Incomplete (Backstreet Boys song)
"Incomplete" | ||||
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Single by Backstreet Boys | ||||
from the album Never Gone | ||||
Released | April 1, 2005 (Worldwide) | |||
Format | CD single, digital download | |||
Recorded | 2004; Westlake Recording Studios (Hollywood, California) |
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Genre | Alternative rock | |||
Length | 3:59 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
Writer(s) | Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, Jess Cates | |||
Producer(s) | Dan Muckala | |||
Certification | Gold (RIAA) | |||
Backstreet Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Incomplete" is a song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys from their comeback album, Never Gone. The power ballad was released in April 2005 as the group's first single since they decided to reunite after a two year hiatus. It was written by Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, and Jess Cates, and it was produced by Muckala.
The song became one of their most successful singles, peaking at number thirteen on the US Billboard Hot 100, and charting within the top 10 of fourteen countries. It debuted at number one in Australia, becoming their first number-one hit in the country. This song has earned Gold certification in the U.S.,.[1] In the US, it was their last successful single of the 2000s.
This song was also featured on the 2005 compilation album Now That's What I Call Music! 19.
Contents
Music video
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Track listing
- UK CD1
- "Incomplete" (Album Version) – 3:59
- "Incomplete" (Instrumental) – 3:59
- UK CD2
- "Incomplete" (Album Version) – 3:59
- "My Beautiful Woman" (Paul Wiltshire, Victoria Wu) – 3:36
- "Movin' On" (Howie Dorough, Wade Robson, Nate Butler) – 3:30
- "Incomplete" (Music Video) – 3:59
- Japanese E.P.
- "Incomplete" (Album Version) – 3:59
- "Incomplete" (Instrumental) – 3:59
- "My Beautiful Woman" – 3:36
- "My Beautiful Woman" (Instrumental) – 3:36
Personnel
- Songwriting – Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, Jess Cates
- Production, acoustic piano, strings arrangement and additional keyboards – Dan Muckala
- Recording – Dan Muckala, David Dillbeck
- Additional engineering – F. Reid Shippen, Skye McCaskey
- Additional engineering assistant - Lee Bridges, Aaron Fessel
- Mixing – Chris Lord-Alge
- Drums – Joe Porter
- Bass – Brent Milligan
- Electric guitar – Alex Nifong, Chris McMurtry
- Acoustic guitar – Brandon Heath
- Mastering – Tom Coyne
Source:[2]
Charts
Chart (2005–06) | Peak position |
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Australia ARIA Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
Austrian Singles Chart[3] | 6 |
Belgium (Flanders) Singles Chart[3] | 14 |
Belgium (Walonia) Singles Chart[3] | 13 |
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[4] | 1 |
Danish Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
Dutch Singles Chart[3] | 4 |
European Hot 100 Singles[5] | 6 |
Finnish Singles Chart[3] | 14 |
French Singles Chart[3] | 19 |
German Singles Chart[6] | 3 |
Hungarian Singles Chart[7] | 3 |
Irish Singles Chart[8] | 5 |
Italian Singles Chart[3] | 2 |
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[3] | 12 |
Norwegian Singles Chart[3] | 8 |
Polish Singles Chart[9] | 3 |
Spanish Singles Chart[3] | 2 |
Swedish Singles Chart[3] | 9 |
Swiss Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
UK Singles Chart[10] | 8 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] | 13 |
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40[11] | 21 |
U.S. Top 40 Mainstream[11] | 8 |
U.S. Pop 100[12] | 6 |
U.S. Adult Contemporary chart[12] | 4 |
Year-end charts
End of year chart (2005) | Position |
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Australian Singles Chart[13] | 25 |
Austrian Singles Chart[14] | 48 |
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[15] | 64 |
Dutch Singles Chart[16] | 78 |
German Singles Chart[17] | 65 |
Italian Singles Chart[18] | 7 |
Swiss Singles Chart[19] | 22 |
Preceded by | ARIA (Australia) number-one single June 18, 2005 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "We Belong Together" by Mariah Carey |
References
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- ↑ 2005 Australian Singles Chart [1] (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
- ↑ 2005 Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
- ↑ 2005 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
- ↑ http://www.dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2005&cat=s
- ↑ 2005 German Singles Chart [2] . Retrieved August 27, 2010.
- ↑ 2005 Italian Singles Chart. Hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved on 2011-06-29.
- ↑ 2005 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2010)
- Pages with reference errors
- 2004 songs
- 2005 singles
- Backstreet Boys songs
- Jive Records singles
- Pop ballads
- Rock ballads
- Number-one singles in Australia
- Number-one singles in Italy
- Song recordings produced by Dan Muckala
- Songs written by Lindy Robbins
- Songs written by Jess Cates
- Songs written by Dan Muckala
- Music videos directed by Joseph Kahn