Millennium + Larger Than Life Taiwan Limited Edition/Collectors Edition 2CD (Double Case)

Album Commentary

1999年5月，新好男孩帶著自信與驕傲，在睽違2年之後，以執著的歌聲『我就是愛妳。（！Want It ThatWay）向所有廣大的歌迷宣告『新好男孩回來了！。。每一個疼愛新好男孩的歌迷，當看到第一支主打歌曲的音樂錄影帶時，心中都充満著無限飽滿的幸福感受，最具體的反應就是首支單曲『我就是愛妳』，在全球破記錄地超過有30個國家的流行音樂榜中同步地登上冠軍寶座。
沒有人會懷疑新好男孩在現今流行樂界的地位，『皇上皇。的雅號對他們而言只是一句來的尊稱；3個月之內突破5000萬張的總銷售量，對他們而言只不過是另一次的實力證明，最重要的意義是新好男孩憑藉著自己的努力與歌迷的呵護，確立了他們成為下個世紀樂壇流行尖端的不變事實。
就像是恆古不愛的法則一樣，新好男孩的第二支單曲『搖擺狂潮』（Larger Than Life），在尚未推出前便已經造成了一股令人窒息的氣勢，這支花費數百萬美金所拍攝的音樂錄影帶，融合了90年代以來膾炙人口的科幻電影情節，包括了“異形」、『星際大戰』、「第五元素』及日本的『鋼彈戰士』，這支充滿了未來感的音樂錄影帶正好宣示了新好男孩跨越下一世紀的決心，誠在21世紀即稱霸流行樂壇的大業。

In May 1999, after a two-year absence, the Backstreet Boys returned with confidence and pride, declaring to their vast number of fans through the passionate voice of “I Want It That Way” that “the Backstreet Boys are back!” Every fan who loved and supported the Backstreet Boys was filled with an overwhelming sense of happiness when they saw the music video for the first single. The most direct response came with “I Want It That Way,” which set a worldwide record by simultaneously reaching No. 1 on the pop charts in more than 30 countries.
No one would question the Backstreet Boys’ position in today’s pop music world. The title “kings among kings” is simply another term of respect for them; surpassing total sales of 50 million records within three months was, for them, merely another demonstration of their strength. More importantly, through their own hard work and the support of their fans, the Backstreet Boys had firmly established themselves as one of the leading forces in popular music entering the next century.
As if following an unchanging law of nature, the Backstreet Boys’ second single, “Larger Than Life,” had already created an almost overwhelming sense of anticipation even before its release. Its music video, produced at a cost of several million U.S. dollars, incorporated elements from some of the most popular science-fiction films and works of the 1990s, including Alien, Star Wars, The Fifth Element, and Japan’s Gundam. Filled with a strong sense of the future, the video perfectly declared the Backstreet Boys’ determination to cross into the next century and establish their dominance in the pop music world of the 21st century.