2018 single by Anne-Marie
"2002 " is a song by English singer and songwriter
Anne-Marie from her debut studio album
Speak Your Mind (2018).
[1] It was released on 20 April 2018 as the sixth single from the album. She co-wrote the song with
Ed Sheeran ,
Julia Michaels ,
Benny Blanco , and its producer
Steve Mac . Other people officially credited as co-writers are
Andreas Carlsson ,
George Clinton ,
El DeBarge ,
Randy DeBarge ,
Jay E ,
Ice-T ,
Etterlene Jordan ,
Kristian Lundin ,
Max Martin ,
Nelly ,
Alphonso Henderson , Jake Schulze, and
City Spud , due to co-writing or being sampled on one of the songs referenced in the chorus.
[3]
"2002" was a commercial success, becoming one of Anne-Marie's most successful singles worldwide. It peaked at number three on the UK singles chart, becoming Anne-Marie's fourth top-ten single at the time. The song has also reached the top ten in seven countries, including Australia, where it reached number four, Scotland where it peaked at number 3 and Ireland were it peaked at number 2. It was a massive success in South Korea, topping the country's year-end chart in 2019. It was the first non-Korean track on the chart to achieve this result, as well as being the only foreign song, and second overall, to surpass 2.2 billion digital index points on
Gaon . "2002" is also the fourth longest charting song in
Melon history, leaving the chart after 145 weeks and the only non-Korean song to be streamed over 350 million times on the platform.
[4]
Background
"2002" is a love ballad about a childhood romance of Anne-Marie's that took place in the titular year.
[2] She wrote the song with
Ed Sheeran ,
Benny Blanco ,
Julia Michaels and
Steve Mac .
[5] She was not initially planning to release "2002" as a single, but finally caved in after constant pestering from Sheeran on
Instagram to bring it out.
[6]
The beginning of the song's chorus, "Oops, I got 99 problems singing 'bye, bye, bye' / Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride with me / Better hit me, baby, one more time", references six songs released between 1998 and 2004: "
...Baby One More Time ", "
Oops!... I Did It Again ", "
99 Problems ", "
Bye Bye Bye ", "
The Next Episode " and "
Ride wit Me ".
[7] In an interview with Polish music magazine luvPOP , Anne-Marie explained the song: "It is all about that year, when I was that age just listening to that music that I loved at that time. You know,
Christina Aguilera ,
Missy Elliott . All of these songs...Yeah, it just takes me back to that time."
[8] In a March 2017 interview, she mentioned
Alanis Morissette as a big influence on her while growing up.
[9]
Composition
"2002" is originally in the
key of
E major
[10] with a
tempo of 96
beats per minute and a
time signature of 4 4 . The
chord progression E–B–C♯ m–G♯ m–A–B–E is used in the verses; the progression C♯ m–A–E–B–A–B in the pre-choruses and bridge, A–E–B–C♯ m in the choruses, and E–B–C♯ m–A (the
I–V–vi–IV progression ) after the last chorus.
[11]
Music video
The official music video was directed by
Hannah Lux Davis , who also directed the video for Anne-Marie's previous single "
Friends ".
[12] It was filmed in London
[13] and uploaded to
YouTube on 8 May 2018.
[14] It features Anne-Marie recreating the videos of the songs referenced in the chorus;
[5] as well as Cerys Hill as young Anne-Marie.
As of May 2023, the video has gained over 756 million views and 5 million likes.
[15]
Charts
Weekly charts
Monthly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
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