Just Want You to Know

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"Just Want You to Know"
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Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Never Gone
B-side "Larger than Life" (live)
ReleasedOctober 4, 2005 (2005-10-04) [1]
Studio Maratone (Stockholm), Conway (Hollywood)
Genre Rock, [2] pop rock [3]
Length3:53
Label Jive
Songwriter(s) Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald
Producer(s) Max Martin, Dr. Luke
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"Incomplete"
(2005)
"Just Want You to Know"
(2005)
"Crawling Back to You"
(2005)
Music video
"Just Want You to Know" on YouTube

"Just Want You to Know" is a song performed by American vocal group Backstreet Boys. The song was released on October 4, 2005 [4] , as the second single from the group's fifth studio album, Never Gone (2005). The single performed well in European countries, reaching the top 10 in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Belgium and peaking within the top 20 in Germany, Ireland, and Italy.

Contents

Music video

The music video for the song is a treat for Backstreet Boys' fans, as it features the band members themselves. The video is a tribute to the 1986 documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot , with the Backstreet Boys playing the role of fans of the fictional heavy metal band 'Sphynkter' in 1985. [5] There are two versions of the video, both directed by Marc Klasfeld and released worldwide on September 3, 2005. The second version, which has the Backstreet Boys performing as the metal band' Sphynkter' throughout the video, was a special treat exclusively leaked online and can be viewed here.

Track listings

Personnel

Charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
United StatesJuly 18, 2005 Contemporary hit radio Jive [35]
August 15, 2005 Hot adult contemporary radio [36]
JapanAugust 24, 2005CD [37]
DenmarkSeptember 12, 2005 [38]
AustraliaSeptember 19, 2005 [39]
United KingdomOctober 24, 2005 [40]

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