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Drowning (Backstreet Boys song)

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"Drowning"
Single by The Backstreet Boys
from the album The Hits: Chapter One
Released October 16, 2001
Genre Pop/Piano Pop
Length 4:28
Label Jive/Zomba
Certification .7 million
The Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"More Than That"
(2001)
"Drowning"
(2001)
"Incomplete"
(2005)

"Drowning" is the single by the Backstreet Boys from their compilation album The Hits: Chapter One. The song was initially recorded for the Black & Blue album and features Kevin Richardson on piano. This was their last song before the five-year-hiatus, which took time from 2001 - 2005. The song did moderately well in the international charts, peaking at #3 in Sweden and #5 in Norway.

Contents

Track Listing

  1. Drowning
  2. Back To Your Heart
  3. Shape Of My Heart (Enhanced Video Version)

Music Video

Official version

The five Boys singing the chorus in front of a monument.
The five Boys singing the chorus in front of a monument.

The official music video was directed by Paul Boyd. It featured the five Boys gathered around some monuments and an old building which resembles a church.

The contre-jour technique is used extensively in the music video.
The contre-jour technique is used extensively in the music video.

The video is notable for its frequent used of the contre-jour technique, which puts the subject directly against the source of light, thus giving a clear, dark outline of the figure. In the video, the Boys are often seen as dark figures dancing and singing against a beautiful background.

Wet version

A "wet version" was made for the single before it was finally discarded in favour of the music video which eventually became the official version. It is similar in style to the music video of their previous single Quit Playin' Games (With My Heart), featuring the Boys walking in heavy rain.

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