The song reached the top 10 charts in Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland and Norway. ‘Quit Playing Games’ topped the charts in 3 countries Austria, Germany and Switzerland. In the UK, it reached number 2 on the Official Charts Company and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified Platinum for sales over 1.2 million copies. Songwriter/s: Max Martin – Herbie CrichlowĬhart Rankings: In the US, the song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard hot 100 Charts, the Adult Contemporary charts, and the Mainstream Top 40 charts. The single was not the label’s first choice for their U.S.
The video was shot at Howard Middle School in Orlando, Florida, and is mostly angst-ridden expressions and plenty of abs. Quit Playing Games (with My Heart) is the breakthrough single from the Backstreet Boys ‘ self-titled debut LP. He recalled to Genius: 'I had a fight with my wife, and it just kind of hit me. Crichlow started writing this song on the bus to the studio. It was one of the first hit singles for both songwriters. Backstreet Boys called the music video their most embarrassing clip, Nick Carter told Entertainment Weekly: “We’re all beefed out”. This pop ballad was written by British-born and Sweden-based songwriter Herbie Crichlow and Swedish producer Max Martin.
They accepted the offer when they completed that recording in only two days of their planned week-long session. The song was unexpectedly offered to the band while recording “We’ve Got It Goin’ On” in June 1995 in Stockholm, Sweden. I’ve got this song, and we have to go do it, now!’ We ran downstairs and basically, the song was written in about 25 minutes.” Littrell and Kevin Richardson recorded all of the background vocals on the song who decided to finish up the song while the other members were having lunch, and McLean’s sang harmony with himself on the bridge. I ran into the studio, and I was like, ‘Martin, I’ve got this idea. In an interview with Genius he explained how he wrote the song, he said: “I had a fight with my wife, and it just kind of hit me. He started writing this song while he’s on the bus. After a fight with his wife, co-writer Crichlow took the bus to the studio.