I Want You Back (NSYNC song)

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"I Want You Back"
Iwantyoubacknsync.jpg
North American variant of the 1997 re-release cover art
Single by NSYNC
from the album NSYNC
B-side
ReleasedOctober 15, 1996
Recorded1996
Studio Cheiron, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre
Length3:22
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pop
  • Martin
NSYNC singles chronology
"I Want You Back"
(1996)
"Tearin' Up My Heart"
(1997)
Alternative cover
IWantYouBackNSYNC(alt cover).jpg

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "I Want You Back"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [14] Gold35,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [42] Gold40,000
Germany (BVMI) [13] Gold250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] Silver200,000
United States (RIAA) [3] Gold600,000 [44]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "I Want You Back"
RegionDateFormat(s)LabelRef.
GermanyOctober 4, 1996 CD single Sony [2]
JapanNovember 1, 1997 Ariola Japan [45]
United StatesDecember 29, 1997 Jive [5]
February 3, 1998
[3]
United KingdomFebruary 15, 1999
Northwestside [4]

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