<P> The song debuted at number 8 in the United Kingdom, becoming Anne - Marie's fourth UK top 10 hit, before later climbing to number three, making it Anne - Marie's highest - charting song as a lead artist . </P> <P> "2002" is a love ballad about a childhood romance of Anne - Marie's that took place in the titular year . She wrote the song with Ed Sheeran, Benny Blanco, Julia Michaels and Steve Mac . She was not initially planning to release "2002" as a single, but finally caved in after constant pestering from Sheeran on Instagram to bring it out . </P> <P> The beginning of the song's chorus, "Oops, I got 99 problems singing' bye, bye, bye' / Hold up, if you wanna go and take a ride wit me / Better hit me, baby, one more time", references six popular songs from the late 1990s / early 2000s: "...Baby One More Time", "99 Problems", "Bye Bye Bye", "The Next Episode", "Ride wit Me" and "Oops!...I Did It Again". In an interview with Polish music magazine luvPOP, Anne - Marie explained the song: "It is all about that year, when I was that age just listening to that music that I loved at that time . You know, Christina Aguilera, Missy Elliott . All of these songs...Yeah, it just takes me back to that time ." </P> <P> The official music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis, who also directed the video for Anne - Marie's previous single "Friends". It was filmed, according to Anne - Marie, "somewhere in London" and was uploaded to YouTube on 8 May 2018 . It features Anne - Marie recreating the videos of the songs referenced in the chorus . </P>

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