Drowning (Backstreet Boys song)

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"Drowning"
Drowning1.png
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album The Hits – Chapter One
B-side"Back to Your Heart"
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
RecordedJuly 1[1]  – September 2000[2]
StudioPolar, Cherion (Stockholm, Sweden)
GenrePop
Length4:28
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"More than That"
(2001) 		"Drowning"
(2001) 		"Incomplete"
(2005)
Music video
"Drowning" on YouTube

"Drowning" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released on September 25, 2001, as the only single from their compilation album, The Hits – Chapter One.

Background[]

The song was written by Andreas Carlsson, Rami and Linda Thompson, and produced by Rami and Kristian Lundin. The song was initially recorded for the Black & Blue album, but was excluded due to the limited track listings left.[citation needed]

Several elements of the song, such as the piano intro and the chorus, are very similar to "Långsamt farväl" released by the Swedish artist Mauro Scocco in 1997. Andreas Carlsson, co-writer of "Drowning", sang backing vocals on Lisa Nilsson's version of "Långsamt farväl" released in 2003.[3]

Chart performance[]

The song peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on November 13, 2001. It reached the top ten in several European countries, reaching number three in Sweden, number four in the UK, and number five in Norway.

Music videos[]

Official version[]

The official music video was directed by Nigel Dick, who directed their music videos for "As Long as You Love Me" and "All I Have to Give".[4] It featured the band gathered around monuments and an old building resembling a church.

The video is notable for its frequent used of the contre-jour technique, which puts the subject directly against the source of light, thus giving a clear, dark outline of the figure. In the video, the group are often seen as silhouettes moving and singing against the background. This was filmed in Los Angeles.[citation needed]

Unreleased version[]

Before the final video was produced, a different concept was in production. The concept was eventually abandoned and the official video was produced instead. One of the preliminary cuts of this original video was leaked to the public. This video was done, then canceled and replaced by the end of the month.[citation needed]

It features the band members dressed in black outfits, which can be seen in the photograph on the CD single cover.[citation needed] The video was shot mainly using green screen to place the band on an arid salt flat. The sun is initially shining, but dark clouds quickly fill the sky in the first chorus, and it begins to rain in the second verse. A flood of water fills the area and the storm continues to get worse. At the key change, and at the end of the song, the band members are hit with a large wave. Through the rest of the video they simply sing in a shallow depth of water.[citation needed]

In popular culture[]

"Drowning" and their other single "The One" were both licensed and used in the 2002–2003 anime television series Hanada Shōnen Shi. "Drowning" was used for the ending theme, while "The One" was the opening theme.[5] The song was also briefly used in the 2010 animated film, Alpha and Omega.

Track listings[]

Charts[]

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[37] Gold 35,000double-dagger
Norway (IFPI Norway)[38] Gold  

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
Jive [39]
Australia November 5, 2001 (2001-11-05) CD [40]
United Kingdom December 31, 2001 (2001-12-31)
  • CD
  • cassette
 [41]

References[]

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  5. ^ Anime News Network
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