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Written by: Max Martin/Rami
Produced by: Max Martin/Rami
This song has a latin intro to a stomping, and an
almost military drumbeat - and a distorted phone-call
on top of that. "The Call" is a definite album-opener,
as is "Larger Than Life" which is featured on the
Boys' Millennium album. There's much singing about
"The call that changed my destiny" and what turns
out to be a quite breathtaking chorus: "I will be late,
don't stay up and wait for me/My battery's low, just
so you know/We're going to a place nearby - gotta
go". Yet another phone-call occurs in the
middle-eight, there are synthesised stabs
reminiscent of the Pet Shop Boys, and the whole
thing ends when the caller hangs up.
2. Shape Of My Heart (3:50)
Written by: Max Martin/Rami/Lisa Miskovsky
Produced by: Max Martin/Rami
The single - you'll know this one by now. It follows
the same kind of pattern as "I Want It That Way" on
Millennium. A long intro that is a mid-tempo. Another
eye-popping song by Max Martin with his classic
key change toward the end of the sing, with wailing
and overlapping choruses.
3. Get Another Boyfriend (3:06)
Written by: Max Martin/Rami
Produced by: Max Martin/Rami
There's quite a dark theme to this one, and the
muttering of "Backstreet" in the introduction is
ominous and scary. Still, upbeat and raucous, "Get
Another Boyfriend" has a killer chorus ("Listen I
mean it, there's nothing that he's worthy of/He's just
another playa playing in the game of love/This must
come to an end... Get another boyfriend"), a scream
of "Heyaaahh!", and pulls all the strings you could
possibly want pulled.
4. Shining Star (3:22)
Written by: Franciz & LePont/Nick/Howie
Produced by: Rodney Jerkins
This one's the Darkchild production, fairly upbeat but
with an R&B edge running through the whole song.
This is the kind of song you'd typically expect from
producer Rodney Jerkins. The song has words like
"You're my shining star that is what you are/There is
no-one like you, baby/Angels everywhere, every time
you're near". There's some neat electro-squiggles
and an abrupt end.
5. I Promise You (4:22)
Written by: Dan Hill
Produced by: Timmy Allen
"It seems like everyone we know's breaking
up/Doesn't anyone stay in love any more?" The song
is just about love. The first full-blown ballad on Black
And Blue gives us some more heartfelt lyrics. Such
as: "I promise you from the bottom of my heart/I will
love you 'til death do us part/I promise you as a lover
and a friend..." Guitars twinkle and maracas shake,
there's a big, flourishing drum roll for the last chorus,
and those classic words rear their heads: "What I'm
trying to say to you I never said to anyone..."
6. The Answer To Our Life (3:17)
Written by: Backstreet Boys
Produced by: Per Magnusson/David Kreuger
It's the warmest song so far on 'Black & Blue', and
follows a tempo along the lines of 'The One' on
'Millennium'. "Show me a reason, give me a sign/Tell
me when we fall out of line", we're asked. "Is it today
or is it tonight/We'll find the answer to our life?"
7. Everyone (3:29)
Written by: Kristian Lundin/Andreas Carlsson
Produced by: Kristian Lundin/Andreas Carlsson
Again, there are some military-style drums - and
"Everyone" is a dramatic salute for Backstreet fans
around the world. From the opening "Let's get on
with the show/Let's get it started/Turn the lights
down low..." through to the massive chorus of "This
one goes out to... Everyone, everyone/We're
standing strong 'cos of what you've done/This one
goes out to you". Then there's a brilliant bit where
they talk about living "in a circus", and a cool
circus-organ sound effect twiddles in out of nowhere.
Destined to be performed at the start of concerts. Or
the end. Or somewhere in the middle.
8. More Than That (3:44)
Written by: Franciz & LePont/Adam Anders
Produced by: Franciz & LePont
This song has a definite Latin feel for it. "More Than
That" also has an epic string section and the lines, "I
could love you more than that/I won't say the words
then take them back/Don't give loneliness a chance,
baby, listen to what I say/I will love you... More than
that".
9. Time (3:54)
Written by: Backstreet Boys
Produced by: Babyface
You can spot Babyface's production a mile off. "I
know we've changed, but a change can be so good".
As you might expect from an epic BSB song, there's
an enormous key change and much wailing towards
the end, as well as the assurance that "Time is what
it is, come what may". Backstreet Boys wrote this
one themselves.
10. Not For Me (3:15)
Written by: Kristian Lundin/Jake/Andreas Carlsson
Produced by: Kristian Lundin/Jake
The first verse describes the "scene of the crime".
The "crime", it seems, is the Boys' girl CHEATING!!!
"I got a feelin' you weren't true to me", it is sung. "I've
got eyes to see that you're not the one for me... Now
I know what it's coming to".
11. Yes I Will (3:50)
Written by: AJ/Brian Kierulf/Josh Schwartz
Produced by: Timmy Allen/Larry 'Rock' Campbell
The whole song is about wanting to hear your partner
say 'Yes I will'. "I'm down on my knees/I'm asking
you/Three words", the Boys plead. They just want
you to say, "Yes I will... I'll give you everything you
need/And sometime start a family... with you".
There's much guitar plucking and plinking, as well as
a massive dramatic swoosh into the final chorus.
12. It's True (4:13)
Written by: Max Martin/Andreas Carlsson/Kevin
Produced by: Per Magnusson/David Kreuger
:It's True" is another ballad that Backstreet
previously released on their Burger King promo CD's.
"It's true, I mean it/From the bottom of my
heart/Yeah, it's true/Without you I would fall apart".
Well, there's nothing like laying your cards on the
table. By the time the second verse swings around,
some drums have kicked in, amid
underwater-sounding effects, and the best bit comes
towards the end: the line, "It's true..." is left hanging
then drumming comes in, then a repeat of the
chorus.
13. What Makes You Different (Makes You
Beautiful) (3:33)
Written by: Howie/Steve Diamond/Andreas Carlsson
Produced by: Timmy Allen
"Material things don't matter to me/Come as you are,
you've got nothing to prove!" Backstreet sings, this
ballad is, presumably, for the Boys' really minging
fans. "In your eyes I see all the love I'll ever need".
14. How Did I Fall In Love With You (4:04)
Written by: Howie/Calum MacColl/Andrew Fromm
Produced by: Timmy Allen
It's another ballad that doesn't have any drumming at
all in it. The song is about deciding that you fancy
your best friends. It's kind of like "best of friends, like
sister and brother" and the way everything changes
and the fact that they "never meant to feel this way -
don't want to be alone tonight". "With you I want to
spend the rest of my life"
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