"All I Have to Give"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Backstreet's Back and Backstreet Boys (US)
ReleasedJanuary 13, 1998 (1998-01-13)
Studio
Genre
Length
  • 4:36 (album version)
  • 4:06 (radio version)
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Full Force (Brian George, Junior Clark, Paul Anthony George, Lucien George Jr., Curt Bedeau, Gerry Charles)
Producer(s)Full Force
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"As Long as You Love Me"
(1997) 		"All I Have to Give"
(1998) 		"I Want It That Way"
(1999)
Backstreet Boys US singles chronology
"I'll Never Break Your Heart"
(1998) 		"All I Have to Give"
(1998) 		"I Want It That Way"
(1999)
Alternate cover
Five men posing in black outfits. The song's title and band name are positioned slightly below the center of the cover.
1999 US single release
Music video
"All I Have to Give" on YouTube

"All I Have to Give" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, produced and written by Full Force. It was released by Jive Records as the third and final single from the band's second album, Backstreet's Back (1997), and the sixth and final single from their US debut album. The single debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number five on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming their third top-10 single in the US, following "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)". Nigel Dick directed the accompanying music video for the song.

Background

Alongside working with Max Martin for their second album, Backstreet's Back, the Backstreet Boys began collaborating with Full Force in late 1996 as a way to differentiate themselves from the pop and R&B genre.[1] In a 2017 interview with Billboard, Howie Dorough discussed how the song was particularly significant to him:[1]

My sound wasn't exactly the lead-person sound for the group with these songs. "All I Have To Give" was me finally getting a chance to step to the plate and show the world who I am as a singer. I'll always be thankful for producers from the group Full Force for saying, "Dude, why don't you sing more on the leads?"

Critical reception

Chuck Taylor of Billboard noted that "All I Have to Give" contained "plush harmonies, a melody that seems altogether natural and familiar on the first listen, and clever production props", describing it as a "no-brainer ballad" that would treat the Backstreet Boys more seriously as men.[2] Scottish Daily Record described the song as a "classic slice of teen-pop", stating that the Backstreet Boys were "eclipsing Boyzone".[3] A reviewer from Music Week gave it three out of five, stating that the boy band "who currently cannot put a foot wrong are set for a third big hit" with the "radio-friendly Full Force-penned ballad which features all five members sharing lead vocals."[4] People magazine described "All I Have to Give" as a "peppy" ballad, stating that while the song contained "a tinge of melancholy in the group's harmonies, one can't help smiling".[5] Bob Waliszewski of Plugged In found that the song expresses a "willingness to do whatever it takes to forge a strong relationship".[6]

Commercial performance

"All I Have to Give" charted in the top ten in several countries, including a debut at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, number 3 in Canada, number 4 in Australia, and number 8 in Germany during 1998. It also reached number one in Spain and on the UK Indie Chart.

In the US, the song reached number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 6, 1999. It has since been certified Platinum in the US and Australia, Gold in New Zealand and Sweden, and Silver in the UK.

Music video

Background

The music video was directed by Nigel Dick and released in 1998. It uses the song's radio edit, omitting the latter-half of the song's bridge.[citation needed] As of April 2021, the video has over 51 million views on YouTube.[7]

Synopsis

Throughout the music video, the Backstreet Boys perform in various interior locations while wearing different outfits. These include a circular wall, a brown stage, a bar, in front of a steel structure, and in a blue-lit room. During the verse, every band member is seen singing in front of a microphone while wearing urban clothing; Nick Carter and Brian Littrell sing the first two verses, while Howie Dorough and AJ McLean perform the next two verses. During the chorus, they simultaneously perform a "hat dance", while wearing a fedora and multicolored-collar suits throughout the choreography.

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[60] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] Gold 5,000*
Sweden (GLF)[62] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[63] Silver 200,000^
United States (RIAA)[65] Platinum 900,000[64]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe January 13, 1998 CD Jive [22]
United Kingdom February 2, 1998
  • CD
  • cassette
 [66]
Japan July 8, 1998 CD [27]
United States November 24, 1998
[67]
United States December 8, 1998 CD [68]

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