Pop Music Hits: 2000-2004 Quiz | Music by Year

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1. In early 2001, the British group S Club ____ achieved top ten success in the USA with "Never Had a Dream Come True".

Answer: 7

The band S Club 7 reached the top ten of the U.S. Billboard singles in 2001 with the song "Never Had a Dream Come True." The group featured such singers as Jo O'Meara and Tina Barrett. "Never Had a Dream Come True" was a wistful ballad in which the singer rued breaking up with a former lover. The song's chorus contained these words:

"I never had a dream come true
Till the day that I found you
Even though I pretend that I've moved on
You'll always be my baby..."

2. Which singer accompanied Alicia Keys on the 2004 hit single "My Boo"?

Answer: Usher

The superstar singer Usher (Usher Raymond IV) accompanied Alicia Keys on the hit tune "My Boo." Usher, born in Texas, composed "My Boo". In the lyrics, two ex-lovers confess their strong feelings towards each other even though they are now involved with other partners.

In the USA, "My Boo" rose to the number one spot on the Billboard charts. Keys sang these lines, "Even though there's another man who's in my life / You will always be my boo..."

3. In 2003, the band Fountains of Wayne sang about "________ Mom".

Answer: Stacy's

The American band Fountains of Wayne released the single "Stacy's Mom" in 2003. This tune appeared on the album "Welcome Interstate Managers" and featured the vocals of Chris Collingwood. Although "Stacy's Mom" only reached the number 21 spot on the U.S. Billboard charts, the accompanying video to the song was extremely popular on television stations such as MTV and VH1.

4. "Lucky you were born that far away so We could both make fun of distance..." Which 2001 hit song by Shakira opened with the above lyrics?

Answer: Whenever, Wherever

Shakira's song "Whenever, Wherever" was a huge international hit in 2001-2002. In the lyrics, the Colombian singer professed that she was lucky to meet a special person in her life. "Whenever, Wherever" featured such Andean instruments as the charango and the panpipes; the melody was catchy and the beat was vibrant. This song came from Shakira's 2001 album "Laundry Service." Shakira sang the following words:

"Whenever, wherever
We're meant to be together
I'll be there and you'll be near
And that's the deal, my dear..."

5. The song "Get the Party Started" was an international smash hit for Pink in 2001-2002. Can you supply Pink's birth name?

Answer: Alecia Beth Moore

The pop singer Pink was born as Alecia Beth Moore in Pennsylvania in 1979. Supposedly, a former bodyguard gave Moore the nickname "Pink." The song "Get the Party Started" was a popular dance song around the world; in the USA, this tune climbed to the number four spot on the Billboard charts. "I'm coming up, so you'd better get this party started!"

6. Please complete these lyrics from the first verse of Avril Lavigne's 2002 single "Complicated": "Chill out, what you ______ for? Lay back, it's all been done before..."

Answer: Yellin'

"Chill out, what you yellin' for?" With these lyrics, a hit song was launched for the Canadian singer Avril Lavigne. Her tune "Complicated" was released in May 2002, and it rose to the top of music charts around the world. Lavigne sang these words from the song's chorus:

"Why you have to go and make things so complicated?
I see the way you're acting
Like you're somebody else
Gets me frustrated..."

7. Which Canadian rock band recorded the 2001 song "How You Remind Me"?

Answer: Nickelback

The Alberta band Nickelback struck solid gold in 2001 with the song "How You Remind Me." In the USA, this track went to the number one position on the Billboard charts for several weeks. Nickelback's lineup for "How You Remind Me" featured such musicians as Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, and Mike Kroeger. Chad Kroeger sang these words:

"Never made it as a wise man
I couldn't cut it as a poor man stealing...
This is how you remind me of what I really am..."

8. On a 2003 hit record by Justin Timberlake, singer Vanessa Marquez crooned, "Talk to me, boy." Can you identify this song?

Answer: Rock Your Body

Vanessa Marquez and Justin Timberlake teamed up to record the 2003 song "Rock Your Body." This popular single was contained on the Timberlake album "Justified." This sexy song proved to be controversial- it was during this tune that Janet Jackson had a "wardrobe malfunction" during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII. "Rock Your Body" reached the number five spot on the U.S. Billboard singles charts

9. "Baby, set me free from this misery I can't take it no more Since you went away, nothin's been the same Don't know what I'm living for..." The 1999-2000 song "Back Here" opened with the above lyrics. Which band performed this tune?

Answer: BBMak

The Britsh band BBMak sang the hit tune "Back Here." This song was recorded in 1999, and in 2000 it reached the number 13 position on the U.S. Billboard singles charts. BBMak featured the vocal work of Mark Barry; the single "Back Here" appeared on the album "Sooner or Later." The group sang, "Until you're back here, baby / Miss you, want you, need you so..."

10. In 2002, American singer Vanessa Carlton achieved international success with a song entitled "A _______ Miles".

Answer: Thousand

Vanessa Carlton had a huge hit in 2002 with the song "A Thousand Miles." This track featured Carlton's distinctive vocal style and a swirling piano riff throughout the song. Carlton, born in Pennsylvania, included this tune on her debut album "Be Not Nobody." Carlton sang these words:

"Cause you know I'd walk a thousand miles
If I could just see you tonight..."

Source: Author mrgrouchy

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