Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group cons… Read Full Bio ↴Backstreet Boys (often abbreviated as BSB) are an American vocal group consisting of Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, AJ McLean, and cousins Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson. Lou Pearlman formed the group in 1993 in Orlando, Florida. The group rose to fame with their international debut album, Backstreet Boys (1996). In the following year, they released their second international album Backstreet's Back (1997), along with their self-titled U.S. debut album, Backstreet Boys (1997), which continued the group's success worldwide. They rose to superstardom with their third studio album Millennium (1999) and its follow-up album, Black & Blue (2000). They also released a greatest hits album, The Hits - Chapter One (2001), with a new single, "Drowning." After a two-year hiatus, they regrouped and released a comeback album, Never Gone (2005). After the conclusion of the Never Gone Tour in 2006, Richardson left the group to pursue other interests. The group then released two albums as a quartet: Unbreakable (2007) and This Is Us (2009).

Richardson permanently rejoined the group in 2012. In the following year, they celebrated their 20th anniversary and released their first independent album, In a World Like This. Their follow-up album DNA (2019) debuted at number one, more than two decades after the group formed and 19 years after they last topped in 2000. They also became the first boy band to top the U.S. album charts in three different decades.

The Backstreet Boys have sold over 100 million records worldwide, making them the best-selling boy band of all time, and one of the world's best-selling music artists. They are the first group since Led Zeppelin to have their first ten albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200, and the only boy band to do so. The albums Backstreet Boys and Millennium were both certified diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), making them one of the few bands to have multiple diamond albums.

The group received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on April 22, 2013.[ They also released their first documentary movie, titled Backstreet Boys: Show 'Em What You're Made Of in January 2015. In March 2017, the group began a residency in Las Vegas that lasted two years, titled Backstreet Boys: Larger Than Life. They released their first Christmas album, A Very Backstreet Christmas in 2022.

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Studio albums
Backstreet Boys (1996)
Backstreet's Back (1997)
Millennium (1999)
Black & Blue (2000)
Never Gone (2005)
Unbreakable (2007)
This Is Us (2009)
In a World Like This (2013)
DNA (2019)
A Very Backstreet Christmas (2022)

Lose It All
Backstreet Boys Lyrics

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Oh no
Take what you need 'cause I can't hold my breath
Say what you feel 'cause I got nothing left, oh
I made a promise to myself last night
I'm gonna keep it if it's wrong or right

[Chorus]
And if I lose it all

There'll be nothing left to lose and I would take the fall
'Cause knowing you are out there breathing
It's so wonderful, it's a chance I take even if I break it
I lose it all, if I lose it all

Wouldn't matter anyway

Don't change a thing
Perfect as you are
Time has a way
Time is all I've got
If my heart should shatter watching you
That'd be one less thing I'd have to prove

[Chorus]

And we will be waiting when I fall into your open arms
I believe you'll find me there
You'll find me there

[Chorus: x2]

Wouldn't matter anyway

Overall Meaning

The Backstreet Boys' hit song, "Lose It All," is a powerful ballad that speaks to the intensity of love and how it can drive us to take risks that we normally wouldn't. The opening lyrics, "Take what you need 'cause I can't hold my breath, say what you feel 'cause I got nothing left," capture a sense of urgency and desperation. The singer is willing to do whatever it takes to keep their love alive even if it means sacrificing everything else.

The chorus of the song expresses this sentiment even more deeply. "And if I lose it all, there'll be nothing left to lose and I would take the fall," the singer declares. They are so committed to this love that they are willing to risk everything, even if it means losing it all. The line, "knowing you are out there breathing, it's so wonderful," gives the impression that the singer's love is everything to them. They are willing to go to extremes to keep it alive.

The line, "if my heart should shatter watching you, that'd be one less thing I'd have to prove," shows that the singer believes that love is worth the risk of heartbreak. They are so sure of their love that they almost welcome the possibility of disappointment because, in the end, it will be worth it. The song speaks to a deep emotional truth, that love can be both terrifying and exhilarating, but that it is always worth the risk.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh no
Expressing dismay or concern

Take what you need 'cause I can't hold my breath
You can take what you want from me as I am out of options

Say what you feel 'cause I got nothing left, oh
Speak up what's in your heart because I have nothing left to lose

I made a promise to myself last night
I have decided within myself last night

I'm gonna keep it if it's wrong or right
I am going to keep the decision made whether good or bad

And if I lose it all
And if everything falls apart

There'll be nothing left to lose and I would take the fall
I would take the blame because there is nothing left to lose

'Cause knowing you are out there breathing
Because the thought of you being alive

It's so wonderful, it's a chance I take even if I break it
Is so beautiful that I'm willing to take a risk even if it leads to my destruction

I lose it all, if I lose it all
I don't care if I lose everything

Wouldn't matter anyway
It doesn't concern me anymore

Don't change a thing
Don't modify anything

Perfect as you are
You are exceptional just the way you are

Time has a way
Time can have an effect in a certain way

Time is all I've got
Time is the only thing that is left to hold on to

If my heart should shatter watching you
If your sight makes my heart break

That'd be one less thing I'd have to prove
It would be one less challenge for me to face

And we will be waiting when I fall into your open arms
You will be waiting to hold me when I fall into your loving arms

I believe you'll find me there
I trust that you will locate me

Wouldn't matter anyway
It wouldn't change a thing

And if I lose it all
And if everything falls apart

There'll be nothing left to lose and I would take the fall
I would take the blame because there is nothing left to lose

'Cause knowing you are out there breathing
Because the thought of you being alive

It's so wonderful, it's a chance I take even if I break it
Is so beautiful that I'm willing to take a risk even if it leads to my destruction

I lose it all, if I lose it all
I don't care if I lose everything

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Peermusic Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: ALEXANDER FRANCIS BARRY, WALLY GAGEL, SHELLY PEIKEN

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