The Backstreet Boys, or BSB, are a boy band and pop group formed in 1992 by manager Lou Pearlman that grew to considerable popularity in the late 1990s and the year 2000, but quietly slipped away from the charts. The band went on hiatus for 3 years.

The name Backstreet came from a restaurant in Florida that Brian had discovered.

At their peak, the Backstreet Boys had a wildly excited following among pre-teen and older fans, predominantly female, and across many international markets.

Their hits included both up-tempo songs like "Backstreet's Back" and "The One" and soft ballads like "As Long As You Love Me," "Shape of My Heart," and the ambiguously longing "I Want It That Way"

On December 10th, 2003 the Backstreet Boys reunited on Oprah. They hit the studios in early 2004 to start recording their new album. It is set for release in early 2005, most likely March. Their next single, most likely "Poster Girl", is due for release in late January 2005 but they have not decided on it yet. As soon as they will find the exact date, they will release it to the public.

Originally from Orlando, Florida, the band's members include Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Kevin's cousin Brian Littrell, AJ McLean and Howie Dorough. Their harmony has 5 parts and it is very mild.

Contents

1 Discography 2 Hit singles 3 Recently released song clips 4 External links

Discography

• 1996 Backstreet Boys #4 US (1997 release), #12 UK
• 1997 Backstreet's Back #2 UK
• 1999 Millennium #1 US, #2 UK
• 1999 Christmas Album
• 2000 Black & Blue #1 US, #13 UK
• 2001 The Hits: Chapter One #4 US, #5 UK

Hit singles

• 1996 "Get Down (You're the One for Me)" #14 UK
• 1996 "We've Got It Goin' On" #3 UK
• 1996 "I'll Never Break Your Heart" (re-issue) #35 US (1998 release), #8 UK
• 1997 "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" #2 US, #2 UK
• 1997 "Anywhere for You" #4 UK
• 1997 "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" #4 US (1998 release), #3 UK
• 1997 "As Long As You Love Me" #3 UK
• 1998 "All I Have to Give" #5 US (1999 release), #2 UK
• 1999 "I Want It That Way" #6 US, #1 UK
• 1999 "Larger Than Life" #25 US, #5 UK
• 2000 "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" #6 US, #3 UK
• 2000 "The One" #30 US, #8 UK
• 2000 "Shape of My Heart" #9 US, #4 UK
• 2001 "The Call" #8 UK
• 2001 "More Than That" #27 US, #12 UK
• 2001 "Drowning" #28 US, #4 UK (2002 release)
• 2004 "Poster Girl"

Recently released song clips

• Poster Girl
• My Beautiful Woman (2 Versions)
• Climbing The Walls
• Best of My Love
• Change My Life
• Favorite Place
• Lift Me Up
• Rumors

It is expected that some or all of these songs may be included on their 2005 album.

External links

• Backstreet Boys Official Website http://www.backstreetboys.com/
• Backstreet Boys Jive Website http://www.thebackstreetboys.com/
• Backstreet Boys Unlimited http://www.backstreetboys.co.nr/
• "Backstreet Boys" Lyrics http://lyrics.activelyrics.com/B/backstreet%20boys/index.html
• Category at ODP http://dmoz.org/Arts/Music/Bands_and_Artists/B/Backstreet_Boys/
• Category at ODP Kids and Teens http://dmoz.org/Kids_and_Teens/Entertainment/Bands_and_Artists/Backstreet_Boys/