The Hits: Chapter One

~ Release by Backstreet Boys (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1I Want It That Way
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1998) and Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1999)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 240)
recording of:
I Want It That Way
lyricist, writer and composer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter) and Max Martin
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.953:35
2Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
engineer:
Tommie Hicks Jr. and Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Max Martin and Denniz PoP
other vocals:
Bonnie Brewster, Andrea M. Majied and Susan McCall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
recording of:
Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
writer:
Max Martin and Denniz PoP
publisher:
Maratone AB (ended), MXM Music AB (ended), Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc., Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
4.154:48
3As Long as You Love Me
assistant engineer:
Tommie Hicks Jr.
engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1997)
recording of:
As Long as You Love Me
writer:
Max Martin
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Imagem London Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.23:34
4Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
engineer:
Bo Reimer
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
cello:
Åsa Forsberg and Samuli Örnströmer
double bass:
Michael Karlsson (double bassist)
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Jojje Wadenius and Esbjörn Öhrwall
viola:
Åsa Stove Paulsson, Torbjörn Bernhardsson (violist), Elisabeth Arnberg Ranmo, Ulf Forsberg (violinist), Hans Åkeson (violist) and Svein H. Martinsen
violin:
Tomas Andersson (Swedish classical violinist), Annette Mannheimer and Monika Stanikoliska
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
orchestra:
SNYKO
conductor:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
strings arranger:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
additionally recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
writer:
Herbert Crichlow and Max Martin
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Megasong Publishing A/S, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.453:56
5Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)
assistant engineer:
Adam Barber, Martin Czembor, Rob Farrell, Chaz Harper, Ken Latchney, Charles McCrorey, Franco Starnella and Daniel Wierup
producer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
guitar:
Chuck Anthony
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)
writer:
Herbie Crichlow and Max Martin
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.053:54
6All I Have to Give
miscellaneous support:
Pat Armstrong (task: studio assistant), The Battery Studio Soldiers (task: studio assistant), Chris and The Dreamshire Posse (task: studio assistant), Daniel "We're Down" Wierup (task: studio assistant), Sergeant Joanna Lovell (task: studio assistant), Martin "December" Czembor (task: studio assistant), Captain Susan Morrison (task: studio assistant), Aldania "Danni Dimples" Ortiz (task: studio assistant), The Parc Studio Posse (task: studio assistant), Sonnie "Little Cutie" Rothstein (task: studio assistant), Justin "Ringo" Star (task: studio assistant) and Tommie "Little Black" Hicks (task: studio assistant)
engineer:
Chris "English Muffin" Trevett and Joe "Capt. Kangoroo" Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
producer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
mixer:
Chris "London Bridge" Trevett and Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
editor:
Chaz Harper
performer:
A.J. (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian (from the Backstreet Boys), Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam), Howie D. (from the Backstreet Boys), Kevin (from the Backstreet Boys) and Nick (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy)
arranger and vocals arranger:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
produced for:
Forceful Enterprises
recorded at and edited at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States
engineered at:
Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
recording of:
All I Have to Give
writer:
Full Force (American R&B group, frequent collab w/ Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam)
publisher:
P-Blast Music Inc., Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC and Zomba Music Publishers Limited (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
2.454:38
7Larger Than Life
recording engineer and mixer:
Kristian Lundin
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999)
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
Larger Than Life
writer:
Brian T. Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
publisher:
B‐ROK Publishing, Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-Maratone, GV-MXM, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.53:54
8I’ll Never Break Your Heart
recording engineer:
Joe Smith (US recording/mixing engineer)
assistant engineer:
Adam Barber, Martin Czembor, Rob Farrell, Chaz Harper, Ken Latchney, Charles McCrorey, Franco Starnella and Daniel Wierup
producer:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive) and Veit Renn
mixer:
Chris Trevett
instruments:
Timmy Allen (producer, songwriter, bassist, record executive) and Veit Renn
recorded at:
Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States and Platinum Post Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Battery Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
recording of:
I’ll Never Break Your Heart
writer:
Albert Manno and Eugene Wilde
publisher:
Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
3.54:50
9The Call
assistant recording engineer:
John Amatiello
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Max Martin and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
engineer:
John Amatiello
guitar:
Henrik Janson
strings:
Stockholm Session Strings
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
The Call
writer:
Max Martin and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
publisher:
GV-MXM, Zomba Enterprises Inc. (from 2000 until 2006-12-13) and Imagem London Ltd. (from 2008-04-01 to present)
3.253:25
10Shape of My Heart
recording engineer:
Stefan Boman (lead vocals [vocal]), Max Martin and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
engineer:
John Amatiello
producer and mixer:
Max Martin and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
bass:
Thomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Max Martin, Esbjörn Öhrwall and Peter Svensson (guitarist, composer, producer; member of The Cardigans)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2000)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden and Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (lead vocals [vocals])
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
music videos:
Shape of My Heart by Backstreet Boys
recording of:
Shape of My Heart
writer:
Max Martin, Lisa Miskovsky and Rami (Rami Yacoub)
publisher:
Artifact AB, GV-MXM, Universal Music Publishing AB (Sweden) (from 2000 to ????), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (from 2000 to ????), Zomba Enterprises Inc. (from 2000 until 2006-12-13), Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (from 2000 until 2008-04-01) and Imagem London Ltd. (from 2008-04-01 to present)
3.753:52
11The One
engineer:
Bo Reimer
producer:
Kristian Lundin (in 1999) and Max Martin (in 1999)
mixer:
Kristian Lundin and Max Martin
guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
vocals:
Alexander James “A.J.” McLean (US singer, songwriter, actor, dancer & model), Brian “B-Rok” Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys), Nick Carter (US pop singer & Backstreet Boy), Howard “Howie D.” Dorough (from the Backstreet Boys) and Kevin Richardson (from the Backstreet Boys)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1999)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions (in 1999)
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden and Polar Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
recording of:
The One
writer:
Brian T. Littrell (from the Backstreet Boys) and Max Martin
publisher:
B‐ROK Publishing, Grantsville Publishing Ltd., GV-MXM, Universal Music – Z Tunes LLC, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
2.63:48
12More Than That
assistant recording engineer:
Jamie Allen (recording engineer on Backstreet Boys releases) and Björn Norén (strings)
recording engineer:
Adam Barber, Johan Gunnarsson (strings) and Johan Gunnarsson
producer:
Franciz & LePont
assistant mixer:
Johan Gunnarsson
mixer:
Franciz & LePont and Mads Nilsen
strings:
Stockholm Session Strings
conductor:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
strings arranger:
Henrik Janson and Ulf Janson
arranger:
Franciz & LePont
recorded at:
EMI Studios (Stockholm) in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (strings), Franciz & LePont Studio in Solna municipality, Stockholms län, Sweden and Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida, United States (lead vocals [vocals])
mixed at:
Medley Studios (Danish production, recording, mixing and mastering studio) in Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
recording of:
More Than That
writer:
Adam Anders, Fredrik Jernberg and Pontus Wennerberg
publisher:
Sony/ATV Tunes LLC, Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Sony/ATV Music Publishing Scandinavia (from 2000 to ????), Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. (from 2000 to ????), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (from 2000 to present) and SwedeDreams Music (from 2000 to present)
2.853:44
13Drowning
recording of:
Drowning
writer:
Andreas Carlsson (pop songwriter), Rami (Rami Yacoub) and Linda Thompson (American actress, lyricist)
2.84:27