New Years 2000 in Times Square: The Countdown To 2000

[@retrogamelord3763]

Now lets wait till 3000.

[@cbsteffen]

Don't count on it. How could we still be here in 3000 or 10000?

[@liawokenil2155]

+Carly Steffen Yeah prolly on another planet by then

[@awsomegenius06]

In the Year 3000 I'll be 1,117

[@Stretchdiazz]

Retro Game Lord I'll be like 93 years old

[@movedtoanotheraccount7317]

Check out Futurama.

[@calvinbealer7264]

Hard to Believe this was 23 Years Ago 😲😳. Y2K all that Hype until September 11 2001.

[@WeAeWhoWeAre]

I miss the 90s.. those years were the best years of my life

[@LeafInTheWind88]

Best years of my life too.

[@c1nnam0nrat]

How did the 90s feel like? I was not born in the 90s or early 2000’s so i would really love to know!

[@DefrankedChannel]

This was exactly two weeks before my birthday. It's funny seeing the world before you even existed... :/

[@bassplayabrayden]

Man, happy belated birthday for 15 years.

[@paddyanglais91]

You did exist, you were a living foetus!

[@merfwriter]

I know I watched old news clips from Baltimore, MD news station from back in 1981 or 1982. One clip was a bad snow storm that messed up a Baltimore City Bus route because of ice on the roads. The reporter road along the route with the bus riders and interviewing them. It was so weird to see what the world looked like and how people dressed back then. The news report was a year or several months before I was born. I was born in 1982 in July.

[@user-sd7qt3hy8l]

I remember how much fun this was. I was 16 when this happened. I remember all the hype surrounding this. Y2K lol. I miss the 90's though. Those were some of the best years I can remember. In the 90's everything was so much easier and carefree and people did seem a hell of lot happier than people are these days. Oh well. Peace Love Unity Respect.

[@somebluntdude]

I would've gladly given the noble peace prize to anyone that would cut the power to the city and scare the shit out of everyone.

[@djthereplay]

How could you be able to give anyone any prize when you cannot see who did it because the power is cut off on everyone and everyone including you is in the dark and cannot even see left from right or up from down or ahead from backward ?

[@CoreDaEpic]

then they would think Y2K was real...

[@sleepyyy_steve]

@@CoreDaEpica lot of people already thought Y2K was real and that it was a problem 😂 even the government spent so much money preparing for it

[@whoaitsreesy]

this brings back memories! i was in the crowd with my fam! what an awesome experience for a then 12 year old like myself!

[@davidfreesefan23]

was anyone in the crowd expecting times square to go dark all of a sudden?

[@maustinusc99]

I remember being there. It was amazing. We celebrated every Time Zone in the world for 24 hours!!! Every human-being, every country we cheered for! I miss those moments.

[@Ron8601]

Great Memories. I came all the way from Calgary to be there for 2000, and will never forget it! Happy New Year 2015!

[@narukarin1013]

“Ascent of Time” is the name of the music that plays before the ball drop starting at 1:09. I did some research a few weeks ago and contacted John’s Hopkins University Peabody Institute, where Ascent of Time was composed. I asked them if they could provide me a full quality recording of it. As a result, the university went into their archives where they had the recordings of it stored and they then uploaded the full quality version to their streaming website. You need permissions from the university to access it, but it is now there and preserved online. If you contact the university and inquire about it, they may give you permissions and you can listen to it. I’ve listened to the full quality version numerous times now and it is an absolutely amazing, breathtaking piece of music!

[@BTG077]

If you listen carefully, it was also used for 2001's edition. But none past that. Imagine took over for 2005-06.

[@meh5552]

@@BTG077 The original recording of Imagine was used from 2005-06 to 2009-10. Now they have musicians perform it starting with 2010-11.

[@mesner5x]

It felt awesome to be alive during the new millennium. Well to be fair, I was born in 96 and only four years old. And when you're four years old you probably didn't even car about New Year.

[@Musicrecords10]

mesner5x Same I was 4

[@MattBruns]

+mesner5x I watched that on TV, I was 4 and I remember it as yesterday.

[@yellowleaf4182]

mesner5x same

[@nicholasmorales24]

I had just turned 3 years old 11 days before this historic event. Had no clue this was going on 😂😂

[@Icy_vixen]

And so the year 2000 not only marked the beginning of the new millennium but a new era for humanity to grow, survive and propagate in the universe.

[@Icy_vixen]

No, I can tell that from my perspective that the world is changing socially technologically.

[@thumbtacck]

2001 marked the beginning of the new millennium

[@seanvasquez523]

@@thumbtacck, Or the 3rd millennium in this case.

[@seanvasquez523]

But then again every year always starts a new millennium so who am I'm kidding regardless lol.

[@PatPowersKQWC]

I will never forget this event... I was there in Times Square 10 years ago at the age of 40...this will be event that will take to my grave! By the way I lost my voice for about a week and a half after the ball drop of 2000!

[@maradeo1881]

No smartphones. Life was still simple and grounded like in the good ol' 90's. Better time.

[@surnachi]

this is footage of a ball dropping not a smart phone release

[@mce5420]

surnachi That’s not his point.

[@PoorDog69]

Mut zu Deutschland (AfD) The 90s a better time pff okay.

[@casteelant42]

oh god another one of these guys....

[@itskevinjustkevin]

I hate growing up and living in the 21st century, I wish I was born in the 20th century I hope my spirit will be reincarnated into a man somewhere in that time.

[@Jakeof5]

I was 17 when the ball dropped to 2000.... Had a GREAT party this night! I can not believe this was 10 years ago.... and now I'm 3 years from 30! Time FLIES by!

[@tinazaroufis1460]

Jakeof5 UPDATE:This Is Now 20 years Old How Old Are You Now?

[@jacobhammond5043]

Tina Zaroufis Well I suppose I am now 3 years from 40. Another 10 years flown by. I’ll reply again in another 10 years. :-)

[@JawJX]

I wish I was there!! The next time something big like this will happen when it's 2099. But too bad I'd be dead.

[@brianedward9119]

Actually, it will be 2999. 2099 will be the start of tbe 2100s

[@JawJX]

FirePrinceZuko 77 The start of 2100 is actually a big deal I guess?

[@JawJX]

R.J. Perfetto Yeah, I get it. 2100 isn't a big deal.

[@JawJX]

R.J. Perfetto 69

[@MattBruns]

+JJ 86 It will be a big deal because it will be a new century!

[@poseysalsman]

And all those killed on 9/11, and all the American soldiers killed in Afghanistan and Iraq are still alive, for just that moment, just that solitary instant in time. Life is just.....sad, whenever you take the time to consider it.

[@redneon06]

A time before I phones or Kardasians. I miss 2000.

[@Afib95]

A lot of the comments are old here but I’m now 61 and was 39 then and recently widowed. My friend made me go and it was amazing and I cried so hard.

[@sarembokhari753]

I was only 10 months old when this celebration happened..., born february 1999

[@whitetiger1442]

+Sarem Bokhari :D same i was 5 months old. But hey, at least we were alive when it happened

[@gamingbrostv2908]

I was born in Dec 31 1999 😱😱

[@MattBruns]

+GamingBros TV Wow! You were a Millennium baby!

[@PoorDog69]

Sarem Bokhari Haha I was only 4 days young when the celebration started xD

[@williamhoppenstedt3]

I wasn't born yet but 2000 was one of the biggest deals ever! Wish i was born in the 90s!

[@xxx-bn4np]

i was 2 at this time and fuuuck i cant remember i was too little

[@robhingston]

ItsKaathhii I was only 33

[@barrygoldwater1037]

I remember watching this on TV! 7 going on 8, struggling to stay awake, and feeling so cool when I saw the ball drop. I was up past midnight, and I felt like a total badass. Too bad society went to hell in a handbasket shortly thereafter.

[@robison87]

I was 13 at the time and at my friends house watching it with his dad. Good times.

[@agfilmwriter469]

can't believe this was almost 17 years ago. wow seems like just yesterday I was watching this countdown on tv.

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

22 years ago now...

[@baileynicolehouk5756]

happy new year. Wish life could be like this still

[@Voyage400]

Song is actually called "Ascent of Time: Anthem for the New Millennium". My friend Charles composed it.

[@MattBruns]

+Voyage400 Can I find it on other sources besides this video?

[@Voyage400]

+Matt Bruns I'm afraid not.

[@olivergonzalez2271]

What was the other song in the beginning before this one?

[@robz7789]

@Voyage400

[@robz7789]

What was the other song in the beginning before this one?

[@Serg87]

I was there! we stood 7hrs in the freezing cold. It was history, it was insane. We got to times square at 6:50pm, were going through a large crowd of people, 5min later we turn around theres a tleast another 500 thousand people already behind us lol. I think 2 million total attended that year. We had ppl from all over the globe around us that came to nyc to see this event. Will never forget it. Wanna go back for 2020.

[@ThaddeusGhostal]

I was 16 good times

[@merfwriter]

I was 17

[@jordanx4797]

I was not born yet

[@maxxh5331]

I was a baby.

[@stingsAUTTP]

It was the first weekend of the new millennium on January 1st 2000

[@JayWalkZ]

Am I the only one that feels like something bad is about to happen when it hits zero?

[@merfwriter]

I thought so too at that time back then. Osama Bin Laden threatened to do "Something bad to America by the New Millennum. I thought a bomb was going to explode in the middle of Times Square at midnight. Turn out that wasn't the case and Bin Laden was smarter then the rest of the world because he chose 2001(the real turn of the new millennium) and did 9/11.

[@ESport211]

16 years ago!

[@angduy3005]

18

[@knightorange8148]

19 YEARS AGO NOW!!!!!🤤🤤

[@cursebr2937]

20

[@지렸다-y6b]

@@angduy3005 20 years ago now

[@baileynicolehouk5756]

21 years ago...

[@gamerboy49]

It's really hard to believe that it's now been 10 years since this event happened. As of 2010, the '90s are now 20 years ago. The '80s are now 30 years ago! The '70s are now 40 years ago! The '60s are now 50 years ago! :O

[@carvtheduck]

20 years later here we are..

[@zanderpop5517]

I wish I was alive for this. This seems like a cool experience

[@whoaitsreesy]

almost 12 hours...i remember that they closed times square at like 9 am....it was already packed by 2 pm...really a great experience...and afterwards...no one left until 2 am!

[@lyonprairie2691]

I was 9 at that time and i've always thought the aliens would go down by 12mn lol

[@Alexandra-fz7lk]

I was 26 going on 27. Everyone was freaking out over the so-called Y2K bug.

[@unknownsoldier6731]

Alexandra I was only 1 :(

[@jv1952]

I was -8 🤧

[@tcave360]

Man, I wish I can remember the 2000 celebrations and I was born in '92. Now 10 years later, we are still in the 4th millenium, 21st century, and a new decade. Boy time goes by pretty quick.

[@SingleWindowsFan8902]

In fact this video is just 144p and the audio low quality makes the ball drop 2000 way better

[@whoaitsreesy]

i was there. everybody thought the ball was gonna explode at midnight...but afterwards, everybody partied til at least 3 am on the square. no one wanted to leave.

[@YUNG1MATT916]

The gate to 21st century , the final chapter of the 20th

[@percyjackson1051]

i watch videos like this just to feel connected to the 90's and early 2000s, wish i lived then

[@anniwriteseverything3214]

Me too.

[@DuNs54]

Anni Writes Everything same feeling

[@pvtrichardsonbr]

Damn I was just a kid and missed out on one of the greatest partys of all time!!

[@gamerboy49]

Good job uploading this!!

[@mikehge]

I was 6 years old when this happened, and I remember watching this on TV!

[@JustinLabbe-jt8pm]

I was eight weeks old when this happened. Literally a newborn. I can only imagine being in the crowd that night... 😆

[@whoaitsreesy]

i was there!!! this was soo cool and i remember it was sooo cold too!!! we were by the mtv studios.

[@aslonasinal-milliwhite5473]

1:08 - my favorite!

[@toscap2074]

19years ago!!

[@Willy._Willz]

20 years now since the new millennium!

[@emad3952]

@@Willy._Willz 21 years ago😢

[@Willy._Willz]

@@emad3952 time really flies....wow...

[@kennykintung]

year 2000 was the best time of my life. All the best happened in that year.

[@bluelightmoon777]

damn i was 13 time is passing by so fast

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

So, you're 32 right now, eh?

[@ZAGAD-i2x]

Ok BOOMER

[@지렸다-y6b]

You're 33?

[@reggiethomas1468]

I hope they will a big celebration in time square like this in 2020

[@castlevaniacrazy5]

that was not just celebrating a new year but a new decade a new century and a new millunium

[@alfredofigueroaguadarrama4882]

Dramatism, happiness and eufory for the comes of the new millenium, 2000!!!!! HISTORICAL.

[@brandonward8116]

I was 4 and can faintly remember watching thie in my grandpas house. It would be cool to live to 2100 and say I can remember 2000.

[@24kojiful]

woah!! this video is a memories. many years have passed by. i think this peoples also celebrates the new year 2011.

[@MJPSY1]

you posted this video on my best friend's birthday!

[@gabbagabbastudios789]

damn.....and only a year later you could go from something as happy as this to as sad as 911......

[@ocean7243]

I was 3 months old. Too bad I didn't get to see it for myself.

[@ggphipps1]

the best new years...i think it was kind of warm that night considering the time of year

[@gamerboy49]

It's hard to believe it's now been a decade ever since this happened! But now, we are in the 2nd decade of the 3rd millenium! Happy New Decade! We have finally made it through the terrible decade, the "00s!" =D

[@marieelizabeth865]

I love this! 💖 🥰 The new millennium happened 4 years before I was born!

[@christiano9597]

My parents were took a video of me when I was 3 years old in 2009, I was watching this video on a computer for some reason. I just wanted to say HI. I’m 14 now and is 2020.

[@cdm386]

the good ole.days.....murica was the goat country back then.....

[@jazellebrasher5836]

I wasn't even born when this happened!!!!

[@aslonasinal-milliwhite5473]

Same!

[@joshuameeks6114]

i was 1 years old in 1999 and was turning 2 in 2000, i miss those days,

[@DoctorRickSanchez]

I was two going on three.

[@SylveonMujigaeOfficial]

I wasn't even born yet. I would not come until 2004.

[@ChuckieLove2008]

Anybody know what song was played after Kenny G's Millennium edition of Auld Lang Syne? I like the sound of it, but don't know what the song is. Can anybody help???

[@HiddenPaths09]

Miss those years. When fear and hope where part of the collective mindset.

[@louie111887]

i was 12 when this happened ! i cant believe its been this long ! im gonna be 23 in a month !

[@13ishmaverick]

200 best year ever I was 7 and I was watching it on tv and now I am 18 best year ever

[@LouieGMDesign]

I really wish they would have kept the Virgin Megastore in Times Square. It was the highlight of my trips to NY.

[@unknwnZERO]

imagine how big new years will be in year:1,000,000. people will be lit on fire.

[@oakvillecenter904]

it's been 14 years since 2000 wow!!!

[@ESport211]

16 now! wow

[@oakvillecenter904]

Benson Saavedra ya i'm 16 now too! I was 14 when i made that comment

[@armaanbokhari5718]

Benson Saavedra 17 now!

[@stanmarsh9984]

Are you trying to make me feel old? :(

[@knightorange8148]

19 Now!!!!

[@Kulgera4]

the excitement in the air is palapable...even if its in 240p and over a decade old

[@beckywinfrey9204]

The best time!! Here in times square

[@quellevisionentertainment3552]

Wow the NEW MILLENIUM I was going on 1 years old

[@losilluminados3729]

And a year later I would rate this video 9/11.

[@DefinitelyNotNormalLol]

I vaguely remember this, I was 4.

[@yomama91169]

and now its 2011,wow time passes by so fast that its disturbing.

[@XAVI68S]

i was 8 years old, i remember.

[@johnpaulherrera3182]

The new millennium! This new year has the loudest noise out of any other ball drop I’ve been to.

[@samesfast4525]

John Paul Herrera yes.

[@Singingsal17]

I was 48...Happy New Year!

[@JustinAllenPhoto]

Does anyone have VHS recordings of NYE? It seems like some people would've wanted to record it in case something Y2K related did happen. I'd love to see a recording that includes the commercials that played. (I assume there were commercials leading up to the Ball dropping?)

[@ludwigvanbeethoven2508]

I wish I was there...

[@Coom46thirty]

Then a year and 9 months 9/11 R.I.P.

[@mrm64]

i was 5 when this happend! i wish i kew more about what a "year" was back then lol. i DO remember parties!

[@gokusgames]

I was 8 and remember it like it was yesterday

[@kevinrivera4705]

Thumbs up if your a 90s baby

[@rockshock06]

New years of 2000 is the best beacuse they are celebrating A NEW DECADE AND A NEW CENTURY!!! :0

[@Javi228]

And a new millennium

[@Gsquared300]

5:46 shortly afterward, Fry accidentally fell into cryogenic preservation and Futurama started!

[@_Gerson]

Whose watching this in 2020? 👍

[@DoctorRickSanchez]

Me happy new years buddy

[@angelamanzanarez7483]

I miss the 90s

[@isaiahsinhd9538]

I remember all of this.... i was 9.

[@jkhk8175]

I was 3 months old 😪

[@fireoil]

what was the first song in this video ?

[@ThexxA7X88Xx]

I was 3 years old when this happened

[@mrm64]

I cant freaking BELIEVE the hell we went thourgh just a year after this event on September 11th...

[@gamerboy49]

but now, we say goodbye to the 2000s in 9 days!

[@PapaKreem]

I bet a year from now I'll watch this video at the same moment

[@user-ue9nq1dt1u]

Oh, a 3 year old comment!