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How much do you know about these '90s pop songs?
1
I wanna really, really, really, wanna _______-__?
Zigazig ah
Zigazig-ah
Zigazigah
41% got this right
According to Mel C, zigazig-ah is a word the five of them made up while "having a giggle".
2
According to Zac Hanson, this song represents a frame of time or the futility of life, what is it called?
MMMBop
I Will Come To You
If Only
Two Princes
35% got this right
Paraphrasing Zac, "Things are limited, whether it's your youth or money - all that's going to be left are your people."
3
"Losing My Religion" won the Grammy in 1991 for Best Pop Performance, who were the artists behind this song?
R.E.M.
Pearl Jam
Radiohead
U2
46% got this right
According to Lead Guitarist, Peter Buck, Warner Bros. didn't want the song as a single, no one thought it would succeed.
4
The music in "U Can't Touch This" is sampled from "VIDA LOCA". True or False?
False
True
57% got this right
It's actually based on "Super Freak" by Rick James. "VIDA LOCA" came out in 2020, 10 years after this MC Hammer classic.
5
This song was the only American hit for the band The Verve, what is it called?
Bitter Sweet Symphony
Losing My Religion
The Drugs Don't Work
The Last Time
73% got this right
The Verve released "The Drugs Don't Work" after "Bitter Sweet Symphony" and made it to #1 in the UK
6
This song made it on China's Ministry of Culture's list of 100 songs to be removed from the Internet. True or false?
True
False
60% got this right
Banned 12 years after its release, the ministry claimed it had been released without a mandatory screening process.
7
In 1991, "Good Vibrations" was the very first and most popular single released by which well-known actor?
Mark Wahlberg
Donny Wahlberg
Justin Timberlake
Will Smith
30% got this right
Rumor has it that Wahlberg gets very upset at the mention of his days as a rap singer or his nickname, "Marky Mark"
8
The 1994 Grammy for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal goes to Boys ___ Men for "I'll Make Love To You"
II
2
To
Two
18% got this right
Part of this song was even performed by a group of penguins in the 2006 animated film "Happy Feet"
9
This is the song "My Heart Will Go On", performed by Celine Dion. What movie was it written for?
Titanic
92% got this right
Released November 7, 1997, this song was the biggest selling single worldwide in 1998.
10
This was the only US Top 40 hit for the group Chumbawamba, what is the name of this well-known single?
Tubthumping
Farewell To The Crown
I Get Knocked Down
Knocked Down
21% got this right
In England, a tubthumper is a politician. In the U.S., tubthumping is equivalent to campaigning.
11
TLC's "Waterfalls" won the Video Music Award for Video of the Year in 1995. Who performed back up for this track?
CeeLo Green
112
Bell Biv DeVoe
Jodeci
36% got this right
"I was working at the same studio because we were on the same label, and they just asked me." - CeeLo Green
12
12 different writers are credited as composers on "Gettin' Jiggy Wit It", but who wrote and performed the lyrics?
Will Smith
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Ma$e
Puff Daddy
48% got this right
Smith won the Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance in 1999 for this song.
13
Two members of Destiny's Child sang on this track but were replaced in the music video. True or False?
True
False
54% got this right
LeTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett alleged they didn't even know they were out of the group until they saw the video.
14
Famous for shutting down bars, "Closing Time" was written by Dan Wilson and performed by which group?
Semisonic
Counting Crows
The Wallflowers
Third Eye Blind
20% got this right
"It's all about being born and coming into the world, seeing the bright lights, cutting the cord.." - Wilson
