The first two lines, addressing the love in question as a "heartbreak" and a "mistake" are in line with the progression of the verses until that point, but you'd expect it to then lead to another sort of "even still, I want it that way" conclusion at chorus's end It was certified platinum by the , for selling over 70,000 copies
One of the most famous parodies came from the American band , who parody the music video for "I Want It That Way", as well as 's "" and 's "" videos, in their video for the song "" In 2010, American band released a rock cover of the song

The Backstreet Boys' iconic hit 'I Want It That Way' has famously confusing lyrics, but there's a perfectly good reason why they don't make any sense

The real mind-boggling question is why the Backstreet Boys didn't own up to that and tell Teigen the real story behind why those lyrics are so darn confusing.

The Backstreet Boys' iconic hit 'I Want It That Way' has famously confusing lyrics, but there's a perfectly good reason why they don't make any sense
The song was nominated for three Grammys in 2000, including "Song of the Year
♪ I Want It That Way (Traduzione e Video)
But then, the chorus throws a wrench into things: Tell me why Ain't nothing but a heartbreak Tell me why Ain't nothing but a mistake Tell me why I never want to hear you say I want it that way The chorus would appear to be in direct opposition to the rest of the song
♪ I Want It That Way (Traduzione e Video)
Your one, desire Yes I know, it's too late But I want it that way Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a heartache Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a mistake Tell me why I want to hear you say I want it that way Now I can see that we've apart From the way that it used to be, yeah No the distance I want you to know That deep down of me You are my fire The one desire You are you are, you are, you are Don't want to hear you say Ain't nothin' but a heartache Ain't nothin' but a don't want to hear you say I want to hear you say Oh yeah I want it that way Tell me why Ain't Ain't nothin' but a heartache Tell me why Ain't Ain't nothin' but a mistake Tell me why I I want to hear you say don't hear you say I want it that way Tell me why Ain't nothin' but a heartache Ain't nothin' but a mistake Tell me why I want to hear you say never want to hear you say it I want it that way 'Cause I want it that way The Backstreet Boys sometimes referred to as BSB are an American vocal harmony group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993
They change the meaning of the song entirely Carlsson himself that some of the verses "made absolutely no sense in combination with the chorus," but that "everyone loved it," including the group's label, who thought it an "all time classic
Then we get to the chorus, and we're completely lost You are my fire The one desire Believe when I say I want it that way At this point, they're singing about wanting to be in a relationship with someone who sets their heart aflame

I WANT IT THAT WAY

It turned out, it didn't matter that the lyrics made little sense.

The Backstreet Boys' iconic hit 'I Want It That Way' has famously confusing lyrics, but there's a perfectly good reason why they don't make any sense
Why would you spend all of a song's verses establishing wanting it That Way as the song's emotional hook, only to sell it out entirely in the chorus? It became their second number-one single, after "As Long As You Love Me" 1997
I WANT IT THAT WAY
I WANT IT THAT WAY
In the end, press information in the form of snippets was authorized for release to radio stations in March 1999, to precede the song's release to radio in April