The 2000’s brought many great artists who introduced us to catchy tunes and fun new dance moves. Unfortunately, not all of those artists are still relevant today; they just became one hit wonders. A one hit wonder is a band, group or person who makes a song that is a sensational hit but fails to remain famous and in the spotlight. Though the band, group or person continues to make music after their big hit, their relevancy isn’t the same. Sooner rather than later, you’ll wonder what happened to the artist(s) and if they wandered into the abyss. Thankfully, we have websites and apps)such as YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, etc. to listen to and reminisce about. I gathered a list of various hit songs from the 2000’s that (hopefully) many of us enjoyed and listened to.
1. "Milkshake" - Kelis
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I wonder if her milkshake still brings boys to the yard...
2. "Fireflies" - Owl City
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"It's hard to say that I'd rather stay awake when I'm asleep, 'cause everything is never as it seems."
3. "We Fly High" - Jim Jones
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You can't say "'ballin'" without doing the gesture above.
4. "Laffy Taffy" - D4L
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They're definitely not talking about candy...
5. "Turn Me On" - Kevin Lyttle
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Even if you don't have rhythm, you'll try to dance to this song.
6. "Stanky Legg" - GS Boyz
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Who wasn't doing this dance?
7. "Lean Back" - Terror Squad
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"Now lean back, lean back, lean back, lean back."
8. "This Is Why I'm Hot" - MIMS
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Who didn't feel hot after listening to this?
9. "Tipsy" - J-Kwon
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The tune to this song made you want to break dance.
10. "A Thousand Miles" - Vanessa Carlton
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You automatically think about this scene in White Chicks when you hear this song.
11. "A Bay Bay" - Hurricane Chris
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The amount of times "A Bay Bay" is said is ridiculous, but you know you sang along anyways.
12. "Call Me Maybe" - Carly Rae Jepsen
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Once this song came out, you found yourself always saying "Call Me Maybe."
13. "Whip My Hair" - Willow Smith
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You know you whipped your hair at least once while listening to this.
14. "Chicken Noodle Soup" - Webstar & Young B
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I guess record labels stopped trying to sign her.
15. "Get Silly" - V.I.C.
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The fact that this song had no real meaning but was so catchy..
16. "Who Let The Dogs Out?" - Baha Men
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Who did let the dogs out?
17. "Chain Hang Low" - Jibbs
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Am I the only one thinking about the ice cream truck?
18. "Hotel" - Cassidy featuring R. Kelly
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After this hit song, Cassidy tried to make a comeback three years later but we all know how that went...
19. "My Baby" - Lil Romeo
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According to billboard.com, Romeo hasn't been on the hot 100 list since this song.
20. "Never Leave You" - Lumidee
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My favorite part was "uh ohhh."
21. "Bad Day" - Daniel Powter
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"You sing a sad song just to turn it around"
22. "Tempted to Touch" - Rupee
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This song will never get too old for me.
23. "Lip Gloss" - Lil Mama
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"It's poppin', it's poppin', it's poppin', it's poppin'"
24. "Leave (Get Out)" - Jojo
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You probably sang this like someone broke your heart...but no one actually did.
25. "Dutty Wine" - Tony Matterhorn
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If you weren't breaking your neck while listening to this song, what was the point of playing it?
Even though many of these artists are no longer big in the music industry, their songs are thankfully available on platforms accessible for us to listen to.
Until next week! xx
