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Backstreet Boys - Larger Than Life

Music Video | 1999
ArtistBackstreet Boys
SongLarger Than Life
AlbumMillenium, The Hits Chapter One
DirectorJoseph Kahn
DirectorJoe Rey
Production DesignerJoe Rey
GenrePop
IntroYes
OutroYes
Production CompanyLee-Kahn Productions
Companies involved in ProductionHunter/Gratzner Industries(Miniatures)
Full StoryThe BSB are science-fiction heroes and fight in interstellar fights.
Intro runtime0:15
NotesOriginally the director planned to spend about 12 Million Dollars on this video but he shriked the budget to about 5 Millions.
Outro runtime0:15
Production costs5.000.000 $
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
Visual Effects ProducerKaren Murphy
Release date

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Synopsis

Set in the year 3000, the video follows the Backstreet Boys aboard a massive futuristic spaceship. A robot awakens the group from individual sleep pods, sending each member into a different sci-fi scenario: Nick works alongside robots, Kevin pilots a space fighter, Howie performs with dancers, Brian battles a spreading virus, and AJ searches through information crates. Their separate adventures are intercut with elaborate group choreography on a vast stage, building toward an extended dance finale.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was filmed at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, in August 1999.
  • With elaborate sets, computer-generated effects, animation, costumes and choreography, the production was widely reported to have cost more than $2 million. Howie Dorough later recalled the figure as approximately $2.3 million, making it one of the most expensive music videos of its era.
  • The futuristic concept draws on the visual language of science-fiction films including "Alien," "Blade Runner" and the "Star Wars" series.
  • The robot who awakens the group is played by Antonio Fargas, the actor who portrayed the driver in the Backstreet Boys' earlier "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" video. His return creates a loose visual connection between two of the band's most theatrical clips.
  • The extended dance section was created for the song's "Video Mix," which adds a breakdown before the final choruses. That version was used for the music video rather than the shorter album arrangement.
  • Although the video is built around space battles, robots and futuristic technology, the song itself is a thank-you to the band's fans. The oversized production turns that message into a deliberately grand piece of Y2K-era pop spectacle.
  • The video became a notable success on MTV's "Total Request Live," where it broke the Backstreet Boys' record for the longest run at number one.

Lyrics

Huh
Yeah, ha, ha, ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha, ha

I may run and hide
When you're screamin' my name, alright
But let me tell you now
There are prices to fame, alright
All of our time spent in flashes of light

(Chorus:)
All you people can't you see, can't you see
How your love's affecting our reality
Every time we're down
...
© Backstreet Boys - Larger Than Life. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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