In the United States, the song peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for eight non-consecutive weeks, while it topped the Adult and Top 40 Mainstream charts. "I Want It That Way" is considered their biggest signature song, and commercially it reached the number-one spot in more than 25 countries, including Austria, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The song was nominated for three Grammy Awards, including Song and Record of the Year, and has been included in lists by Blender, MTV, Rolling Stone and VH1. Critically, the song was met with positive reception, with many critics commending its catchiness, also calling it the pop ballad of the year. 21 To illustrate how this girlish masculinity is both enacted and interpreted, by various communities of audiences, I want to turn to the example of I Want It That Way, the Backstreet Boys’ debut single from theirMillennium album, and a song that received heavy radio and music television airplay throughout the summer and into the fall. With Backstreet Boys, Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell. The pop ballad talks about a relationship strained by matters of emotional or physical distance. Backstreet Boys: I Want It That Way: Directed by Wayne Isham. Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way (Official Music Video) Backstreet Boys - As. It was written by Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson, while Martin and Kristian Lundin produced it. This artist appears in 125 charts and has received 5 comments and 40. It was released on April 12, 1999, as the lead single from their third studio album, Millennium. This garnered three nominations at the 2000 Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. "I Want It That Way" is a song by American boy band the Backstreet Boys.