Backstreet's Back is the second studio album by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released on August 11, 1997, by Jive Records and Trans Continental Records, appearing in most countries except the United States. The album served as one of two follow-ups to the group's debut Backstreet Boys, which came out a year prior. A day after Backstreet's Back came out for most of the world, a United States–exclusive album was released with the same title as the group's debut: Backstreet Boys—a hybrid reissue containing a revised track list and additional songs from Backstreet's Back.
The first track recorded for the album was a cover of "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss". The tracks "If You Stay" and "Who Do You Love" were recorded for the album but were ultimately not included; the latter was performed live but never released as a studio track. The three singles released from Backstreet's Back: "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)", "As Long as You Love Me", and "All I Have to Give" became three of their most successful singles.
Commercial performance
Backstreet's Back debuted at #1 in Canada, selling 67,000 copies in its first week. By 2007, the album had sold over 1,048,000 copies in Canada.
The album was their first of two to top the European Albums Chart where it stayed for one week.
Track listing
;Notes
- "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" contains an interpolation of "True" written by Gary Kemp and performed by Spandau Ballet; and a sample from "How High" written by Erick Sermon, Reggie Noble, and Clifford Smith and performed by Method Man & Redman.
Charts
Weekly charts
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Weekly chart performance for Backstreet's Back
! scope="col"| Chart (1997–1998)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
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!scope="row"|Czech Albums (IFPI CR)
| style="text-align:center;"|2
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!scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten)
| style="text-align:center;"|1
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!scope="row"|Estonian Albums (Eesti Top 10)
|align="center"|3
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!scope="row"|European Albums Chart
|1
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!scope="row"|Greek Albums (IFPI Greece)
| style="text-align:center;"|1
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!scope="row"|Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)
|align="center"|1
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! scope="row"|Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)
| style="text-align:center;"|12
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!scope="row"|Irish Albums (IRMA)
|align="center"|5
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!scope="row"|Italian Albums (FIMI)
|align="center"|5
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!scope="row"|Malaysian Albums (IFPI)
|1
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!scope="row"|Taiwanese Albums (IFPI)
|1
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!scope="row"|Zimbabwean Albums (ZIMA)
|8
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|}
Year-end charts
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+1997 year-end chart performance for Backstreet's Back
!scope="column"|Chart (1997)
!scope="column"|Position
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! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)
|5
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! scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)
|8
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! scope="row"|Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)
|16
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!scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen Soundscan)
|align="center"|5
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! scope="row"|Danish Albums (Hitlisten)
|5
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!scope="row"|Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)
|19
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! scope="row"|European Albums (Music & Media)
|9
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!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
|4
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!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
|46
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!scope="row"|Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)
|3
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!scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
|10
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! scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
|13
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!scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)
|12
|}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+1998 year-end chart performance for Backstreet's Back
!scope="column"|Chart (1998)
!scope="column"|Position
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! scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)
|4
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!scope="row"|Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)
|11
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!scope="row"|European Albums (Music & Media)
|15
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!scope="row"|German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)
|43
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!scope="row"|Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)
| style="text-align:center;"| 6
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!scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)
|24
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!scope="row"|Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)
|25
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! scope="row"|Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)
|69
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! scope="row"|Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)
| 50
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! scope="row"|UK Albums (OCC)
| 74
|}