50 Music Videos GIFs That Will Make Twentysomethings Feel Like a Kid Again

Today's youth hardly even knows what it's like to watch a music video on television. YouTube reigns supreme now, but the childhood of current twentysomethings was during the era of MTV's Total Request Live and BET's 106 & Park. We all rushed home from school to watch the video countdowns, and damn, were those videos great.

These days, we're older, but the heroes of our adolescence are still more relevant than ever. Beyoncé just released snippets of new music, Justin Timberlake officially dropped The 20/20 Experience today, and Britney Spears still has a song near the top of the pop charts. But if you're overly nostalgic basket cases like us, you know that nothing will ever compare to the good old days.

With that said, here are 50 Music Videos GIFs That Will Make Twentysomethings Feel Like a Kid Again. Get ready for a surge of memories, and don't say we never did anything for you.

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Limp Bizkit f/ Method Man "N 2Gether Now" (1999)

When you were like, "I want to play video games with Meth and Limp Bizkit."

Sisqó "Thong Song" (2000)

When hot dogs made her dance before bandz did.

Eminem "My Name Is" (1999)

When that new rapper was making fun of the President's sex scandal.

Mariah Carey f/ The Lox, Ma$e and Puff Daddy "Honey (Bad Boy Remix)" (1997)

When Bad Boy made goggles and metallic suits seem like luxuries.

Nelly f/ Kelly Rowland "Dilemma" (2002)

When everyone looked for a neighbor to fall in love with.

Britney Spears "Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000)

When a red latex suit was the most important item of clothing in pop culture.

Christina Aguilera "Genie in a Bottle" (1999)

When Christina gave Britney a run for her money—and we had to choose sides.

Blink-182 "What's My Age Again?" (1999)

When you were scared of turning 23.

Jennifer Lopez "If You Had My Love" (1999)

When every man in America had a new imaginary girlfriend.

New Radicals "You Get What you Give" (1998)

When Gregg Alexander made bucket hats cool long before TDE.

Missy Elliott f/ Ludacris "Gossip Folks" (2003)

When everyone wished they were as cool as the little girl in all the Missy videos.

Fatboy Slim "Weapon of Choice" (2001)

When Christopher Walken was the best dancer alive.

Will Smith f/ Coko of SWV "Men in Black" (1997)

When an alien was the best dancer alive.

TLC "No Scrubs" (1999)

When TLC taught us not to take anyone's crap.

Busta Rhymes "Gimme Some More" (1998)

When Busta's video became the scariest thing next to "Thriller."

Ricky Martin "Livin' la Vida Loca" (1999)

When everyone would start gyrating at middle school dances.

Usher and Alicia Keys "My Boo" (2004)

When Times Square looked like a reasonable place to bask in the glory of love.

LFO "Summer Girls" (1999)

When we all rushed out and bought Abercrombie & Fitch.

Sean Paul "Get Busy" (2003)

When we all tried to imitate the dancing in Sean Paul's videos.

Lou Bega "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)" (1999)

When you got pissed that your name wasn't in the song.

Beyoncé f/ Jay-Z "Crazy in Love" (2003)

When we watched Beyoncé claim the throne right in front of our eyes.

Len "Steal My Sunshine" (1999)

When Len made riding motorized scooters without helmets look safe.

Eminem "Real Slim Shady" (2000)

When all teen boys decided to bleach their entire head of hair—instead of just the tips.

Jennifer Lopez f/ Ja Rule "I'm Real" (2001)

When Juicy Couture was everything.

Nelly "Country Grammar (Hot Shit)" (2000)

When everyone wanted to be at Nelly's block party.

Eiffel 65 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" (1999)

When we wondered if they were saying, "If I was green, I would die."

Puff Daddy f/ Faith Evans and 112 "I'll Be Missing You" (1997)

When Diddy danced, even in mourning.

Kelis "Milkshake" (2003)

When everyone talked about their milkshake. Everyone.

Outkast "Hey Ya" (2003)

When you wanted a band of identical twins.

Big Boi f/ Sleepy Brown "The Way You Move" (2003)

When dancing like Fonzworth Bentley was a life goal.

Britney Spears "...Baby One More Time" (1998)

When Britney had you ready for high school.

Shaggy f/ Rikrok "It Wasn't Me" (2000)

When Shaggy gave us expert advice on how to deny cheating allegations.

Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" (1999)

When boy bands ran out of backdrops and headed to LAX to serenade their fans.

R. Kelly "The World's Greatest" (2002)

When R. Kelly was the most patriotic man in the nation.

B2K "Uh Huh" (2001)

When boy bands still weren't over.

Sum 41 "Fat Lip" (2001)

When we all wanted to rebel with "real punk music."

t.A.T.u. "All The Things She Said" (2002)

When t.A.t.U. inspired us to dare all female friends to make out.

Aaliyah "Try Again" (2000)

When every girl started singing to themselves in the mirror just like Aaliyah.

Cake "Short Skirt/Long Jacket" (2000)

When all we wanted to do was preview music on a Discman.

Ashanti f/ Ja Rule "Happy" (2002)

When Ashanti inspired girls to make up choreographed dances in their driveway.

S Club 7 "S Club Party" (1999)

When there was no party like an S Club party.

O-Town "Liquid Dreams" (2000)

When a song about wet dreams got too much radio play.

'N Sync "Tearin' Up My Heart" (1998)

When boy bands looked like they were shooting a JC Penny catalog.

Jay-Z f/ Beyoncé "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" (2002)

When every couple wanted a pair of matching boots.

R. Kelly "Ignition (Remix)" (2003)

When you heard "So what? I'm drunk" before you'd ever been drunk.

Britney Spears "I'm a Slave 4 U" (2001)

When Britney went from school girl to sex slave.

Blackstreet and Mýa f/ Blinky Blink & Mase "Take Me There" (1999)

When the Rugrats went hip-hop.

Christina Aguilera "Dirrty" (2002)

When Christina got dirty.

Blu Cantrell "Hit 'em Up Style (Oops!)" (2001)

When you worried that if you ever got a girlfriend, she'd steal all your stuff.

The Baha Men "Who Let The Dogs Out?" (2000)

When this was (and still is) very annoying.