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Backstreet Boys—“I Want It That Way”

60 Songs That Explain the '90s

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I Want It That Way by the Backstreet Boys

"I want it that way" was written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlson. The song is the lead single to Backstreet Boys' blockbuster album Millennium. Rob Harvilla: It has long been established that this song don't make no sense, but I'd like to explore why that actually makes the song better. He says he wants to backburner the Backstreet Boys themselves for a little while.

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