Backstreet boys i want it that way alternate version

РІР‚СљI think the newer version or the second version that we did that was more of a literal context didnРІР‚в„ўt. РІР‚СљSometimes you overthink things,РІР‚Сњ he said.

When pressed about why the nonsense version appealed to the group, Richardson tried to explain. I guess you could say, you know, the one that made sense.РІР‚Сњ McLean chimed in to add, РІР‚СљI donРІР‚в„ўt think that it would have ended up the way that it did had we gone with the proper version. They chose РІР‚Сљthe original versionРІР‚Сњ and, as Carter explained, РІР‚Сљit turned out to work out in the end.РІР‚Сњ The Backstreet Boys knew at the time that РІР‚СљI Want It That WayРІР‚Сњ made no sense and then purposefully didnРІР‚в„ўt change the lyrics:Р”В¬arter explained that the band РІР‚Сљhad enough power at that timeРІР‚Сњ to decide which version they wanted. No more speculation into how the band could not realize what they were doing. Then, we as a group voted on it and said, РІР‚СљNo.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљSo, there was another version of the song out there and then we listened to it back. РІР‚СљWe hired some really well known producers at the time to redo the song,РІР‚Сњ Carter continued. The Backstreet Boys were releasing the album with JIVE and so the label having a problem with the nonsense lyrics could have derailed the single. РІР‚СљTo make the song make more sense,РІР‚Сњ Richardson chimed in. РІР‚СљAnd then the president of JIVE records at that time РІР‚вЂў I mean heРІР‚в„ўs a genius РІР‚вЂў but he and some of the A&R people wanted to change the lyrics.РІР‚Сњ РІР‚СљWell itРІР‚в„ўs funny, we actually were OK with the lyrics when we heard it first,РІР‚Сњ Carter told HuffPost. McLean about the song during a promotional interview for their new commercial with Chex-Mix. (Also the problem with his Britney Spears song РІР‚Сљ.Baby One More Time,РІР‚Сњ as he thought РІР‚СљhitРІР‚Сњ meant РІР‚Сљcall.РІР‚Сњ)Р”В«ut wanting way more context, The Huffington Post pressed Backstreet Boy members Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson and A.J. Up until this point, itРІР‚в„ўs only been understood that the Swedish songwriter behind the hit, Max Martin, couldnРІР‚в„ўt speak amazing English at the time and therefore didnРІР‚в„ўt realize the song was so enigmatic. The New YorkerРІР‚в„ўs John Seabrook dove into the legend of the strange lyrics in a 2015 story supporting his book The Song Machine. ItРІР‚в„ўs entirely unclear if the song is supposed to be a love song, a breakup song or possibly even about an alien emotion humans donРІР‚в„ўt even have the capacity to comprehend.Р”Р„rticles РІР‚вЂў such as LA WeeklyРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚СљWhat The Hell Is Backstreet BoysРІР‚в„ў РІР‚ВI Want It That WayРІР‚в„ў About?РІР‚Сњ РІР‚вЂў have tried to get to the bottom of the mystery. The lines in the verses and the chorus of РІР‚СљI Want It That WayРІР‚Сњ repeatedly contradict themselves. The lead single on that album was РІР‚СљI Want It That Way,РІР‚Сњ which famously features lyrics that make no sense whatsoever. In 1999, the boy band sold nearly 9.5 million copies of their album РІР‚СљMillennium,РІР‚Сњ making it the best-selling American album for the year. Britney Spears '.The last year of the last century was a great one to be a Backstreet Boy. But, despite being one of the greatest songwriters of all time, it's definitely worth looking a little closer at a few of Martin's biggest songs that, when you really think about them, just don't make any sense. 1 hits, according to Billboard, placing him just behind Paul McCartney (32) and John Lennon (26) for the songwriter with the most chart-topping hits. 'Sometimes you over-think things,РІР‚Сњ Kevin Richardson said in this same Huffington Post interview, adding, 'sometimes you just got to go with what feels right.РІР‚СњР”Р„nd that right there seems to be the explanation for most of Max Martin's hit songs: they feel right to our ears, but for our minds, there's something just a little bit off.

РІР‚СљAnd then the president of JIVE records at that time РІР‚вЂў I mean heРІР‚в„ўs a genius РІР‚вЂў but he and some of the A&R people wanted to change the lyrics.РІР‚Сњ The boy band did record an alternate version of 'I Want It That Way,' but it just didn't have the same feel as the, some may say, nonsensical original version. РІР‚СљWell itРІР‚в„ўs funny, we actually were OK with the lyrics when we heard it first,РІР‚Сњ Nick Carter told the Huffington Post. However, throughout those 17 years, they've also been trying to figure out what Swedish songwriter Max Martin was trying to say about love. BSB ruled the chart with this pop song off their 1999 album, Millennium, a song that's so undeniably good that it's still beloved in this new millennium. Turns out, like so many others, the Backstreet Boys have no idea what 'I Want It That Way' is about.

Backstreet boys i want it that way alternate version