BSB press release (and song)

[erilyn]

Backstreet Boys Never Gone in Stores June 14

(http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050413/nyw063a.html?.v=1)

Wednesday April 13, 3:00 am ET
- 'Incomplete' #1 Most Added (115 Adds) and #1 Most Increased Play at Top
40 Radio in the Same Week

LOS ANGELES, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- "Incomplete," the first single off of the Backstreet Boys forthcoming album, Never Gone, is the #1 most increased played song at mainstream radio. The song was released to radio on April 4 and quickly became the #1 most requested song in top markets such as New York (Z100), Los Angeles (KIIS), Chicago (WKSC), Philadelphia (WIOQ), Miami (Y100) and Boston (KISS 108). The song was added to 115 Top 40 Pop radio stations across the country this week out of a panel of 117. "Incomplete" will be the highest debut on both Top 40 airplay charts this
week in Billboard and Radio & Records. "Incomplete" is also exploding at radio internationally. The song is top 20 in Canada and Germany in only 2 weeks. Jive Records will be releasing "Never Gone," the first studio album in almost 5 years, on June 14, 2005. Never Gone is the 4th studio release from the group since their debut in 1997. To date they have garnered 2 Diamond albums (RIAA certification for 10 million sold), as well as numerous multi-platinum certifications for albums, singles and videos. In total they have sold over 73 million albums worldwide.

Never Gone features an array of talented songwriters and producers that include Max Martin (Kelly Clarkson -- "Since U Been Gone"). The title track "Never Gone," co-written by Kevin Richardson as a tribute to his dad, was produced by Mark Taylor. "Incomplete" was produced by Dan Muckala. Other luminaries contributing to the album include Billy Mann (Pink and Sting), John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting, John Shanks (2004 Grammy Award Producer of the Year), John Fields (Switchfoot) and Darren Hayes of Savage Garden.

Starting in June, Backstreet Boys will be performing as part of The Today Show concert series (6/10), Live with Regis and Kelly (6/14), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (6/16) and The CBS Early Show (6/17). The group will be featured in People, Entertainment Weekly and Blender Magazines.

The video for "Incomplete" was recently shot in California with director Joseph Kahn (U2's "Elevation" and Britney Spears "Toxic"). It will debut on AOL's First View at 12:00AM EDT on April 25th.

Backstreet Boys begin a summer headlining tour in mid-July.

Media contact: Gina Orr/Jive Records
tel. 310-358-4252
http://www.backstreetboys.com

gacked from backstreetboys

They're gonna tour after I leave the US, I bet. Ah well, the way my trip is planned, I almost certainly wouldn't be able to detour to catch a concert, they'd have to happen to be performing in a city I'm in. They'll just have to come to Australia (crosses fingers and toes).

But we have dates! And appearances! And and and eeek! I was wondering whether they'd be on the Today show concert series when I read a blurb about them the other day.

The Unloved - full version (from crossmymind)
http://s34.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=02ZISAYEIF6FU1I62ZIE1BB9RP

THE OFFICIAL SITE HAS BEEN OVERHAULED! But it won't load for me, I think every fan in the world is trying to access it at the moment.

Comments

[raynedanser.livejournal.com]

The Unloved (which I'd gotten earlier) is such a gorgeous song. If this, Incomplete, My Beautiful Woman, etc, are any accurate indication, this album is going to kick some royal ass and I totally can't wait! (2 months from tomorrow! WHEE)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Two months from today for me, it's already the 14th here ;)

[raynedanser.livejournal.com]

*blows raspberry*

It's the 14th here now, too.

[boomingvoice.livejournal.com]

THE OFFICIAL SITE HAS BEEN OVERHAULED! But it won't load for me, I think every fan in the world is trying to access it at the moment.


Oh man, I'm one of them.




hey! it loaded! It's very...brown. Hmm.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I've seen a screencap of the front page. It is very brown. But at least they're doing something :)

[madame-d.livejournal.com]

I grabbed the song; thankies! :D

}:)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

No problem. I'm using yousendit cause I don't want to have it on my webspace, just in case ;)

[wistfuljane.livejournal.com]

Darren Hayes?! June 14?! Eee! Thank you for the info!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

That seems to indicate that Lift Me Up will be on the album. Interesting.

[wistfuljane.livejournal.com]

Lift me Up, that's the song Darren hayes produced? You don't seem too excited by the prospect of the song being on the album?

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

He wrote it, didn't produce it as far as I'm aware. It was one of the tiny song snippets that got leaked last year, and I wasn't taken with it. However, Weird World seems to have turned out better than the leaked clip would have indicated, so I'm trying to keep an open mind :)

[wistfuljane.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay.

[chrismm.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for posting all this stuff--I've been so backed up and crazy that I haven't even downloaded any of it (my upbringing requires me to say thank you if I download *grins*), but I love reading the squee and the hubbub. So awesome. Thanks!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're enjoying the squee, but if you get time, go back through my journal, most of the bootleg clips and interview files are still up :)

[claire.livejournal.com]

Eeee yay!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I know, I'm all eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

You're welcome. As soon as I saw this, I had to repost it *g*.

[beckyo.livejournal.com]

I think I need to be a dork and get one or two of those coundown thingies for my info page. Jus because.

:)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

I see nothing dorkish about that *g*.

[beckyo.livejournal.com]

Oh goody! See, this is why I love hanging with BSB fans. ;)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

It all makes perfect sense to other fans *g*.

[trickyjazzer.livejournal.com]

Woot! All kinds of good news! I think I need to go away more often. LOL

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Heee, but if you go away for too long, you'd miss it! Glad you're back :)

[kittykatz.livejournal.com]

New song? *squee* Thank you so much!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, hope you like :)

[kittykatz.livejournal.com]

I did. And I ended up uploading it onto my journal for other people to listen as well. Thanks for sharing.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bettina_/]

They'll just have to come to Australia (crosses fingers and toes).

Crosses fingers for you! I hope they come to Europe, too, I want to see them!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

There's still talk of them visiting Europe in late May/early June :)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bettina_/]

I hope so! And I hope that I actually will know about it before they are here and not like weeks after they were here ;-).

And your icon always makes me so sad. They took all his shoes *sniff*. ;-)

[turps33.livejournal.com]

YAY!

So much good news, thank you :)

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

It's almost overwhelming it's so much fun and so exciting :)

[isetadrift.livejournal.com]

I so hope they come out to Australia. If they do I am going to every show I can until I am broke. Or something haha. Because it's something I am not going to miss!

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

You won't be the only one *g*.

[isetadrift.livejournal.com]

I am hoping that maybe i can get a group of people from other states to do the same thing. It'd be fun to like travel in a semi organised group. it's either they come here or i'll have to find a way or going overseas to see them.

[erilyn.livejournal.com]

Sadly my upcoming trip to the US won't coincide with the BSB tour.