When was larger than life released

Music video The music video for "Larger Than Life" was a big-budget production directed by Joseph Kahn , who also directed the band's " Everybody Backstreet's Back " video, which bears a number of similarities to this video. It takes place in a futuristic space setting, and includes elaborate special effects and animation, as well as a break-down with a dance number. The video opens with a long pass of a spaceship over the top of the camera as a number of the band's past singles cycle through as if on a radio dial.

Each of the band members is subsequently featured in their own separate vignettes, while being featured together on a large stage doing a dance routine with backup dancers. Brian: Wishing I could thank you In a different way, come on!

Backstreet Boys Wiki Explore. June Las Vegas, NV. Chicago, IL. Las Vegas, NV. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Larger Than Life. Prior to February , in order to traditionally follow up the template of releasing upbeat numbers as lead singles i.

Thus, plans were canceled and "Larger than Life" was later released as the second single. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic, during his review for Millennium, picked the song as a highlight from the album, while in its review for The Hits: Chapter One, he wrote that "it may be more tied to its era, but "Larger than Life" is infectious pop nonetheless. Emily Exton of VH1 listed the song at number 16 on The 20 Best Backstreet Boys Songs list, writing: "Such an introspective look at the prices of fame surely deserves a second chapter dedicated to the social media era.

In Australia, the song debuted at number 3, becoming their highest debut on the ARIA Charts, until "Incomplete", which debuted at number-one in In its second week, the song fell to number 7, until it reached number 3, its peak position, again, in its third week. It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, for selling over In Finland, "Larger than Life" was Backstreet Boys highest-charting single, debuting and peaking at number 2.

In the United Kingdom, the song became the bands eighth consecutive top-five single, peaking at number 5, on October 30, In New Zealand, the song peaked at number 11, while in Austria, the song peaked at number In France, the song reached number