Imagine: It's a bright, sunny afternoon in 2010 and you're listening to "Aeroplanes" by B.o.B on your iPod Nano on your way home from school. You're counting down the hours until the next episode of Pretty Little Liars [1], and you're wondering who could possibly be "A." Prince William and Kate Middleton [2] just got engaged, and you get butterflies every time you see a photo of them looking lovingly at each other. Hey, true love is a beautiful thing. When you get home, you log onto Facebook and maybe give your crush (or, let's be real, your BFF) a "Poke." After you do your homework, you play a game of Angry Birds, and things. are. good.
Now, flash forward 10 years. It's 2020 and all you want to do is go back to 2010, and listen, we hear you. So in honour of what life was like a decade ago, here's a list that will make you seriously nostalgic for the simpler times. From the throwback music hits to all the "I can't believe that actually happened" moments, take a trip down memory lane; 2010, here we come.
Katy Perry Turned Up the Heat in the "California Gurls" Music Video
Sex and the City 2 Made Us Cherish Our Friends
If "Like a G6" Isn't STILL Going Through Your Head to This Day, You Did 2010 Wrong
127 Hours Came Out in Cinemas, and We Vowed to Never Go Climbing Alone
Leap Year Was Ultracheesy, but You Couldn't Not Watch It
While Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Was the Romance Movie We Didn't Know We Needed
Drake's Thank Me Later Album Came Out, Which Meant "Fireworks" Was on Repeat
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Came Out (!!)
When Facebook Hit 500 Million Users, No One Knew How Much Bigger It Would Become
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt Got Married and Stole Our Hearts
Justin Bieber Released "Baby," aka the Best Song EVER
And Who Could Forget "Cooler Than Me"?
Eminem Made Us Cry Every Time We Listened to "Love the Way You Lie"
And Black Swan Sent Chills Down Everyone's Spines
The Beloved Mystery Comedy Psych Hit the 5-Season Mark
And Let's Not Forget About Despicable Me and the Introduction of Minions
Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson Were a Total Tease at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards
Kesha Blessed Us With Her Animal Album, Which Was Played at Every Dance
And Everyone Was Hooked on Covert Affairs
Kathryn Bigelow Became the First Woman to Win Best Director at the Oscars For The Hurt Locker
iPads Came Out and Shook the Technology World
And Everyone Dedicated Hours of Their Lives to Angry Birds
The Hills Wrapped Up That Year — Cue the Tears
If You Didn't Hear "Bulletproof" at Least Once a Day, You Weren't Listening
Lady Gaga Stunned Onlookers in Her Sparkly Grammys Look
She Also Wore Slabs of Meat to the 2010 VMAs
Easy A Was the Must-Watch Rom-Com of the Summer
And We Stayed Up Late Watching White Collar's Second Season (Matt Bomer, Swoon)
While Inception Was the Thriller Everyone Had to See 10+ Times
Let's Just Say We All Wanted to Thrive at the Bachelor Pad, at Least For a Little
It Was a Magical Day When Prince William Got Engaged to Kate Middleton
And Remember When Russell Brand and Katy Perry Were a Thing?
The Walking Dead Was the Only Show That Mattered
Everyone Was Blasting "Forget You" in Their Cars While Thinking About Their Exes
And You Wished Your First Love Would Sing "Just the Way You Are" to You
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 Was the Highest-Grossing Film of the Year
And Toy Story 3 Made Us Cry More Than We'd Like to Admit
Not to Mention, Kick-Ass Was Pretty Cool
You Literally Said "OMG" When Usher Came Out With the Smash Hit "OMG"
Taylor Swift Won Her First Award at the Grammys in 2010
Meryl Streep and Sandra Bullock Accepted a Tie For Best Actress at the Critics' Choice With a Kiss
Lost Had Its Series Finale, Meaning It Was Time to Start From the Beginning Again
We Were Introduced to Megan in Mad Men's Fourth Season — and Don Proposed to Her!
And Then There Was the Hope For Haiti Telethon, Which Raised More Than $57 Million in 24 Hours
"Aeroplanes" Was the Biggest Bop of All
You Questioned Your SO Every Time "Whatcha Say" Came On
The Social Network Came Out, and Mark Zuckerberg Became a Household Name
What Was Your Favourite Memory From 2010?