Music course
Backstreet Boys was founded in 1993. In May of the same year, it made its debut at Sea World in Orlando. Their first audience is 3000 teenagers. 1In June, 1994, Jive Records released their first single "We have It going' On", which seemed unpopular in the United States, but sold well in Europe. Subsequently, they released their first gold record in Germany. 65438-0995 Backstreet Boys's first album of the same name "Backstreet Boys" was released in Europe and Canada, and quickly entered the top ten pop music charts in various countries. From 65438 to 0996, Backstreet Boys was rated as the most popular international music group in Germany, and the single "I will never break your heart" won the gold record certification, ranking first in Austria. Also in Germany, their first album was certified as a platinum album. From 65438 to 0997, they began to try to return to the American market. In June, the single "Quit Playing Games (Intention)" was released, and it quickly reached the second place on the billboard list in the United States. In August, Backstreet Boys took the lead in releasing the second album "The Back of Backstreet"); In Japan. Soon, the American album Backstreet Boys was released in the domestic market in the form of a collection. At the initial stage of album release, it quickly occupied the champion list of Germany, Norway, Switzerland, Finland and Austria, and its global sales exceeded 30 million copies (US140,000 copies), setting a new record for album sales. The single "Everyone (Back of Backstreet)" and its magical music video swept numerous awards. In addition, as long as you love me, it is also very popular for me to understand the meaning of loneliness. 5438+ 10 June, a free concert scheduled to be held in Spain had to be cancelled due to too many fans present. In February 65438, they began a tour covering 60 cities in 20 countries around the world.
1998, the mayor of Orlando awarded Backstreet Boys the "key to Orlando" and declared 10.7 as "Backstreet Boys Day" in Orlando. 1February, 1999, Backstreet Boys was certified as the first diamond record.
Millennium album
1999 In May, Backstreet Boys released their album Millennium, which sold 500,000 copies on the day of release and/kloc-0,000 copies within one week, setting a new sales record. Rolling Stone magazine commented that this record would be even more amazing if many stores did not have insufficient inventory. This album occupied the champion list of 28 countries including the United States (champion 10 week, album list 77 weeks), and was recognized as 1 1 platinum album in 65438+February, and sold 34 million copies worldwide, becoming the fastest-selling album in a year. The first single, "I want that", was requested by radio station 165 times in the first week of its release, ranking first in the UK singles list for two consecutive weeks, and won the championship in 18 countries. It has also been certified by gold and platinum records in 45 countries, and was rated as the tenth "greatest 100 songs" by MTV and Rolling Stone magazine. In August, Backstreet Boys set another record-765,000 tickets for their tour were sold in just a few hours. At the end of the year, Backstreet Boys received five Grammy nominations, including album of the year.
Album "Black and Blue"
In June 2000, Backstreet Boys released Black and Blue (Black &; Blue) album. In order to promote this new album, they traveled all over the world in 100 hours, including Sweden, Japan, Australia, South Africa, Brazil and American States. The whole journey reached 26,000 miles, of which 55 hours were spent on the plane and 45 hours on the performance. The album sold 6.5438+0.6 million copies in the United States in the first week of release, becoming a group that sold more than one million copies in the first week of two consecutive albums. The album sold more than 5 million copies worldwide in a week, setting a new record again. Five of the songs in the album 13 were written by myself. In the first week of release, it was recognized as a platinum record in 30 countries around the world, and it was certified as a gold record in 10 regions. The first single, The Shape of My Heart, was played 17 1 time on 40 American radio stations. In Sweden, Norway and Canada, it is still the champion, Germany is the runner-up, Switzerland is the fourth, and Austria and the Netherlands are the fifth.
On 200 1, Backstreet Boys began their "200 1 Black and Blue World Tour". The whole tour earned $350 million at the box office, making it the highest-grossing live performance in history.
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On 200 1, 10, Backstreet Boys released their first album "Top Songs: Chapter 1", which included their pop songs and a new single "Drowning", which was the last single before their return in 2005. The series sold 9 million copies worldwide and won the championship in Canada. Backstreet Boys then gave two performances in Washington and new york to commemorate the victims of the 9 1 1 attack. And participated in the recording of the chorus song "What's going on" by many stars. From the end of 200 1, enter the rest stage.
Album "Storm Comes Again"
After five years of silence, their new single "Incomplete" was released on May 28th, 2005, and quickly became the most sought-after song in American and foreign markets. Compared with their previous songs, the style of the new single has changed greatly, and it tends to be more adult. This change received a lot of negative comments, and Rolling Stone magazine even gave it only one star. Many fans think that they should keep their own styles: hip-hop, rap and gentle adult style (similar to those in Let me understand the meaning of loneliness and Time). In May, their only concert in four years-the European concert video was sold out. On June 14, 2005, Backstreet Boys's new album Never Died, which took a year to produce, was released. At the beginning of its release, the album won the third place in the album list of the United States, with global sales of 2,965,438+0,000 and 265,438+10,000. Japan, Germany, India, Chile, Brazil, Australia and South Korea won the championship. In July, Backstreet Boys started their "storm trip" in West Palm Beach, Florida.
In April, 2006, Backstreet Boys won the honorary award from Miami Beach Recording Research Association.
The album "Never give up the chord"
On June 30th, 2007, 10, Backstreet Boys released a new album "Chords that will never leave", which was the first album released after Kevin left the team. This album was translated into "Unforgettable Chords" in Chinese mainland (this translation is an official collection) and "Invincible Love" in Taiwan Province Province.