Let's travel back 22 years ago to the summer of 2000... 1. First and foremost, Destiny's Child started out the summer as four... 2. ...and they ended the summer as three. Jim Smeal / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
3. Joey Fatone was in his Ronald McDonald-era. Sam Levi / WireImage / Getty Images
4. And Lance Bass was apparently dating this lady. Frank Micelotta Archive / Getty Images
5. This was fashion. Frank Trapper / Corbis via Getty Images
6. Fashion was also reflective bicycle tape on leather clothing. Frank Trapper / Corbis via Getty Images
7. And here's what that looked like with flash because I know you wondering too. Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images
8. NSYNC were constantly dressed as marionettes. Getty Images
9. Really, the marionettes were a really big deal. Kmazur / WireImage / Getty Images
10. And here's Jimmy Fallon making fun of them for it. Frank Micelotta Archive / Getty Images
11. It was also the summer of the bandana, I just thought I should point that out. Lawrence Schwartzwald / Getty Images
12. In the summer of 2000, Dwayne Johnson was known only as The Rock. Steve Azzara / Corbis via Getty Images
13. Really, he was just a wrestler. Getty Images
14. All he ever did was raise his eyebrow.... Steve Azzara / Corbis via Getty Images
15. ...and scream, "Do you smell what the Rock is cooking?!" Getty Images
16. Oh, and here he is at the 2000 Republican National Convention. New York Daily News Archive / NY Daily News via Getty Images
17. In the summer of 2000, Britney Spears invented the Eiffel Tower. Dave Hogan / Getty Images
18. Joey Fatone sandwiched himself between then-couple Diddy and Jennifer Lopez. Scott Gries / Getty Images
19. Justin Timberlake was, well, Justin Timberlake. Getty Images
20. And there were robot dog competitions. Robert Cianflone / Getty Images
21. No, really, those were robot dogs playing a game of soccer. Erik Freeland / Corbis via Getty Images
22. In the summer of 2000, we were all jealous of those TRL studio computers. New York Daily News Archive / NY Daily News via Getty Images
23. Mandy Moore had that flipped out hair trend. Nbc / NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images
24. Nick and Jessica were still dating. Steve Azzara / Corbis via Getty Images
25. Joey Fatone accosted them. Kmazur / WireImage / Getty Images
26. And Jennifer Lopez fans were going wild for her On The 6 CD. New York Daily News Archive / NY Daily News via Getty Images
27. In the summer of 2000 we were all about our No Strings Attached CDs. Ron Galella / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
28. Mandy Moore, Eve, LFO, and Tommy Hilfiger hung out. Kmazur / WireImage / Getty Images
29. And Britney proudly displayed her Choice Hottie surfboard. Chris Weeks / Getty Images
30. In the summer of 2000, they really tried to market us these bubblegum CDs. Tim Boyle / Getty Images
31. Christina Aguilera was really into crimped hair. 32. Wilmer Valderrama dressed for prom at the Teen Choice Awards. Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
33. And Sisqo, Pink, and Tyrese were fast friends. Frank Micelotta Archive / Getty Images
34. In the summer of 2000, Tom Green rubbed Sisqo's head while holding a coffee maker. Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images
35. Steve Jobs presented the Holy Bible. John G. Mabanglo / AFP via Getty Images
36. The girlies were living. Getty Images
37. Seriously, truly living. Getty Images
38. And Britney Spears photobombed Vitamin C. Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images
39. I see ya, B! Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic / Getty Images
40. In the summer of 2000, the TRL studios had those sick flatscreen TVs. Frank Micelotta Archive / Getty Images
41. The boys from O-Town were on the set of All My Children for some reason. Abc Photo Archives / Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images
42. Tom and Nicole were still married. Dusko Despotovic / Sygma via Getty Images
43. And Brad and Jen just got married. Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images
44. RIP to them...as a couple. Bob Riha Jr / Getty Images
45. The summer of 2000 was all about Jonathan Lipnicki and Stuart Little. William Conran - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images
46. Verne Troyer and Mike Myers were buds. Jeff Kravitz / FilmMagic, Inc / Getty Images
47. And apparently Verne Troyer did this photo shoot with a convertible and two *sexy* ladies. Gregory Bojorquez / Getty Images
48. It was a whole thing. Gregory Bojorquez / Getty Images
49. Sex and the City had their third season premiere in the summer of 2000. Ron Galella, Ltd. / Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
50. Pre-Che Diaz <3 Dan Callister / Getty Images
51. And Sarah Jessica Parker really was all about that fashion icon life Frank Micelotta Archive / Getty Images
52. The first season of Survivor was premiering in the summer of 2000. CBS / Getty Images
53. Halle Berry gladly showed off her whale tail. Kevin Winter / Getty Images
54. Prince William constantly posed for photos that would inevitably end up as four-page posters in J-14 magazine. Ken Goff / Getty Images
55. Oh, and here's what Harry looked like that summer, too. Tim Graham / Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
56. The cinematic masterpiece known as Coyote Ugly was released in the summer of 2000. Getty Images
57. Posh and Becks looked very much like wax figures. Matthew Fearn - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images
58. These two thought they were cool/doing something. Kmazur / WireImage / Getty Images
59. Star Jones was seated next to Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar at a basketball game. New York Daily News Archive / NY Daily News via Getty Images
60. The Harry Potter children looked like this. Stefan Rousseau - Pa Images / PA Images via Getty Images
61. And our ultimate queen still reigned supreme. Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images
62. Basically, take me back! Chris Weeks / Getty Images
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