In an interview, he further explained the relationship of the strings to the album: According to him, the album was designed to show that they felt they were puppets stranded in strings, which alludes to their destiny being controlled. Kirkpatrick revealed that the title and the album’s cover art have a personal meaning to them. The album’s title was thought of by member Chris Kirkpatrick during a car ride in London after settlement, where they were inspired by the Pinocchio song “I’ve Got No Strings”. The titling of the album is similar to the Backstreet Boys’ who also had legal wrangling with Pearlman which concluded to a settlement in October 1998 that was not disclosed the Backstreet Boys “took a shot” at Pearlman by titling their 2000 album Black & Blue. Meanwhile, the title No Strings Attached was announced in September 1999, during when the legal battle was still ongoing. Conway rejected Pearlman and BMG’s injunction, stating that “The defendants have raised serious questions. *NSYNC filed a countersuit in response, with member JC Chasez calling Pearlman “an unscrupulous, greedy and sophisticated businessman who posed as an unselfish, loving father figure and took advantage of our trust”. The judge, Anne C. The band, whose self-titled debut album and its quick follow up had commercial success, insisted “they have not seen enough of the profits” that they had generated by selling eight million albums in the United States alone. On October 12, 1999, Trans Continental, along with RCA’s parent, BMG Entertainment, filed a $195 million suit in a federal court to bar *NSYNC’s transference to Jive and from performing or recording under their current name, as well as forcing them to return masters recorded in 1999 in preparation of their second album. With an undisclosed settlement in 2000, *NSYNC severed their contract with Trans Continental and immediately switched labels from RCA Records to Jive Records, which included artists such as the Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears. Jive immediately requested that the album was to be sold to retailers in March, which caused Pearlman and BMG to file a $150 million breach-of-contract suit and an injunction to stop them. They cited Pearlman’s defrauding the group, which, according to MTV, was more than fifty percent of their earnings, rather than his promise of only receiving one-sixth of the profits. Pearlman, due to illicit corporate practices. In 1999, *NSYNC sued Trans Continental and financier, Louis J. *NSYNC was signed by Trans Continental Management to Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) in Germany, due to a pre-existing deal, and its distribution rights in the United States were automatically bought by RCA. The title of the album alludes to puppets and the idea of independence *NSYNC earned following a legal battle between its then-management. The band promoted the album by the No Strings Attached Tour, being one of the highest-grossing tours of the year. Its lead single “Bye Bye Bye” is credited with creating the hype for the album’s eventual landmark success. Four singles were released from the album. Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 2.4 million copies, setting the record for one-week sales in the country a record that lasted 15 years, until Adele surpassed the first-week sales record in 2015 with her third studio album 25. Contributions to the album’s production came from a wide range of producers, including group members Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez and collaborators Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, Rami, Teddy Riley, Kevin “She’kspere” Briggs, Richard Marx, Veit Renn, Babyface, and Guy Roche. Prior to the release of the album, *NSYNC separated from their management Trans Continental and their label RCA Records its title is a play on the idea of independence from corporate control. Looking to distinguish their music from that of their labelmates, the band chose to incorporate pop and R&B styles. No Strings Attached is the second studio album by American boy band *NSYNC, released on March 21, 2000, by Jive Records.
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