ME & The Robots · Single

Early 00s

Music television, MySpace pages and little punk bands in town: a look back at the songs that made growing up feel shared.

Early 00s official cover art: an anime skateboarder holding a music player against a pink and teal sky

Release details

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Release

Early 00s · Single

First released

Duration

2:27

Artist

ME & The Robots

Record label
Extra Life Records
ISRC
QT6G92687295
Release UPC
882011769677
Track
1 of 1
Language
English

First released as a single on 1 September 2026. Also included on the two-track Moondust release on 22 September 2026.

Lyrics

When the radio played our anthems loud We found our heroes in the music crowd We had Britney and N*SYNC, ruling the charts With songs about love, and broken hearts

We’d watch TRL, waiting for the hits Linkin Park and Green Day, were only kids The media buzzed with every new release Sang Avril’s skater boy and Paramore peaked

Oh, the early two thousands, where did you go? When bands were cool, and the music had soul Now it's all gone away and the kids all forgot We miss the days when the heart was all we got (the heart was all we got)

Now it’s all Spotify, and synthetic beats Missing the feels, that made us move our feet We long for the days of genuine sound When little punk bands took the stage in our town

When New Found Glory was fresh in the scene Back when the music was more than a machine

Oh, the early two thousands, where did you go? When bands were cool, and the music had soul Now its all gone away and the kids all forgot We miss the days when the heart was all we got (the heart was all we got)

We had MySpace pages, sharing our bands Dreaming of concerts, and making big plans The glow of the screen, the late-night chats Music was our life, and we loved it like that

Oh, the early two thousands, where did you go? When bands were cool, and the music had soul Now it's all gone away and the kids all forgot We miss the days when the heart was all we got (Woooahhh) Oh, the early two thousands, where did you go? (Woooahhh) Oh, the early two thousands, where did you go?

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Song story

Early 00s: When a Favourite Band Was a Place to Belong

Step into the bedroom, the music-TV countdown and the small-town gig behind the song’s sense of belonging.

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