Lima personel Backstreet Boys yaitu Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Alexander James McLean, Kevin Richardson dan sepupu Kevin, Brian Littrell menyanyikan lagu "I Want It That Way" ciptaan produser rekaman asal Swedia Andreas Carlsson dan Max Martin.
Sedangkan produser rekaman untuk lagu "I Want It That Way" ialah Max Martin dan Kristian Lundin, produksinya dikerjakan ketika grup vokal tersebut telah berada di bawah naungan label rekaman Jive Records.
Adapun lokasi pengambilan video musik "I Want It That Way" yang diarahkan oleh sutradara film dan video musik Wayne Isham adalah di Bandara Internasional Los Angeles, California.
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Lagu itu mendongkrak penjualan album ketiga mereka "Millennium" yang telah disertifikasi platinum hingga 13 kali.
Album "Millennium" dan lagu "I Want It That Way" membuat Backstreet Boys masuk nominasi untuk lima kategori penghargaan bergengsi di ajang penghargaan tahunan Grammy ke-42 di antaranya "Album of The Year", Record of The Year", "Song of The Year", "Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal", dan "Best Pop Album".
Arti dari lagu Backstreet Boys "I Want It That Way" terbuka untuk ditafsirkan, dan dapat memiliki arti yang berbeda-beda bagi setiap orang yang mendengarkan.
Sejumlah sumber melaporkan, penjelasan tentang lirik lagu "I Want It That Way" memiliki makna yang samar adalah karena penulis lagunya, Max Martin dan Andreas Carlsson, belum fasih berbahasa Inggris saat itu.
Lirik lagu "I Want It That Way" sebagai berikut:
You are my fire
The one desire
Believe when I say
I want it that way
But we are two worlds
Apart can't reach to
Your heart when you say
That I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never want to hear you say
I want it that way
Am I your fire?
Your one desire
Yes I know it's too late
But I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never want to hear you say
I want it that way
Now I can see that we've fallen apart
From the way that it used to be Yeah
No matter the distance
I want you to know
That deep down inside of me
You are my fire
The one desire
You are (you are you are you are)
Don't want to hear you say
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
(Don't want to hear you say)
I never want to hear you say
I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never want to hear you say
I want it that way
Tell me why
Ain't nothin' but a heartache
Ain't nothin' but a mistake
Tell me why
I never want to hear you say
(Never want to hear you say it)
I want it that way
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