2002

### Writer

Benny Blanco, Julia Michaels, Steve Mac, Ed Sheeran, Anne-Marie, 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

### Composer

Steve Mac

"***2002***" is a song by English singer **Anne-Marie**. She co-wrote the song with **Ed Sheeran**, **Julia Michaels**, **Benny Blanco** and its producer **Steve Mac**. It was released on April 20 2018 as the sixth single from Anne-Marie's debut studio album ***Speak Your Mind***.

## Theme

Anne-Marie reminisces about falling in love as an 11-year-old and all the songs that soundtracked that romance.

## Background

"*2002*" is a love ballad about a childhood romance of Anne-Marie's that took place in the titular year. She wrote the song with Ed Sheeran, Benny Blanco, Julia Michaels and Steve Mac. 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.

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". 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." In a March 2017 interview, she mentioned Alanis Morissette as a big influence on her while growing up.

## Lyrics

I will always remember

The day you kissed my lips

Light as a feather

And it went just like this

No, it's never been better

Than the summer of two thousand and two

We were only eleven

But acting like grown-ups

Like we are in the present

Drinking from plastic cups

Singing "love is forever and ever"

Well, I guess that was true

Dancing on the hood

In the middle of the woods

Of an old Mustang

Where we sang

Songs with all our childhood friends

And it went like this, say

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

Paint a picture for you and me

Of the days when we were young, uh

Singing at the top of both our lungs

Now we're under the covers

Fast forward to eighteen

We are more than lovers

Yeah, we are all we need

When we're holding each other

I'm taken back to two thousand and two

Dancing on the hood

In the middle of the woods

Of an old Mustang

Where we sang

Songs with all our childhood friends

And it went like this, say

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, uh

Paint a picture for you and me

On the days when we were young, uh

Singing at the top of both our lungs

On the day we fell in love

Ooh ooh, ooh ooh

On the day we fell in love

Ooh ooh, ooh ooh

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

Paint a picture for you and me

On the days when we were young, uh

Singing at the top of both our lungs

On the day we fell in love

Ooh ooh, ooh ooh

On the day we fell in love

Ooh ooh, ooh ooh

On the day we fell in love

Ooh ooh, ooh ooh

On the day we fell in love

Ooh ooh, ooh ooh

On the day we fell in love, love, love