Celebrity (album)

Celebrity is the third and final studio album by the pop boy band 'N Sync. It was released on July 24, 2001, by Jive Records. The label was heavily criticized for releasing singles that involved Justin Timberlake on lead vocals, and none which involved JC Chasez performing or co-writing. In his autobiography Out of Sync, Lance Bass believes that this decision ultimately caused Justin Timberlake to pursue a solo career, eventually breaking up the band. The album achieved five times platinum status in the United States and became the group's third album to sell over 10 million copies worldwide.

1 Background
2 Track listings
3 Personnel
4 Chart positions and certifications
5 References

Background

In December 2000, it was announced that 'N Sync would be returning to a studio in Florida in preparation for the follow up to their landmark second album, No Strings Attached. At the Billboard Music Awards, member Justin Timberlake revealed that the group planned to collaborate with producers Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs and Richard Marx, both contributed to No Strings Attached.^[2] Upon the album's release, Allmusic senior editor, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, writing that Celebrity is 'N Sync's "most varied album yet, but the emergence of Timberlake and Chasez as credible soulful singers and, yes, songwriters makes it their best album yet, and one of the best of the teen pop boom of 1999-2001".^[1] In the United States, Celebrity debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album sold 1,879,955 copies in its first week,^[3] making it the second best in SoundScan history, only behind 'N Sync's previous album, No Strings Attached. Although it was outnumbered by its predecessor, Celebrity still managed to gain the second-best debut-week sales since SoundScan began monitoring record retailers in 1991.^[4] On August 22, 2001, the album was certified five-time Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting five million shipments. The album also debuted at number one in Canada by selling 71,245 copies.^[3]

Track listings

US Edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pop"	Brian Transeau, Timberlake, Robson	3:58
2.	"Celebrity"	Valentine, Robson, Timberlake	3:18
3.	"The Game Is Over"	JC Chasez, Daymond, Greggs	3:28
4.	"Girlfriend"	Timberlake, Robson	4:15
5.	"The Two of Us"	Chasez, Bradley Daymond, Alexander Greggs	3:52
6.	"Gone"	Timberlake, Robson	4:54
7.	"Tell Me, Tell Me...Baby"	Max Martin, Rami Yacoub	3:39
8.	"Up Against the Wall"	Chasez, Timberlake, Daymond, Greggs	3:37
9.	"See Right Through You"	Larry Campbell, Robson, Timberlake	2:55
10.	"Selfish"	Chasez, Veit Renn, Jolyon Skinner	4:21
11.	"Just Don't Tell Me That"	Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze	3:04
12.	"Something Like You"	Timberlake, Robin Wiley	4:15
13.	"Do Your Thing"	James Moss	4:21

Europe, Japan & Australian Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"That Girl (Will Never Be Mine)"	Carlsson, Lundin, Schulze	3:25
14.	"Falling"	Kirkpatrick, Popin, Brown, Schickman	3:48

Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pop" (Pablo La Rossa's Funktified Remix)	5:38
2.	"Pop" (Deep Dish Cha-Ching Mix)	11:49
3.	"Pop" (Terminalhead Vocal Mix)	5:35
4.	"Gone" (Gone Clubbin' I'll Be Back Late Remix)	5:57
5.	"Gone" (Spanish Version)	4:22
6.	"Girlfriend" (The Neptunes Remix Featuring Nelly)	4:43
7.	"Girlfriend" (The Neptunes Remix Instrumental)	4:43
8.	"Pop" (Music Video)	3:57
9.	"Gone" (Music Video)	4:51
10.	"Girlfriend" (Music Video)	4:13
11.	"Girlfriend" (The Neptunes Remix Featuring Nelly) (Music Video)	4:43

Personnel

Alan Armitage - engineer
Brady Barnett - digital editing
Kenny Blank - guitar
Bryan Popin - piano, cello, strings, writer ("Falling")
Stuart Brawley - engineer, mixing
BT - Arranger, programming, producer, engineer, mixing
Christopher Carroll - mixing
JC Chasez - producer
J. Valentine - background vocals, writer, producer
Bradley Daymond - mixing
Todd Fairall - engineer
Tony Flores - mixing
Michael Forbes - engineer
Richard Fortus - bass guitar, guitar (electric)
Brian Garten - engineer
Steven Gerstein - stylist
Alexander Greggs - mixing
Paul Gregory - engineer
Kevin Guarnieri - engineer, digital editing, assistant engineer
Chris Haggerty - digital editing
Hampton String Quartet - strings
Chaz Harper - mastering
Jean-Marie Horvat - mixing
Bill Importico - engineer
Rodney Jerkins - multi instruments, producer
Joel Kazmi - engineer, assistant vocal engineer
Scott Kieklak - mixing
Michael Landau - guitar (electric)
Michael Lang - piano

Kristian Lundin - producer, engineer, mixing
Brian McKnight - keyboards, producer
Peter Mokran - mixing
J. Moss - producer, engineer, rap, mixing
Dylan Koski-Budabin - engineer
Pablo Munguia - engineer, assistant engineer
Jackie Murphy - art direction, design
Anthony Nance - drum programming
Esbjörn Öhrwall - guitar
Paulino Oliveira - assistant engineer
John O'Mahoney - mixing
Frankie Payne - hair stylist
Charles Pollard - programming, engineer, string arrangements
Rami - producer, engineer, mixing
Wade Robson - arranger, multi instruments, producer
Jacob Schulze - producer, engineer, mixing
Mark Seliger - photography
Talley Sherwood - engineer
Mary Ann Souza - assistant engineer
Rich Tapper - assistant engineer, mixing
Michael Hart Thompson - guitar (acoustic)
Justin Timberlake - arranger, multi instruments, producer, beatbox
Michael Tucker - engineer, assistant engineer, mixing, vocal recording
Carlos Vazquez - beat programming
WaWa - chant
Robin Wiley - producer, digital editing, string arrangements
Stevie Wonder - harmonica
Chris Wood - engineer
Yasu - string engineer

Chart positions and certifications

Chart (2001)	Peak Position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	10
Austrian Albums Chart	24
Belgian Flemish Albums Chart	31
Belgian Wallonia Albums Chart	47
Canadian Albums Chart	1
Danish Albums Chart	7
Dutch Albums Chart	42
German Albums Chart	5
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart	10
Norwegian Albums Chart	16
Swedish Albums Chart	27
Swiss Albums Chart	14
UK Albums Chart	12
U.S. Billboard 200	1

Country	Certification	Sales or Shipments
Australia	Gold	35,000
Brazil	Gold^[5]	100,000
Canada	2x Platinum	200,000
United Kingdom	Gold	100,000
United States	5x Platinum	5,000,000

References

^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Celebrity: *NSYNC". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r538833. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
^ Reese, Lori (2000-12-08). "Declaration of Dependence". Entertainment Weekly (Time, Inc.). http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,91115,00.html. Retrieved 2011-08-27.
^ ^a ^b "*NSync No. 1 but can't match record". Jam!. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/N/N_Sync/2001/08/01/748332.html. Retrieved April 7, 2011.
^ Strauss, Neil (2011-08-02). "THE POP LIFE; Crepe Hangers Of Teen Pop". The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr.. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/02/arts/the-pop-life-crepe-hangers-of-teen-pop.html?scp=3&sq=Sync%20Strings%20Attached&st=cse. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
^ "Certificados: Nsync". ABPD. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp?sArtista=Nsync. Retrieved 2011-08-28.

Preceded by Songs in A Minor by Alicia Keys	Billboard 200 number-one album August 11–17, 2001	Succeeded by Now 7 by Various artists

'N Sync

Lance Bass JC Chasez Joey Fatone Chris Kirkpatrick Justin Timberlake

Studio albums	NSYNC No Strings Attached* Celebrity

Compilation albums	Home for Christmas The Winter Album Greatest Hits The Collection

Singles	"I Want You Back" "Tearin' Up My Heart" "Here We Go" "For The Girl Who Has Everything" "Together Again" "God Must Have Spent A Little More Time On You" "U Drive Me Crazy" "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" "I Drive Myself Crazy" "Music of My Heart" "Bye Bye Bye" "It's Gonna Be Me" "I'll Never Stop" "This I Promise You" "Pop" "Gone" "Girlfriend"

Tours	'N Sync in Concert No Strings Attached Tour PopOdyssey Tour

Related articles	Discography Lou Pearlman Johnny Wright Jive Records