Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Backstreet Boys
B-side	"Boys Will Be Boys" "Anywhere for You"
Released	June 30, 1997 (International) March 31, 1998 (US)
Format	CD single
Recorded	1996–1997 Cheiron Studios (Stockholm) Parc Studios (Orlando)
Genre	Dance-pop
Length	4:48 (album/extended version) 3:44 (radio/ 7"edit)
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Denniz PoP Max Martin
Producer(s)	Denniz PoP Max Martin
Backstreet Boys int'l singles chronology "Anywhere for You" (1997) "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (1998) "As Long as You Love Me" (1997) Backstreet Boys US singles chronology "As Long As You Love Me" (1997) "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (1998) "I'll Never Break Your Heart" (1998) Music video "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" on YouTube

"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" is the first single from the Backstreet Boys' second international album Backstreet's Back in 1997, and the third single and fourth track from their debut US album on March 31, 1998. The US debut was originally released without the song, which references the band's return via their second international album. However, once it was decided to release the single in the US, the album was re-released with "Everybody" included.

Background

Zomba chairman Clive Calder suggested the song as a single, but Jive president Barry Weiss thought it would be weird to have a song called "Backstreet's Back" on the band's first US album. The band suggested it could just mean that they were back home. After Canadian markets began playing the song, US markets near the border began picking the song up. The band met with Weiss and asked that the song be added to the US album after the first million units had already been produced.^[1] Written and produced by Max Martin and Denniz PoP, "Everybody" is one of the Backstreet Boys' most successful singles to date, reaching #4 in the US Billboard Hot 100, running 22 weeks, and #3 in the UK Singles Chart.^[2] It is certified platinum in the United States with 2.1 million sales.

There are two versions of the song. The international album features the album or 7" version, which is the standard recording. The U.S. album features the extended version of the song which includes an extended breakdown section, but cuts the bridge. The music video for the song was cut to both versions of the song, with the extended video released to the U.S. market, and the standard video released everywhere else. In late August 2012, Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter revealed via Twitter that the group was recording the song in Spanish, and it might be featured in their eighth studio record for Latin markets.^[3]

Track listing

America

CD1

1. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Radio Edit) – 3:44
2. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Matty's Radio Mix)

CD2

1. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Matty's Radio Mix) – 3:57
2. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Multiman Remix) – 4:09
3. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Sharp London Vocal Mix) – 8:02
4. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Radio Edit) – 3:48
5. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Extended Version) – 4:46
6. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Video Clip) – 6:03

Vinyl

1. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Extended Radio Mix) – 4:48
2. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Matty's Hip Hop Radio Remix)
3. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Kano's Undercurrent Dub)
4. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Sharp London Vocal Remix)
5. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Sharp Trade Dub)

UK

CD1

1. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (7" Version) – 3:44
2. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Extended Version) – 4:45
3. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Multiman Remix) – 4:09
4. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Matty's Remix) – 3:55
5. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Max & Macario Club Mix) – 6:12

CD2

1. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (7" Version) – 3:44
2. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Extended Version) – 4:45
3. "Boys Will Be Boys" – 4:05

Japan / Canada

1. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (7" Version) – 3:44
2. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Extended Version) – 4:42
3. "Anywhere For You" – 4:40
4. "Boys Will Be Boys" – 4:05

Release history

Country	Release Date	Format
Europe	June 30, 1997	Airplay
Europe	July 14, 1997	CD Single
United States	February 23, 1998[4]	Airplay
United States	March 31, 1998[5]	CD Single

Music video

The Joseph Kahn-directed music video for "Everybody" plays as a parody of the horror film genre in the same vein as Michael Jackson's "Thriller".^[1] It was filmed from June 16–18, 1997 in Los Angeles, California. It debuted outside the United States in July 1997, although viewers with MuchMusic USA were able to see it as at the time it was still mostly a simulcast of the Canadian channel. The concept of the video came from the band itself.^[6] The label did not get behind the concept of the band in costumes or the large budget requirements, and did not believe MTV would respect the video. The band ultimately had to put up its own money to shoot the video and had to fight with the label to get reimbursed once it was successful.^[1] The video ranked at #76 of "MuchMusic's 100 Best Videos." The Backstreet Boys also performed this song at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, during which they won the Moonman for Best Group Video.

Structure

The Boys, with Howie in front, as they prepare to leave the haunted house.

The video is bookended by scenes framing the context: When their bus breaks down, the band's driver (Antonio Fargas) insists that the group spend a night at a nearby haunted house while he gets help. It then shows Brian preparing to sleep in one of the bedrooms. As he is in bed, he pulls out a scary animal from under the covers, making him scream in horror. The musical portion of the video plays as a dream sequence in which each band members appears as a different movie monster: Brian as a werewolf; Howie as Dracula; Nick as a mummy; A.J. as Erik, the Phantom of the Opera; and Kevin as Two-Face-like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Little to known fact, the video takes place in the very same home that Christina Ricci starred in the movie "Casper." The boys, as monsters, mainly appear in their own individual vignettes related to their character, while the band as a group appears in the foyer of the house dressed in centuries-old clothing, performing a dance routine with a group of additional dancers. Supermodel Josie Maran appeared as Howie's companion in his vignette. Following the song, the boys meet up in the foyer, each one having dreamed themselves as monsters. They resolve to leave, but are terrified by the sight of their driver standing at the front door with the appearance of Frankenstein's monster. There are two cuts of the video; one for the US market, and one for the international market, each of which features the edit of the song released on the album for that market. The international video cuts from the opening bookend to the first verse. The bridge of the song is intact and the first half of the dance routine, a ballroom dance portion, is intercut with the vignettes under it. This leads into the second half of the dance portion during the final choruses of the song which are not intercut with the vignettes. In the US cut, the ballroom half of the dance routine and the beginning of the second half are used at the start of the song during the first rhythm-only breakdown, and is not intercut with the vignettes. The second breakdown, which replaces the bridge, is accompanied only by shots from the vignettes, along with some shots of Brian's Wolfman character doing some tumbling moves in the foyer and in the various vignettes. When the final choruses begin, the second half of the dance routine is shown again from the start, but is intercut with vignette scenes. Most of the remainder of the video is cut identically, other than several minor instances of alternate scenes or takes being used. The dance floor in the video was painted on June 17, 1997. At the end, Brian wakes up, looks in his bed to see nothing, and realizes that he had a nightmare. As he tells Howie about his dream, he and the other guys tell each other that they had a dream as well and described what they were. Howie insists that they leave, but they are stopped at the front to see a scary creature is in place of the bus driver, making the Backstreet Boys scream in terror.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1997–1998) Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart 3 Austrian Singles Chart 2 Belgium (Flanders) Singles Chart 5 Belgium (Walonia) Singles Chart 5 Canadian Singles Chart[7] 2 Canadian RPM Singles Chart 3 Danish Singles Chart 2 Dutch Singles Chart[7] 5 European Hot 100 Singles[7] 2 Finnish Singles Chart 4 French Singles Chart 26 German Singles Chart[7] 2 Irish Singles Chart 10 Italian Singles Chart 6 New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 6 Norwegian Singles Chart 4 Spain (AFYVE)[8] 1 Swedish Singles Chart[7] 4 Swiss Singles Chart 2 UK Singles Chart 3 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 4 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 4

Year-end charts Chart (1997) Position Australian Singles Chart[9] 26 Austrian Singles Chart[10] 16 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[11] 50 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[12] 19 Canadian RPM Singles Chart[13] 39 Dutch Singles Chart[14] 21 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[15] 34 French Singles Chart[16] 86 German Singles Chart[17] 20 Italian Singles Chart[18] 44 Swiss Singles Chart[19] 19 UK Singles Chart[20] 39 Chart (1998) Position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[21] 22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[22]	Platinum	70,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[23]	Gold	250,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[24]	Platinum	0^*
Sweden (GLF)[25]	Gold	15,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Gold	400,000^^
United States (RIAA)[27]	Platinum	1,200,000[28]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Awards and nominations

MTV Video Music Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
1998	"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"	Best Group Video	Won
		Best Dance Video	Nominated

Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
1999	Everybody (Backstreet's Back)	Favorite Song	Won

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
1999	Everybody (Backstreet's Back)	Best New Artist	Nominated

MuchMusic Video Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
1998	Everybody (Backstreet's Back)	Peoples Choice Favorite International Group	Won

MTV Movie Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
2014	This Is The End (Performance)	Best Musical Moment[29]	Won

Cover versions and usage in media

• "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" was used in the 2002 Philippine TV commercial of Rexona.
• "Weird Al" Yankovic put the song on the list of songs in the polka medley "Polka Power!" on his 1999 album Running with Scissors.
• The song appeared in one TV spot of Finding Nemo.
• In 2007, the song was performed by Westlife on their The Love Tour.
• Howard Stern had a parody on his show titled "Every Homo (Backside's Back)", which was performed by his band, The Losers.
• Snowball the Cockatoo, the first non-human animal conclusively demonstrated to be capable of beat induction, was first observed "dancing" to this song.
• Electric Six quote the familiar line "Backstreet's back, alright" in the track "Jimmy Carter" on their 2005 album Señor Smoke.
• In 2010, JLS performed the song along with "I Want It That Way" and two NSYNC songs in a medley on their tour for their second album Outta This World.
• The song was covered by Irish twins Jedward for their debut album Planet Jedward.
• Metalcore band Blind Witness made a cover of this song in 2009.
• In 2011, the song was briefly used in the horror-comedy Detention.
• In 2012, Old Navy used the song for a commercial.
• In 2012, the band licensed the song to the Kinect game Dance Central 3.
• In 2013, the song was performed by the Backstreet Boys at the end of the film This Is the End.
• In 2013, Spartan Stadium played the song during a rain delay of the Michigan State game vs. Western Michigan game.
• In 2013, the song was covered by Darren Criss in the movie Girl Most Likely
• Since June 2014, the song has been used in adverts for Go Ahead! crispy slices.
• Canadian hard rock band Of Tall Tales released a cover and music video for the song on Feb. 2nd, 2015.^[30]
• In 2015, the song was used in an episode of Scream Queens.
• In 2015, Nick Carter and his Dancing with the Stars partner Sharna Burgess, danced a jazz routine to the song to commemorate the year Carter joined the band.^[31]

References

1. Interview with Backstreet Boys, management, and others from Entertainment Weekly 10th Anniversary Issue.
2. "Worldwide Charts". Retrieved 10 June 2012.
3. "Nick Carter twitter update". August 28, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2012. We are recording backstreets back in Spanish. Omg what's going on! Maybe well put it on the new record for Latin markets. En español
4. "Promo Only: Mainstream Radio [1998-02] February 1998". Djrhythms.com. Retrieved 2012-02-15.
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6. Backstreet Boys: All Access.
7. "Billboard 16 Aug 1997". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 109 (33): 42–43. August 16, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
8. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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10. 1997 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
11. 1997 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
12. 1997 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
13. "Top Singles - Volume 66, No. 15, December 15, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-01-30.
14. http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=s
15. Billboard - Google Books. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2013-06-28 – via Google Books.
16. 1997 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
17. 1997 German Singles Chart . Retrieved August 27, 2010.
18. 1997 Italian Singles Chart. Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
19. 1997 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
20. 1997 UK Singles Chart [www.officialcharts.com] (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
21. "Billboard Top 100 - 1998". Retrieved 2010-08-28.
22. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association.
23. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Backstreet Boys; 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back)')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
24. "New Zealand single certifications – Backstreet Boys – Everybody (Backstreet's Back)". Recorded Music NZ.
25. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
26. "British single certifications – Backstreet Boys – Everybody (Backstreet's Back)". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Everybody (Backstreet's Back) in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
27. "American single certifications – Backstreet Boys – Everybody(Backstreet%27s Back)". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
28. "Best-Selling Records of 1998". Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 111 (5): 75. January 30, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
29. http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/2014/best-musical-moment/
30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM32GqukWHI
31. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83W16Z_BuhY

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics