2002 (song)

"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"
Single by Anne-Marie
from the album Speak Your Mind
Released	20 April 2018
Genre	Pop[1][2]
Length	3:07
Label	Asylum Major Tom’s Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Benjamin Levin Julia Cavazos Steve McCutcheon Edward Christopher Sheeran Anne-Marie Nicholson Andreas Carlsson George Clinton El DeBarge Randy DeBarge Jay E Ice-T Etterlene Jordan Kristian Lundin Max Martin Cornell Haynes Alphonso Henderson Jake Schulze City Spud
Producer(s)	Steve Mac
Anne-Marie singles chronology
"Friends" (2018) "2002" (2018) "Let Me Live" (2018)
Music video
"2002" on YouTube

"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 June 2024, the video has gained over 863 million views and 5 million likes.^[15]

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "2002" Chart (2018–2021) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[16] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[17] 9 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[18] 23 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 49 Croatia (HRT)[20] 12 Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100)[21] 2 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[22] 25 Denmark (Tracklisten)[23] 31 Germany (GfK)[24] 18 Global Excl. US (Billboard)[25] 152 Greece International (IFPI Greece)[26] 30 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[27] 20 Ireland (IRMA)[28] 2 Japan (Japan Hot 100)[29] 74 Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard)[30] 11 Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[31] 18 Malaysia (RIM)[32] 9 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] 41 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[34] 12 Norway (VG-lista)[35] 24 Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[36] 44 Portugal (AFP)[37] 57 Scotland (OCC)[38] 3 Singapore (RIAS)[39] 5 Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[40] 24 Slovenia (SloTop50)[41] 18 South Korea (Gaon)[42] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[43] 30 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 18 UK Singles (OCC)[45] 3 US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[46] 4 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[47] 21 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[48] 30

Monthly charts Monthly chart performance for "2002" Chart (2019) Peak position South Korea (Gaon)[49] 1 Year-end charts 2018 year-end chart performance for "2002" Chart (2018) Position Australia (ARIA)[50] 28 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[51] 26 Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)[52] 49 Denmark (Tracklisten)[53] 76 Germany (Official German Charts)[54] 94 Iceland (Plötutíóindi)[55] 33 Ireland (IRMA)[56] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[57] 42 Portugal (AFP)[58] 186 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[59] 93 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[60] 63 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[61] 12 2019 year-end chart performance for "2002" Chart (2019) Position Australia (ARIA)[62] 93 Iceland (Tónlistinn)[63] 68 Portugal (AFP)[64] 187 South Korea (Gaon)[65] 1 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[66] 88 2020 year-end chart performance for "2002" Chart (2020) Position South Korea (Gaon)[67] 14 2021 year-end chart performance for "2002" Chart (2021) Position South Korea (Gaon)[68] 40 2022 year-end chart performance for "2002" Chart (2022) Position South Korea (Circle)[69] 117 2023 year-end chart performance for "2002" Chart (2023) Position South Korea (Circle)[70] 145

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "2002"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[71]	8× Platinum	560,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[72]	2× Platinum	60,000‡
Belgium (BEA)[73]	Platinum	40,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[74]	5× Platinum	400,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[75]	Platinum	90,000‡
France (SNEP)[76]	Gold	100,000‡
Germany (BVMI)[77]	Platinum	400,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[78]	Gold	25,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[79]	Platinum	30,000‡
Norway (IFPI Norway)[80]	2× Platinum	120,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[81]	2× Platinum	100,000‡
Portugal (AFP)[82]	Platinum	10,000‡
South Korea (KMCA)[83]	Platinum	2,500,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[84]	Platinum	60,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[85]	Platinum	20,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[86]	4× Platinum	2,400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[87]	2× Platinum	2,000,000‡
Streaming
Japan (RIAJ)[88]	Platinum	100,000,000†
South Korea (KMCA)[89]	3× Platinum	300,000,000†
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Version	Label	Ref.
Various	20 April 2018	Digital download	Original	Asylum Warner Bros.
United Kingdom	8 June 2018		Acoustic		[90]
			Remix EP		[91]
United States	6 August 2018	Hot adult contemporary	Original	Warner Bros.	[92]
	7 August 2018	Contemporary hit radio			[93]

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