Chasez wonders why the press is attempting to put them in a niche. But he says he doesn't care. He likes the music they are making. He spouts if they really do like their jobs. Chasez feels the tension that people are sick of teenyboppers. He tells them to basically to get used it.
"Now, why you wanna try/To classify the type of thing/That we do/'Cause we're just fine/Doin' what we like/Can we say the same for you?/Tired of feeling all/Around me animosity/Just worry about yours/'Cause I'ma get mine/ Now people can't you see."
Timberlake sings the pre-chorus this time.
After the chorus, Justin "oohs" and says he can't sing anymore. "Ooh/I'm tired of singing."
The hyper beat settles down. Then, the record scratches. As the bass thumps with Timberlake's beatboxing, he sings "dirty, dirty, dirty pop, dirty pop." An electric guitar jumps in for a second or two. Synthesizers dissolve as NSync echoe "do you ever wonder?" BT namechecks himself again. Hopped up drums pound over more beatboxing and electric guitars. It's an exciting minute and a half.
The chorus is sung twice, with Chasez adlibbing. The single ends with Timberlake's beatboxing.
"Pop" is misguisded, although the music itself is exceptional. N Sync come across as entitled pop stars who have bought into their own hype. However, they are trying to make the point that liking pop isn't something people should feel guilty about.
The music to "Pop" is progressive and thrilling. Boy bands in the U.S. typically do not veer into European dance tastes (namely, electro) and build a single around it.
Edited/published:CMP
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