2003 was a pretty damn good year for pop music, in general.

Bye @ music critics, more could've chosen Bad Romance over that, or something better.

Some of you are abdolutely rediculous. First of all, you come into the thread saying "ew" and "its not even that good". The title just says its the most acclaimed Pop song of the millenium, not that its the best song of the millenium. Second of all, you guys are acting like its an opinion. Um, what? Saying CIL is the best song is an opinion, but saying its the most critically acclaimed pop song is a FACT and you will just have to deal. Lastly, the OP supported it with factual receipts. Some of you then start posting your favorite songs acting like its the most acclaimed, yet you have no actual receipts for it except "just cuz". Pathetic trolls

Hey Ya! and Paper Planes are more acclaimed though?

Either way, CIL's critical acclaim is IMPRESSIVE and amazing.

From that time period there was also Lose Yourself, Yeah!, In Da Club, Get Busy, Ignition, which probably got loads of critical acclaim.

gerl...

No, it's not even that good.

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Of course it is.

Which ones won Grammys? Add that to the Acclaim, the song is #1

It's perfection actually.

Hey Ya!, Paper Planes, and Crazy.