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November 24, 2000



Attention Wal*Mart Shoppers - Bonus Track on B&B


BACKSTREET BOYS OFFER BONUS TRACK TO WALMART SHOPPERS


The Song is Called *What makes you different (makes you beautiul)*

The BACKSTREET BOYS will release a special edition of their forthcoming album "Black and Blue," featuring one bonus track, exclusively through Wal-Mart. "Black and Blue," the group's third album, will be released by Jive Records on Nov. 21.




Backstreet Boy Talks Album, Tour


Expectations are running high for the Backstreet Boys' Black and Blue, scheduled for a Nov. 21 release, and whether or not it can beat the single-week sales record set by labelmate 'N Sync earlier this year. But Howie Dorough says he and his comrades aren't as concerned as you might think.


"The whole big thing is who's breaking whose record, especially since we had the record ourselves last year," Dorough tells Wall of Sound. "But records are made to be broken, and to us, it's not so much about that. It's just about making good music, and if the fans love it and we're happy with it, everyone else will come along with it."


After selling more than 11 million copies of their last album, Millennium, in the United States alone, the Boys turned once again to Swedish producer Max Martin for the bulk of Black and Blue. "We were both there for each other at the start of our careers," Dorough says of Martin, who has also worked with 'N Sync and Britney Spears. "We're like family with him. He's just a great guy." Also on board this time around are Rodney Jerkins and Babyface, who sat in the booth for "Time."


"I definitely feel this album is a growth for us," says Dorough, who, along with the rest of the Orlando, Fla., quintet, was more hands-on than ever before for Black and Blue. "Each album we constantly strive to better ourselves as musicians and writers. We've got seven tracks that we've written. Two as a group, and the rest were written by us individually, or collaborating with a couple of the guys or different producers." Dorough himself has a pair of songs that he contributed: "How Did I Fall in Love With You" and "What Makes You Different Makes You Beautiful," the latter of which will appear on a version of the album released exclusively at Wal-Mart stores.


The tour in support of Black and Blue will kick off Jan. 23 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The group's first U.S. leg will take it through March, at which time the band will head overseas, hitting Southeast Asia, Australia, Europe, and South America, before returning for another set of U.S. dates. "It's going to be a great show," says Dorough, adding that the production meetings have just begun. "We're probably going to go with an end stage this time, instead of in the round. And we've got lots of ideas, like a musical theme, with different sets and changes. It's going to be really exciting."


But first, the Backstreet Boys have to release the album. And if they do succeed in breaking 'N Sync's record of 2.4 million copies sold in a single week, there will surely be some 'N Sync fans that are disappointed. Dorough says, though, that the intense loyalty some fans have to either group — but not both — is something of a mystery.


"I don't know," he says. "All I can do is relate it to sports, where a person has their favorite team. The recent World Series [in which the New York Yankees defeated the New York Mets] is the best example I can think of, two teams from the same town. There are fans that are partial to both, and there are fans that are diehard 'N Sync or Backstreet Boys. For me, I feel there's enough out there for everybody to share, but sometimes people feel they just want to have a loyalty to one group. At the end of the day, though, we're all out there, just trying to make good music." — Anders Wright


  • "Larger Than Life" is supposed to be a space travel kinda video.

  • "Larger Than Life" Will World Permiere on MTV's TRL on Sept. 13, 1999!

  • BSB American Tour kicks off Sept. 14, 1999!

  • BSB WON and beat out 'N Sync at the MTV Music Awards for Viewers Choice Award!


    TV Dates!
    MAY

    11 Disney special- new amsterdam theatre. (airs on june 10th, I think).
    15 Saturday Night Live
    18 Album release party
    20 Rosie taping -(don't know when this will air)
    22 Fly to LA
    24 Tonight show with Jay Leno
    25 Blockbuster awards/ Fly to Orlando that night
    . 26 Day off in Orlando
    27 Leave for Europe

    N'Sync heard that the Backstreet Boys were going to fly at the concert so they tried to steal the idea, but they didn't do a very good job of it. What the boys are planning to do is simply going to blow you away.


  • April will be BSB TV Month! shows coming soon!

  • "I Want It That Way" video will air in May 5 on MTV!

  • May 1st~Nickelodeon Awards~nominated for Fave Song and Best Group.

  • May 21st~Tonight Show with Leno~NBC~rerun??

  • May 24th~Rosie~ABC~rerun?

  • June ?~Blockbuster Awards~FOX~nominated for Fave CD and Fave Pop Group!

  • New single, "I Want It That Way" in stores, April 12th.

  • Also I have heard the NEW Single "I Want It That Way" on the radio. It's Great!

  • Check MTV Total Request Live for the New Video!


  • "All I Have To Give," is currently the No. 3 selling single in the United States.

  • The Backstreet Boys are set for a worldwide release of their highly anticipated third album, Millennium, on May 18, 1999. The album was co-written by the Backstreet Boys and includes tracks written and produced by Max Martin, Mutt Lange and Steve Lipson.

  • The first single from the new album will go to radio in early April.


    Well thats all I've heard so far, so check back later!

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