Synopsis

• N Sync turn an abandoned warehouse into a playful performance space, moving between tightly choreographed routines and casual group activities. The members play basketball, eat pizza, pose for Polaroid photos, take part in a mock photo shoot, and perform acrobatic moves around oversized black-and-white images. JC Chasez also appears with a guitar. The video mixes youthful hangout energy with polished boy-band staging, presenting the group as both a coordinated pop act and a group of friends having fun together.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed at Old Warehouse 34 in Miami, Florida, from January 12-15, 1997.

• The European version included a brief shot of a young woman lying beside Justin Timberlake on a bed. For the US broadcast, the woman was digitally removed at the record label's request to preserve the group's innocent image.

• The video aired in Europe in February 1997, but its major US television premiere came on September 14, 1998, during the debut episode of MTV's *Total Request Live*.

• Its energetic choreography, matching black-and-white outfits, and warehouse setting became closely associated with *N Sync's early image.

• The video received three nominations at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards: Best Pop Video, Best Group Video, and Viewer's Choice.

• The song was originally written with the Backstreet Boys in mind before being given to *N Sync.