N Sync was already super popular in Germany because of this single in 1996. Two years later, it gained some traction in the U.S. and led to the phenomenon of this boyband.
[Intro: Justin]
You're all I ever wanted
You're all I ever needed, yeah
So tell me what to do now
'Cause
Lance: I...
Joey: I...
Justin: I...
JC: I...
Chris: I...
All: I want you back
[Verse 1: Justin]
It's hard to say I'm sorry
It's hard to make the things I did undone
A lesson I've learned too well for sure
So don't hang up the phone now
I'm tryna figure out just what to do
I'm goin' crazy without you
[Chorus: All & Justin]
You're all I ever wanted
You're all I ever needed (Yeah)
So tell me what to do now
When I want you back
[Verse 2: JC with Chris]
Baby, I remember
The way you used to look at me and say
"Promises never last forever"
I told you not to worry
I said that everything would be all right
I didn't know then that you were right
[Chorus: All, Justin & JC, JC]
You're all I ever wanted
(Baby, you're all)
You're all I ever needed (Yeah)
So tell me what to do now
When I want you back (Back...)
[Interlude: JC]
I want you back
Oh oh
[Bridge: Justin & All]
Yeah...
You're the one I want
You're the one I need
Girl, what can I do?
You're the one I want
You're the one I need
Tell me, what can I do?
[Chorus: Justin, Joey & Lance, JC & Chris]
You're all I ever wanted
(You're the one I want)
You're all I ever needed
(You're the one I need)
So tell me what to do now
(Tell me, what can I do?)
When I want you back
[Outro: Justin & All]
You're all I ever wanted, hey
You're all I ever needed, yeah
So tell me what to do now
When I want you back
I Want You Back was written by Max Martin & Denniz PoP.
I Want You Back was produced by Max Martin & Denniz PoP.
*NSYNC released I Want You Back on Fri Oct 04 1996.
I remember “Want You Back,” just being in the studio and recording, [thinking] “What the hell are we doing?” In the sense of like, “I like the song, the song’s really good, but do you think other people are gonna like it?” It’s like, edgy for pop in a sense, you know. [Beatboxing] Then it drives in...
The first time I heard it on the radio [in America], which was XL 106.7 radio station in Orlando, Florida, that we heard it on the radio for the first time when we were recording. It was the “Survival of the Fittest” or whatever, and what they did was they put two new songs from new people, and peop...