"Max played the demo and he was singing on it," says Kevin of the first time he heard the song. This was gonna be our third album in Europe, but it was only gonna be our second album in the United States, so there was a lot of pressure, a lot of anticipation for our second record." Kevin thought it was going to be a hit straight away. Kevin says, "We had just finally broken in the United States. There was a lot of pressure on the band before "I Want It That Way" came out. To be fair, I don't either, and I've listened to it 50,000 times. Nick doesn't remember the first time he heard the song. Here, they (sort of) answer all our questions about "I Want It That Way" and how it came to be. We chatted with Nick, A.J., and Kevin about their signature ballad. Although "I Want It That Way" is 17 years old, it's still on regular rotation everywhere from karaoke bars to fashion weeks-and still makes news headlines. The 1999 song is such a classic that when I went to get a coffee this morning, it was playing in the cafe.
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