I Want It That Way

Summary

I Want It That Way is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,322 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• I Want It That Way's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• I Want It That Way's genre is pop music^[4].
• I Want It That Way was produced by Max Martin^[5].
• I Want It That Way was produced by Kristian Lundin^[6].
• Among the performers on I Want It That Way was Backstreet Boys^[7].
• Among the performers on I Want It That Way was Black Ingvars^[8].
• I Want It That Way's record label is recorded as Jive Records^[9].
• I Want It That Way's language of work or name is recorded as English^[10].
• I Want It That Way was distributed by compact disc^[11].
• I Want It That Way was distributed by extended play^[12].
• I Want It That Way's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• I Want It That Way was released on April 12, 1999^[14].
• I Want It That Way's lyricist is recorded as Andreas Carlsson^[15].
• I Want It That Way's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I Want It That Way'}^[16].
• I Want It That Way's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+213'}^[17].
• I Want It That Way's form of creative work is recorded as song^[18].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Release type: Song^[19]

• Genre(s): ballad, bubblegum pop, contemporary r&b, europop, funk, pop, soul^[20]

• Community tags: _add works, ballad, bubblegum pop, contemporary r&b, europop, funk, pop, soul^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: bf6b8122-4182-33ea-ae8f-0f1484fdca8a^[22]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Backstreet Boys^[7] and Black Ingvars^[8]. Producers include Max Martin^[5] and Kristian Lundin^[6].

Publication

I Want It That Way was published on April 12, 1999^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[10]. Its genre is pop music^[4]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc^[11] and extended play^[12].

Why It Matters

I Want It That Way ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,322 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]