = [[Here We Go (NSYNC song)|Here We Go]]
| single3date = {{start date|1997|05|05}}
| single3date = {{start date|1997|05|05}}
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| single7date = {{start date|1999|02|09}}
| single7date = {{start date|1999|02|09}}
| single8 = [[Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)|I Drive Myself Crazy]]
| single8 = [[Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)|I Drive Myself Crazy]]
| single8date = {{start date|1999|02|15}}
| single8date = {{start date|1999|04|01}}
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'''''{{`}}NSYNC'''''{{Efn|The album has 2 different titles, ''''' 'N Sync''''' and '''''*NSYNC'''''. Some store also listed the album as '''''N-Sync'''''.|group=}} is the eponymous debut studio album by American boy band [[NSYNC]], initially released in Germany on May 26, 1997, by [[Lou Pearlman|Trans Continental Records]] and internationally on March 24, 1998, by [[RCA Records]]. The album reached number one on the [[GfK Entertainment charts|Offizielle Top 100]] and includes the singles "[[I Want You Back (NSYNC song)|I Want You Back]]" and "[[Tearin' Up My Heart]]".
'''''{{`}}NSYNC'''''{{Efn|The album has 2 different titles, ''''' 'N Sync''''' and '''''*NSYNC'''''. Some store also listed the album as '''''N-Sync'''''.|group=}} is the debut studio album by American boy band [[NSYNC]], initially released in Germany on May 26, 1997, by [[Lou Pearlman|Trans Continental Records]] and internationally on March 24, 1998, by [[RCA Records]]. The album reached number one on the [[GfK Entertainment charts|Offizielle Top 100]] and includes the singles "[[I Want You Back (NSYNC song)|I Want You Back]]" and "[[Tearin' Up My Heart]]".


The album has since sold over 15 million copies worldwide, with the album earning a diamond certification in the US, as well as peaking at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
The album has since sold over 15 million copies worldwide, with the album earning a diamond certification in the US, as well as peaking at number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].
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In 1995, [[Chris Kirkpatrick]] met with [[Lou Pearlman]] to talk about forming a pop group. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers to be with him in the band. This prompted Kirkpatrick to start forming the group, so he called [[Justin Timberlake]] who had been a member of the Mickey Mouse Club. Justin joined and recommended his friend [[JC Chasez|Joshua "JC" Chasez]], who also was a cast member on the Mickey Mouse Club. Later, the three bumped into [[Joey Fatone]], whom they all knew, at a club and he became the fourth member to join.
In 1995, [[Chris Kirkpatrick]] met with [[Lou Pearlman]] to talk about forming a pop group. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers to be with him in the band. This prompted Kirkpatrick to start forming the group, so he called [[Justin Timberlake]] who had been a member of the Mickey Mouse Club. Justin joined and recommended his friend [[JC Chasez|Joshua "JC" Chasez]], who also was a cast member on the Mickey Mouse Club. Later, the three bumped into [[Joey Fatone]], whom they all knew, at a club and he became the fourth member to join.


Initially, Jason Galasso was chosen as the group's [[Bass (voice type)|bass]] singer and fifth member. After several weeks of rehearsals, the group set up a showcase and began planning to officially sign with Pearlman's Trans Continental Label. However, at the last minute, Galasso dropped out as he was not fond of the group's musical direction, claiming that being a [[teen idol]] was never a goal of his.<ref name="Jason">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/59733/episode_about.jhtml|title=VH1's Driven's *NSYNC Episode Summary|publisher=[[VH1]]|access-date=February 13, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071223010856/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/59733/episode_about.jhtml|archive-date= 23 December 2007}}</ref> The group started to search for people to replace Galasso. Timberlake soon called his vocal coach, who suggested a 16-year-old from [[Mississippi]] named [[Lance Bass]], who flew to Orlando to audition and was immediately accepted into the group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/513952/n-syncs-james-lance-lansten-bass.jhtml|title= 'N Sync's James Lance "Lansten" Bass|first=Frank|last=Tortorici|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=May 4, 1999|access-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>
Initially, Jason Galasso was chosen as the group's [[Bass (voice type)|bass]] singer and fifth member. After several weeks of rehearsals, the group set up a showcase and began planning to officially sign with Pearlman's Trans Continental Label. However, at the last minute, Galasso dropped out as he was not fond of the group's musical direction, claiming that being a [[teen idol]] was never a goal of his.<ref name="Jason">{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/59733/episode_about.jhtml|title=VH1's Driven's *NSYNC Episode Summary|publisher=[[VH1]]|access-date=February 13, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071223010856/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/driven/59733/episode_about.jhtml|archive-date= 23 December 2007}}</ref> The group started to search for people to replace Galasso. Timberlake soon called his vocal coach, who suggested a 16-year-old from [[Mississippi]] named [[Lance Bass]], who flew to Orlando to audition and was immediately accepted into the group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/513952/n-syncs-james-lance-lansten-bass.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929133844/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/513952/n-syncs-james-lance-lansten-bass.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 29, 2013|title= 'N Sync's James Lance "Lansten" Bass|first=Frank|last=Tortorici|publisher=[[MTV News]]|date=May 4, 1999|access-date=February 13, 2020}}</ref>


===Recording===
===Recording===
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==Singles==
==Singles==
===Initial release===
===Initial release===
The album's official [[lead single]], "[[I Want You Back (NSYNC song)|I Want You Back]]", was released in Germany on October 4, 1996,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/I-Want-You-Back-Sync/dp/B00000AOSM|title=I Want You Back|date=4 October 1996|via=Amazon}}</ref> and reached the top 10 on November 18, 1996.<ref name="CHARTS-DEUTSCHLAND:Single Top 100 (18.11.1996)">{{cite web |title=Top 100 singles-chart |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single/for-date-848304000000 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de |date= November 18, 1996 |access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref> The group's second single, "[[Tearin' Up My Heart]]", was released on February 10, 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Tearin-Up-My-Heart-Sync/dp/B0000076HW|title=Tearin' Up My Heart|date=10 February 1997|via=Amazon}}</ref> also peaking within the top 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0000076HW|title=Tearin' Up My Heart: Amazon.de: Musik|publisher=Amazon.de|access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref> The third single, "[[Here We Go (NSYNC song)|Here We Go]]", was released on May 5, 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Here-We-Go-N-Sync/dp/B000006TDC|title=Here We Go|date=5 May 1997|via=Amazon}}</ref> just three weeks prior to the release of the album, to similar success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=%27*NSYNC&titel=Tearin%27+Up+My+Heart&cat=s|title=*NSYNC – Tearin' Up My Heart|publisher=GfK Dutch Charts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=%27N+Sync&titel=Here+We+Go&cat=s|title='N SYNC – Here We Go|publisher=GfK Dutch Charts}}</ref> Their self-titled debut album was then released by [[Ariola Records|BMG Ariola]] Munich on May 26, 1997, which peaked at number one on the second week of release in Germany.<ref name="CHARTS-DEUTSCHLAND:Album Top 100 (09.06.1997)">{{cite web |title='N Sync |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-2533 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de |access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref> The group soon became an overnight success throughout much of Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/*NSYNC/Biography/|title=N Sync Pictures, Biography, Discography, Filmography, News, Ringtones, Videos|publisher=Starpulse.com|access-date=August 8, 2012|archive-date=June 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608073922/http://www.starpulse.com/Music/N_Sync/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album also charted successfully in both Switzerland and Austria eventually selling 820,000 units in GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) region and Eastern Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=%27N+Sync&titel=%27N+Sync&cat=a|title=*NSYNC – *NSYNC (ALBUM)|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=May 12, 2010}}</ref><ref name="N Sync's Indirect Path to the Top">{{cite magazine|last1=Paoletta|first1=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nw4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7-IA5|title='N Sync's Indirect Path to the Top|last2=Pride|first2=Dominic|date=March 20, 1999|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=|volume=111|issue=12|pages=6, 84|access-date=}}</ref> Two further singles, "[[For the Girl Who Has Everything (song)|For the Girl Who Has Everything]]" and "[[Together Again (NSYNC song)|Together Again]]", were subsequently released on August 18 and November 3, 1997, respectively, achieving success in Germany and other European territories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001IM662U|title=For The Girl Who Has Everything: N Sync: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00000B9DV|title=Together Again/Enhanced: Amazon.de: Musik|publisher=Amazon.de|access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>
The album's official [[lead single]], "[[I Want You Back (NSYNC song)|I Want You Back]]", was released in Germany on January 15, 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/I-Want-You-Back-Sync/dp/B00000AOSM|title=I Want You Back|date=15 January 1997|via=Amazon}}</ref> and reached the top 10 on November 18, 1997.<ref name="CHARTS-DEUTSCHLAND:Single Top 100 (18.11.1996)">{{cite web |title=Top 100 singles-chart |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single/for-date-848304000000 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de |date= November 18, 1997 |access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref> The group's second single, "[[Tearin' Up My Heart]]", was released on February 10, 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Tearin-Up-My-Heart-Sync/dp/B0000076HW|title=Tearin' Up My Heart|date=10 February 1997|via=Amazon}}</ref> also peaking within the top 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0000076HW|title=Tearin' Up My Heart: Amazon.de: Musik|publisher=Amazon.de|access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref> The third single, "[[Here We Go (NSYNC song)|Here We Go]]", was released on May 5, 1997,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/Here-We-Go-N-Sync/dp/B000006TDC|title=Here We Go|date=5 May 1997|via=Amazon}}</ref> just three weeks prior to the release of the album, to similar success.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=%27*NSYNC&titel=Tearin%27+Up+My+Heart&cat=s|title=*NSYNC – Tearin' Up My Heart|publisher=GfK Dutch Charts}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=%27N+Sync&titel=Here+We+Go&cat=s|title='N SYNC – Here We Go|publisher=GfK Dutch Charts}}</ref> Their self-titled debut album was then released by [[Ariola Records|BMG Ariola]] Munich on May 26, 1997, which peaked at number one on the second week of release in Germany.<ref name="CHARTS-DEUTSCHLAND:Album Top 100 (09.06.1997)">{{cite web |title='N Sync |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/album-details-2533 |website=www.offiziellecharts.de |access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref> The group soon became an overnight success throughout much of Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/Music/*NSYNC/Biography/|title=N Sync Pictures, Biography, Discography, Filmography, News, Ringtones, Videos|publisher=Starpulse.com|access-date=August 8, 2012|archive-date=June 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608073922/http://www.starpulse.com/Music/N_Sync/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album also charted successfully in both Switzerland and Austria eventually selling 820,000 units in GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) region and Eastern Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=%27N+Sync&titel=%27N+Sync&cat=a|title=*NSYNC – *NSYNC (ALBUM)|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=May 12, 2010}}</ref><ref name="N Sync's Indirect Path to the Top">{{cite magazine|last1=Paoletta|first1=Michael|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nw4EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA7-IA5|title='N Sync's Indirect Path to the Top|last2=Pride|first2=Dominic|date=March 20, 1999|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|publisher=|volume=111|issue=12|pages=6, 84|access-date=}}</ref> Two further singles, "[[For the Girl Who Has Everything (song)|For the Girl Who Has Everything]]" and "[[Together Again (NSYNC song)|Together Again]]", were subsequently released on August 18 and November 3, 1997, respectively, achieving success in Germany and other European territories.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001IM662U|title=For The Girl Who Has Everything: N Sync: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00000B9DV|title=Together Again/Enhanced: Amazon.de: Musik|publisher=Amazon.de|access-date=August 8, 2012}}</ref>


===International breakthrough===
===International breakthrough===
Following their success of their début album in several European territories, the band captured the attention of [[Vincent DeGiorgio]], an A&R rep for [[RCA Records]]. After watching the group perform a rendition of their single "Together Again" in Budapest in November 1997, he offered them a record deal with [[RCA]], which the group immediately agreed to. On January 20, 1998, their first German single, "I Want You Back", was released in both the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]], becoming their first single in both territories, achieving success on both the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Around this time, [[RCA Records]] announced that they wished to release the group's debut album, which was previously only released in Germany, in both the U.K. and the U.S., however, wanted to make adjustments to suit both markets. This resulted in the tracks "Riddle", "Best of My Life", "More Than a Feeling", "Together Again" and "Forever Young" being cut altogether, and new mixes of "I Want You Back", "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything" being recorded. The new version of the album also included four new tracks: "I Just Wanna Be with You", "[[(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You]]", "Everything I Own", "[[Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)]]". This version of the album was subsequently released in the [[United States]] on March 24, 1998.
Following their success of their début album in several European territories, the band captured the attention of [[Vincent DeGiorgio]], an A&R rep for [[RCA Records]]. After watching the group perform a rendition of their single "Together Again" in Budapest in November 1997, he offered them a record deal with [[RCA]], which the group immediately agreed to. On January 20, 1998, their first German single, "I Want You Back", was released in both the [[United Kingdom]] and the [[United States]], becoming their first single in both territories, achieving success on both the [[UK Singles Chart]] and the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Around this time, [[RCA Records]] announced that they wished to release the group's debut album, which was previously only released in Germany, in both the U.K. and the U.S., however, wanted to make adjustments to suit both markets. This resulted in the tracks "Riddle", "Best of My Life", "More Than a Feeling", "Together Again" <ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4jd58gQLkk |title=Together Again |date=2014-11-08 |last=*NSYNC - Topic |access-date=2024-09-19 |via=YouTube}}</ref>and "Forever Young" being cut altogether, and new mixes of "I Want You Back", "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything" being recorded. The new version of the album also included four new tracks: "I Just Wanna Be with You", "[[(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You]]", "Everything I Own", "[[Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)]]". This version of the album was subsequently released in the [[United States]] on March 24, 1998.


On June 30, 1998, the group's second German single, "Tearin' Up My Heart", was released in both the U.K. and the U.S., once again achieving success on both charts. Further edits were made for the British version of the album, including remixes of "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything", plus an all-new track, "[[U Drive Me Crazy]]", written exclusively for the British market. This version of the album was released in the UK on July 5, 1998. At first, sales of the album were mediocre in both British and American territories, until the band's worldwide broadcast ''[[Disney Channel in Concert]]'' special in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dominguez|first=Robert|date=15 November 1998|title='N SYNC WITH TEENS MEET THE LATEST BOY BAND TO MAKE A POP SPLASH WHILE DODGING FLAK FROM THE CRITICS|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/n-sync-teens-meet-latest-boy-band-pop-splash-dodging-flak-critics-article-1.813459|access-date=|website=NY Daily News}}</ref> After the concert was aired, sales of the album began to skyrocket. It reached number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and shipped over 10 million copies in the United States alone, making it certified 10× Platinum and earning the group an RIAA diamond award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblDiamond&action=|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - November 26, 2015|website=[[RIAA]]}}</ref> On February 9, 1999, a third single from the new version of the album, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You", was released exclusively in the [[United States]], peaking at #8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", the final single, was released days later. Though "I Drive Myself Crazy" did not crack the top 40 on ''Billboard,'' its music video was in heavy rotation on MTV show ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]'', spending a total of 40 days in the number 1 position.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jackman|first=Ian|title=Total Request Live: The Ultimate Fan Guide|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2000|isbn=9780743418508|pages=71}}</ref> The group then went on to become the #3 top-selling boy-band group of all time.
On June 30, 1998, the group's second German single, "Tearin' Up My Heart", was released in both the U.K. and the U.S., once again achieving success on both charts. Further edits were made for the British version of the album, including remixes of "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything", plus an all-new track, "[[U Drive Me Crazy]]", written exclusively for the British market. This version of the album was released in the UK on July 5, 1998. At first, sales of the album were mediocre in both British and American territories, until the band's worldwide broadcast ''[[Disney Channel in Concert]]'' special in 1998.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Dominguez|first=Robert|date=15 November 1998|title='N SYNC WITH TEENS MEET THE LATEST BOY BAND TO MAKE A POP SPLASH WHILE DODGING FLAK FROM THE CRITICS|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/n-sync-teens-meet-latest-boy-band-pop-splash-dodging-flak-critics-article-1.813459|access-date=|website=NY Daily News}}</ref> After the concert was aired, sales of the album began to skyrocket. It reached number two on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and shipped over 10 million copies in the United States alone, making it certified 10× Platinum and earning the group an RIAA diamond award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=2&table=tblDiamond&action=|title=RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - November 26, 2015|website=[[RIAA]]}}</ref> On February 9, 1999, a third single from the new version of the album, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You", was released exclusively in the [[United States]], peaking at #8 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", the final single, was released days later. Though "I Drive Myself Crazy" did not crack the top 40 on ''Billboard,'' its music video was in heavy rotation on MTV show ''[[Total Request Live|TRL]]'', spending a total of 40 days in the number 1 position.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jackman|first=Ian|title=Total Request Live: The Ultimate Fan Guide|publisher=Simon and Schuster|year=2000|isbn=9780743418508|pages=71}}</ref> The group then went on to become the #3 top-selling boy-band group of all time.
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| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/nsync-mw0000031266|title=*NSYNC|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2 = [[Robert Christgau]]
| rev2Score = {{rating-Christgau|neither}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=nsync|title=Robert Christgau: CG: NSYNC |website=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{rating-Christgau|neither}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=nsync|title=NSYNC |website=Robert Christgau}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
| rev3Score = {{rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|first2=Christian|last2=Hoard|title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher = Simon and Schuster|year=2004|location = New York City, New York|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/593 593]|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac|url-access=registration|quote=rolling stone 'n sync album guide.}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{rating|1|5}}<ref>{{cite book|last1=Brackett|first1=Nathan|first2=Christian|last2=Hoard|title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide|publisher = Simon and Schuster|year=2004|location = New York City, New York|page=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/593 593]|isbn=0-7432-0169-8|url=https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac|url-access=registration|quote=rolling stone 'n sync album guide.}}</ref>
| rev4 = Sputnikmusic
| rev4 = [[Sputnikmusic]]
| rev4Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/72008/N-Sync-NSYNC/|title='N Sync|last=K.|first=Simon|website=Sputnikmusic|date=October 22, 2016|access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
| rev4Score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/72008/N-Sync-NSYNC/|title='N Sync|last=K.|first=Simon|website=Sputnikmusic|date=October 22, 2016|access-date=June 15, 2020}}</ref>
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{{track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| headline = German edition
| total_length = 56:18
| total_length = 56:18


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*Pop
*Martin
*Martin
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}}1 hour 3 minutes
| length16 = 3:22
| length16 = 3:22
| total_length = 63:09
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{{Track listing
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| headline = US edition


| title1 = Tearin' Up My Heart
| title1 = [[Tearin' Up My Heart]]
| note1 = Radio Edit
| writer1 = {{Flat list|
| writer1 = {{Flat list|
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| title5 = God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You
| title5 = [[(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You]]
| writer5 = {{Flat list|
| writer5 = {{Flat list|
*[[Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers|Carl Sturken]]
*[[Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers|Carl Sturken]]
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Malaysia|nocert=true|salesamount=50,000|salesref=<ref name="Malaysia">{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a_VOAAAAIBAJ&dq=Malaysia&pg=PA24&article_id=6234,1968827|title=In Sync with Success|newspaper=New Straits Times|page=24|first=Faridul Anwar|last=Farinordin|date=October 16, 1998|access-date=October 30, 2024}}</ref>}}
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==Credits==
==Credits==
===NSYNC===
===NSYNC===
* [[Chris Kirkpatrick]] – [[vocals]]
* [[Chris Kirkpatrick]] – countertenor/falsetto vocals
* [[JC Chasez]] – vocals
* [[JC Chasez]] – tenor vocals
* [[Justin Timberlake]] – vocals
* [[Justin Timberlake]] – tenor vocals
* [[Joey Fatone]] – vocals
* [[Joey Fatone]] – baritone vocals
* [[Lance Bass]] – vocals
* [[Lance Bass]] – bass vocals


==See also==
==See also==

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'NSYNC
The first release cover. The US and International versions have a different cover, while the Japanese releases have 2 alternative artworks.
Studio album by
NSYNC
ReleasedMay 26, 1997 (1997-05-26)
Recorded1996–1997
Genre
Length56:18
Label
  • Trans Continental
  • RCA
Producer
NSYNC chronology
'NSYNC
(1997) 		Home for Christmas
(1998)
Alternate artwork
US and international edition cover
US and international edition cover
Singles from 'NSYNC
  1. "I Want You Back"
    Released: October 7, 1996 (1996-10-07)
  2. "Tearin' Up My Heart"
    Released: February 10, 1997 (1997-02-10)
  3. "Here We Go"
    Released: May 5, 1997 (1997-05-05)
  4. "For the Girl Who Has Everything"
    Released: August 18, 1997 (1997-08-18)
  5. "Together Again"
    Released: November 8, 1997 (1997-11-08)
  6. "U Drive Me Crazy"
    Released: September 27, 1998 (1998-09-27)
  7. "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
    Released: February 9, 1999 (1999-02-09)
  8. "I Drive Myself Crazy"
    Released: April 1, 1999 (1999-04-01)

'NSYNC[a] is the debut studio album by American boy band NSYNC, initially released in Germany on May 26, 1997, by Trans Continental Records and internationally on March 24, 1998, by RCA Records. The album reached number one on the Offizielle Top 100 and includes the singles "I Want You Back" and "Tearin' Up My Heart".

The album has since sold over 15 million copies worldwide, with the album earning a diamond certification in the US, as well as peaking at number two on the Billboard 200.

Background

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Band formation

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In 1995, Chris Kirkpatrick met with Lou Pearlman to talk about forming a pop group. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers to be with him in the band. This prompted Kirkpatrick to start forming the group, so he called Justin Timberlake who had been a member of the Mickey Mouse Club. Justin joined and recommended his friend Joshua "JC" Chasez, who also was a cast member on the Mickey Mouse Club. Later, the three bumped into Joey Fatone, whom they all knew, at a club and he became the fourth member to join.

Initially, Jason Galasso was chosen as the group's bass singer and fifth member. After several weeks of rehearsals, the group set up a showcase and began planning to officially sign with Pearlman's Trans Continental Label. However, at the last minute, Galasso dropped out as he was not fond of the group's musical direction, claiming that being a teen idol was never a goal of his.[3] The group started to search for people to replace Galasso. Timberlake soon called his vocal coach, who suggested a 16-year-old from Mississippi named Lance Bass, who flew to Orlando to audition and was immediately accepted into the group.[4]

Recording

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The newly-formed group began recording demos in closets, which eventually became "Sailing" and "Giddy Up". NSYNC were given an offer to record in Shaquille O'Neal's house in Orlando after he heard them sing the national anthem.[5] During the production of "Sailing", an instrumental was placed before NSYNC started layering the track with harmonies and vocals, while "Giddy Up" was created from a vocal jam session through a computer.[6] The band also recorded in the studio of producer Veit Renn, who used mattresses to create a soundproof environment.[5]

Eventually, the group signed to BMG Ariola Munich, and were sent to Stockholm to begin working on their debut album with the help of producers such as Denniz Pop, Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson around July–August 1996. Initially, the band were recording songs similar to that of Boyz II Men, but had to switch their sound in order to accommodate to the dance-oriented European market. Due to his fascination of Robyn's sound, Pop decided to incorporate Robyn's style into NSYNC's music by combining their R&B vocals with pop tracks.[5]

Singles

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Initial release

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The album's official lead single, "I Want You Back", was released in Germany on January 15, 1997,[7] and reached the top 10 on November 18, 1997.[8] The group's second single, "Tearin' Up My Heart", was released on February 10, 1997,[9] also peaking within the top 10.[10] The third single, "Here We Go", was released on May 5, 1997,[11] just three weeks prior to the release of the album, to similar success.[12][13] Their self-titled debut album was then released by BMG Ariola Munich on May 26, 1997, which peaked at number one on the second week of release in Germany.[14] The group soon became an overnight success throughout much of Europe.[15] The album also charted successfully in both Switzerland and Austria eventually selling 820,000 units in GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) region and Eastern Europe.[16][17] Two further singles, "For the Girl Who Has Everything" and "Together Again", were subsequently released on August 18 and November 3, 1997, respectively, achieving success in Germany and other European territories.[18][19]

International breakthrough

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Following their success of their début album in several European territories, the band captured the attention of Vincent DeGiorgio, an A&R rep for RCA Records. After watching the group perform a rendition of their single "Together Again" in Budapest in November 1997, he offered them a record deal with RCA, which the group immediately agreed to. On January 20, 1998, their first German single, "I Want You Back", was released in both the United Kingdom and the United States, becoming their first single in both territories, achieving success on both the UK Singles Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. Around this time, RCA Records announced that they wished to release the group's debut album, which was previously only released in Germany, in both the U.K. and the U.S., however, wanted to make adjustments to suit both markets. This resulted in the tracks "Riddle", "Best of My Life", "More Than a Feeling", "Together Again" [20]and "Forever Young" being cut altogether, and new mixes of "I Want You Back", "Tearin' Up My Heart" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything" being recorded. The new version of the album also included four new tracks: "I Just Wanna Be with You", "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You", "Everything I Own", "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)". This version of the album was subsequently released in the United States on March 24, 1998.

On June 30, 1998, the group's second German single, "Tearin' Up My Heart", was released in both the U.K. and the U.S., once again achieving success on both charts. Further edits were made for the British version of the album, including remixes of "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" and "For the Girl Who Has Everything", plus an all-new track, "U Drive Me Crazy", written exclusively for the British market. This version of the album was released in the UK on July 5, 1998. At first, sales of the album were mediocre in both British and American territories, until the band's worldwide broadcast Disney Channel in Concert special in 1998.[21] After the concert was aired, sales of the album began to skyrocket. It reached number two on the Billboard 200 and shipped over 10 million copies in the United States alone, making it certified 10× Platinum and earning the group an RIAA diamond award.[22] On February 9, 1999, a third single from the new version of the album, "(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You", was released exclusively in the United States, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", the final single, was released days later. Though "I Drive Myself Crazy" did not crack the top 40 on Billboard, its music video was in heavy rotation on MTV show TRL, spending a total of 40 days in the number 1 position.[23] The group then went on to become the #3 top-selling boy-band group of all time.

Commercial performance

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[24]
Robert Christgau(neither)[25]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[26]
Sputnikmusic[27]

The album debuted at number eighty two on the Billboard 200 the week of April 11, 1998, with sales of approximately 14,000 units.[28][29] After six months, on October 10, 1998, the album reached and peaked at number 2 on the chart and remained on it for one hundred and nine weeks.[30] It spent a total of thirty weeks inside the top 10. The album spent three weeks at number 2 from September 1998 to January 1999. It peaked behind three different number-one blockbuster albums: Lauryn Hill's The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Garth Brooks' Double Live and Britney Spears' ...Baby One More Time.[31] According to Nielsen SoundScan, it was the fifth best selling record of 1998 in the United States with 4,400,000 copies sold.[32] The album was certified ten times platinum by the RIAA on January 5, 2000, denoting shipments of ten millions.[33] The album has sold 9,854,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen Music (as of March, 2015) with an additional 1.50 million units at the BMG Music Club (as of early 2003).[34] In the United Kingdom the album debuted and peaked at number 30 on July 11, 1999, and remained on the chart for only three weeks.[35] Worldwide, the album has sold 15,540,000 copies.[36]

The album was ranked as the 137th best album of all time on the Billboard Top 200 Albums of All Time.[37]

Track listing

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Lead vocals provided by JC Chasez and Justin Timberlake except on "Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)", where Justin sings lead on the opening verses followed by Chris Kirkpatrick and Joey Fatone on "Together Again", where Chris & Justin sing lead.

German edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tearin' Up My Heart"
Lundin4:47
2."You Got It"Veit RennRenn3:32
3."Sailing"Christopher CrossRenn4:36
4."Crazy for You"
  • Christian Hamm
  • Alain Bertoni
Gary Carolla3:41
5."Riddle"Pat ReinizRenn3:40
6."For the Girl Who Has Everything"
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Renn
Renn3:51
7."I Need Love"CarollaCarolla3:14
8."Giddy Up"
Renn4:09
9."Here We Go"
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • V. D. Toorn (co.)
  • Rollocks (co.)
3:35
10."Best of My Life"
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Toorn
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Toorn
4:46
11."More Than a Feeling"Tom ScholzJaap Eggermont3:42
12."I Want You Back"
  • Pop
  • Martin
4:24
13."Together Again"
  • Andy Reynolds
  • Tee Green
  • Corolla
  • Renn (vocal)
4:11
14."Forever Young"
4:09
Total length:56:18
Japanese edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Tearin' Up My Heart" (Radio Edit)
  • Martin
  • Lundin
Lundin3:29
16."I Want You Back" (Radio Edit)
  • Pop
  • Martin
  • Pop
  • Martin
3:22
Total length:63:09
US edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tearin' Up My Heart" (Radio Edit)
  • Martin
  • Lundin
Lundin3:30
2."I Just Wanna Be with You"Full ForceFull Force4:03
3."Here We Go"
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • V. D. Toorn (co.)
  • Rollocks (co.)
3:35
4."For the Girl Who Has Everything"
  • Renn
  • Skinner
Renn3:45
5."(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You"
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:42
6."You Got It"RennRenn3:22
7."I Need Love"CarollaCarolla3:14
8."I Want You Back" (Radio Edit)
  • Pop
  • Martin
  • Pop
  • Martin
3:21
9."Everything I Own"David GatesFull Force3:57
10."Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)"
Renn4:00
11."Crazy for You"
  • Hamm
  • Bertoni
Carolla3:40
12."Sailing"CrossRenn4:38
13."Giddy Up"
  • NSYNC
  • Renn
Renn4:08
Total length:50:55
International edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Tearin' Up My Heart" (Radio Edit)
  • Martin
  • Lundin
Lundin3:35
2."I Just Wanna Be with You"Full ForceFull Force4:03
3."Here We Go" (Radio Cut)
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Aris
  • Cottura
3:33
4."For the Girl Who Has Everything" (Club Mix)
  • Renn
  • Skinner
Renn3:46
5."(God Must Have Spent) A Little More Time on You" (Remix)
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
  • Joe Smith[a]
  • Tony Battaglia[a]
4:02
6."You Got It"RennRenn3:33
7."I Need Love"CarollaCarolla3:14
8."I Want You Back" (Radio Edit)
  • Pop
  • Martin
  • Pop
  • Martin
3:12
9."Everything I Own"GatesFull Force3:59
10."Thinking of You (I Drive Myself Crazy)" (Remix)
  • Nowels
  • Rich
  • Shipley
Renn4:00
11."Crazy for You"
  • Hamm
  • Bertoni
Carolla3:42
12."Sailing"CrossRenn4:36
13."Giddy Up"
  • NSYNC
  • Renn
Renn4:09
Total length:50:23
UK edition (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."U Drive Me Crazy" (Radio Edit)
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Rookee
  • Toorn
  • Rollocks
  • Aris
  • Cottura
  • Rookee
3:34
Total length:53:57
Australia / Japanese re-issue (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
14."Sailing" (Live Version)4:39
15."More Than a Feeling"3:43
16."Some Dreams"3:45
17."Tearin' Up My Heart" (Phat Dub)6:32
18."I Want You Back" (Back Beat Radio Edit)3:42
Total length:72:44
Taiwanese bonus DVD
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Tearin' Up My Heart"
  • Lundin
  • Max Martin
3:35
2."Here We Go"
  • Bonny Aris
  • Toni Cottura
3:33
3."For the Girl Who Has Everything"
  • Jolyon Skinner
  • Veit Renn
3:46
4."God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You"
  • Sturken
  • Rogers
4:02
5."I Want You Back"
  • Pop
  • Martin
3:12
6."I Drive Myself Crazy"
  • Rick Nowels
  • Allan Rich
  • Ellen Shipley
4:00
7."U Drive Me Crazy"
  • Lundin
  • Martin
3:34
Total length:25:42
Singapore bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."U Drive Me Crazy" (Extended Version)
  • Lundin
  • Martin
4:42
2."For the Girl Who Has Everything" (Unplugged Version)
  • Skinner
  • Renn
4:18
3."Some Dreams"
  • Skinner
  • Renn
4:18
4."Riddle"Pat Reiniz3:41
5."Best of My Life"
  • Bonny Aris
  • Toni Cottura
  • V.D. Toorn
4:46
6."More Than a Feeling"Tom Scholz3:42
7."Together Again"
  • Andy Reynolds
  • Tee Green
4:09
8."Forever Young"
  • Jean Beauvoir
  • Bettina Martinelli
  • Nemo Fahrenkrog-Peterson
4:07
9."The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
  • Solomon Linda
  • Hugo Peretti
  • Luigi Creatore
  • George David Weiss
  • Albert Stanton
3:03
Total length:36:46
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer
  • "I Just Wanna Be with You" contains portions of "Family Affair", as written by Sly Stone.

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[61] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[62] 4× Platinum 400,000^
Germany (BVMI)[63] Gold 250,000^
Malaysia — 50,000[64]
Poland (ZPAV)[65] Gold 50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[66] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[67] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[33] Diamond 10,000,000^ / 11,354,000[b]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Country Date Format Label Ref.
Germany May 26, 1997 CD single Ariola [68]
Japan November 1, 1997 CD Sony [69]
United States March 24, 1998
RCA [70][71]
Japan June 5, 1999 CD Sony [72]
United Kingdom July 5, 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
 Northwestside [73]
Germany January 12, 2018 LP Music on Vinyl [74]
United Kingdom January 19, 2018 [75]

Credits

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NSYNC

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The album has 2 different titles, 'N Sync and *NSYNC. Some store also listed the album as N-Sync.
  2. ^ As of March 2015, the album has sold 9,854,000 copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan, which does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Club, where it sold 1.50 million units.[34] Combined, it has sold over 11,354,000 copies in the United States.

References

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  1. ^ "*NSYNC - *NSYNC - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ Wild, David (November 12, 1998). "'N Sync is the Sound of Young America". Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ "VH1's Driven's *NSYNC Episode Summary". VH1. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Tortorici, Frank (May 4, 1999). "'N Sync's James Lance "Lansten" Bass". MTV News. Archived from the original on September 29, 2013. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Weatherby, Taylor (March 24, 2018). "*NSYNC Reflects on Making U.S. Debut & Competing With Backstreet Boys as Self-Titled Album Turns 20: 'It Was Us Against the World'". Billboard. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  6. ^ Taylor, Chuck (April 18, 1998). "Following its soulful instincts, RCA's 'N Sync set to break away from boy-group brigade". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 16. p. 72.
  7. ^ "I Want You Back". January 15, 1997 – via Amazon.
  8. ^ "Top 100 singles-chart". www.offiziellecharts.de. November 18, 1997. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "Tearin' Up My Heart". February 10, 1997 – via Amazon.
  10. ^ "Tearin' Up My Heart: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  11. ^ "Here We Go". May 5, 1997 – via Amazon.
  12. ^ "*NSYNC – Tearin' Up My Heart". GfK Dutch Charts.
  13. ^ "'N SYNC – Here We Go". GfK Dutch Charts.
  14. ^ "'N Sync". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  15. ^ "N Sync Pictures, Biography, Discography, Filmography, News, Ringtones, Videos". Starpulse.com. Archived from the original on June 8, 2008. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  16. ^ "*NSYNC – *NSYNC (ALBUM)". Hung Medien. Retrieved May 12, 2010.
  17. ^ Paoletta, Michael; Pride, Dominic (March 20, 1999). "'N Sync's Indirect Path to the Top". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 12. pp. 6, 84.
  18. ^ "For The Girl Who Has Everything: N Sync: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  19. ^ "Together Again/Enhanced: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  20. ^ *NSYNC - Topic (November 8, 2014). Together Again. Retrieved September 19, 2024 – via YouTube.
  21. ^ Dominguez, Robert (November 15, 1998). "'N SYNC WITH TEENS MEET THE LATEST BOY BAND TO MAKE A POP SPLASH WHILE DODGING FLAK FROM THE CRITICS". NY Daily News.
  22. ^ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database - November 26, 2015". RIAA.
  23. ^ Jackman, Ian (2000). Total Request Live: The Ultimate Fan Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 71. ISBN 9780743418508.
  24. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "*NSYNC". AllMusic. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  25. ^ "NSYNC". Robert Christgau.
  26. ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (2004). The Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York City, New York: Simon and Schuster. p. 593. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8. rolling stone 'n sync album guide.
  27. ^ K., Simon (October 22, 2016). "'N Sync". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  28. ^ "Top 200 Albums". Billboard. April 11, 1998. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  29. ^ Mayfield, Geoff (April 11, 1998). "Between the Bullets". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 15. p. 108. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved September 21, 2017 – via Google Books.
  30. ^ "Top 200 Albums". Billboard. October 10, 1998. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  31. ^ "Chart Watch Extra: You Won't Believe These Albums Stalled At #2". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
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