I WANT IT THAT WAY
BACKSTREET BOYS
SONGWRITERS: ANDREAS
CARLSSON & MAX MARTIN
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: MILLENNIUM
LABEL: JIVE RECORDS
GENRE: POP
YEAR: 1999
Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB)
is an American vocal group formed
in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The group consists of Nick Carter,
Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and
cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson.
The group rose to fame with their debut
international album, Backstreet
Boys (1996). In the following year, they
released their second international álbum Backstreet's Back(1997)
along with their self-titled U.S. debut album, Backstreet Boys(1997),
which continued the group's success worldwide. They rose to superstardom with
their third studio álbum Millennium(1999)
and its follow-up album, Black & Blue(2000).
They also released a greatest hits album, The Hits - Chapter One (2001), with their only single, "Drowning".
After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback álbum Never Gone(2005).
After the conclusion of the Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests. The
group then released two albums as a quartet: Unbreakable(2007)
and This Is Us(2009).
In 2012, the group announced that Richardson
had rejoined them permanently. In the following year, 2013, they celebrated
their 20th anniversary and released their first independent album, In a World
Like This(2013). Their álbum DNA(2019)
debuted at number one, more than two decades after the group formed, and 19
years after they last topped in 2000. They also became the first boy band to top
the U.S. album charts in three decades.
The Backstreet Boys have sold over 100
million records worldwide, making them the best-selling boy band of all
time, and one of the world's best-selling
music artists. They are the first group since Led Zeppelin to have
their first ten albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and the
only boy band to do
so. The albums Backstreet Boys and Millennium were both certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America(RIAA),
making them one of the few bands to have multiple diamond albums. The group
received a star on the Hollywood
Walk of Fame on April 22, 2013. The group also
announced their residency show, Backstreet
Boys: Larger Than Life in Las Vegas
from March 2017 to April 2019. The group also released their first documentary
movie, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of in January 2015.
"I Want It That Way" is a song by
American boy band the Backstreet Boys. It was
released on April 12, 1999, as the lead single from their third studio album, Millennium.
It was written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson, while
Martin and Kristian Lundin produced it. The pop ballad talks
about a relationship strained by matters of emotional or physical distance.
Critically,
the song was met with positive reception, with many critics commending its
catchiness, also calling it the pop ballad of the year. The
song was nominated for three Grammy Awards,
including Song and Record of the
Year, and has been included in lists by Blender,
MTV, Rolling Stone and VH1.
"I Want It That Way" is the
Backstreet Boys’ signature song, and
commercially it reached the number-one spot in more than 25 countries, including
Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In
the United States, the song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
for eight non-consecutive weeks, while it topped the Adult and Top 40 Mainstream charts.
The song has been widely covered and parodied
by a range of artists, including other boy bands such as JLS and One Direction, while
its music video, directed by Wayne Isham,
received famous parodies, including Blink 182 on their music video for "All the Small Things", Big Time Rush on their music video for "Like Nobody's Around",
their music video for 'Worldwide', and the Wanted on their video for "Walks Like Rihanna".
The original music video received four VMA nominations, winning Viewer's Choice.
Yeah
You are my fire
The one desire
Believe when I say
I want it that way
But we are two worlds
apart
Can't reach to your heart
When you say
That I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way
Am I your fire?
Your one desire?
Yes, I know, yeah, it's too late
But I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way
Now, I can see that
we've fallen apart
From the way that it used to be, yeah
No matter the distance
I want you to know
That deep down inside of me
You are my fire
The one desire
You are, you are, you are, you are
Don't wanna hear you
say, yeah
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
(Don't wanna hear you say)
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
(Don't wanna hear you say)
I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
(Don't wanna hear you say it)
I want it that way
'Cause I want it that way.
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