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"Drowning" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released on September 25, 2001, as the only single from their compilation album, The Hits – Chapter One.

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"Drowning"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album The Hits – Chapter One
B-side	"Back to Your Heart"
Released	September 25, 2001 (2001-09-25)
Recorded	July 1[1]  – September 2000[2]
Studio	Polar, Cherion (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre	Pop
Length	4:28
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Andreas Carlsson Linda Thompson Rami
Producer(s)	Kristian Lundin Rami
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"More than That" (2001) "Drowning" (2001) "Incomplete" (2005)
Music video
"Drowning" on YouTube

Background

The song was written by Andreas Carlsson, Rami and Linda Thompson, and produced by Rami and Kristian Lundin. The song was initially recorded for the Black & Blue album but was excluded due to the limited track listings left.^{[citation needed]} Several elements of the song, such as the piano intro and the chorus, are very similar to "Långsamt farväl" released by the Swedish artist Mauro Scocco in 1997. Andreas Carlsson, co-writer of "Drowning", sang backing vocals on Lisa Nilsson's version of "Långsamt farväl" released in 2003.[3] In Finland, "Drowning" was compared to the 1995 song "Älä sano huomisesta" by Hausmylly.[4]

Chart performance

The song peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on November 13, 2001. It reached the top ten in several European countries, reaching number three in Sweden, number four in the UK, and number five in Norway.

Music videos

Official version

The official music video was directed by Nigel Dick, who directed their music videos for "As Long as You Love Me" and "All I Have to Give".[5] It featured the band gathered around monuments and an old building resembling a church.

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 group are often seen as silhouettes moving and singing against the background. This was filmed in Los Angeles.^{[citation needed]}

Unreleased version

Before the final video was produced, a different concept was in production. The concept was eventually abandoned and the official video was produced instead. One of the preliminary cuts of this original video was leaked to the public. This video was done, then canceled and replaced by the end of the month.^{[citation needed]}

It features the band members dressed in black outfits, which can be seen in the photograph on the CD single cover.^{[citation needed]} The video was shot mainly using green screen to place the band on an arid salt flat. The sun is initially shining, but dark clouds quickly fill the sky in the first chorus, and it begins to rain in the second verse. A flood of water fills the area and the storm continues to get worse. At the key change, and at the end of the song, the band members are hit with a large wave. Through the rest of the video they simply sing in a shallow depth of water.^{[citation needed]}

Track listings

Personnel

• Kristian Lundin – producer, recording engineer, mix engineer
• Rami – producer, recording engineer, mix engineer
• John Amatiello – assistant recording engineer, Pro Tools engineer
• Thomas Lindberg – bass
• Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar
• Jonathan Lindström – pedal steel guitar
• Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Drowning"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[47]	Gold	35,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[48]	Gold
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Drowning"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	September 25, 2001	Contemporary hit rhythmic contemporary radio	Jive	[49]
Australia	November 5, 2001	CD		[50]
United Kingdom	December 31, 2001	CD cassette		[51]

In popular culture

"Drowning" and their other single "The One" were both licensed and used in the 2002–2003 anime television series Hanada Shōnen Shi. "Drowning" was used for the ending theme, while "The One" was the opening theme.[52]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Drowning (Backstreet Boys song)

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[es] Drowning

«Drowning» es el sencillo grabado e interpretado por la boyband estadounidense Backstreet Boys de su álbum recopilatorio The Hits - Chapter One (2001), Fue publicado como sencillo el 13 de agosto de 2001. La canción fue grabada inicialmente para el álbum Black & Blue (2000), pero no había más espacio en la lista de canciones para ello. Fue lanzado en iTunes el 14 de enero de 2008. Aparece Kevin Scott Richardson en el piano. Este fue su último lanzamiento antes de un descanso de tres años desde 2001 hasta 2005. La canción llegó al número 28 en Estados Unidos el 17 de noviembre de 2001. La canción también le fue moderadamente bien en las listas internacionales, llegando al número 3 en Suecia y número 5 en Noruega. La canción también le fue excepcionalmente bien en TRL, y el vídeo fue retirado el 26 de febrero de 2002.

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[it] Drowning (Backstreet Boys)

Drowning è un brano dei Backstreet Boys della loro prima raccolta The Hits: Chapter One. La canzone, pubblicata il 13 agosto 2001, e inizialmente registrata per Black & Blue, venne inclusa nella raccolta come unico singolo inedito con al pianoforte Kevin Richardson. Il singolo ebbe un buon successo in molte classifiche internazionali, raggiungendo la numero 3 in Svezia, la numero 5 in Norvegia e la numero 10 in Italia. Drowning fu l'ultimo inedito prima dei quattro anni di pausa che la band fece dal 2001 al 2005 ed è la sigla di chiusura dell'anime Hanada Shounen-shi.

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[ru] Drowning

«Drowning» (с англ. — «Утопающий») — сингл со сборника хитов группы Backstreet Boys — «The Hits: Chapter One». Песня изначально была записана для альбома «Black & Blue» и стала последним синглом перед перерывом в карьере группы (2002—2005 гг.)

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