“I Want It That Way” co-writer Andreas Carlsson agrees that the team had no idea how iconic the music they were creating in the bubble of Cheiron Studios would become. 'It's What America Needed at That Time': Backstreet Boys Look Back on Their U.S. It was a house filled with knowledge, talent and everybody mentoring each other.” We weren’t trying to change the world, we just tried to make songs the best they could be, and it just happened to be a group of people who gravitated towards each other and became really close friends. You did all the songs I used to dance to as a kid,” Yacoub reflects from a West Hollywood studio, where he’s now working on new music for Lady Gaga and Liam Payne. “It’s not something we thought about at the time. “I think that whole era with Britney, Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC, you don’t realize how special it was until you’re OG - the oldest guy in the room, with people going, ‘You’re a legend. Yacoub became a strong creative force on the production of Millennium, but it’s only now that he appreciates the impact that the music had. Part of that team (who were also behind hits by Britney Spears and *NSYNC) was producer and songwriter Rami Yacoub, who became Martin’s protégé after Pop became ill, passing away from stomach cancer in 1998.
He was also just really smart about getting the right people to help him, and the teams he assembled for us on Millennium were amazing.” Max brought us all those big hits and we’ll always be indebted to him for that.
He’s by far the biggest reason why the Backstreet Boys are as successful as we are, besides our amazing fans. “His writing, his producing, his arranging of vocals - he’s just really got his finger on the pulse and we were very lucky that we started our careers with him. “Max is a musical genius,” Howie Dorough tells Billboard ahead of the record’s 20th anniversary on May 18. Backstreet Boys' 'I Want It That Way' Turns 20: The Story Behind the Hit's Mystery Lyrics
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