Y2K Called — It Misses You

There’s something magical about music — the way one song can throw you straight back to a moment.

For those of us born in the late 90's and early 2000s, childhood had its own soundtrack. And let’s be real… it still slaps.

Picture this: your childhood bedroom, walls covered in posters, MP3 player (or an iPod Nano if you were lucky) in hand. You hit play. Suddenly, you’re not stressing about student loans or job apps. You’re a kid again — no responsibilities, just pure vibes.

Let’s rewind to the golden era of bops that raised us.

1. The Disney Channel Era: Where Legends Were Born

Before Spotify Wrapped, we had Radio Disney — and if you know, you know.

• Hannah Montana– “Best of Both Worlds” : the double life we all wanted.

• High School Musical Soundtrack – “Breaking Free,” “We’re All in This Together” These weren’t just songs, they were national anthems.

• Let it Shine – “Don't Run Away” Karaoke hates to see us coming with this one.

2. Pop Princesses & Boy Bands Living in Our Heads Rent-Free

We had no business singing these at age 10, but we did anyway.

• Britney Spears – “Toxic” Didn’t matter that we had no idea what she was singing about — the drama, the beat, the attitude? Iconic.

• NSYNC & Backstreet Boys – “Bye Bye Bye” & “I Want It That Way” If you didn't try to choreograph a group routine with your cousins, were you even living?

• Avril Lavigne – “Complicated” For when you wanted to feel a little edgy. She was the blueprint for our middle-school angst.

3. TV Shows That Soundtracked Our Souls

You cant lie, these intros still live in our heads rent-free.

• “Zoey 101” – “Follow Me”: Made us all want to move to a beachside boarding school.

• “iCarly” – “Leave It All to Me”: Peak Saturday morning energy.

• “Victorious” – “Make It Shine”: Before Ariana Grande went solo, the whole cast dropped bangers.

4. Why It Still Matters

These songs weren’t just background noise. They were the soundtrack to our firsts:

• First crushes.

• First heartbreaks (even if it was because your favorite character left a show).

• First time realizing music could make you feel something.

  
  

Now, when those songs come on? Instant time machine. Back to Fruit Roll-Ups, sleepovers, and simpler times.

4. How to Relive It

We’re pulling your favorites into one place. Drop your go-to nostalgic hits:

• Disney Channel classics

• 2000s pop bangers

• Any song that makes you feel like 10 again

  
  

Because sometimes, all it takes is a song to bring it all back.

Drop your song request here and we'll take it from there and begin to craft the perfect throwback playlist to add to your Spotify library.