Never Gone

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Never Gone
Studio album by The Backstreet Boys
Released June 14, 2005
Recorded January 26, 2004-January 2005;
Westlake Audio, Hollywood, CA
Dr. Luke's New York, NY
Woodland Ranch, Woodland Hills, CA
Maratone Studio Stockholm, Sweden
Henson Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Turtle Sound Studios, New York City
The Village Recorder, Los Angeles, CA
The Underlab, Los Angeles CA
Genre Pop rock
Length 47:41
Label Jive
Producer Max Martin, John Shanks, John Ondrasik, Dan Muckala, Gregg Wattenberg, Mark Taylor, billymann, Dr. Luke, Johan "Brorsan" Brorsson, Paul L. Wiltshire, Jay Orpin, Victoria Wu, John Fields, Rami Yacoub
The Backstreet Boys chronology
The Hits: Chapter One
(2001)		 Never Gone
(2005)		 Unbreakable
(2007)
Singles from Never Gone
  1. "Incomplete"
    Released: April 1, 2005
  2. "Just Want You To Know"
    Released: October 4, 2005
  3. "I Still..."
    Released: January 31, 2006

Never Gone is the fifth studio album released by American boyband Backstreet Boys. Originally due for release in 2004, the release date for the album was pushed back to June 14, 2005 for unknown reasons. The album varies musically from their previous albums, with a rock sound to the album. Unlike previous albums, the album featured only live instruments.

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[edit] Background

Never Gone was certified as a platinum record in the U.S. It sold 293,000 copies during it's first week of availability, and debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. In Japan, it sold 528,000 copies and was second biggest western artist's album for 2005.[1] Never Gone was also released as a DualDisc. The DualDisc version features the music video for "Incomplete" and a short documentary showing the making of the video. This was the final album that former member Kevin Richardson collaborated on, as he left to pursue other interests following the conclusion of their world tour. The Never Gone Tour commenced soon after the album's release. On December 20, 2005, the group released the DVD "Never Gone: The Videos", which included behind the scenes footage and the music videos for "Incomplete", "Just Want You To Know", and "I Still". The DVD also includes a slideshow with the instrumental audio of "Just Want You To Know", and an interview in Germany regarding their upcoming tour.

[edit] Reception

Initial critical response to Never Gone were surprisingly generally negative due to the change from the band's traditional pop style. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 40, based on 7 reviews.[2]

[edit] Track listing

# Title Writers Producers Time
01. "Incomplete" Dan Muckala, Jess Cates, Lindy Robbins Dan Muckala 3:59
02. "Just Want You To Know" Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin, Dr. Luke 3:51
03. "Crawling Back to You" Chris Farren, Blair Daly John Fields 3:43
04. "Weird World" John Ondrasik Gregg Wattenberg 4:12
05. "I Still" Max Martin, Rami Yacoub Max Martin, Rami 3:46
06. "Poster Girl" Billy Mann, Rasmus Bähncke, René Tromborg Billy Mann 3:54
07. "Lose It All" Alexander Barry, Shelly Peiken, Wally Gagel John Fields 4:04
08. "Climbing The Walls" Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald 3:41
09. "My Beautiful Woman" Paul Wiltshire, Victoria Wu Paul Wiltshire 3:34
10. "Safest Place To Hide" Tom Leonard., Robin Lerner John Shanks 4:38
11. "Siberia" Alexandra Talomaa, Max Martin, Rami Christian Nilsson, Johan Brorson 4:17
12. "Never Gone" Gary Baker, Kevin Richardson, Steve Diamond Mark Taylor 3:45
13. "Song For The Unloved" (Bonus Track) Billy Mann, Chris Rojas Billy Mann 3:40
14. "Rush Over Me" (UK Bonus Track) Harvey Mason, Jr., Damon Thomas Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell The Underdogs 3:27
15. "Movin' On" (Japanese Bonus Track) Howie Dorough, Wade Robson, Nate Butler David Thomas, Mark Kibble 3:29
16. "Last Night You Saved My Life" (DVD Audio Bonus Track) Howie Dorough, Wade Robson, Nate Butler David Thomas, Mark Kibble 3:26

[edit] Reviews

[edit] Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 200 3
UK Album Chart 11
Australia ARIA Album Chart 6
Canadian Album Chart 1
German Album Chart 1
New Zealand RIANZ Album Chart 21
Indian Album Chart 1
Swiss Album Chart 3
Austrian Album Chart 4
French Album Chart 19
Dutch Album Chart 3
Belgium Flanders Album Chart 13
Belgium Walonia Album Chart 19
Chilean Album Chart[3] 1
South Korean Album Chart 1
Swedish Album Chart 3
Finnish Album Chart 5
Norwegian Album Chart 20
Danish Album Chart 11
Italian Album Chart 4
Spanish Album Chart 2
Portuguese Album Chart 8
Japanese Oricon Album Chart 3
Mexican Albums Chart 3
Hungarian Album Chart[4] 8

[edit] Sales and certifications

Country Providers Certification Sales or
Shipments
United States RIAA Platinum[5] 1,000,000+
Australia ARIA Gold[6] 35,000+
Canada CRIA Platinum[7] 100,000+
Germany BVMI Gold[8] 100,000+
Ireland IRMA Gold[9] 7,500+
Japan RIAJ 2x Platinum [10] 500,000+
Mexico AMPF Gold[11] 50,000+
Portugal AFP Gold[12] 10,000+
Russia NFP Gold[13] 10,000+
Switzerland IFPI Gold[14] 15,000+
United Kingdom BPI Gold[15] 100,000+

[edit] References

  1. ^ Oricon Top 30 Western Artist's Sale 2005
  2. ^ "Backstreet Boys:Never Gone (2005): Reviews". Metacritic. CNET Networks, Inc. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/backstreetboys/nevergone. Retrieved 2009-03-19. 
  3. ^ "Backstreet Boys Has Been Certified Platinum - Softpedia". News.softpedia.com. http://news.softpedia.com/news/Backstreet-Boys-Has-Been-Certified-Platinum-6824.shtml. Retrieved 2011-09-19. 
  4. ^ "Hungarian Albums Chart". Mahasz.hu. http://mahasz.hu/m/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=archivum&lista=top40&ev=2005&het=27&submit_=Keresés. Retrieved 2009-12-03. 
  5. ^ "Search Results for Never Gone". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Never%20Gone&artist=Backstreet%20Boys&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=Platinum&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  6. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2005 Albums". ARIA. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2005.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  7. ^ "June 2005". CRIA. http://www.cria.ca/gold/0605_g.php. Retrieved 2010-10-11. 
  8. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Never Gone')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Never+Gone&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2010-05-17. 
  9. ^ "2005 Gold Certifications". IRMA. http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  10. ^ "ゴールド等認定作品一覧　2005年7月". RIAJ. http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/200507.html. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  11. ^ "Mexican Certifications for Never Gone". AMPROFON. http://www.amprofon.com.mx/certificaciones.php?artista=Backstreet+Boys&titulo=Never+Gone&disquera=&certificacion=todas&anio=todos&categoria=todas&Submitted=Buscar&item=menuCert&contenido=buscar. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
  12. ^ "TOP OFICIAL DA ASSOCIAÇÃO FONOGRÀFICA PORTUGUESA (Week 38, 2005)". http://www.afp.org.pt/top.php. Retrieved 2010-10-17. 
  13. ^ "Russia's certifications 2005". NFPP. http://2m-online.ru/gold_n_platinum/detail.php?COUNTRY=5075. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  14. ^ "Awards 2005". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2005. Retrieved 2010-09-05. 
  15. ^ "Gold/Platinum Certifications for BPI". BPI. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-17. 
Backstreet Boys
Studio albums

Backstreet Boys (1996) · Backstreet's Back (1997) · Millennium (1999) · Black & Blue (2000) · Never Gone (2005) · Unbreakable (2007) · This Is Us (2009)
Compilation albums
Solo projects

Nick Carter: Now or Never (2002)  · I'm Taking Off (2011)
Brian Littrell: Welcome Home (2006)
A. J. McLean: Have It All (2010)
Howie Dorough: Back to Me (2011)
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