The album also charted successfully in both Switzerland and Austria eventually selling 820,000 units in GSA (Germany, Switzerland, Austria) region and Eastern Europe. The group soon became an overnight success throughout much of Europe. Their self-titled debut album was then released by BMG Ariola Munich on May 26, 1997, which peaked at number one on the second week of release in Germany. The third single, " Here We Go", was released on May 5, 1997, just three weeks prior to the release of the album, to similar success. The group's second single, " Tearin' Up My Heart", was released on February 10, 1997, also peaking within the top 10.
The album's official lead single, " I Want You Back", was released in Germany on October 4, 1996, and reached the top 10 on November 18, 1996. Due to his fascination of Robyn's sound, Pop decided to incorporate Robyn's style into NSYNC's music by combining their R&B vocals with pop tracks. Initially, the band were recording songs similar to that of Boyz II Men, but had to switch their sound in order to accommodate to the dance-oriented European market. Įventually, the group signed to BMG Ariola Munich, and were sent to Stockholm to begin working on their debut album with the help of producers such as Denniz Pop, Max Martin and Andreas Carlsson around July–August 1996. The band also recorded in the studio of producer Veit Renn, who used mattresses to create a soundproof environment. During the production of "Sailing", an instrumental was placed before NSYNC started layering the track with harmonies and vocals, while "Giddy Up" was created from a vocal jam session through a computer. NSYNC were given an offer to record in Shaquille O'Neal's house in Orlando after he heard them sing the national anthem. The newly-formed group began recording demos in closets, which eventually became " Sailing" and "Giddy Up". Timberlake soon called his vocal coach, who suggested a 16-year-old from Mississippi named Lance Bass, who flew to Orlando to audition and was immediately accepted into the group. The group started to search for people to replace Galasso. However, at the last minute, Galasso dropped out as he was not fond of the group's musical direction, claiming that being a teen idol was never a goal of his. After several weeks of rehearsals, the group set up a showcase and began planning to officially sign with Pearlman's Trans Continental Label. Initially, Jason Galasso was chosen as the group's bass singer and fifth member. Later, the three bumped into Joey Fatone, whom they all knew, at a club and he became the fourth member to join. Justin joined and recommended his friend Joshua "JC" Chasez, who also was a cast member on the Mickey Mouse Club. This prompted Kirkpatrick to start forming the group, so he called Justin Timberlake who had been a member of the Mickey Mouse Club. Pearlman said that he would finance the group if Kirkpatrick would find other young male singers to be with him in the band. In 1995, Chris Kirkpatrick met with Lou Pearlman to talk about forming a pop group.
The album has since sold over 15 million copies worldwide, with the album earning a diamond certification in the US, as well as peaking at number two on the Billboard 200.īackground Band formation Following the success of the album's initial release, with singles " I Want You Back" and " Tearin' Up My Heart" reaching the top ten on the Official German Charts, and the album reaching number one on the Offizielle Top 100. 'NSYNC is the debut studio album by American boy band NSYNC, initially released in Germany on by Trans Continental Records and internationally on Maby RCA Records.
0 kommentar(er)
