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"Bigger"
"Bigger"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album This Is Us
Released	November 29, 2009
Recorded	January–February 2009
Studio	Maratone Studios; (Stockholm); Conway Recording Studios; (Los Angeles)
Genre	Pop, dance-pop
Length	3:15
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Max Martin, Shellback, Tiffany Amber
Producer(s)	Max Martin
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"Bigger" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on November 29, 2009, as the second single from their seventh studio album, This Is Us (2009). The song was co-written and produced by collaborator and producer Max Martin. The band stated that the song was one of their best cuts since "I Want It That Way", a song written and produced by Martin for the band in 1998. This was also the last standard Backstreet Boys single to be released as a quartet before Kevin Richardson returned to the group in 2012.

Background and composition

"Bigger" was written by Max Martin, Johan Schuster and Tiffany Amber, while produced by Martin and Shellback. It was recorded by Al Clay at Conway Studios in Los Angeles, California, and by Martin and Shellback at Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. It was mixed at Mixstar Studios by Serban Ghenea. Audio engineering was done by John Hanes, while assisted by Tim Roberts. Shellback played the guitar, bass guitar and drums, and Martin played the keyboards.^[1] When asked about the track, AJ McLean said:

"We met with him while we were touring the last record just to see if he was even interested. Obviously he's busy with Pink and Kelly Clarkson and people like that. He sent us a track called 'Bigger' and we loved it - it's like the new 'I Want It That Way'. He's one of the reasons why we've had the hits that we've had."^[2]

Music video

The music video was directed by Frank Borin, was filmed in Tokyo, Japan.^[3] During a mini-tour there to promote their album This Is Us. It premiered worldwide at the official Backstreet Boys website.^[4]

Track listing

Digital download^[5]

"Bigger" - 3:15

iTunes Single^[6]

"Bigger" — 3:15
"Straight Through My Heart" (Dave Aude Club) — 6:39

iTunes Digital EP^[7]

"Bigger" — 3:15
"Straight Through My Heart" (Jason Nevins Mixshow Remix) — 5:35
"On Without You" — 3:36
"Bigger" (Video) — 3:22

CD single

"Bigger" — 3:17
"Bigger (Instrumental)" — 3:16

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
Japan (Japan Hot 100)^[8]	69
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)^[9]	56

References

^ This Is Us liner notes. Jive Records (2009)
^ Martin, Laura (July 27, 2009). "Music - Interview - Backstreet Boys". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
^ "Backstreet Boys - Bigger - EP (File) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2012-01-16.
^ Matt (October 30, 2009). "Bigger Music Video Premiers!". Retrieved February 27, 2011.
^ "Bigger - Single by Backstreet Boys - Download on iTunes". Apple Store. November 20, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11.
^ "Bigger - Single by Backstreet Boys - Download on iTunes". Apple Store. January 8, 2010.
^ "Bigger - EP by Backstreet Boys - Download on iTunes". Apple Store. November 20, 2009.
^ Japan Hot 100
^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200951 into search. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

[1] This Is Us liner notes. Jive Records (2009)

[digitalspy-2] Martin, Laura (July 27, 2009). "Music - Interview - Backstreet Boys". Digital Spy. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

[3] "Backstreet Boys - Bigger - EP (File) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2009-11-29. Retrieved 2012-01-16.

[4] Matt (October 30, 2009). "Bigger Music Video Premiers!". Retrieved February 27, 2011.

[5] "Bigger - Single by Backstreet Boys - Download on iTunes". Apple Store. November 20, 2009. Archived from the original on 2012-11-11.

[6] "Bigger - Single by Backstreet Boys - Download on iTunes". Apple Store. January 8, 2010.

[7] "Bigger - EP by Backstreet Boys - Download on iTunes". Apple Store. November 20, 2009.

[8] Japan Hot 100

[sc_Slovakia_Backstreet_Boys-9] "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200951 into search. Retrieved February 27, 2011.

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+| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[dance-pop]]
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+| label      = [[Jive Records|Jive]]
+| writer     = [[Max Martin]], [[Shellback (songwriter)|Shellback]], [[Tiffany Amber]]
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+"'''Bigger'''" is a song by American boy band [[Backstreet Boys]]. It was released on November 29, 2009, as the second single from their seventh studio album, ''[[This Is Us (Backstreet Boys album)|This Is Us]]'' (2009). The song was co-written and produced by collaborator and producer [[Max Martin]]. The band stated that the song was one of their best cuts since "[[I Want It That Way]]", a song written and produced by Martin for the band in 1998. This was also the last standard Backstreet Boys single to be released as a quartet before [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]] returned to the group in 2012.
-The release of Bigger has been confirmed by at least 4 reliable sources, including members of the band. Other sources include [[Entertainment Weekly]] and the United States radio program [[On Air with Ryan Seacrest]]. The music video for the single has been filmed and released. It is also promoted on the band's official website, as well as their official website through their record company, [[Jive Records]]. The song was first performed by Brian Littrell on March 12, 2009 while on tour in Latin America.
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+"Bigger" was written by [[Max Martin]], [[Shellback (producer)|Johan Schuster]] and [[Tiffany Amber]],  while [[record producer|produced]] by Martin and [[Shellback (producer)|Shellback]]. It was recorded by Al Clay at Conway Studios in [[Los Angeles, California]], and by Martin and Shellback at Maratone Studios in [[Stockholm, Sweden]]. It was [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] at Mixstar Studios by Serban Ghenea. [[Audio engineering]] was done by John Hanes, while assisted by Tim Roberts. Shellback played the [[guitar]], [[bass guitar]] and [[drums]], and Martin played the [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]].<ref>''[[This Is Us (Backstreet Boys album)|This Is Us]]'' liner notes. [[Jive Records]] (2009)</ref> When asked about the track, [[AJ McLean]] said:
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-February 1, 2010 <small>(US)</small>
-| Recorded       = January—February 2009<br>Maratone Studios<br><small>([[Stockholm, Sweden|Stockholm]], [[Sweden]])</small><br>Conway Studios<br><small>([[Los Angeles, CA|Los Angeles]], [[CA]])
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-| Next single    = "TBA"<br />(2010)
-}}
+<blockquote>"We met with him while we were touring the last record just to see if he was even interested. Obviously he's busy with Pink and Kelly Clarkson and people like that. He sent us a track called 'Bigger' and we loved it - it's like the new 'I Want It That Way'. He's one of the reasons why we've had the hits that we've had."<ref name="digitalspy">{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a167082/backstreet-boys.html|title=Music - Interview - Backstreet Boys|last=Martin|first=Laura|date=July 27, 2009|publisher=Digital Spy|accessdate=February 27, 2011}}</ref></blockquote>
-"'''Bigger'''" is a song by American vocal group, the [[Backstreet Boys]]. It is the second single from the group's seventh studio album, ''[[This Is Us (Backstreet Boys album)|This Is Us]]''. It was co-written and produced by previous collaborator and producer [[Max Martin]], who is responsible for most of their previous hits, including "[[I Want It That Way]]". It is the first time they have worked with Martin since 2005's ''[[Never Gone]]'' album. As of January 6th 2010, there still hasn't been a physical CD release of this single.
 ==Music video==
+The music video was directed by Frank Borin, was filmed in [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Backstreet-Boys-Bigger-EP/release/2030652 |title=Backstreet Boys - Bigger - EP (File) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2009-11-29 |accessdate=2012-01-16}}</ref> During a mini-tour there to promote their album ''[[This Is Us (Backstreet Boys album)|This Is Us]]''. It premiered worldwide at the official Backstreet Boys website.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://backstreetboys.com/news/5922|title=Bigger Music Video Premiers!|last=Matt|date=October 30, 2009|accessdate=February 27, 2011}}</ref>
-The video for ''Bigger'' was filmed in early October 2009 while the group was promoting their album, ''This Is Us'', in Tokyo, Japan. The video was directed by Frank Borin. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UOoNZWZyKQ The video] was first released on November 2, 2009 on the group's official [[YouTube]] account. The group is mainly seen performing the song through the streets of Tokyo, in a restaurant with several Japanese women dressed as maids, singing [[karaoke]] at a party, in front of a countdown clock, and in front of a building of historic Japanese architecture. It ends with the crowd at the karaoke party singing the "la la la la la la" line of the chorus.
-The video peaked at #1 on AOL Music on its debut week. As of November 8, it was #2. <ref> http://music.aol.com/video-hub/most-popular </ref>
 ==Track listing==
+* '''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/bigger-single/id340083608 |title=Bigger - Single by Backstreet Boys - Download on iTunes |publisher=Apple Store |date=November 20, 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111204038/https://itunes.apple.com/be/album/bigger-single/id340083608 |archivedate=2012-11-11 }}</ref>
-===Digital Download - Single===
-# Bigger — 3:15
+# "Bigger" - 3:15
-# Straight Through My Heart (Dave Aude Club) — 6:39
+* '''iTunes Single'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bigger-single/id338583383|title=Bigger - Single by Backstreet Boys - Download on iTunes|publisher=Apple Store|date=January 8, 2010}}</ref>
+# "Bigger" — 3:15
+# "Straight Through My Heart" (Dave Aude Club) — 6:39
+* '''iTunes Digital EP'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/bigger-ep/id341611422|title=Bigger - EP by Backstreet Boys - Download on iTunes|publisher=Apple Store|date=November 20, 2009}}</ref>
-===Digital Download - EP===
-# Bigger — 3:15
+# "Bigger" — 3:15
-# Straight Through My Heart (Jason Nevins Mixshow Remix) — 5:35
+# "Straight Through My Heart" (Jason Nevins Mixshow Remix) — 5:35
-# On Without You — 3:36
+# "On Without You" — 3:36
-# Bigger (Video) — 3:22
+# "Bigger" (Video) — 3:22
+* '''CD single'''
+# "Bigger" — 3:17
+# "Bigger (Instrumental)" — 3:16
 ==Charts==
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-!align="left"|Charts (2009)
+!align="left"|Chart (2009)
 !align="left"|Peak<br />position
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-|[[Japan Hot 100]]<ref>[http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=pt-BR&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard-japan.com%2F&sl=ja&tl=en&history_state0= Japan Hot 100]</ref>
+|Japan ([[Japan Hot 100]])<ref>[https://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=pt-BR&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.billboard-japan.com%2F&sl=ja&tl=en&history_state0= Japan Hot 100]</ref>
 | style="text-align:center;"|69
 |-
+|{{single chart|Slovakia|56|artist=Backstreet Boys|year=2009|week=51|accessdate=February 27, 2011}}
-|Slovak Airplay Chart<ref>[http://www.ifpicr.cz/hitparadask/index.php?a=titul&hitparada=18&titul=145934&sec=16b0a4f9cf9246f42762b911fbef68f9 IFPI SNS]</ref>
-| style="text-align:center;"|56
-|-
-|[[Singapore 91.3fm Hot 30]]
-| style="text-align:center;"|7
-|-
-|[[Taiwan]] Top 40<ref>[http://top40-charts.com/song.php?sid=27816]</ref>
-| style="text-align:center;"|1
 |}
 ==References==
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+[[Category:2009 songs]]
 [[Category:Backstreet Boys songs]]
-[[Category:2009 singles]]
+[[Category:Jive Records singles]]
 [[Category:Pop ballads]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Max Martin]]
+[[Category:Song recordings produced by Shellback (record producer)]]
-[[it:Bigger]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Max Martin]]
-[[ru:Bigger]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Shellback (record producer)]]
-[[fi:Bigger]]
+[[Category:Songs written by Sophia Somajo]]

v t e Backstreet Boys singles
Discography
1990s	"We've Got It Goin' On" "I'll Never Break Your Heart" "Get Down (You're the One for Me)" "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" "Anywhere for You" "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" "As Long as You Love Me" "All I Have to Give" "I Want It That Way" "Larger than Life" "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely"
2000s	"The One" "Shape of My Heart" "The Call" "More than That" "Drowning" "Incomplete" "Just Want You to Know" "Crawling Back to You" "I Still..." "Inconsolable" "Helpless When She Smiles" "Straight Through My Heart" "Bigger"
2010s	"Don't Turn Out the Lights" "It's Christmas Time Again" "In a World like This" "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" "Chances" "No Place"
2020s	"Last Christmas"
Other	"Christmas Time" "God, Your Mama, and Me" "Matches"
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