This Is Us de Backstreet Boys
Álbum de Backstreet Boys
- Fecha de lanzamiento: 6 de Octubre de 2009
- Sello Discográfico: Jive
- Compositores: RedOne, T-Pain, Max Martin, Shellback, Claude Kelly, Ne-Yo, Ryan Tedder, Pitbull, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter
- Productores: RedOne, T-Pain, Max Martin, Shellback, Jim Jonsin, Soulshock & Karlin, Brian Kennedy, Alex James
This Is Us es un álbum de Backstreet Boys, publicado en 2009 por Jive. El disco incluye 11 canciones, entre ellas «Straight Through My Heart», «Bigger», «Bye Bye Love» y «All of Your Life (You Need Love)».
Antecedentes: abrazando el pop moderno
Tras el sonido de rock adulto de sus dos álbumes anteriores, los Backstreet Boys decidieron que era hora de volver a la pista de baile. "This Is Us", su séptimo álbum de estudio y segundo como cuarteto, fue un regreso deliberado al sonido dance-pop y R&B que los había hecho famosos, pero actualizado para la escena musical de 2009.
Para lograrlo, el grupo se asoció con algunos de los productores y compositores más exitosos de la época, incluyendo a RedOne (conocido por su trabajo con Lady Gaga), T-Pain, Max Martin (en su primera colaboración con el grupo en casi una década), y Ne-Yo. El objetivo era claro: crear un álbum de pop contemporáneo, enérgico y bailable que pudiera competir en las listas de éxitos junto a los artistas más actuales.
Grabación y colaboradores
La grabación de "This Is Us" fue un proceso muy diferente al de sus álbumes anteriores. En lugar de trabajar con un pequeño círculo de colaboradores, el grupo se abrió a una amplia gama de talentos de la industria. Cada productor aportó su propio sonido distintivo. RedOne les dio himnos de electropop listos para el club, T-Pain les proporcionó temas de R&B con su característico uso del Auto-Tune, y el regreso de Max Martin en la canción "Bigger" fue un momento de círculo completo para el grupo y sus fans.
El resultado es un álbum ecléctico y moderno, que muestra la versatilidad del grupo para adaptarse a diferentes estilos de producción sin perder sus impecables armonías vocales, que actúan como el hilo conductor de todo el disco.
Estilo y contenido temático
"This Is Us" es un álbum de pop enérgico y optimista. Domina el electropop y el R&B contemporáneo, con ritmos contundentes, sintetizadores prominentes y estribillos diseñados para la radio y las pistas de baile. Es su álbum más orientado al baile desde la era de "Black & Blue".
Líricamente, el álbum se mantiene en el territorio familiar del amor y las relaciones, pero con un tono más festivo y desenfadado que en sus trabajos más recientes. El título, "This Is Us" ("Esto es lo que somos"), refleja la confianza del grupo en su identidad como artistas de pop, abrazando su legado y mirando hacia el futuro.
Repaso a los temas clave
"Straight Through My Heart": El primer sencillo, producido por RedOne, es un himno de dance-pop enérgico con un ritmo pulsante y un estribillo masivo. La canción fue un éxito en los clubes y en las listas de ventas internacionales, especialmente en Asia. Su vídeo musical, con una temática de vampiros, fue un guiño a la cultura pop del momento.
"Bigger": Producida por el legendario Max Martin, esta canción de medio tiempo es una de las más destacadas del álbum. Es un ejemplo clásico del genio de Martin para crear melodías pop perfectas, y muchos fans y críticos la consideraron un regreso a la forma para el grupo. Pese a no ser un gran éxito comercial, es una de las favoritas de los seguidores.
"Bye Bye Love": Producida por el dúo danés Soulshock & Karlin, esta canción de R&B suave muestra el lado más melódico del álbum, destacando las armonías del grupo.
"If I Knew Then": Una colaboración con T-Pain, esta canción es un ejemplo claro de la fusión del sonido del grupo con el R&B de finales de los 2000, incluyendo el uso prominente del Auto-Tune, que en ese momento era la marca registrada de T-Pain.
Resultados comerciales y gira
"This Is Us" debutó en el número 9 del Billboard 200 en Estados Unidos, convirtiéndose en su séptimo álbum consecutivo en el Top 10. Tuvo un éxito notable en Japón, donde alcanzó el número 2 y fue certificado platino. Aunque sus ventas no alcanzaron los niveles de su apogeo, el álbum demostró su capacidad para mantenerse relevantes en un panorama pop en constante cambio.
La gira mundial, This Is Us Tour, fue un éxito y se destacó por incluir, en algunas de sus etapas, una colaboración con otra legendaria boy band, New Kids on the Block. Esto eventualmente conduciría a la exitosa gira conjunta y al álbum de colaboración NKOTBSB.
Posición en listas:
- Estados Unidos (USA): 9
- Japón: 2
- Canadá: 3
- España: 5
- Alemania: 10
- Reino Unido (UK): 39
Listado de Canciones
- Straight Through My Heart3:27In the heart Of the night Where it's dark In the lights I heard the loudest noise A gunshot on the floor Ohhhh Ohhhhh I looked down And my shirts turning red I'm spinning around Felt her lips on my neck And her voice in my ear Like I missed you Want you tonight Straight through my heart A single bullet got me I can't stop the bleeding Ohhhh Straight through my heart She aimed and she shot me I just can't believe it Ohhhh No I can't resist And I can't be hit I just can't escape this love Straight through my heart Soldier down(my heart) Soldier down(my heart) Thought I moved More than on Thought I could Fool her charm I really wanna go But I can't leave her alone Ohhhh ohhhh Hear the sound Of a love so loud I just can't, I just can't Ignore this feeling Said she misses me And she wants me Wants me tonight Straight through my heart A single bullet got me I can't stop the bleeding Ohhhh Straight through my heart She aimed and she shot me I just can't believe it Ohhhh No I can't resist And I can't be hit I just can't escape this love Straight through my heart Soldier down(my heart) Soldier down(my heart) In the heart Of the night When it's dark In the lights I heard the loudest noise A gunshot on the floor Ohhhh Ohhhh Straight through my heart A single bullet got me I can't stop the bleeding Ohhhh Straight through my heart She aimed and she shot me I just can't believe it Ohhhh No I can't resist And I can't be hit I just can't escape this love Straight through my heart Soldier down(my heart) Soldier down(my heart)
- Bigger3:15First off I can't keep a promise I'm no one to count on at all Add on that I'm a coward To scared to return your calls Chorus But you don't care You keep sticking around While I'm acting a clown You're bigger Lalala Cuz you're still here Your feet stuck to the ground Despite how silly it sounds You're bigger Than me Lalala It's known that I'm a liar Often I'm blacker than white Add on my uncanny ego No ones less humbled than I But you don't care You keep sticking around While I'm acting a clown You're bigger Lalala Cuz you're still here Your feet stuck to the ground Despite how silly it sounds You're bigger Than me Lalala All the messed up things I do Yeah I swear I'll make'em up to you Before you're going heaven knows Just let me make it better I'll try to measure up I'll try to measure up to you I'll make it up to you But you don't care You keep sticking around While I'm acting a clown You're bigger Lalala Cuz you're still here Your feet stuck to the ground Despite how silly it sounds You're bigger Than me Lalala
- Bye Bye Love4:20
Letra
Yeah, yeah, oh, Yeah, yeah, You should be right here laying next to me But baby you chose to love the hard way You could be right here getting the best of me But baby you decided he was your man And now that you're finding out He's playing little games, you calling me again You say you want me around But I'm not sure now if I wanna be down Soooo... I think I wanna stay single Maybe we're better apart See I don't want a girl That, only wanna come back Cause, some other man broke her heart So Bye Bye Love Bye Love So Bye Bye Love (Bye Love) Bye Love Yeah... Crazy how the tables turn It wasn't long ago that you turned your back, no. Saying there's no way that we can work (We can work) And you were quick to move on to the next day Yeah. And now that you're finding out He's playing little games, you calling me again You say you want me around But I'm not sure now if I wanna be down Soooo... I think I wanna stay single Maybe we're better apart See I don't want a girl That, only wanna come back Cause, some other man broke her heart So Bye Bye Love (Bye Love) Bye Love So Bye Bye Love (Bye Bye, Bye Bye Love) Bye Love (Bye Bye, Bye Bye Love.) Yeah. Can't take you back when I know (When I know) I'm not the one you really wanted before Sorry, that I let you go (Let you go) This time I think it's best to do it alone! Whoooo, whoo, whoooo, yeahhhh (say goodbye to me love.) Whoo, whooo, let it go, let it go. Bye Bye, Bye Bye Love! (Love.) I think I wanna stay single (I think I wanna stay.) Maybe we're better apart (Maybe we're better apart) See I don't want a girl That, only wanna come back Cause, some other man broke her heart So Bye Bye Love (Singing Bye Bye Love) Bye Love (Singing Bye Bye Love) So Bye Bye Love (Bye, Bye, Bye, Bye, girl.) Bye Love (Oh, Bye Bye love) I think I wanna stay single (I think I wanna stay.) Maybe we're better apart (Maybe we're better apart) See I don't want a girl That, only wanna come back Cause, some other man broke her heart So Bye Bye Love (Singing Bye Bye Love) Bye Love (Bye Bye, bye, bye, Love) So Bye Bye Love (Singing Bye bye love) Bye Love (Bye bye, bye, bye, love) I'm saying goodbye to you (I'm saying goodbye to you...) I'm saying goodbye to you... (Oh, I'm saying goodbye to you...) I'm saying goodbye to you (Say Goodbye...) I'm saying goodbye to you (Say Goodbye...) (Bye, bye, love) I'm saying goodbye to you (Say Goodbye...) (Bye, bye, love) I'm saying goodbye to you (Say Goodbye...) (Bye, bye, love) I'm saying goodbye to you (Say Goodbye...) (Say goodbye, bye, love) I'm saying goodbye to you - All of Your Life (You Need Love)3:55
Letra
Hey Yeah, yeah I wanna know Can we spend this life together Be a shield from rain and weather Tell me can I Baby tell me can I be your man Let's be lovers (be lovers) Girl I promise to be faithful True and honest forever I know you been hurt But you really need to give us a chance Cuz... Chorus You need love Please don't change the way you are Soon you'll live within my heart You deserve it, you know it You've been searching for it all of your life You need love Don't be scared to try again You can rest upon a chance And I'll hold you, I'll save you You've been searching for it all of your life You need love (you need love) I need to know Can I be the one you trust Be your friend I'll give you all All of the things you dream of Tell me can I be your man Hole your heart There's a wound I wanna heal If you need me I'll be here Here to fix what broke Let me change the life you live Chorus You need love Please don't change the way you are Soon you'll live within my heart You deserve it, you know it You've been searching for it all of your life You need love Don't be scared to try again You can rest upon a chance And I'll hold you, I'll save you You've been searching for it all of your life You need love (you need love) You've been searching for it All of your live Yeah You've been searching for it All of your live Yeah Ooh ooh You need love (you need love) Don't change the way you are You need love Searching for it all of your live You need love Please don't change the way you are Soon you'll live within my heart You deserve it, you know it You've been searching for it all of your life You need love Don't be scared to try again You can rest upon a chance And I'll hold you, I'll save you You've been searching for it all of your life You need love (you need love) You need love Please don't change the way you are Soon you'll live within my heart You deserve it, you know it You've been searching for it all of your life You need love Don't be scared to try again You can rest upon a chance And I'll hold you, I'll save you You've been searching for it all of your life You need love (you need love) - If I Knew Then3:16
Letra
Life should be like a game of cards You make a mistake Shuffle the deck and start over It should be just like you drivin' in your car Get lost and your navigation system Gets you closer But there ain't no handbook You're on your own Got no instructions When it comes to love Cause once you do something Can't be undone Wish I could take back Letting you go If I knew then What I know now I wouldn't have said I don't need you around Alone in this bed The silence is so loud So I would treat you the best Baby, if I knew then What I know now (what I know now)(x3) Yeah I will treat you the best Baby, if I knew then What I know now Life should come with remote controls Then I could rewind into the time it was better It should have a restart button So, I could travel right back To the day that I met her But there ain't no handbook You're on your own Got no instructions When it comes to love Cause when you do something (Oh) Can't be undone (Oh) Wish I could take back Letting you go If I knew then What I know now I wouldn't have said I don't need you around Alone in this bed The silence is so loud So I would treat you the best Baby, if I knew then What I know now (what I know now)(x3) Yeah I will treat you the best Baby, if I knew then What I know now Cause there ain't no handbook (handbook) You're on your own (your own) Got no instructions (instructions) When it comes to love (to love) Cause when you do something (you do) Can't be undone (undone) Wish I could take back Letting you go If I knew then What I know now I wouldn't have said I don't need you around Alone in this bed The silence is so loud So I would treat you the best Baby, if I knew then What I know now(what I know now)(x3) Yeah I will treat you the best Baby, if I knew then What I know now - This Is Us3:03
Letra
Got a million reasons to run and hide I don't blame you for being scared(for being scared, no) Bout a novel long, all the pain that he caused you Baby I'm fully aware(I'm fully aware) I would change the stories ending to me and you Don't know the meaning of pretending what to do I could be the one Give you all my love Forget what he has done to you I'm here now Open up to me Love will set you free If ever you believe it Please believe in me This is us(x4) This is love(x2) I'm here now This is us(x4) This is love(x2) I'm here now I know everything isn't meant to last Box up all the photographs You're moving on(yeah) I could flip back that hour glass And refill the better half(the better half) And it's a miracle How broken hearts can mend Want you dry up all those teardrops and start again I could be the one Give you all my love Forget what he has done to you I'm here now Open up to me Love will set you free If ever you believe it Please believe in me This is us(x4) This is love(x2) I'm here now This is us(x4) This is love(x2) I'm here now If I could show you There's no risk of being left alone Would you let the past go I'll take it slow Cause there's no need to rush when I know I could be the one Give you all my love Forget what he has done to you I'm here now Open up to me Love will set you free If ever you believe it Please believe in me This is us(x4) This is love(x2) I'm here now This is us(x4) This is love(x2) I'm here now - PDA3:48
Letra
Intimate scenes fresh from my dreams Over a triple-X movie screen I couldn't care less about being seen Higher self-esteem if you on me I say baby, do you think? Sugar so sweet should rot my teeth But instead it just rottens me Spoiled crazy I said public display of affection (Gotta make 'em) Pointing in our direction (Watch 'em, watch 'em) Public display of affection Makes them wish they had it this way [Chorus:] We'd be at the club, the restaurant, the grocery store or the movies Kissin and touchin with my hands all over your booty Wherever it is, we is, I love it truly Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) Remember at the beach we brought the sheets We were harassed by police Good thing we didn't go too deep Everywhere we be the passion in me just screams I just need you in my reach Baby your suspense can be intense It's got me convinced (oh yeah) You're the fingers to my instrument Public display of affection (Gotta make 'em) Pointing in our direction (Watch 'em, watch 'em) Public display of affection Makes them wish they had it this way [Chorus:] We'd be at the club, the restaurant, the grocery store or the movies Kissin and touchin with my hands all over your booty Wherever it is, we is, I love it truly Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) Your pda-A-A Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) From the lobby to the patio And we so compatible From the Starbucks to the Navajo And we so compatible [Chorus:] We'd be at the club, the restaurant, the grocery store or the movies Kissin and touchin with my hands all over your booty Wherever it is, we is, I love it truly Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) Your pda-A-A Your pda-A-A (I want your pda) I wanna run (I want your pda) All over your body (I want your pda) I wanna run (I want your pda) All over your body (I want your pda) I want your pda Public display of affection Hmm, I want your pda - Masquerade3:03
Letra
This scenes so hypnotic Smoking mirrors, lights and magic Paper faces in gold There's solider boys, beauty queens Everyone's a mystery It's got me losing control Yearning, I'm yearning for the one to steal my eyes Wanna play in this game of disguise It's a masquerade, a love parade So won't you stay and dance with me All through the night and day My masquerade, I need you baby So stay with me tonight Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade Just like a perfect dream I don't ever wanna leave A thousand freaks in the show One's a tiger, one's a lynx One's a king that suffering Moving high, moving low Burning, I'm burning, can't you see it in my eyes? Wanna play in this game of disguise It's a masquerade, a love parade So won't you stay and dance with me All through the night and day My masquerade, I need you baby So stay with me tonight Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade I gotta know the girl behind the mask Let me in, where you been, don't pretend Dreamed that I had her alone Show your face to me, we could be everything It's a masquerade, a love parade So won't you stay and dance with me All through the night and day My masquerade, I need you baby So stay with me tonight It's a masquerade, a love parade So won't you stay and dance with me All through the night and day My masquerade, I need you baby So stay with me tonight Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade, Masquerade - She's a Dream3:58
- Shattered3:53
Letra
So empty can't feel no more As I'm left with my tears on the floor. I wait for my heart to mend, But you keep tearin a hole. Inside I'm so lost In the middle of my heart It's a battlefield of love I've been fighting for too long. And now I'm shattered (From the chip in my heart, kept taking it till it broke) Oh how it hurts (Felt it slip from your hands, hit the ground and now it shattered) I'm so shattered (Can't believe it was me, I'm so shattered) So shattered (Can't believe you hurt me I...) So shattered (Can't believe you left me, shattered) I'm shattered cut from with inside What am I still here for? Could it be that I'm just waiting. Hoping you'd rescue me, And put the pieces together again. Inside I'm so lost In the middle of my heart It's a battlefield of love I've been fighting for too long. And now I'm shattered (From the chip in my heart, kept taking it till it broke) Oh how it hurts (Felt it slip from your hands, hit the ground and now it shattered) I'm so shattered (Can't believe it was me, I'm so shattered) So shattered (Can't believe you hurt me I...) So shattered (Can't believe you left me, shattered) I'm shattered cut from with inside Tell me what you really here for If you never really loved me I gave you my all but it still wasn't enough. Cuz all you had to say is that you aint Looking for commitment Instead of telling me what I wanted to hear, hey... You took my emotions, And scattered them on the ground. So hard to just pick up, And move on with life again. And now I'm shattered (From the chip in my heart, kept taking it till it broke) Oh how it hurts (Felt it slip from your hands, hit the ground and now it shattered) I'm so shattered (Can't believe it was me, I'm so shattered) So shattered (Can't believe you hurt me I...) So shattered (Can't believe you left me, shattered) I'm shattered cut from within inside Can't believe you left me, I'm so shattered - Undone4:14
Letra
Your words burn They're melting What we have I'm breaking down No reasons No warning No love lost You might as well Take our pictures off the walls tonight I don't wanna see you no more, I don't wanna feel you no more Take our memories, throw them all aside I hope you finally get what you want, now you know I didn't wanna live without you I didn't wanna love without you I used to think I'd die without you Now it's killing me That we can be undone I can't feel without you You know I can't deal without you And now I got a life without you Now it's killing me That we can be undone This constant echoing In my head I'm spinning round You seem so unaffected While I go on In this hell Take our pictures off the walls tonight I don't wanna see you no more, I don't wanna feel you no more Take our memories, throw them all aside I hope you finally get what you want, now you know I didn't wanna live without you I didn't wanna love without you I used to think I'd die without you Now it's killing me That we can be undone I can't feel without you You know I can't deal without you And now I got a life without you And it's killing me That we can be undone We can be undone You're talking now and I'm hearing Everything that you say and I'm holding on is a real phrase And it's dragging me along to my grave(It's dragging to my grave)(x2) I didn't wanna live without you I didn't wanna love without you I used to think I'd die without you Now it's killing me That we can be undone I can't feel without you You know I can't deal without you And now I got a life without you And it's killing me That we can be undone(x2) (You're talking now and I'm hearing Everything that you say and I'm holding on is a real phrase And it's dragging me along to my grave)(x2) That we can be undone