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The ultimate early-2000 tween playlist

Kimberly Grattan

Jan 30, 2017

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15 Songs That Bring You Back To Middle School

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If you were a tween between 2003-2006, you probably know all the words to theses songs. Some were staples at middle school dances, some you jammed out to alone in your room, while other's you gazed longing out the backseat car window pretending to be in a music video.

1. Potential Break Up Song – Aly and AJ

Iconic Line: “Except for the fact it was my birthday, my stupid birthday”

2. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

Iconic Line: “Let me hear you say this shhh is bananas B-A-N-A-N-A-S”

3. Too Little Too Late – Jojo

Iconic Line: “Because to you it's just a game (You know it's just too little too late)”

4. Crazy In Love – Beyoncé

Iconic Line: “Got me hoping you'll page me right now"

5. Beautiful Soul - Jessie McCartney

Iconic Line: “I don't want another pretty face, I don't want just anyone to hold”

6. Complicated – Avril Lavigne

Iconic Line: “You fall and you crawl and you break and you take what you get and you turn it into honesty”

7. Yeah! – Usher

Iconic Line: “Yeah, yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah! Yeah, yeah! Yeah!”

8. Why Not? – Hilary Duff

Iconic Line: “You always dress in yellow, when you wanna dress in gold Instead of listening to your heart, you do just what you're told"

9. Fergalicious - Fergie

Iconic Line: "Make them boys go loco”

10. Milkshake - Kelis

Iconic Line: “My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard”

11. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

Iconic Line: “I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly”

12. Run It! - Chris Brown

Iconic Line: “To have you saying I can't be 16”

13. Where Is The Love? - Black Eyed Peas

Iconic Line: “People killin', people dyin' children hurt and you hear them cryin'”

14. Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake

Iconic Line: "So you grab your girls and you grab a couple more and you all could meet me in the middle of the floor”

15. Photograph- Nickelback

Iconic Line: “ Look at this photograph”

Special shout out to my housemates Bianca and Juliana for making this list possible.

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The ultimate early-2000 tween playlist

1. Potential Break Up Song – Aly and AJ

2. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

3. Too Little Too Late – Jojo

4. Crazy In Love – Beyoncé

5. Beautiful Soul - Jessie McCartney

6. Complicated – Avril Lavigne

7. Yeah! – Usher

8. Why Not? – Hilary Duff

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10. Milkshake - Kelis

11. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson

12. Run It! - Chris Brown

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14. Rock Your Body – Justin Timberlake

15. Photograph- Nickelback

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3. Ask people's pronouns when you meet them.

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6. Stop using the term 'preferred pronouns'.

7. Stop using a transgender or non-binary person's dead name.

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Sometimes, we just can't help the feelings we have

1. Wow. My voice sounds amazing with this song.

2. Okay, if you can't sing, don't do it.

3. But wait, I don't think I can be friends with someone who isn't going to jam out in the car with me.

4. Dance part in the car! Even when I'm alone. Because every song is my favorite.

5. Stop light. Act calm. Be cool.

6. Yes! Green light! Back at it!

7. I don't know this song, but I'm going to sing along anyway.

8. Why am I not famous yet?

9. Being next to someone who can't sing so you feel good about yourself because you rock!

10. OK, I'm so good. I need to sing louder so I can help these people out.

11. My voice doesn't reach some of those notes, maybe I should sit this one out.

12. Randomly bursting out in song and getting weird looks because of it.

13. God, thank you so much for giving me a good voice.

14. Man, I feel bad for people who can't sing.

15. Was I just humming? Did they hear me?

16. Having dance moves to go along with most songs.

17. Not being able to stop yourself at correcting people when they mess up.

18. Maybe I should post myself singing.

19. Nah, can't do it. Dumb idea.

20. Having my own personal concert in the shower. Every single time.

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1. Having time to nap between classes or at all.

2. Waking up 10 minutes before your class starts and making it there in time.

3. Making it to class in general

4. Only having to hit the snooze button three times.

5. When you didn't do the homework and the teacher decides not to collect it for that day.

6. Getting that "I'm sorry, but class is cancelled" email.

7. Finding a quiet seat in the library.

8. Actually enjoying a class and understanding all of the material.

9. Having a friend to eat lunch with.

10. Finishing an assignment before the due date.

11. When there is free food on campus.

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