The pop ballad tells of a romantic relationship strained by matters of emotional or physical distance.Ĭritically, the song was met with positive reception, with many critics commending its catchiness, also calling it the pop ballad of the year. It was written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson, while Martin and Kristian Lundin produced it. It was released on April 12, 1999, as the lead single from their third studio album, Millennium. "Songs that still stand the test of time today if they played on the radio." I Want It That Way" is a song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys. "We just got some amazing hits that are, I think, timeless," he adds. He told ABC Audio last year, "Looking back at it, especially some of the stuff that we recorded in the early years, I feel like we got very blessed to have a team of writers and producers, including Max Martin, who's the Svengali of music, I think, for the past three decades." Later this month, Backstreet Boys will celebrate their 30th anniversary, and Howie says one reason he thinks they've lasted so long is because songs like "I Want It That Way" are so good. The song and its video have been parodied numerous times, it's been sampled by rappers, gone viral on TikTok, been the subject of debates on Twitter and has been heard in ads, movies and TV shows. Its famous video is one of just a handful from the '90s to have hit 1 billion views on YouTube.Īnd while even Carlsson and Backstreet's Kevin Richardson have admitted that "I Want It That Way" doesn't make much sense, it's still iconic.
The song, co-written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson, was also nominated for three Grammys and has been RIAA-certified triple Platinum in the U.S.
While the song was never actually a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 - it peaked at #6 - it topped the charts in 25 other countries and became the group's signature song. On April 12, 1999, "I Want It That Way" was released as the first single from Backstreet's album Millennium. Tell me why we're still singing Backstreet Boys' "I Want It That Way" 24 years after its release? Because, like so many of their hits, it's "timeless."
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