“I Want It That Way” is a song by the American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on April 12, 1999, as the lead single from their third studio album, Millennium. It was written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson, while Martin and Kristian Lundin produced it. Pop ballads tell of strained relationships due to emotional or physical distance issues.
Critically, the song was met with positive reception, with many critics praising its appeal, also calling it the pop ballad of the year. The song was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Song and Record of the Year, and has been included on lists by Blender, MTV, Rolling Stone and VH1. In 2021, “I Want It That Way” placed at number 240 on Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” list.
“I Want It That Way” is the signature song of the Backstreet Boys, and commercially it reached number one in more than 25 countries, including Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song peaked at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eight consecutive weeks, while it topped the Adult and Mainstream Top 40 charts.
The song has been extensively covered and parodied by various artists, including other boy bands such as JLS and One Direction, while the music video, directed by Wayne Isham, received notable parodies, including Blink-182 in their music video for “All the Small Things”, Big Time Rush in their music video for “Like Nobody’s Around”, their music video for ‘Worldwide’, and the Wanted in their video for “Walks Like Rihanna”. The original music video received four VMA nominations, winning Audience’s Choice.
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Lyrics I Want It That Way – Backstreet Boys
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You are my fire
The one desire
Believe when I say
I want it that way
But we are two worlds apart
Can’t reach to your heart
When you say
That I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain’t nothing but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain’t nothing but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way
Am I your fire
Your one desire
Yes I know it’s too late
But I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain’t nothing but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain’t nothing but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say
I want it that way
Now I can see that we’re falling apart
From the way that it used to be, yeah
No matter the distance
I want you to know
That deep down inside of me
You are my fire
The one desire
You are
You are, you are, you are
Don’t wanna hear you say
Ain’t nothing but a heartache
Ain’t nothing but a mistake (don’t wanna hear you say)
I never wanna hear you say (oh, yeah)
I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain’t nothing but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain’t nothing but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say (don’t wanna hear you say)
I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain’t nothing but a heartache
Ain’t nothing but a mistake
Tell me why
I never wanna hear you say (never wanna hear you say)
I want it that way
‘Cause I want it that way
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