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Released | August 11, 1997 | |||
Recorded | October 1996 – June 1997 | |||
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Length | 46:18 | |||
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Christgau's Consumer Guide | [2] |
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Backstreet's Back is the second studio album by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released internationally on August 11, 1997, by Jive Records and Trans Continental Records, with the exception of United States. It serves as a follow-up to their successful self-titled debut album, which came out a year prior. A day after its release, a United States-exclusive reissue of their debut was released with a revised track list and additional songs from Backstreet's Back. [4]
The first track recorded for the album was a cover of "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss". The tracks "If You Stay" and "Who Do You Love" were recorded for the album but were ultimately not included; the latter was performed live but never released as a studio track. The three singles released from Backstreet's Back: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", "As Long as You Love Me", and "All I Have to Give" became three of their most successful singles.
Backstreet's Back debuted at #1 in Canada, selling 67,000 copies in its first week. [5] By 2007, the album had sold over 1,048,000 copies in Canada. [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | Denniz PoP, Max Martin | Denniz PoP, Martin | 3:44 |
2. | "As Long as You Love Me" | Max Martin | Martin, Kristian Lundin | 3:40 |
3. | "All I Have to Give" | Full Force | Full Force | 4:37 |
4. | "That's the Way I Like It" | PoP, Martin, Herbert Crichlow | Denniz PoP, Martin | 3:40 |
5. | "10,000 Promises" | Martin | Denniz PoP, Martin | 4:00 |
6. | "Like a Child" | "Fitz" Gerald Scott | Scott | 5:05 |
7. | "Hey, Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song)" | Timmy Allen, Larry Campbell, Jolyon Skinner | Allen, Campbell | 4:25 |
8. | "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" | Attrell Cordes, Gary Kemp | P.M. Dawn, Campbell | 3:40 |
9. | "That's What She Said" | Brian Littrell | Mookie, Littrell | 4:05 |
10. | "If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)" | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | Lange | 4:47 |
11. | "If I Don't Have You" | Gary Baker, Wayne Perry, Allen | Allen, Campbell | 4:35 |
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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10. | "Anywhere for You" | Baker, Perry | 4:42 |
11. | "If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)" | R.J. Lange | 4:47 |
12. | "If I Don't Have You" | Gary Baker, Wayne Perry, Timmy Allen | 4:35 |
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" | Denniz PoP, Max Martin | 3:44 |
2. | "As Long as You Love Me" | Max Martin | 3:40 |
3. | "All I Have to Give" | Full Force | 4:37 |
4. | "Missing You" | Jolyon Skinner, Tetsuya Komuro | 4:31 |
5. | "That's the Way I Like It" | Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow | 3:40 |
6. | "10,000 Promises" | Max Martin | 4:00 |
7. | "Like a Child" | Fitz Gerald Scott | 5:05 |
8. | "Hey, Mr. D.J. (Keep Playin' This Song)" | Timmy Allen, Larry Campbell, Jolyon Skinner | 4:25 |
9. | "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" | Attrell Cordes, Gary James Kemp | 3:40 |
10. | "That's What She Said" | Brian Littrell | 4:05 |
11. | "If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)" | R.J. Lange | 4:47 |
12. | "All I Have to Give" (Part II – The Conversation Mix) | Full Force | 4:16 |
13. | "If I Don't Have You" | Gary Baker, Wayne Perry, Timmy Allen | 4:35 |
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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14. | "Everybody" (Matty's Club Mix) | Denniz PoP, Max Martin | 6:25 |
No. | Title | Music | Length |
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1. | "Backstreet Boys Interview" | 11:23 | |
2. | "Christmas Time" | Renn, Skinner | 4:07 |
3. | "As Long as You Love Me" (Unplugged version) | Max Martin | 3:32 |
4. | "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" (E-Smoove Vocal Mix) | Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow | 6:47 |
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Argentina (CAPIF) [51] | 5× Platinum | 300,000^ |
Australia (ARIA) [52] | 6× Platinum | 420,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [53] | Platinum | 50,000* |
Belgium (BEA) [54] | 2× Platinum | 100,000* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [55] | 2× Platinum | 500,000* |
Canada (Music Canada) [56] | Diamond | 1,048,000 [6] |
Colombia | — | 800,000 [57] |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [58] | 6× Platinum | 120,000‡ |
Finland (Musiikkituottajat) [59] | Platinum | 49,334 [59] |
France (SNEP) [60] | Gold | 100,000* |
Germany (BVMI) [61] | 2× Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [62] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Italy (FIMI) [63] | 4× Platinum | 400,000* |
Japan (RIAJ) [64] | Gold | 100,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [65] | Platinum+Gold | 350,000^ |
Netherlands (NVPI) [66] | 2× Platinum | 200,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [67] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
Norway | — | 75,000 [68] |
Poland (ZPAV) [69] | Platinum | 100,000* |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [70] | 8× Platinum | 800,000^ |
Sweden (GLF) [71] | 2× Platinum | 160,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [72] | 2× Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [73] | 2× Platinum | 700,000 [74] |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI) [75] | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000* |
Worldwide | — | 10,000,000 [57] |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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