--- description: An old meme lives on title: Let Justin Timberlake Remind You That 'It's Gonna Be May' image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Let Justin Timberlake Remind You That 'It's Gonna Be May' by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2015 6:38 PM CUT by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2015 6:38 PM CUT Remember that NSYNC song from 2000 called “It’s Gonna Be Me?” The one where [it really kind of sounds](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQMlWwIXg3M "undefined") like Justin Timberlake is saying that it’s gonna be _May_? Somewhere down the line, this misheard lyric became a [popular meme](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/its-gonna-be-may "undefined") signifying the end of April. > [](https://twitter.com/TheCut/status/593765379601731584) Lots of Twitter and Facebook users are having a great time sharing this meme — while [others](https://twitter.com/ian8inchlynch/status/593829372521521153 "undefined") are quite [annoyed](https://twitter.com/tkylemac/status/593819399137730560 "undefined") by it. But come on, guys. It’s only gonna be May once a year. If anything, let’s all use this opportunity to binge watch old NSYNC music videos. We’re worth it. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3842186/justin-timberlake-nsync-its-gonna-be-may/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3842186/justin-timberlake-nsync-its-gonna-be-may/"},"headline":"Let Justin Timberlake Remind You That 'It's Gonna Be May'","datePublished":"2015-04-30T18:38:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:19:19.130Z","description":"An old meme lives on","url":"https://time.com/3842186/justin-timberlake-nsync-its-gonna-be-may/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Internet"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3842186/justin-timberlake-nsync-its-gonna-be-may/","name":"Let Justin Timberlake Remind You That 'It's Gonna Be May'"}}]}] ```