15 pop culture throwbacks from when the Motorola Razr was hot
The Motorola Razr is making a comeback. Here are the movies, television shows, and songs that were popular when the Razr first came out.
In 2004, we were graced with the coolest phone to ever have been released: the Motorola Razr. Not only did it come in a variety of different colors (hot pink being obviously the most popular among middle school girls everywhere), but it was thin and sleek. It was the phone to have. If you were cool, you carried a Razr with you everywhere.
Now the Razr is making a comeback. Motorola announced it created a new Razr phone that combines the retro, iconic flip phone design with new, foldable screen smartphone technology.
It’s giving us all a major dose of nostalgia from those days of having our first Razr phone, and we’re taking a look at some of the things that were at the height of their popularity when the phone was, too. From Mean Girls to “Rich Girl,” all these would have Paris Hilton saying, “That’s hot!”
Movies
2004 was the time of romantic comedies and teen movies. Many came out and a select few are still watched and loved to this day.
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
The now-classic comedy movie starring Will Farrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell and many others was popular during this time. In 2013, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues was released.
Mean Girls
The ultimate high school teen movie. Incredibly quotable and remarkably funning. Starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, this movie will likely never be forgotten.
Spiderman 2
In 2004, the screens were graced with the second (and the best) in the original Spiderman trilogy. The trilogy paved the way for many superhero movies to come.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005 gave us the fourth Harry Potter movie. Remember a time where you actually had to wait for the next Harry Potter movie and you couldn’t just binge them all in one sitting?
The Devil Wears Prada
Andy (Anne Hathaway) gets a job as an assistant at a large fashion magazine, but finds it to be much harder than she expected. It’s still quoted and loved to this day; we can thank Meryl Streep’s performance for that.
Television
With popular sitcom Friends coming to an end in 2004, the TV world was bustling with new and exciting shows. Many sitcoms gained popularity during this time, all attempting to be the next Friends.
30 Rock
Based on the shenanigans that occurred backstage on a Saturday Night Live-type show, this show stared Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin and was immediately popular with fans of SNL.
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother premiered in 2005 and continued until its finale in 2014. Many fans compared this show to Friends and loved it anyways.
Friday Night Lights
Airing originally in 2006, we all turned to our televisions at night to watch the drama unfold on and off the football field.
Grey’s Anatomy
First airing in 2005, Grey’s Anatomy was a fast favorite. It’s possible we all tuned in just to see McDreamy (Patrick Dempsey) once a week.
Lost
The first episode of Lost premier in 2004, and left us with questions until, well… we still have questions.
Music
The mid-2000s was a good time in music. Beyoncé, Brittany Spears, Usher, and the Black Eyed Peas? Fire up that Spotify 2000s playlist. You’re going to need it.
“Rich Girl” by Gwen Stefani
Also released in 2004, “Rich Girl” was from Stefani’s album Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Also on this list: literally anything else by Gwen Stefani.
“Yeah!” by Usher
From Usher’s album Confessions, it made us all feel like we were dancing in club when we were really at our middle school dance.
“Gold Digger” by Kanye West
From Kanye’s 2005 album Late Registration, “Gold Digger” features artist Jamie Foxx and taught middle schoolers everywhere what a gold digger was.
“Just the Girl” by The Click Five
From their first studio album in 2005, “Just the Girl” had us all staring out our bedroom windows hoping that we were just the girl they were looking for.
“Irreplaceable” by Beyoncé
Released in 2006 from her album B’Day, “Irreplaceable” was an automatic school dance sensation. Though, so was anything by Beyoncé
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In short, if you’re thinking about getting the new Motorola Razr, maybe you should kick back and watch Mean Girls and 30 Rock while listening to “Just the Girl” by The Click Five. Maybe you could even make “Rich Girl” your ringtone.