Backstreet Boys Select Tracks, Amass Street Teams For New CD

Back - Index - Submissions - - What is RSS? Date: Oct 16, 2000 Source: MTV Submitted By: Y and 2Backstreet With a little more than a month standing between fans and the next Backstreet Boys album, the Boys are putting the finishing touches on the effort and are also looking to their sizable fan base for help in marketing it. Jive Records confirms that the heartthrobs have lined up the track listing for "Black & Blue," which is due to arrive on shelves on November 21. Besides the single "Shape Of My Heart," Backstreet followers should also expect titles like "Get Another Boyfriend," "I Promise You (With Everything I Am)," "The Answer To Our Life," and "How Did I Fall In Love With You" when the CD hits stores. The group is also taking a page from the underground promotion handbook and putting together an online Backstreet Boys street team to get the word out about the new release. Fans who visit the official Jive Records Web site (at www.jiverecords.com) are extended an invitation to join what the label hopes will be a massive online street team. Backstreet devotees who enlist are promised news updates and gifts as well as additional surprises. The group recently unveiled the first video from "Black & Blue," for the ballad "Shape Of My Heart," and B-Boy A.J.McLean has said that the rest of the album will boast various influences, from rock and R&B to hip-hop and country. The disc will also find the Boys once again teaming with pop mastermind Max Martin, who produced the group's first two albums as well as tracks for 'NSYNC and Britney Spears. When "Black & Blue" arrives on November 21, here's what you'll find: "The Call" "Shape Of My Heart" "Get Another Boyfriend" "Shining Star" "I Promise You (With Everything I Am)" "The Answer To Our Life" "Everyone" "More Than That" "Time" "Not For Me" "Yes I Will" "It's True" "How Did I Fall In Love With You" -- Robert Mancini Comment on this item. Next Item: Backstreet Boys' two-day tour Prev Item: Nick Carter co-managing a rock band