We’ll always feel like a Backstreet Boy when we wear all white and we’ll forever be jealous of the girls in the music video (then and now). The truth is that we’ll always scream “DON’T WANNA HEAR YOU…” even when Nick doesn’t and we’ll always fill in whatever part Brian isn’t singing when he points his mic to the crowd. The truth is that we’ll always sing along. We’ve joked that we’d be okay with the Boys never playing the song in concert again, but the truth is that it holds a special place for each and every one of us. Before there were adult responsibilities, bills and babies, there were the Backstreet Boys and there was “I Want It That Way”. Two decades ago was definitely a simpler time and it was a time where a song that didn’t make any sense made a lot of sense to love. They’re the words we scream at the top of our lungs in a crowd – who is also singing along – no matter where you are. It’s the go-to on karaoke night and the tune that we’ll turn up louder anytime we hear it on the radio. It was the first time we had felt such great anticipation. It was a time before the Millennium album dropped and the Backstreet Boys became the best selling boyband of all time. ![]() It’s the feeling of watching the music video premiere on MTV and squealing once those five faces appeared on the screen. ![]() While there are so many songs that the Backstreet Boys have released before and since “I Want It That Way” hit airwaves 20 years ago, there is no denying that if you walk up to almost anyone who was alive in 1999 and sing “Tell me why…”, they’ll answer with a lyric from the classic hit.įor many fans, “I Want It That Way” is more than a song.
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