Released: May 6, 1996

Songwriter: Denniz PoP Max Martin

Producer: Denniz PoP Max Martin

[Intro: Brian]
I wanna be with you
It's crazy but it's true
And everything I do, oh-oh
I wanna be with you

[Verse 1: AJ]
I'd like to know your policy
When it comes to me
I like to know what's in your mind
It's not easy to see
I know now what I feel
And what to do
I wanna be with you

[Pre-Chorus: Brian]
And I'll be waitin'
Until you face the truth
When the light is fading
You know what I wanna do

[Chorus: All & Brian]
I wanna be with you
It's crazy but it's true (you know it's true)
And everything I do (is for you baby)
I wanna be with you (oh-oh, with you)

[Post-Chorus: AJ, Brian & All]
Everybody say
Yeah
See you once again
Yeah
Everybody swing
Yeah
Everybody
Yeah
Everybody swing

[Verse 2: AJ]
Wish you'd come and set me free
So that I can see
All the things I've left behind
What's missin' in me
I'm lookin' for a sign
In the things you do
I wanna be with you

[Pre-Chorus: Brian]
And I'll be waitin'
Until you face the truth
When the light is fading
You know what I wanna do

[Chorus: All & Brian]
I wanna be with you
It's crazy but it's true (you know it's true)
And everything I do (is for you baby)
I wanna be with you (oh-oh, with you)

[Post-Chorus: AJ, Brian & All]
Everybody say
Yeah
See you once again
Yeah
Everybody swing
Yeah
Everybody
Yeah
Everybody swing

[Reprise: Brian]
I wanna be with you
It's crazy but it's true
And everything I do, oh-oh
I wanna be with you

[Interlude: AJ & All]
I wanna be with you
Yeah
It's crazy but it's true
Yeah
And everything I do
I wanna be with you

[Countermelody: All & Brian]
I wanna be with you
(I wanna be with you)
It's crazy but it's true
(It's crazy but it's true)
And everything I do
(And everything I do, oh-oh)
I wanna be with you
(I wanna be with you, hey-yeah!)

[Outro: All]
And everything I do, oh-oh
I wanna be with you

Backstreet Boys

The Backstreet Boys are the most successful boy band in history, having sold over 130 million records worldwide, and with their first nine albums reaching the top 10 on the Billboard 200. Florida natives A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, and Nick Carter, along with Kentucky transplant Kevin Richardson, were joined in a band once they attended Lou Pearlman’s auditions for a vocal group in 1992, with the group being completed by Kevin’s cousin Brian Litrell. Once took under the wing of Swedish producer Max Martin in 1995, the stage was set for global domination, attracting the lust of women and the anger of men. While the fad died down and Kevin even left for a while, the band never officially took a break or such.