Just Want You to Know

"Just Want You to Know" is a song performed by American vocal group Backstreet Boys. The song was released on July 18, 2005, as the second single from the group's fifth studio album, Never Gone (2005). The single performed well in European countries, reaching the top 10 in the United Kingdom, Spain, and Belgium and peaking within the top 20 in Germany, Ireland, and Italy.

"Just Want You to Know"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Never Gone
B-side	"Larger than Life" (live)
Released	July 18, 2005 (2005-07-18)
Studio	Maratone (Stockholm), Conway (Hollywood)
Genre	Rock,[1] pop rock[2]
Length	3:53
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald
Producer(s)	Max Martin, Dr. Luke
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"Incomplete" (2005) "Just Want You to Know" (2005) "Crawling Back to You" (2005)
Music video
"Just Want You to Know" on YouTube

Music video

The music video for "Just Want You to Know" is a reward for Backstreet Boys' fans, which features the band members themselves. The video is a tribute to the 1986 documentary Heavy Metal Parking Lot, with the Backstreet Boys playing the role of fans of the fictional heavy metal band 'Sphynkter' in May 1985.^[3] There are two versions of the video, both directed by Marc Klasfeld and released worldwide on September 3, 2005. The second version, which has the Backstreet Boys performing as the metal band 'Sphynkter' throughout the video, was a special reward exclusively leaked online.

Track listings

UK CD1 and European CD single[4][5] "Just Want You to Know" "Larger than Life" (live) UK CD2 and Australian CD single[6][7] "Just Want You to Know" "I Want It That Way" (live) "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (live) UK DVD single[8] "Just Want You to Know" (video) "Weird World" (a performance taken from AOL Live)

European maxi-CD single[9] "Just Want You to Know" – 3:51 "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (live) – 4:44 "Larger than Life" (live) – 3:57 "I Want It That Way" (live) – 4:15 "Just Want You to Know" (video enhancement) Screensaver enhancement Japanese CD single[10] "Just Want You to Know" (album version) "Just Want You to Know" (instrumental version) "I Want It That Way" (live)

Personnel

• Drums, Percussion – Shawn Pelton
• Engineer [Additional Pro Tools] – John Hanes
• Engineer [Assistant Additional Pro Tools] – Tim Roberts
• Engineer [Pro Tools Techs] – Christian Nilsson, Dan Chase
• Mixed by – Serban Ghenea
• Producer – Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald
• Recorded by – Christian Nilsson, Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, Seth Waldmann
• Recorded by [Assistant] – Alan Mason
• Recorded at Maratone Studios, Stockholm, Sweden & Conway Studios, Hollywood, California
• Written By – Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[11] 22 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[12] 22 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[13] 3 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[14] 2 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[15] 22 CIS Airplay (TopHit)[16] 93 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[17] 19 Germany (GfK)[18] 20 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 15 Italy (FIMI)[20] 18 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 35 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[22] 27 Scotland (OCC)[23] 13 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 7 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[25] 28 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 29 UK Singles (OCC)[27] 8 US Billboard Hot 100[28] 70 US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[29] 35 US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[30] 21 US Pop 100 (Billboard)[31] 33

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[32] 96

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	July 18, 2005	Contemporary hit radio	Jive	[33]
	August 15, 2005	Hot adult contemporary radio		[34]
Japan	August 24, 2005	CD		[35]
Denmark	September 12, 2005			[36]
Australia	September 19, 2005			[37]
United Kingdom	October 24, 2005			[38]