I Want It That Way
| "I Want It That Way" | ||||
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| Single by Backstreet Boys | ||||
| from the album Millennium | ||||
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| Released | April 12, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | November 1998 | |||
| Studio | Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
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| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| "I Want It That Way" on YouTube | ||||
"I Want It That Way" is a dance-pop ballad from the American boy band Backstreet Boys. It is about a relationship that is troubled by emotional or physical distance. In the United States, the song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. It hit #1 in many other countries.[1]
The song was nominated for three Grammy Awards.
It was released on April 12, 1999, as the lead single from their third studio album, Millennium.
Composition
The song is composed in the key of A major until approximately the 2-minute, 25-second mark of the song, at which point the key changes to B major. It walks at a tempo of 99 beats per minute, and is set in the time signature of 4
4 common time. The group members' vocals on the track range from the low note of E3 to the high note of B4.[2]
References
- ↑ "Backstreet Boys". MStarz. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved Feb 5, 2015.
- ↑ Backstreet Boys (October 21, 1999). "Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way Sheet Music (Digital Download)". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.