50+ Music<p>"I Want It That Way" is a song by American <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/boyBand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boyBand</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BackstreetBoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BackstreetBoys</span></a>. It was released on April 12, 1999, as the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/leadSingle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leadSingle</span></a> from their third studio album, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Millennium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Millennium</span></a>. It was written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MaxMartin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaxMartin</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AndreasCarlsson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndreasCarlsson</span></a>, while Martin and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/KristianLundin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KristianLundin</span></a> produced it. The <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/popBallad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>popBallad</span></a> tells of a romantic relationship strained by emotional or physical distance. Critically, the song was met with a positive reception, with many critics commending its catchiness. <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_cnnhd_ZlA" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=T_cnnhd_ZlA</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>