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NSYNC's first song together in more than 20 years has landed them in — as it's fittingly titled — a "Better Place": back on the 

 for the first time since their boy-band heyday. 

It's the group's first single and chart appearance since 2002's "Girlfriend" featuring Nelly (and their 13th Hot 100 hit overall). 

At that point, George W. Bush was president, 

 had just won best picture and the release of the first iPhone was still half a decade away. 

. They've reunited for occasional appearances in the years since, including performing at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, receiving a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2018 and 

 to Taylor Swift at the VMAs last month. 

 and theories that the group would get back together and make music again. Now it has.

"Better Place" will be on the soundtrack for the upcoming animated movie “Trolls Band Together.” The kids' film franchise stars NSYNC alum Justin Timberlake, and this 

Timberlake described the song as "a love letter to our fans" in 

"So many stars aligned and that's why I hit y'all and was like, 'Hey, something came up,' " Timberlake told his former bandmates in the video, which also included behind-the-scenes footage from the studio and snippets of the upbeat song. 

"Better Place" came out at the end of September and debuted in the No. 25 spot on this week's Hot 100, 

. That's a tie for NSYNC's highest chart start: Its debut hit "I Want You Back" began in the same (not better) place in March 1998. 

"Thank you for streaming, sharing, and supporting," NSYNC 

 earlier this week. "It was an honor to get back behind the mic for you." 

Fans are very much hoping the band will stay there: They've been tweeting and flooding its 

with pleas for a reunion tour. NSYNC hasn't announced any plans for one, but some members have hinted that it's not out of the question. 

"If the fans want it that much, yell at the companies, yell at Sony, yell at RCA, yell at them to say that they need an NSYNC album," Joey Fatone 

 urging Sony Music and RCA to "Bring Back NSYNC: They're All We've Ever Wanted!"   

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The last time NSYNC had a song on the Billboard Hot 100, George W. Bush was president and the iPhone was still years away. "Better Place," its first song in over two decades, just debuted at No. 25.

NSYNC is back on the Billboard Hot 100 with their first new song in two decades

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