The first leg of the North American tour initially sold 53 dates (40 announced and 13 added) due to demand in 39 cities, scheduled to run from September 14 – December 2, 1999. The album's supporting tour, Into the Millennium Tour, started from Jand ended on Mawith a total of 123 shows in 84 cities spanning three legs. However, when Nick Carter called in to vote for "The One", the fans followed after him. " Don't Want You Back" was originally going to be the fourth single based on a TRL fan vote. " The One" is the fourth and final single from the album, being released on May 16, 2000.6 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the week of March 18, 2000. " Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" was released as the third single, released on December 21, 1999." Larger than Life" is the second single, released on September 3, 1999.It is one of the Backstreet Boys' most commercially successful songs and is often regarded as the group's signature song. " I Want It That Way" is the lead single from the album, released on April 12, 1999.Singles įour singles were released from the album. The band appeared on Saturday Night Live and Total Request Live during the album's release date, and filmed a Disney Channel concert special called Backstreet Boys in Concert the same day.
Baby One More Time that was released prior to Millennium contained previews of three songs as hidden tracks, placed at the end of the album against Spears' wishes. Promotion Įvery version of Britney Spears' debut album. The album was initially titled Larger Than Life, which Dorough described as "almost like a thank-you song for all they've done" because they were always supporting the band. ĭuring the same period, the band also dealt with personal tragedies Kevin Richardson suffered two family deaths, Brian Littrell needed to undergo open heart surgery, Howie Dorough lost his sister from lupus, and the band's producer Denniz Pop died of stomach cancer. On September 18, 1998, the band left their management company Wright Stuff, which was formerly associated with Pearlman's record company Trans Continental Records. Pearlman claimed to be the "sixth Backstreet Boy", and revealed to them that he managed rival boy band NSYNC, who sold over 6 million copies of their debut album, stating that "it's business". From 1997 to 1998, the band filed a lawsuit against manager Lou Pearlman, stating that they only received $300,000 from recording and touring while he kept over $10 million. Following the release of their first US album Backstreet Boys and second international album Backstreet's Back selling 27 million copies worldwide, the Backstreet Boys were met with critics accusing them of being a "flash in the pan" and misconceptions that they earned a lot of money.
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