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Backstreet Boys celebrate 20 years of 'I Want It That Way'

By Karen Butler   |   April 14, 2019 at 12:13 PM
The Backstreet Boys are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their signature hit, "I Want It That Way." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Left to right, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean, Nick Carter and Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys arrive for the 61st annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on February 10. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI Left to right, Kevin Richardson, Howie D, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell and Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys perform on "Good Morning America" in New York City on July 13, 2018. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI

April 14 (UPI) -- The Backstreet Boys celebrated the 20th anniversary of their classic song, "I Want It That Way" this weekend.

The song came out on April 12, 1999.

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"20 years of I Want It That Way and 3x platinum @RIAA certified digital single... can't thank you guys enough for keeping the Backstreet pride alive! #IWantItThatWay20," the group's Twitter feed said Saturday.

A day earlier, the "Millennium 20 Edition" of the music video for the song was posted on YouTube.

It is the original music video with printed trivia blurbs and quoted memories from band members Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell, Howie Dorough and A.J. McLean popping up throughout.

The Backstreet Boys announced their DNA concert tour in November.

The group is scheduled to kick off the North American leg on July 12 in Washington, D.C., and will wrap it up Sept. 15 in Newark, N.J.