Backstreet's Back

This article is about the album. For its title track, see Everybody (Backstreet's Back).

Backstreet's Back is the second album by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released on August 11, 1997, by Jive Records and Trans Continental Records, appearing in most countries except the United States. The album served as one of two follow-ups to the group's successful debut Backstreet Boys, which came out a year prior. A day after Backstreet's Back came out for most of the world, a United States–exclusive album was released with the same title as the group's debut: Backstreet Boys—a hybrid reissue containing a revised track list and additional songs from Backstreet's Back.^[4]

Backstreet's Back
Studio album by Backstreet Boys
Released	August 11, 1997
Recorded	October 1996 – June 1997
Studio	Parc Studios (Orlando, Florida) Cheiron and Polar Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) Battery Studios and The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) Sigma Sound (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Genre	Dance-pop teen pop
Length	46:18
Label	Jive Trans Continental
Producer	Timmy Allen Larry Campbell P.M. Dawn Full Force Robert John "Mutt" Lange Brian Littrell Kristian Lundin Max Martin Mookie Denniz PoP "Fitz" Gerald Scott
Backstreet Boys chronology
Backstreet Boys (1996) Backstreet's Back (1997) Backstreet Boys (1997)
Singles from Backstreet's Back
"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" Released: July 14, 1997 "As Long as You Love Me" Released: September 29, 1997 "All I Have to Give" Released: January 13, 1998

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Christgau's Consumer Guide	[2]
Music Week	[3]

The first track recorded for the album was a cover of "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss". The tracks "If You Stay" and "Who Do You Love" were recorded for the album but were ultimately not included; the latter was performed live but never released as a studio track. The three singles released from Backstreet's Back: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", "As Long as You Love Me", and "All I Have to Give" became three of their most successful singles.

Commercial performance

Backstreet's Back debuted at #1 in Canada, selling 67,000 copies in its first week.^[5] By 2007, the album had sold over 1,048,000 copies in Canada.^[6]

The album was their first of two to top the European Albums Chart where it stayed for one week.^[7]

Track listing

UK, Europe and Australian edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"	Denniz PoP, Max Martin	Denniz PoP, Martin	3:44
2.	"As Long as You Love Me"	Max Martin	Martin, Kristian Lundin	3:40
3.	"All I Have to Give"	Full Force	Full Force	4:37
4.	"That's the Way I Like It"	PoP, Martin, Herbert Crichlow	Denniz PoP, Martin	3:40
5.	"10,000 Promises"	Martin	Denniz PoP, Martin	4:00
6.	"Like a Child"	"Fitz" Gerald Scott	Scott	5:05
7.	"Hey, Mr. DJ (Keep Playin' This Song)"	Timmy Allen, Larry Campbell, Jolyon Skinner	Allen, Campbell	4:25
8.	"Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"	Attrell Cordes, Gary Kemp	P.M. Dawn, Campbell	3:40
9.	"That's What She Said"	Brian Littrell	Mookie, Littrell	4:05
10.	"If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)"	Robert John "Mutt" Lange	Lange	4:47
11.	"If I Don't Have You"	Gary Baker, Wayne Perry, Allen	Allen, Campbell	4:35

Canadian edition

No.	Title	Music	Length
10.	"Anywhere for You"	Baker, Perry	4:42
11.	"If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)"	R.J. Lange	4:47
12.	"If I Don't Have You"	Gary Baker, Wayne Perry, Timmy Allen	4:35

Asia, Japan and Australian "Christmas" edition

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"	Denniz PoP, Max Martin	3:44
2.	"As Long as You Love Me"	Max Martin	3:40
3.	"All I Have to Give"	Full Force	4:37
4.	"Missing You"	Jolyon Skinner, Tetsuya Komuro	4:31
5.	"That's the Way I Like It"	Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow	3:40
6.	"10,000 Promises"	Max Martin	4:00
7.	"Like a Child"	Fitz Gerald Scott	5:05
8.	"Hey, Mr. D.J. (Keep Playin' This Song)"	Timmy Allen, Larry Campbell, Jolyon Skinner	4:25
9.	"Set Adrift on Memory Bliss"	Attrell Cordes, Gary James Kemp	3:40
10.	"That's What She Said"	Brian Littrell	4:05
11.	"If You Want It to Be Good Girl (Get Yourself a Bad Boy)"	R.J. Lange	4:47
12.	"All I Have to Give" (Part II – The Conversation Mix)	Full Force	4:16
13.	"If I Don't Have You"	Gary Baker, Wayne Perry, Timmy Allen	4:35

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Music	Length
14.	"Everybody" (Matty's Club Mix)	Denniz PoP, Max Martin	6:25

Asian and Australian "Christmas" edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Backstreet Boys Interview"		11:23
2.	"Christmas Time"	Renn, Skinner	4:07
3.	"As Long as You Love Me" (Unplugged version)	Max Martin	3:32
4.	"Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" (E-Smoove Vocal Mix)	Max Martin, Herbert Crichlow	6:47

Notes

• "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" contains an interpolation of "True" written by Gary Kemp and performed by Spandau Ballet; and a sample from "How High" written by Erick Sermon, Reggie Noble, and Clifford Smith and performed by Method Man & Redman.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Backstreet's Back Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 2 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 1 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[12] 1 Czech Albums (IFPI CR)[13] 2 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[14] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[15] 1 Estonian Albums (Eesti Top 10)[16] 3 European Albums Chart[7] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[18] 22 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19] 1 Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)[20] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[21] 1 Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[22] 12 Irish Albums (IRMA)[23] 5 Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] 5 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[25] 23 Malaysian Albums (IFPI)[7] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[26] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[27] 1 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[28] 4 Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] 7 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[30] 1 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 1 Taiwanese Albums (IFPI)[33] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[34] 2 Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)[35] 8

Year-end charts 1997 year-end chart performance for Backstreet's Back Chart (1997) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[36] 5 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[37] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[38] 16 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[39] 5 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[40] 19 European Albums (Music & Media)[41] 9 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[42] 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[43] 46 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[44] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[45] 13 UK Albums (OCC)[46] 12 1998 year-end chart performance for Backstreet's Back Chart (1998) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[47] 4 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[48] 8 European Albums (Music & Media)[49] 15 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[50] 43 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[51] 24 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[52] 69 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[53] 50 UK Albums (OCC)[54] 74

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for Backstreet's Back

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[55]	5× Platinum	300,000^
Australia (ARIA)[56]	6× Platinum	420,000‡
Austria (IFPI Austria)[57]	Platinum	50,000*
Belgium (BRMA)[58]	2× Platinum	100,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[59]	2× Platinum	500,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[60]	Diamond	1,048,000[6]
Colombia	—	800,000[61]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[62]	6× Platinum	120,000‡
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[63]	Platinum	49,334[63]
France (SNEP)[64]	Gold	100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[65]	2× Platinum	1,000,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[66]	Platinum	20,000*
Italy (FIMI)[67]	4× Platinum	400,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[68]	Gold	100,000^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[69]	Platinum+Gold	350,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[70]	2× Platinum	200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[71]	Platinum	15,000^
Norway	—	75,000[72]
Poland (ZPAV)[73]	Platinum	100,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[74]	8× Platinum	800,000^
Sweden (GLF)[75]	2× Platinum	160,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[76]	2× Platinum	100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[77]	2× Platinum	700,000[78]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[79]	5× Platinum	5,000,000*
Worldwide	—	10,000,000[61]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.