"We've Got It Goin' On" was the first single released by the Backstreet Boys

Backstreet Boys

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 from their self titled debut album in September 1995; it was also their first single ever released. It was later included in the U.S. album

Backstreet Boys (US)

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 and achieved success worldwide.

Recording

Member Nick Carter

Nick Carter (musician)

Nickolas Gene "Nick" Carter is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group, Backstreet Boys. He went on to release a solo album called Now Or Never during their hiatus. He has made occasional television appearances and...

 was unable to sing on the recording of the song, as his voice was changing due to puberty

Puberty

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 at the time. The song was recorded at Cheiron Studios

Cheiron Studios

Cheiron Studios was a recording studio located at Kungsholmen, Stockholm, Sweden founded in 1992 by Denniz PoP and Tom Talomaa. Cheiron Studios was apart from being a recording studio, also a label Cheiron Records in affiliation with BMG for a while, and the music publishing service Cheiron Songs...

 in Sweden during a week in June 1995 with writers and producers Max Martin

Max Martin

Martin 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,...

 and Denniz PoP

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. The band was brought over for a week to record only this song; however, they finished unexpectedly in just two days. As a result, Martin and PoP suggested another song for the band to record, "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)

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".

Music video

The band's first music video was filmed on August 19, 1995 in Orlando, Florida, was directed by Lionel C. Martin, and is prefaced by a false radio interview introduction. The video itself features the band singing at a gym, outdoors at a park area, and in a studio space, as well as dancing onstage at a club, playing basketball, washing a Jeep

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, and playing at an arcade pool hall. The video features a brief appearance by Lou Pearlman

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. Brian Littrell

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's then girlfriend Samantha Stonebraker appears in the video.

Chart performances

"We've Got It Goin' On" was first released in the U.S. but had only limited success. It peaked #69 at Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

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 and spent 20 weeks charting. After that the single was released over Europe and it gained popularity and the Backstreet Boys topped the European charts.

Track listings

• America

CD1

1. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Radio Mix)
2. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Amadin's Euro Mix)
3. "Album Medley"

CD2

1. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Radio Edit)
2. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Hula's House Mix)
3. "We've Got It Goin' On" (T and K Harlesden Mix)
4. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Amadin's Club Mix)
5. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Hula's Club Mix)

Double 12" Vinyl

1. "We've Got It Goin' On" (CL's Real Butch Dub)
2. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Marcus' Edge Factor Dub)
3. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Mr. Lee's X-Plosive New Euro Club Mix)
4. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Hula's Club Mix)
5. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Amadin's Club Mix)
6. "We've Got It Goin' On" (CL's Anthem Radio Mix)
7. "We've Got It Goin' On" (CL's Anthem Vocal Odyssey)
8. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Marcus' Deadly Vocal Hotmix)

• UK

CD1

1. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Radio Edit)
2. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Hula's House Mix)
3. "Get Down" (Smokin' Beats Club Mix)
4. "Tell Me That I'm Dreaming"

CD2

1. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Radio Edit)
2. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Hula's Club Mix)
3. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Serious Rope Main Mix)
4. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Markus' Deadly Vocal Hot Mix)
5. "We've Got It Goin' On" (CL's Anthem Vocal Odyssey)
6. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Markus' Edge Factor Dub)

Cassette

1. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Radio Edit)
2. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Hula's House Extended Mix)

• Japan

1. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Radio Edit)
2. "We've Got It Goin' On" (Hula's House Mix)
3. "Get Down" (Smokin' Beats Club Mix)
4. "Tell Me That I'm Dreaming"
5. "I'll Never Break Your Heart" (Radio Edit)
6. "Roll With It"

Peak positions

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Begium (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop 50 Ultratop 50 singles, often just Ultratop 50, is the weekly chart of fifty best-selling singles in Flanders, Belgium, and is produced and published by the Ultratop organization. The chart has existed since March 31, 1995...	6
Canadian Singles Chart	15
Dutch Top 40 Dutch Top 40 The Dutch Top 40 is a weekly music chart, which started as the "Veronica Top 40", because the offshore radio station Radio Veronica was the first to introduce it. It remained "The Veronica Top 40" until 1974, when the station was forced to stop broadcasting...	5
German Singles Chart	4
Swedish Singles Chart	14
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	54
Chart (1996)	Peak position
Austrian Singles Chart	3
Belgium (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop 40 Ultratop 40 singles, often just Ultratop 40, is the weekly chart of best-selling singles in Wallonia and Brussels Capital Region, the french-speaking parts of Belgium. Its equivalent covering the Flanders region is Ultratop 50. Both charts are produced and published by the Ultratop organization...	5
Finnish Singles Chart	13
French SNEP Singles Chart	5
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	17
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart	36
Swiss Singles Chart	3
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	3
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	69
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	31

End of year charts

End of year chart (1996)	Position
Austrian Singles Chart	17
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart	23
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart	26
Dutch Top 40	25
French Singles Chart	41
Swiss Singles Chart	5

Certifications

Country	Certification	Date	Sales certified
Austria	Gold	May 7, 1996	15,000
Germany	Gold	1996	250,000