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2005 single by Backstreet Boys
"Incomplete " is a song by American vocal group
Backstreet Boys from their fifth studio album,
Never Gone (2005). The
power ballad
[1] was released on April 11, 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 with
Kevin Richardson on
piano . According to
Billboard magazine's
Chuck Taylor , the song is an "emotion-packed, grown-up tome about relationship struggle and strife."
[2]
"Incomplete" marked a stylistic change for the band, with member
AJ McLean saying that the band wanted to break away from the image they had attained during the 1990s and early 2000s.
[3] The song was a commercial success, peaking at number 13 on the US Billboard
Hot 100 and earning a gold
certification for selling over half a million copies in the US. It also reached the top 10 in several European countries and debuted at number one in Australia, where it became the group's only number-one hit and received a double-platinum sales certification in 2020.
Critical reception
Chuck Taylor from
Billboard magazine compared the band's vocals to those of
Bryan Adams and
Blessid Union of Souls , going on to say that the song would be refreshing to hear on the radio "like crisp white sheets."
[2] British columnist
James Masterton wrote that "Incomplete" proved that the band had not lost their talent following their hiatus, going on to call the track's production "bombastic".
[4]
Music video
Directed by
Joseph Kahn , the music video for "Incomplete" sets the band in an arid desert environment and features each of the band members in a different element or force of nature:
Brian Littrell , water;
Nick Carter , fire;
Howie Dorough , rain;
Kevin Richardson , snow; and
AJ McLean , the Sun.
Track listings
UK CD1
[5]
"Incomplete" – 3:59
"Incomplete" (instrumental) – 3:59
UK CD2; European and Australian maxi-CD single
[6]
[7]
[8]
"Incomplete" – 3:59
"My Beautiful Woman" (
Paul Wiltshire , Victoria Wu) – 3:36
"Movin' On" (
Howie Dorough ,
Wade Robson ,
Nate Butler ) – 3:30
"Incomplete" (video)
European CD single
[8]
"Incomplete" – 3:59
"Movin' On" – 3:30
Japanese CD single
[9]
"Incomplete" (album version) – 3:59
"Incomplete" (instrumental) – 3:59
"My Beautiful Woman" (album version) (Wiltshire, Wu) – 3:36
"My Beautiful Woman" (instrumental) (Wiltshire, Wu) – 3:36
Personnel
Personnel are lifted from the
Never Gone liner notes.
[10]
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
Cover versions
In 2017, international symphonic metal supergroup
Exit Eden covered "Incomplete" as the 3rd track of their debut album entitled
Rhapsodies in Black .
[70]
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