As my life in 2009 starts to fall apart around me through sheer neglect, my journey of rediscovery back to 2000 continues... Doesn't this make you feel safe? Such nice lads, with big hearts and crisp, coordinated sartorial instincts that keep leading them back to Top Man every time...

And this? I think this deserves a playlist comeback. As often discussed, this song breaks my heart, and not just because of its regressive politics. It's just so bleak -- "I don't know how to live since you've been gone/ I was born to make you happy". But I lap it up nonetheless -- Max Martin really has brought so much joy to my life. If you don't think a bizarre latin dance section adds to the teenage misery, and can do without Britters adding some breathy vocals now and then to the straight-from-CD backing track, the original can be found here.