It 's Gonna Be Me - wikipedia It 's Gonna Be Me `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' Single by NSYNC from the album No Strings Attached B - side `` This Is Where the Party 's At '' Released June 12, 2000 Format CD cassette Recorded 1999 Battery Studios ( New York City ) Cheiron Studios ( Stockholm ) Length 3 : 12 Label Jive Songwriter ( s ) Max Martin Andreas Carlsson Rami Producer ( s ) Rami NSYNC singles chronology `` Bye Bye Bye '' ( 2000 ) `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( 2000 ) `` I 'll Never Stop '' ( 2000 ) `` Bye Bye Bye '' ( 2000 ) `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( 2000 ) `` I 'll Never Stop '' ( 2000 ) Music video `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' on YouTube `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' is a song by American boy band NSYNC. It was released in June 12, 2000 as the second single in the United States and third in Europe from their second studio album No Strings Attached. The song became NSYNC 's only Billboard Hot 100 number - one hit, making it their highest - charting single. It topped the chart for two consecutive weeks and has been certified Gold by the RIAA. Contents 1 Composition and lyrics 2 Critical reception 3 Music video 4 In popular culture 5 Track listings and formats 6 Credits and personnel 7 Charts 7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year - end charts 8 References 9 External links Composition and lyrics The lyrics are addressed to a woman who apparently had bad experiences in previous relationships. The man who shows interest in her assures the woman that he is nothing like her past lovers, and that he is prepared to wait for her. When she is ready to love someone again, he maintains that `` It 's gon na be me ''. It is written in the key of C minor. Critical reception In 2015, Rolling Stone staff ranked it as the 15th greatest boy band song of all time. Music video The members of the group as plastic dolls in the clip. The music video was directed by Wayne Isham. The video debuted on MTV 's TRL on May 23, 2000. It was released on MTV 's `` Making the Video ''. Joji Tani, known by Screaming Mad George, provided make - up work for the video. The video begins in a large toy store, with `` Bye Bye Bye '' playing in the background. Each group member is an animated plastic doll version of themselves in a box similar to their album cover. They punch through the plastic front of their boxes and try to attract the attention of the girl shopping ( Kim Smith, who also appears as the puppeteer in `` Bye Bye Bye '' ) so that they can be bought. Army men abseil down from a higher shelf, destroy their boxes, and laugh at them when they are purchased. Next, the boys spot a set of Barbie - like dolls and go hang out with them. The Barbies drop a net on them, and again tease them when they are bought and NSYNC is not. Finally, the group gets back to their shelf and does a dance for the shopping girl. She buys them, and upon scanning, each doll becomes the real - life version of each group member. All of this is interspersed with the band in a color - lit room singing and dancing with the lights changing colors. The video was released on the group YouTube 's Vevo channel on October 24, 2009. As of April 2018, the video has received over 73 million views. In popular culture Following the release of the video, dolls like those portrayed by the band were created, with strings attached as a reference to the group 's smash hit video `` Bye Bye Bye ''. Throughout the song, Justin Timberlake pronounces the word `` me '' such that it sounds more like `` May, '' particularly at the song 's end. This oddity has led to an internet craze in which memes of Timberlake 's face above the inscription `` It 's Gonna Be May ! '' are shared on the internet by numerous users every April 30 ( including American President Barack Obama and Timberlake himself ). Views on YouTube also garner five times as many daily views on April 30 as they do in mid-April, seven times as many searches, and 23 % more views on all * NSYNC music videos. When asked about why he pronounced `` me '' in that manner, he replied producer Martin had asked him to sing the word in that way, as he probably wanted Timberlake to sound like he was from Tennessee. In 2016, Fall Out Boy created a follow - up music video for their song `` Irresistible '' featuring Demi Lovato, which is also directed by Isham and featured cameos from Chris Kirkpatrick as a toy factory worker and Joey Fatone as a toy store employee. Track listings and formats U.S. single 1 limited edition `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Single Version ) -- 3 : 11 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Maurice Joshua Radio Mix ) -- 4 : 11 U.S. single 2 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Single Version ) -- 3 : 11 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Jack D. Elliot Remix Radio Edit ) -- 3 : 49 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Digital Black - N - Groove Club Mix ) -- 8 : 07 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Jazzy Jim 's Remix ) -- 3 : 49 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Azza 's Groove Mix ) -- 3 : 46 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Jack D. Elliot Club Mix ) -- 6 : 04 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Digital Black - N - Dub ) -- 5 : 15 U.S. vinyl `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Digital Black - N - Groove Club Mix ) -- 8 : 05 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Radio Edit ) -- 3 : 11 `` Bye Bye Bye '' ( Riprock & Alex G Club Remix ) -- 4 : 53 International single `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Single Version ) -- 3 : 11 `` It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( Instrumental ) -- 3 : 13 `` This Is Where the Party 's At '' ( previously unreleased version ) -- 3 : 42 `` Bye Bye Bye '' ( Teddy Riley Mix ) -- 3 : 40 Credits and personnel Recording Recorded at Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden and Battery Studios, NYC Personnel Max Martin -- songwriter Rami -- songwriter, producer Andreas Carlsson -- songwriter Chris Trevett -- recording engineer Charles McCrorey -- assistant engineer John Amatiello -- Pro Tools engineer Justin Timberlake -- human beat box Chaz Harper -- mastering Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2000 - 01 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 11 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 40 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) 9 Canadian RPM Top Singles Germany ( Official German Charts ) 37 Ireland ( IRMA ) 23 Italy ( FIMI ) 13 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 28 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 30 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 7 Norway ( VG - lista ) 11 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 11 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 6 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 39 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 9 US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 28 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 2000 ) Position New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 31 US Billboard Hot 100 27 References Jump up ^ `` Its Gonna Be Me -- Single, Maxi, Import ''. Amazon. June 12, 2000. Retrieved April 29, 2018. Jump up ^ `` ' N Sync ''. MTV. Jump up ^ Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Jump up ^ `` It 's Gonna By Me by NSYNC ''. Musicnotes. Retrieved April 19, 2017. Jump up ^ Walters, Barry ; Stevens, Kat ; Spanos, Brittany ; Murray, Nick ; Benjamin, Jeff ; Johnston, Maura ( September 24, 2015 ). `` 50 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 10, 2018. Jump up ^ NSYNCVEVO ( 2009 - 10 - 24 ), NSYNC - `` It 's Gonna Be Me '', retrieved 2017 - 08 - 26 Jump up ^ `` Let Justin Timberlake Remind You That ' It 's Gonna Be May ' ''. Jump up ^ `` Great Thing of the Day : Barack Obama Has Out - Memed Us All ''. 1 May 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` * NSYNC Gets a YouTube Boost From ' It 's Gonna Be May ' Meme ''. Billboard. May 1, 2017. Jump up ^ Capital London ( 17 June 2016 ). `` Justin Timberlake Re-Enacts The `` It 's Gonna Be May '' Meme '' -- via YouTube. ^ Jump up to : It 's Gonna Be Me ( liner notes ). NSYNC. Jive Records. 2000. 9250852. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- * N SYNC -- It 's Gonna Be Me ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- ' * N SYNC -- It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- * N SYNC -- It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratip. Retrieved 20138 - 06 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- * N SYNC -- It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( in French ). Ultratip. Retrieved 2013 - 06 - 02. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- * N SYNC Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Chart Track : Week 30, 2000 ''. Irish Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Italiancharts.com -- * N SYNC -- It 's Gonna Be Me ''. Top Digital Download. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Nsync '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- * N sync -- It 's Gonna Be Me '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Charts.nz -- * N SYNC -- It 's Gonna Be Me ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- * N SYNC -- It 's Gonna Be Me ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- * N SYNC -- It 's Gonna Be Me ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- * N SYNC -- It 's Gonna Be Me ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` NSYNC Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` NSYNC Chart History ( Adult Pop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` NSYNC Chart History ( Pop Songs ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` NSYNC Chart History ( Rhythmic ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2017. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 2000 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved December 11, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Billboard Top 100 - 2000 ''. Archived from the original on 2009 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2010 - 08 - 31. 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Question: who is the girl in the it gonna be me video
Answer: Kim Smith