We've Got It Goin' On

For the debut single by Human Nature, see Got It Goin' On.

"We've Got It Goin' On"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Backstreet Boys (international and US)
B-side
  • "Album Medley"
  • "Tell Me That I'm Dreaming"
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1995 (1995-09-11)[1]
RecordedJune 1995[2][3]
StudioCheiron (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre
Length3:39
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Denniz Pop
  • Max Martin
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"We've Got It Goin' On"
(1995) 		"I'll Never Break Your Heart"
(1995)
Backstreet Boys US singles chronology
"We've Got It Goin' On"
(1995) 		"Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)"
(1997)
Music video
"We've Got It Goin' On" on YouTube

"We've Got It Goin' On" is the debut single by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released on September 11, 1995, as the lead single from their self-titled debut album (1996). The song was recorded at Cheiron Studios in Sweden during a week in June 1995.[5] It was written and produced by Max Martin and his then-mentor Denniz Pop, with extra writing from Herbert Crichlow and was later included in the US album and achieved success worldwide. The single peaked at number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 20 weeks on the chart. It was released across Europe, where it reached the top five in several countries, including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. On the Eurochart Hot 100, the song reached number five.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference ger was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Golden, Anna Louise (September 15, 2015). Backstreet Boys: They've Got It Goin' On!. St. Martin's Publishing. ISBN 9781250098207.
  3. ^ "BACKSTREET BOYS FACE THE NEW 'MILLENNIUM' | Mitch Schneider Organization". Archived from the original on October 6, 2022. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Molanphy, Chris (November 30, 2018). "The Give Me a Sign Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  5. ^ Golden, Anna Louise (September 15, 2015). Backstreet Boys: They've Got It Goin' On!. St. Martin's Publishing. ISBN 9781250098207.