We've Got It Goin' On

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"We've Got It Goin' On"
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Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Backstreet Boys (int'l), Backstreet Boys (US)
B-side
  • "Tell Me That I'm Dreaming"
  • "Roll with It"
  • "Album Medley"
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1995 (1995-09-11)[1]
Recorded
  • June 1995[2][3]
  • June 1993 ("Tell Me That I'm Dreaming")
Studio
  • Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • South Beach ("Tell Me That I'm Dreaming") (Miami, FL)
GenrePop
Length3:39
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Denniz Pop
  • Max Martin
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"We've Got It Goin' On"
(1995) 		"I'll Never Break Your Heart"
(1995)
Backstreet Boys US singles chronology
"We've Got It Goin' On"
(1995) 		"Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)"
(1997)
Music video
"We've Got It Goin' On" on YouTube

"We've Got It Goin' On" is the debut single of American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on September 11, 1995, as the lead single from their self-titled debut album. The song was recorded at Cheiron Studios in Sweden during a week in June 1995.[4] It was written and produced by Max Martin and his then-mentor Denniz Pop, with extra writing from Herbert Crichlow and was later included in the US album and achieved success worldwide. The single peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 20 weeks on the chart. The single was released across Europe, where it reached the Top 10 in several countries, like Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland and the UK.

Background[]

The group was brought over to Stockholm for a week to record the song in June 1995. However, they finished unexpectedly in just two days, which producers Max Martin and Denniz Pop then suggested recording "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" immediately afterwards.[5]

Critical reception[]

Larry Flick from Billboard wrote that the "photogenic young male quintet looks ready to jump into the void long left open by the now-absent New Kids On The Block. They harmonize, grunt, and chant with faux-street authority over a Euro-savvy pop/jeep groove. Odds are good that they will go home winners."[6] Dave Sholin from the Gavin Report commented that "ranging in age from 15 to 22, this Orlando-based quintet counts acts like Boyz II Men, Shai and Jodeci among their influences. The approach though is very much their own and the music fills a void on Top 40 right now. They shouldn't have to wait long to go on playlists."[7] Pan-European magazine Music & Media said, "The two cousins from Kentucky and their three Florida friends are no strangers to Boyz II Men's brand of soulful spine-chilling harmonizing, and they do it with style."[8] They also described the song as both "up-tempo" and "infectious".[9] A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, adding, "They're America's New Kids but Backstreet Boys' first single sounds more like MN8. It's powerful, dirty, soulful and commercial enough to catch on in the UK."[10]

Chart performance[]

"We've Got It Goin' On" was successful on the charts in Europe, becoming a big hit. It managed to climb into the Top 10 in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Scotland, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as on the Eurochart Hot 100, where it reached number 5. In the UK, the single peaked at number 3 in its second run on the UK Singles Chart, on August 18, 1996.[11] Additionally, "We've Got It Goin' On" was a Top 20 hit in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Ireland and Sweden. Outside Europe, it hit number 15 on the Canadian Hot 100, number 36 in New Zealand, number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 74 in Australia. The single earned a gold record in Austria and Germany, with a sale of 15,000 and 250,000 units.

Music video[]

The band's first music video was filmed on August 19, 1995, in Orlando, Florida was directed by Lionel C. Martin, and is prefaced by a radio interview with the now-former on-air staffer “Hildi” on XL 106.7 (WXXL). The video itself features the band singing at a gym, outdoors at a park area, and in a studio space, as well as dancing onstage at a club, playing basketball, washing a Jeep Grand Cherokee, and playing at an arcade pool hall. The video features a brief appearance by Lou Pearlman. Brian Littrell's then-girlfriend Samantha Stonebraker and Samantha's brother Steven Stonebraker appear in the Jeep/Basketball scene, while AJ McLean's then girlfriend Marissa Jackson appears as the Money collector during the Pool game in the video.[12]

Track listings[]

Credits and personnel[]

Charts and certifications[]

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11) CD Jive [1]
United Kingdom August 12, 1996 (1996-08-12)
  • CD
  • cassette
 [47]

References[]

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