I Want You Back ('N Sync song)

"I Want You Back"
Single by 'N Sync
from the album *NSYNC
Released October 7, 1996 (Germany)
January 20, 1998 (UK & US)
Format CD single
Recorded August 1996
Cheiron Studios
(Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre Pop/Dance, Grime
Length 3:20
Label RCA
Writer(s) Denniz Pop, Max Martin
Producer Denniz Pop, Max Martin
'N Sync singles chronology
"I Want You Back"
(1996)		 "Tearin' Up My Heart"
(1997)

"I Want You Back" is the first single released from 'N Sync self-titled debut album. This single is also included on 'N Sync's Greatest Hits. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA. The song won a Billboard award for "Best New Dance Clip". It peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the single sold over one million copies. The single was certified Gold by RIAA.

Contents

Music video

Two versions of the music video have been released. The first was released with the original German release of the song in 1996. This version features the group in a space station, with many high-tech effects playing out around them. The boys then attempt to contact a girl and bring her on board. This version was directed by Alan Calzatti. The second video accompanied the European and American release of the song in 1998. This version was shot in black-and-white, and features the group performing in a warehouse, with shots of them playing pool and driving in a Cadillac intertwined. This version was directed by Jesse Vaughan and Douglas Biro.

Track listings

CD1
  1. I Want You Back [Radio Version] - 3:20
  2. I Want You Back [Long Version] - 4:23
CD2
  1. I Want You Back [Radio Version] - 3:20
  2. I Want You Back [Long Version] - 4:23
  3. I Want You Back [Club Version] - 5:24
  4. I Want You Back [Progressive Dub Mix] - 5:26
  1. I Want You Back [Radio Version] - 3:20
  2. Tearin' Up My Heart [Radio Version] - 3:26
  3. You Got It - 3:34
  4. I Want You Back [Club Version] - 5:24
CD1
  1. I Want You Back [Radio Version] - 3:20
  2. I Just Wanna Be With You - 4:02
  3. I Want You Back [Riprock And Alex G.'s Smooth Vibe Mix] - 4:28
CD2
  1. I Want You Back [Radio Version] - 3:20
  2. Everything I Own - 4:10
  3. Exclusive Interview - 5:06
CD1
  1. I Want You Back [Radio Version] 3:20
  2. I Want You Back [Riprock's Elevation Mix] 5:28
CD2
  1. I Want You Back [Hot Tracks Extended Version] 5:23
  2. I Want You Back [Riprock's Elevation Mix] 5:28
  3. I Want You Back [Florian's Transcontinent Club Mix] 5:45
  4. I Want You Back [Riprock & Alex G.'s Smooth Vibe Mix] 4:27
Limited Edition Digipak
  1. I Want You Back [Radio Version] 3:20
  2. Giddy Up 4:07
  1. I Want You Back [Radio Version] 3:20
  2. I Want You Back [Back Beat Radio Mix] 3:38
  3. I Want You Back [Riprock's Elevation Radio Mix] 3:42
  4. I Want You Back [Florian's Transcontinent Radio Mix] 3:15
  5. I Want You Back [Suggested Callout Hook] :10

Chart

Peak positions

Chart (1996) Peak
Position
Australian Singles Chart 12
Austrian Singles Chart 11
Dutch Singles Chart 22
German Singles Chart 10
New Zealand Singles Chart 5
Swedish Singles Chart 14
Swiss Singles Chart 5
UK Singles Chart 62
Chart (1998) Peak
Position
Canadian Singles Chart 2
Canadian RPM Singles Chart 6
US Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart 13
UK Singles Chart 5

End of year charts

End of year chart (1998) Position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[1] 37

References

  1. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1998. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
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