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About This Track
Released August 24, 1999
“Larger Than Life” is a song by the Backstreet Boys, released as the second single from their 1999 album, Millennium. It was written by Max Martin, Kristian Lundin and Brian Littrell and is mainly a tribute to the group’s fans. The song broke the record for longest running #1 on MTV’s Total Request Live. Longtime friend, Brian McAndrew, was featured in the song with a guitar solo. The song reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the UK Singles Chart.
The music video for “Larger Than Life” was a big-budget production directed by Joseph Kahn in August 1999, who also directed the band’s “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” video in June 1997, which bears a number of similarities to this video. It takes place in a futuristic space setting, and includes elaborate special effects and animation, as well as a break-down with a dance number. The video opens with a long pass of a spaceship over the top of the camera as a number of the band’s past singles cycle through as if on a radio dial. A robot, whose face is portrayed by Antonio Fargas, who played the driver in the “Everybody” video, awakens the band members from their sleep in pods on the ship.
Each of the band members is subsequently featured in their own separate vignettes, while being featured together on a large stage doing a dance routine with backup dancers. A breakdown was added to the album version of the song before the final choruses for the extended dance sequence which continues to the end of the song. The vignettes are intercut with the dance sequence following the breakdown.
“Larger Than Life” is a song by the Backstreet Boys, released as the second single from their 1999 album, Millennium. It was written by Max Martin, Kristian Lundin and Brian Littrell and is mainly a tribute to the group’s fans. The song broke the record for longest running #1 on MTV’s Total Request Live. Longtime friend, Brian McAndrew, was featured in the song with a guitar solo. The song reached #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #5 on the UK Singles Chart.
The music video for “Larger Than Life” was a big-budget production directed by Joseph Kahn in August 1999, who also directed the band’s “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” video in June 1997, which bears a number of similarities to this video. It takes place in a futuristic space setting, and includes elaborate special effects and animation, as well as a break-down with a dance number. The video opens with a long pass of a spaceship over the top of the camera as a number of the band’s past singles cycle through as if on a radio dial. A robot, whose face is portrayed by Antonio Fargas, who played the driver in the “Everybody” video, awakens the band members from their sleep in pods on the ship.
Each of the band members is subsequently featured in their own separate vignettes, while being featured together on a large stage doing a dance routine with backup dancers. A breakdown was added to the album version of the song before the final choruses for the extended dance sequence which continues to the end of the song. The vignettes are intercut with the dance sequence following the breakdown.
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MJRocker1987 wrote:
This song MADE my 2000.
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Simon_garcia wrote:
I remember this songs when I was childhood, also is my first listen to "Backstreet Boys" when this songs starting. It was not CD but is a bonus pack from: Burger King USA and they have DVR Movie... And the first songs is this songs "Larger Than Life", I what why I remember when I was Childhood... Later on now I listen other music of this group artists! I remember and still I playing this songs & Other songs with my subscriber only!
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watchintv wrote:
nostalgic omg
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LivFreeOrTwiHrd wrote:
Seeing them in concert with NKOTB this coming Tuesday:D So excited! BSB 4EVER!!!:D
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Pricy83 wrote:
BSB 4ever ♥
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murphash29 wrote:
Nick<3
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BeckyLovesDelta wrote:
the scream always makes me laugh. No idea why XD
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nikkicoyote wrote:
death growls
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caselcole wrote:
I love this song :p
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irmcintyre wrote:
they all need ridalin
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Kawabiker1958 wrote:
Geniale Band
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straw4uberry wrote:
All of our time spent in flashes of light.........I know If I ever saw them I would be part of the crowd taking pictures. Thanks BSB for your fan song
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lecielx wrote:
LOVE IT!
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matheuszonex wrote:
Uma das melhores. Marcou.
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Xaijul wrote:
win
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mrdaveboi wrote:
Hell yess!!! BSB 4 ever
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xHannahHorrorx wrote:
:D
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franksamano23 wrote:
esta cancion me gusta mucho
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hornsofthebull wrote:
poptastic!
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b4mf- wrote:
The laugh in the beginning makes the song x100 better.
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