The original music video received four VMA nominations, winning Viewer's Choice.Īfter the success of their first two albums, Backstreet Boys (1996) and Backstreet's Back, the band recorded their third studio album, during 19. 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". In the United States, the song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eight non-consecutive weeks, while it topped the Adult and Top 40 Mainstream charts.
"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. 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.
It was later released on the Backstreet Boys' greatest hits album, The Hits: Chapter One in 2001.Ĭritically, 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 highly played on the radio and the video, directed by Wayne Isham, was well played on television. The pop ballad talks about a relationship strained by matters of emotional or physical distance. 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. " I Want It That Way" is a song by the Backstreet Boys.
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