Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)
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Millennium is the third album by American boyband Backstreet Boys
. It was a highly anticipated follow-up to both their United States debut album
, and their second internationally released album
. It was their first album to be released in both the U.S. and internationally in the same form, at the same time.
In the United States, it holds the record for most shipments in one year, with 11 million in 1999. It was nominated for five Grammy Awards and spawned four Top 40 singles, including the single "I Want It That Way
." Three of the singles, "I Want It That Way", "Larger than Life
" and "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
", became some of their most successful and remembered hits of all time, with "I Want It That Way" becoming their biggest hit to date. Millennium has since become one of the best-selling albums of all time, selling 40 million copies worldwide; more than any other pop group.
Millennium was honored with five 1999 Grammy Award
nominations including "Album of the Year." Also "I Want It That Way" was rated number three on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's.
's Total Request Live
. Millennium entered the Billboard 200
at number one, where it remained for 10 non-consecutive weeks. It sold 1,134,000 copies in its first week of release, shattering the previous Nielsen SoundScan
record held by Garth Brooks
for single-week record sales. This record was subsequently overtaken in 2000 by 'N Sync
with No Strings Attached. Millennium sold nearly 500,000 copies in the U.S. on its first day alone, setting a record for first-day sales. Millennium became the best-selling album of 1999, selling 9,445,732 albums. Millennium remained on the Billboard chart for 93 weeks, eventually selling over 13 million copies in the United States and being certified 13 times platinum. As of the end of December 2008, the album stands as the fourth best selling album in the US of the SoundScan era
with 12,104,000 units sold. In 2003 it was also reported as being the fourth biggest seller for Music Club sales in the US over the past 14 years with sales of 1.59 million. In Canada, the album is seventh biggest selling album since 1995 in the Canadian Soundscan sales era up to end of December 2007.
and Record of the Year
, Song of the Year
, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "I Want it that Way", but lost all of their awards to Carlos Santana
. Millennium won a Teen Choice Award
for Choice Album. Also "I Want it that Way" was nominated for four 1999 MTV Video Music Awards
for Best Pop Video, Best Group Video, and Video of the Year
, but only won Viewer's Choice. The album received a American Music Award nomination and also won a Juno Award
.
Singles
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...
. It was a highly anticipated follow-up to both their United States debut 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...
, and their second internationally released album
Backstreet's Back
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...
. It was their first album to be released in both the U.S. and internationally in the same form, at the same time.
In the United States, it holds the record for most shipments in one year, with 11 million in 1999. It was nominated for five Grammy Awards and spawned four Top 40 singles, including the single "I Want It That Way
I Want It That Way
"I Want It That Way" is a song by the Backstreet Boys, and their first single from their 1999 album Millennium. It was written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson along with other producers. The song was highly played on the radio and the video, directed by Wayne Isham, was well played on television...
." Three of the singles, "I Want It That Way", "Larger than Life
Larger than Life
Larger than Life may refer to:In music:*"Larger than Life" , a song by the Backstreet Boys*Larger than Life , an album by Jody Watley*Larger than Life , an EP by Paragon...
" and "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is the third single off Backstreet Boys' 1999 album, Millennium. It is a significant hit, second only to the first single I Want It That Way from the same album, becoming one of the most successful singles of the boy band...
", became some of their most successful and remembered hits of all time, with "I Want It That Way" becoming their biggest hit to date. Millennium has since become one of the best-selling albums of all time, selling 40 million copies worldwide; more than any other pop group.
Critical reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, writing, "Millennium has no pretense of being anything other than an album for the moment, delivering more of everything that made Backstreet's Back a blockbuster."Millennium was honored with five 1999 Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
nominations including "Album of the Year." Also "I Want It That Way" was rated number three on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's.
Commercial performance
Preceded by the worldwide hit single "I Want It That Way", anticipation for Millennium was high. On May 18, 1999, the day of the album's release, the Backstreet Boys made a heavily-publicized appearance on MTVMTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
's Total Request Live
Total Request Live
Total Request Live is a television series on MTV that featured popular music videos. TRL was MTV's prime outlet for music videos as the network continues to concentrate on reality-based programming. In addition to music videos, TRL featured daily guests...
. Millennium entered the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
at number one, where it remained for 10 non-consecutive weeks. It sold 1,134,000 copies in its first week of release, shattering the previous Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan
Nielsen SoundScan is an information and sales tracking system created by Mike Fine and Mike Shalett. Soundscan is the official method of tracking sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada...
record held by Garth Brooks
Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks , best known as Garth Brooks, is an American country music artist who helped make country music a worldwide phenomenon. His eponymous first album was released in 1989 and peaked at number 2 in the US country album chart while climbing to number 13 on the Billboard 200 album chart...
for single-week record sales. This record was subsequently overtaken in 2000 by 'N Sync
'N Sync
N Sync was an American boy band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995 and launched in Germany by BMG Ariola Munich, *NSYNC consisted of JC Chasez, Justin Timberlake, Lance Bass, Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick...
with No Strings Attached. Millennium sold nearly 500,000 copies in the U.S. on its first day alone, setting a record for first-day sales. Millennium became the best-selling album of 1999, selling 9,445,732 albums. Millennium remained on the Billboard chart for 93 weeks, eventually selling over 13 million copies in the United States and being certified 13 times platinum. As of the end of December 2008, the album stands as the fourth best selling album in the US of the SoundScan era
Top ten best-selling albums of sound scan era
This is a list of best-selling albums in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan tracking began. Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales data for Billboard on March 1, 1991. The list of albums sales are between 1991 to 2010 :...
with 12,104,000 units sold. In 2003 it was also reported as being the fourth biggest seller for Music Club sales in the US over the past 14 years with sales of 1.59 million. In Canada, the album is seventh biggest selling album since 1995 in the Canadian Soundscan sales era up to end of December 2007.
Accolades
Millennium was nominated five 2000 Grammy Awards for Album of the YearGrammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammys. It has been awarded since 1959 and though it was originally presented to the artist alone, the award is now presented to the artist, the producer, the engineer and/or mixer and the mastering engineer...
and Record of the Year
Record Of The Year
Record of the Year may refer to:*Grammy Award for Record of the Year*The Record of the Year, a British award based on public polling...
, Song of the Year
Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Song of the Year is one of the four most prestigious awards in the Grammy Awards ceremony, if not in all of the American music industry. It has been awarded since 1959 and unlike the Record of the Year award, which goes to the performer and production team of a single song, Song of the Year...
, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal for "I Want it that Way", but lost all of their awards to Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Carlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
. Millennium won a Teen Choice Award
Teen Choice Awards
The Teen Choice Awards, are an annual awards show that air on the Fox cable channel, that honor the year's biggest biggest achievements in music, movies, sports, television, fashion and more, voted by teen viewers aged 14 through 17. Winners receive an authentic full size surfboard designed with...
for Choice Album. Also "I Want it that Way" was nominated for four 1999 MTV Video Music Awards
1999 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 9, 1999, honoring the best music videos from June 13, 1998, to June 11, 1999. The show was hosted by Chris Rock at Metropolitan Opera House in New York City....
for Best Pop Video, Best Group Video, and Video of the Year
MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year
The MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year is the main award handed out at the yearly MTV Video Music Awards. It was first awarded in , when The Cars won it, and has been given out since. Eminem has been the most nominated solo artist, male solo artist, and act in this category, having been...
, but only won Viewer's Choice. The album received a American Music Award nomination and also won a Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
.
Track listing
Charts
| Chart (1999) | 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 | 2 |
| 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 Tracklisten Tracklisten is a Danish top 40 record chart that is presented every Thursday midnight at .The weekly Danish Singles Chart also known as Track Top-40 combines the 40 best selling tracks from legal music downloads and the sales of music singles on either CD or vinyl... |
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 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... |
8 |
| 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.... |
2 |
| Italian Albums Chart | 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... |
6 |
| Malaysian Albums Chart | 1 |
| 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... |
1 |
| 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 |
| Portuguese Albums Charts | 1 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 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 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
1 |
End of decade charts
| Chart (1990–1999) | Position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 16 |
Certifications
| Country | Providers | Certification | Sales based on Certification Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.... |
3× Platinum | 180,000+ |
| 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... |
3× Platinum | 210,000+ |
| Austria | IFPI | Gold | 25,000+ |
| 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 | 1,000,000+ |
| Colombia | IFPI | Gold | 30,000+ |
| Europe | IFPI | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000+ |
| Finland | IFPI | Platinum | 42,525 |
| 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.... |
3× Gold | 750,000+ |
| 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... |
4× Platinum/Gold | 675,000+ |
| Netherlands | IFPI | 2× Platinum | 200,000+ |
| New Zealand | RIANZ 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× Platinum | 30,000+ |
| Norway | IFPI | Platinum | 40,000+ |
| Poland | ZPAV | Gold | 50,000+ |
| Portugal | IFPI | Platinum | 40,000+ |
| Sweden | IFPI | Platinum | 80,000+ |
| South Korea | IFPI | 4× Platinum | 250,000+ |
| Switzerland | IFPI | Platinum | 50,000+ |
| 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... |
Platinum | 300,000+ |
| United States | RIAA Recording Industry Association of America The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States... |
13× Platinum | 13,000,000+ |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | "I Want It That Way" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| 1999 | "I Want It That Way" | Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| 1999 | "I Want It That Way" | UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| 1999 | "Larger Than Life" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 25 |
| 1999 | "Larger Than Life" | UK Singles Chart | 5 |
| 1999 | "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 6 |
| 2000 | "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" | UK Singles Chart | 3 |
| 2000 | "The One" | The Billboard Hot 100 | 30 |
| 2000 | "The One" | UK Singles Chart | 8 |
Personnel
Credits for Millennium adapted from Allmusic.- Hans Åkeson - Viola
- Timmy Allen - Producer
- Tomas Andersson - Violin
- Adam Barber - Engineer, Vocal Engineer
- Joe Bates - Engineer
- Tim Berkebile - Drums, Musical Director
- Torbjörn Bernhardsson - Viola
- Adam Blackburn - Engineer
- Daniel Boom - Engineer
- Randy Bowland - Guitar, Guitar (Acoustic)
- Nick Carter - Arranger, Vocals
- Billy Chapin - Guitar
- Tom Coyne - Mastering
- Asa Forsberg - Cello
- Ulf Forsberg - Viola
- Andrew Fromm - Piano
- Dennis Gallo - Guitar, Keyboards
- Nick Gamma - Art Direction, Design
- Stephen George - Engineer
- Ben Glynne - Programming
- Mattias Gustafsson - Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programming
- Mick Guzauski - Mixing
- Paul Howards - Keyboards, Percussion, Saxophone
- Charles Infante - Set Design
- Henrik Janson - Arranger, Conductor
- Uli Janson - Arranger, Conductor
- Bashiri Johnson - Percussion
- Devon Kirkpatrick - Assistant Engineer
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange - Producer
- Tomas Lindberg - Bass
- Steve Lipson - Producer, Programming
- Brian Littrell - Conductor, Vocal Arrangement, Vocals
- Kristian Lundin - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
- Max Martin - Mixing, Producer
- Svein H. Martinsen - Viola
- Dominic Miller - Guitar
- Chieli Minucci - Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric)
- Heff Moraes - Engineer, Mixing
- Jackie Murphy - Art Direction, Design
- Edwin Nicholas - Bass, Keyboards, Producer, Programming
- Esbjörn Öhrwall - Guitar
- Samuli Ornstromer - Cello
- Doug Petty - Piano
- Rami - Mixing
- Elisabeth Arnberg Ranmo - Viola
- Dawn Reinholtz - Assistant Engineer
- Kevin Richardson - Arranger, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
- Carl Robinson - Engineer
- Olle Romo - Keyboards, Programming
- Tom Smith - Keyboards
- George Spatta - Engineer
- Chris Trevett - Engineer, Mixing
- Peter-John Vettese - Keyboards, Programming
- Louie Vigilante - Bass
- Georg "Jojje" Wadenius - Guitar
- Eric Foster White - Bass, Conductor, Engineer, Guitar (Electric), Keyboards, Producer
- Christian "Wicked" Wicht - Engineer
- Dan Wojeciechowski - Drums