I Want It That Way

"I Want It That Way"
"I Want It That Way"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Millennium
B-side	"My Heart Stays with You"; "I'll Be There for You";
Released	April 12, 1999
Recorded	November 1998
Studio	Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre	Pop;
Length	3:33
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Andreas Carlsson; Max Martin;
Producer(s)	Kristian Lundin; Max Martin;
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
Music video
	"I Want It That Way" on YouTube

"I Want It That Way" is a dance-pop ballad from the American boy band Backstreet Boys. It is about a relationship that is troubled by emotional or physical distance. In the United States, the song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. It hit #1 in many other countries.^[1]

The song was nominated for three Grammy Awards.

It was released on April 12, 1999, as the lead single from their third studio album, Millennium.

Composition

The song is written in the key of A major. At approximately the 2-minute, 25-second mark of the song, the key changes to B major. It is around a tempo of 99 beats per minute. Their vocals span from E₃ to B₄.^[2]

References

↑ "Backstreet Boys". MStarz. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved Feb 5, 2015.
↑ Backstreet Boys (October 21, 1999). "Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way Sheet Music (Digital Download)". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.

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[1] "Backstreet Boys". MStarz. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved Feb 5, 2015.

[2] Backstreet Boys (October 21, 1999). "Backstreet Boys – I Want It That Way Sheet Music (Digital Download)". Musicnotes.com. Retrieved April 20, 2025.

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