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    23 Songs That Will Make Every '00s Girl Miss Her Childhood

    Your life just wouldn't be the same without Destiny's Child.

    1. Britney Spears, "Oops!... I Did It Again"

    2. TLC, "No Scrubs"

    3. J.Lo feat. Ja Rule, "I'm Real (Remix)"

    4. Backstreet Boys, "I Want It That Way"

    5. Christina Aguilera, "What A Girl Wants"

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    You couldn't help but belt this song out at the top of your lungs in your room on your CD player when you thought no one was listening. That high note got you every single time.

    6. Brandy and Monica, "The Boy is Mine"

    7. Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z, "Heartbreaker"

    8. Usher, "U Don't Have To Call"

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    That voice. Those melodies. THAT BEAT. He immediately became one of your first ~celeb~ crushes.

    9. Destiny's Child, "Say My Name"

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    This song taught you how to cleverly call out a guy on his bullshit, you just didn't know it then.

    10. NSYNC, "It's Gonna Be Me"

    11. P!nk, "Get This Party Started"

    12. Justin Timberlake feat. Clipse, "Like I Love You"

    13. No Doubt, "Hey Baby"

    14. 3LW, "No More (Baby I'ma Do Right)"

    15. Aaliyah, "Rock the Boat"

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    The lyrics were a bit inappropriate for our age, but did we even know or care? HELL NO.

    16. Shakira, "Whenever, Wherever"

    17. Will Smith, "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It"

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    The beat was so good that you completely disregarded Will's rapping skills, or lack thereof.

    18. Lou Bega, "Mambo #5"

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    You felt accomplished whenever you sang the hook correctly because there were so many damn names in it.

    19. Outkast, "Hey Ya!"

    20. Missy Elliot, "Work It"

    21. Nelly Furtado, "Turn Off The Lights"

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    It was nearly impossible to decipher what she was singing, but that didn't matter because she just seemed so cool.

    22. Samantha Mumba, "Baby Come On Over"

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    She only had a couple hits, and this was for sure one of them. You were also so surprised when you found out she was Irish because there was no trace of an accent in this song. Girl, whet?

    23. Aaron Carter, "Aaron's Party (Come Get It)"

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    Chances are you forgot about this song, but you definitely danced to it at a middle school shindig.