

album, Backstreet Boys, came out in August of that year. success came in 1997, when the sparkling ballad “Quit Playing Games With My Heart” established the quintet as teen idols their first U.S. That song was a hit in Europe, but their first taste of U.S. Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, and Kevin Richardson began their career playing amusement parks and shopping malls around Orlando, FL, releasing their first single, the swaggering “We’ve Got It Goin’ On,” in 1995. 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.Assembled in 1993, Backstreet Boys were primary in spearheading the Y2K boy-band revival with smooth harmonies, precision-grade pop songs, and pinup-ready looks. "I Want It That Way" is considered their biggest 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.

Critically, the song was met with positive reception, with many critics commending its catchiness, also calling it the pop ballad of the year. 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 American boy band the Backstreet Boys.
