Backstreet's Back
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Backstreet's Back is an album by the Backstreet Boys
released internationally in 1997, but not in the United States
. It was a follow-up to their successful self-titled international debut
. Some songs from this album, and the prior release were compiled into a second self-titled album
whose release coincided with this album. There were a few differences between the versions of songs released on this album and the American album. The album also contained the same enhanced section as the American released. The first track recorded for the album was a cover of "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss", which was recorded alongside a new song, "If You Stay
", which did not make the final tracklisting of the album. "Who Do You Love" was performed live but never released as a studio track. The three singles released from this album became three of their most successful and remembered singles.
Note: Certifications for Denmark and New Zealand are not known as these countries started certifying albums only since 1999 and 2000.
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
released internationally in 1997, but not in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was a follow-up to their successful self-titled international debut
Backstreet Boys (International)
Backstreet Boys is the self-titled international debut album from the pop group Backstreet Boys. The album was released around Europe, Asia, Canada and in a few other markets. It was a success, becoming one of the biggest debut albums ever and contains a number of the band's most memorable singles...
. Some songs from this album, and the prior release were compiled into a second self-titled album
Backstreet Boys (US)
Backstreet Boys is the second but debut U.S. self-titled album by the vocal-pop group Backstreet Boys. The first was their 1996 Backstreet Boys, which was not released in the United States. This second self-titled album was released in 1997 and was their debut album in the country. It became one...
whose release coincided with this album. There were a few differences between the versions of songs released on this album and the American album. The album also contained the same enhanced section as the American released. The first track recorded for the album was a cover of "Set Adrift On Memory Bliss", which was recorded alongside a new song, "If You Stay
If You Stay
If You Stay is a song recorded by the American vocal group, the Backstreet Boys for the Booty Call soundtrack. It was never commercially released as a single. They first publicly performed this song on their 2001 The Black & Blue Tour....
", which did not make the final tracklisting of the album. "Who Do You Love" was performed live but never released as a studio track. The three singles released from this album became three of their most successful and remembered singles.
Track listing
Standard Edition- "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"Everybody " is the first single from the Backstreet Boys' second international album Backstreet's Back in 1997, and the third single and fourth track from their debut US album in 1997. It is one of their signature songs. The US debut was originally released without the song, which references the...
" (Denniz PoPDenniz PopDag Krister Volle , better known under the artistic name Denniz Pop , was a Swedish DJ, music producer and songwriter....
, Max MartinMax MartinMartin Karl Sandberg, known professionally as Max Martin, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Raised in Stenhamra, a suburb of Stockholm, Sweden, he broke through as a producer and songwriter in the mid to late 1990s after crafting a string of hits for pop artists like the Backstreet Boys,...
) – 3:44 - "As Long as You Love MeAs Long as You Love Me"As Long As You Love Me" is the second single by the Backstreet Boys from their debut album in the United States and the second single from Backstreet's Back internationally. It was released in September 1997 internationally and in October of the same year in the United States. It is one of the...
" (Max Martin) – 3:40 - "All I Have to GiveAll I Have To Give"All I Have to Give" is a song by American pop group, The Backstreet Boys, produced and written by Full Force, released as the sixth and final single from their album Backstreet's Back and the seventh and final single from their US debut album. The single debuted at number 2 at the UK Singles Chart...
" (Full ForceFull ForceFull Force is a group of R&B performers and producers from Brooklyn, New York, USA, calling itself the original hip hop vocal band.-Members:*B-Fine - drums and drum programming*Shy Shy - bass guitar...
) – 4:37 - "That's The Way I Like It" (Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow) – 3:40
- "10,000 Promises" (Max Martin) – 4:00
- "Like a Child" (Fitz Gerald Scott) – 5:05
- "Hey, Mr. D.J. (Keep Playin' This Song)" (Timmy Allen, Larry Campbell, Jolyon Skinner) – 4:25
- "Set Adrift on Memory BlissSet Adrift on Memory Bliss"Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" is the signature hit by P.M. Dawn from their debut album, Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience. Writing credit is given to Attrell Cordes and Gary Kemp of Spandau Ballet as the song is built around samples of their 1983 hit "True," as well...
" (Attrell Cordes, Gary James Kemp) – 3:40 - "That's What She Said" (Brian LittrellBrian LittrellBrian Thomas Littrell is an American singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the Backstreet Boys. He is also a contemporary Christian recording artist and released a solo album, Welcome Home, in 2006...
) – 4:05 - "If You Want It To Be Good Girl (Get Yourself A Bad Boy)" (R.J. Lange) – 4:47
- "If I Don't Have You" (Gary Baker, Wayne Perry, Timmy Allen) – 4:35
- "Enhanced Section"
- "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Video)
- "We've Got It Goin' On" (Video)
- "Anywhere For You" (Live)
- "Behind-The-Scenes Footage"
- "Interviews"
- "Biography"
Charts
| Chart (1997–1998) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
2 |
| Austrian Albums Chart | 1 |
| Belgian Flemish Albums Chart Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
1 |
| Belgian Walloon Albums Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
1 |
| Danish Albums Chart | 1 |
| Dutch Albums Chart MegaCharts MegaCharts is responsible for the composition and exploitation of a broad collection of official charts in the Netherlands, of which the Mega Top 50 and the Mega Album Top 100 are the most known ones. Mega Charts also provides information to the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40, of which the Dutch Top... |
1 |
| European Top 100 Albums Chart European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
1 |
| French SNEP Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
22 |
| Finnish Albums Chart | 1 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
1 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
1 |
| Japanese Albums Chart Oricon , established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc... |
23 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
2 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
1 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
1 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 1 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
2 |
Certifications
| Country | Providers | Certification | Sales or shipments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | CAPIF Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers The Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers is an Argentine organization member of the IFPI, which represents the music industry in the country. It is a nonprofit organization integrated by multinational and independent record labels.... |
5× Platinum | 300,000+ |
| Australia | ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... |
5× Platinum | 350,000+ |
| Austria | IFPI | Platinum | 50,000+ |
| Belgium | IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
2× Platinum | 100,000+ |
| Brazil | ABPD Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos The Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos is an official representative body of the record labels in the Brazilian phonographic market.- About :... |
2× Platinum | 500,000+ |
| Canada | CRIA Canadian Recording Industry Association Music Canada is a Toronto-based, non-profit trade organization that was founded 9 April 1963 to represent the interests of companies that record, artists, manufacture, production, promotion and distribution of music in Canada... |
Diamond | 1,048,000+ |
| Europe | IFPI | 5× Platinum | 5,000,000+ |
| Finland | IFPI | Platinum | 49,334 |
| France | SNEP | Gold | 100,000+ |
| Germany | BVMI Bundesverband Musikindustrie The Bundesverband Musikindustrie or simply BVMI represents the music industry in Germany. The association represents the interests of nearly 350 labels and music industry related enterprises.... |
2× Platinum | 1,000,000+ |
| Hong Kong | IFPI | Platinum | 20,000+ |
| Mexico | AMPF AMPROFON Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas is a non-profit organization integrated by multinational and national record companies in Mexico. Established on April 3, 1963, it groups phonographic companies that represent more than 70 percent of the market in Mexico... |
1× Platinum/Gold | 350,000+ |
| Netherlands | IFPI | 2× Platinum | 200,000+ |
| Poland | ZPAV | Platinum | 100,000+ |
| Sweden | IFPI | 2× Platinum | 160,000+ |
| Switzerland | IFPI | 2× Platinum | 100,000+ |
| United Kingdom | BPI British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
2× Platinum | 600,000+ |
Note: Certifications for Denmark and New Zealand are not known as these countries started certifying albums only since 1999 and 2000.