erilyn | Incomplete video

The video has leaked, a bit over two days early. I'd put that right on schedule for the Backstreet army ;)

+ Incomplete music video - 24 meg, wmv
+ Incomplete music video - 13 meg, rm

> Direct link to file on AOL - right click and save for 43 meg .mov file

Similar quality, download your preferred format. Don't link to the files or my journal on message boards or communites, share the file yourself instead.

Thanks to

kamadu and

musicdiamond for the files, and

raynedanser for making sure I knew it was available :)

It's probably for the best that I got to watch it for myself alone, rather than in company. There may have been some squeeing, handclasping and sighing. And that was just when I found out it had leaked.

This video and song is so about each other. THEY ARE ALL INCOMPLETE WITHOUT THE REST OF BACKSTREET. The cutting between Nick and Howie when they are singing together just killed me. AJ is so hot, I almost forgive him for the neck tattoos. Kevin should always play the piano (and why couldn't we have a closeup when he was stretching, dammit). Brian was way further into the water than I was expecting, but was beautiful. The lighting in this video is just gorgeous. And Howie clearly isn't human, no one can just keep getting hotter and hotter the way he does without spontaneously combusting.

And that's as close as I can be to being coherent about this. It's beautifully shot, and it's all about the Boys, and I don't know whether it's a "good" video or not, there's no way I can be at all objective at the moment.

Looks like it'll be premiering on TRL next Thursday. From here, from the Full Schedule popup: Mila Kunis makes us happy; Backstreet blows it up with a premiere.