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  • I Want It That Way
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  • Compact disc
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  • Number-one singles in New Zealand
  • Dutch Top 40 number-one singles
  • Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) number-one singles
  • 1999 songs
  • Music videos directed by Wayne Isham
  • Jive Records singles
  • Number-one singles in Norway
  • Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles
  • 1999 singles
  • Number-one singles in Austria
  • Number-one singles in Germany
  • Number-one singles in Switzerland
  • Singles certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie
  • European Hot 100 Singles number-one singles
  • Number-one singles in Denmark
  • Pop ballads
  • UK Singles Chart number-one singles
  • Song recordings produced by Max Martin
  • Songs written by Max Martin
  • Singles certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
  • Songs written by Andreas Carlsson
  • Backstreet Boys songs
  • Singles certified triple platinum by Musiikkituottajat
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  • %22I Want It That Way%22 is a song by the American boy band Backstreet Boys, released as the lead single from their third studio album, Millennium (1999). It was written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson, while Martin and Kristian Lundin produced it. The pop ballad talks about a relationship strained by matters of emotional or physical distance.Critically, the song was met with positive reception, with most critics commending its catchiness and loveliness, also calling it the pop ballad of the year. The song was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Song and Record of the Year, and has been included in lists by Blender, MTV, Rolling Stone Magazine and VH1.%22I Want It That Way%22 is considered one of their signature songs, and commercially it reached the number-one spot in more than 25 countries, including Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eight non-consecutive weeks, while it topped the Adult and Top 40 Mainstream charts.The song has been widely covered and parodied by a range of artists, including other boy bands such as JLS and One Direction, while its music video, directed by Wayne Isham, received famous parodies, including Blink 182 on their music video for %22All the Small Things%22, Big Time Rush on their music video for %22Like Nobody's Around%22 and The Wanted on their video for %22Walks Like Rihanna%22. The original music video received four VMA nominations, winning Viewer's Choice.
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  • QM4DW1604877
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  • Gold
  • Platinum
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  • 4852819
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  • 93860062
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  • english
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  • Jive Records
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  • November 1998
  • Cheiron Studios
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  • I Want It That Way
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