| "Incomplete" | ||||
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| Single by Backstreet Boys | ||||
| from the album Never Gone | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | April 11, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studio | Westlake Recording (Hollywood, California) | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Dan Muckala | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Incomplete" on YouTube | ||||
"Incomplete" is a song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys from their fifth studio album, Never Gone (2005). The power ballad[1] was released on April 11, 2005, as the group's first single since they decided to reunite after a two-year hiatus. It was written by Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, and Jess Cates, and it was produced by Muckala with Kevin Richardson on piano. According to Billboard magazine's Chuck Taylor, the song is an "emotion-packed, grown-up tome about relationship struggle and strife."[2]
"Incomplete" marked a stylistic change for the band, with member AJ McLean saying that the band wanted to break away from the image they had attained during the 1990s and early 2000s.[3] The song was a commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold certification for selling over half a million copies in the US. It also reached the top 10 in several European countries. It debuted at number one in Australia, becoming the group's only number-one hit and receiving a double-platinum sales certification in 2020.
- ^ Vineyard, Jennifer (March 15, 2005). "Backstreet Boys Pick Power Ballad for Their Comeback Single". MTV. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
- ^ Taylor, Chuck (April 16, 2005). "Essential Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 117, no. 16. p. 44. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
- ^ "The ARIA Report: Chartifacts!" (PDF). ARIA. June 20, 2005. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 22, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2021.