Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely
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| Single by Backstreet Boys | ||||||||||||||||
| from the album Millennium | ||||||||||||||||
| B-side | "I'll Be There for You", "You Wrote the Book on Love" | |||||||||||||||
| Released | December 21, 1999 | |||||||||||||||
| Format | CD Single | |||||||||||||||
| Recorded | October–November 1998 Cheiron Studios, Polar Studios (, Sweden) |
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| Genre | Pop, R&B, Latin pop | |||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:55 | |||||||||||||||
| Label | Jive | |||||||||||||||
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"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, taken from their third studio album, Millennium (1999). Written by Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow, with production by Martin, "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a sad, pop and R&B ballad, with Latin pop influences, about missing someone that you love and asking the meaning of living a lonely life.
Jive Records selected the track to be released as the third single from the album, on December 21, 1999. It received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who commended the lush orchestration, its melody and the group's vocal performance. It has also experienced success on the charts, reaching the top 10 in most countries it charted, also peaking at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart and number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. With that, the song was featured on the 2000 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 5
The music video for the track was released on 1999's New Year's Eve and was directed by Stuart Gosling. It follows each of the band members in a separate dramatic history, with the band uniting for the video's end. The song also earned a Grammy award nomination during the 43rd Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" was written by Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow, while Martin also produced it. On the November 27, 1999 issue of Billboard Magazine, it was reported that Jive Records selected "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" as Millennium's third single. The song received a CD Single on January 11, 2000.
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