Black & Blue

Black & Blue
Backstreet Boys studio album
Publication (s)	November 21, 2000
Label (s)	Jive
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	13
running time	47:53 min.
production	Timmy Allen Baby face Larry "Rock" Campbell Franciz & LePont Rodney Jerkins David Kreuger Kristian Lundin Per Magnusson Max Martin Rami Yacoub
chronology Millennium (1999) Black & Blue Greatest Hits - Chapter One (2001)
Single releases October 3, 2000 Shape Of My Heart February 6, 2001 The call May 29, 2001 More Than That

Black & Blue is the fourth album by the US boy group Backstreet Boys . It was released on November 21, 2000 on the Jive label . To date it has been sold around 11 million times worldwide.

Track list

1. The Call (Max Martin, Rami Yacoub) - 3:24
2. Shape Of My Heart (Max Martin, Rami Yacoub, Lisa Miskovsky) - 3:50
3. Get Another Boyfriend (Max Martin, Rami Yacoub) - 3:05
4. Shining Star (Franciz & LePont, Nick Carter , Howie Dorough ) - 3:22
5. I Promise You (With Everything I Am) (Dan Hill) - 4:23
6. The Answer To Our Life (Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell , Alexander James McLean , Kevin Richardson ) - 3:18
7. Everyone (Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson) - 3:30
8. More Than That (Franciz & LePont, Adam Anders) - 3:44
9. Time (Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Alexander James McLean, Kevin Richardson) - 3:55
10. Not For Me (Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze, Andreas Carlsson) - 3:15
11. Yes I Will (Alexander James McLean, Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz) - 3:50
12. It`s True (Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson, Kevin Richardson) - 4:13
13. How Did I Fall In Love With You (Franciz & LePont, Howie Dorough, Calum MacColl, Andrew Fromm) - 4:04

Chart placements

album

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2000	Black & Blue	DE1 (17 weeks) DE	AT3 (14 weeks) AT	CH1 (17 weeks) CH	UK13 (15 weeks) UK	US1 (42 weeks) US	First published: November 21, 2000 Sales: +11,400,000

Singles

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2000	Shape of My Heart	DE2 (13 weeks) DE	AT4 (14 weeks) AT	CH1 (21 weeks) CH	UK4 (12 weeks) UK	US9 (20 weeks) US	First published: October 3, 2000 Sales: +672,500
2001	The call	DE17 (9 weeks) DE	AT23 (8 weeks) AT	CH30 (13 weeks) CH	UK8 (7 weeks) UK	US52 (6 weeks) US	First published: February 6, 2001 Sales: + 10,000
	More Than That	DE25 (9 weeks) DE	AT27 (10 weeks) AT	CH28 (14 weeks) CH	UK12 (5 weeks) UK	US27 (20 weeks) US	First published: May 8, 2001 Sales: + 5,000

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	250,000
Denmark (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	450,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	26,601
Japan (RIAJ)	3 × platinum	600,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	2 × platinum	300,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	platinum	100,000
Norway (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	25,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	80,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	50,000
Spain (Promusicae)	2 × platinum	200,000
Uruguay (CUD)	platinum	6,000
United States (RIAA)	8 × platinum	8,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	6 × gold 25 × platinum 1 × diamond	11,412,000

Main article: Backstreet Boys / Music Sales Awards

See also

• List of the best-selling music albums certified by BVMI in Germany

Web links

• Backstreet Boys at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US