Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
| "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" | ||||
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| Single by Backstreet Boys | ||||
| from the album Millennium | ||||
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| Released | December 14, 1999 | |||
| Studio | Cheiron, Polar (Stockholm, Sweden) | |||
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| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" on YouTube | ||||
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a pop ballad from the American boy band Backstreet Boys, taken from their third studio album, Millennium. The song is about missing someone you love and asking the meaning of living a lonely life. On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the song hit #6. It hit #2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Chart.[1]
The song was released on December 14, 1999 by Jive Records.
Composition
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a pop and R&B ballad,[2] with Latin pop influences. Lyrically, the song deals with heartbreak and how the protagonist is dealing with loneliness. "Show me the meaning of being lonely/Is this the feeling I need to walk with/Tell me why I can't be there where you are/There's something missing in my heart," they sing in the chorus. It is set in the key of F♯ minor[3] and G♯ minor with a tempo of 84 beats per minute. Their vocals span from A2 to B4.
References
- ↑ "Backstreet Boys". All Music. Retrieved Feb 5, 2015.
- ↑ "Billboard Magazine - January 8, 2000". Billboard Magazine. January 8, 2000. Retrieved April 20, 2025.
- ↑ Max, Martin; Herbert, Crichlow; Boys, Backstreet (October 21, 1999). "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.