I Want It That Way
Song by Andreas Carlsson and Max MartinWikipedia
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Sep 17, 2026
Jack ArchdaleHOST
Which song?
Louisa DaldinHOST
Oh, I Want It That Way.
Jack ArchdaleHOST
Okay.
Louisa DaldinHOST
Hit it, Willy.
Jack ArchdaleHOST
Don't do that
Louisa DaldinHOST
...
Louisa DaldinHOST
when I say I want it that way.
Jack ArchdaleHOST
[laughs] Oh, God
MarkHOST
Talk about the Q- what is it? The Q score, the T score, the recognizability score, and that song has gotta be the most overplayed thing in America for like, I'd say four years.
BradHOST
Well, you'd be right except for I Want It That Way came out the year following, so-
MarkHOST
Hm
BradHOST
...
Ryan BuddsHOST
Number four, 1969, renewed in 2002, Fenway Park's anthem, Sweet Caroline.
Ryan BuddsHOST
bop bop bop with neil diamond number five burger king advertised with this backstreet boy song i want it that way i want it that way number six perfect after i want it that way it's any way you want it any way you want it from journey at the end of caddyshack number seven a trio of drinks and a hit song from george thurgood one bourbon one scotch one beer Number eight, Nina Simone, I'm just a soul whose intentions are good.
Ryan BuddsHOST
Oh Lord, don't let me be misunderstood.
Ryan BuddsHOST
Number nine, a warning from Aerosmith in 97 about your patella area.
AnthonyHOST
Here is your clip.
Kyle KingGUEST
I want it that way.
Kyle KingGUEST
Good old
AnthonyHOST
Backstreet Boys.
Gabby DeutschHOST
Like The Ants Go Marching is one of the ones that, I don't know, I still remember exactly.
Gabby DeutschHOST
Or another one, which was like always the most popular, is I Want It That Way by the Backstreet Boys.
Gabby DeutschHOST
I
Stephanie ButnickHOST
have heard that one.
Gabby DeutschHOST
The show is amazing at the Sphere.
Gabby DeutschHOST
It was just like one of the coolest concerts I've ever been to.
Gabby DeutschHOST
And when they started singing I Want It That Way, Becca and I turned to each other and we burst into a Dona Lum right there in the Sphere.
Gabby DeutschHOST
Yes.
Dino BravoHOST
The one desire.
Dino BravoHOST
Believe when I say, I want it that way.
Dino BravoHOST
But we are two worlds apart.
Dino BravoHOST
Can't reach to your heart.
Dino BravoHOST
When you say, that I want it that way.
Dino BravoHOST
Tell me why.
Dino BravoHOST
Ain't nothing but a heartache.
Dino BravoHOST
Tell me why.
speaker_0HOST
Brian and Nick would trade off lead vocals, but the harmonies were where they lived.
speaker_0HOST
"As Long as You Love Me," "I Want It That Way," these are harmony-driven songs.
speaker_0HOST
NSYNC came out swinging harder.
speaker_0HOST
Their debut single, "I Want You Back" from nineteen ninety-eight, is faster, more up-tempo, more dance-oriented.
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speaker_0HOST
The Backstreet versus *NSYNC war distracted everyone from the fact that both groups were fighting for legitimacy, and they didn't get it.
speaker_0HOST
Not really.
speaker_0HOST
Not until years later when millennials grew up and got nostalgic and started admitting that actually, "I Want It That Way" is a perfect pop song.
speaker_0HOST
Actually, "Bye Bye Bye" is an absolute banger.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
The video looks awesome.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
So did they play I Want It That Way multiple times? They did not.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
Just the one
Jack FritzHOST
time? Just the once.
Spike EskinHOST
It gets everyone going.
Spike EskinHOST
It was a good close on song.
Spike EskinHOST
I want it that way.
Spike EskinHOST
It was probably sixth from the end.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
The video looks awesome.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
So did they play I Want It That Way multiple times? They did not.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
Just the one time? Just the once.
Spike EskinHOST
Did
Spike EskinHOST
It gets everyone going.
Spike EskinHOST
It was a good close on song.
Spike EskinHOST
I want it that way.
Spike EskinHOST
It was probably sixth from the end.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
The video looks awesome.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
So did they play I Want It That Way multiple times? They did not.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
Just the one time? Just the once.
Eliot Shorr-ParksGUEST
Did they close with that? They
Spike EskinHOST
It gets everyone going.
Spike EskinHOST
It was a good close on song.
Spike EskinHOST
I want it that way.
Spike EskinHOST
It was probably sixth from the end.
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