Bands From The '90 You're Ashamed You Loved

East 17

East 17 (Terry Coldwell, Tony Mortimer, Brian Harvey and John Hendy), pop group, circa 1994. (Photo by Tim Roney/Getty Images)

B Witched

B*witched at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada (Photo by Steve Granitz/WireImage)

The Real McCoy

S Club 7

Steps

Matchbox 20

U2

U2

Marcy Playground

Bomfunk MCs

Korn

Smash Mouth

The Offspring

Hootie and the Blowfish

Fred Durst

Live

Vengaboys

Creed

Aqua Barbie Girl

Sugar Ray

Crazy Town Butterfly

The '90s were a time when a lot of stuff was really bad, and a lot of people were really earnest. No one liked anything "ironically" yet, so when you liked a band, you really liked a band. But with hindsight now on our side, we see that a lot of popular groups from the '90s were completely cringeworthy. From Crazy Town to East 17 — '90s idols are just so dorky and uncool in retrospect. And what's worse, a lot of the time they were not particularly talented (burn).

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But we loved them way back then, and we still have a pang of affection for them that we'd never care to admit publicly. So if you had a crush on Scott Stapp, knew all the words to "Walking On The Sun," or the dance moves to any S Club 7 number, then this is the post for you. Prepare to be reminded of all your most embarrassing favorite bands from the 90s.