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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Incomplete
| cover = Incomplete1.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Backstreet Boys
| album = Never Gone
| released =
| recorded =
| studio = Westlake Recording (Hollywood, California)
| genre =
| length = 3:59
| label = Jive
| writer =
| producer = Dan Muckala
| prev_title = Drowning
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Just Want You to Know
| next_year = 2005
| misc =
}}
"'Incomplete'" is a song by American vocal group Backstreet Boys from their fifth studio album, 'Never Gone' (2005). The power ballad 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."
"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. 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 additionally became a hit in several European countries and debuted at number one in Australia, becoming the group's only number-one hit there and receiving 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." 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".
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
'US promo CD'
# "Incomplete" (album version) 3:59
# Call-out research hook 0:16
'European CD single'
# "Incomplete" 3:59
# "Movin' On" 3:30
'UK CD1'
# "Incomplete" 3:59
# "Incomplete" (instrumental) 3:59
'UK CD2 and European maxi-single'
# "Incomplete" 3:59
# "My Beautiful Woman" 3:36
# "Movin' On" 3:30
# "Incomplete" (video)
Personnel
Credits are lifted from the 'Never Gone' liner notes.
* Songwriting Dan Muckala, Lindy Robbins, Jess Cates
* Production, strings arrangement and additional keyboards Dan Muckala
* Piano Kevin Richardson
* Recording Dan Muckala, David Dillbeck
* Additional engineering F. Reid Shippen, Skye McCaskey
* Additional engineering assistant Lee Bridges, Aaron Fessel
* Mixing Chris Lord-Alge
* Drums Joe Porter
* Bass Brent Milligan
* Electric guitar Alex Nifong, Chris McMurtry
* Acoustic guitar Brandon Heath
* Mastering Tom Coyne
Charts and certifications
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'.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211206/E53my_NVQEY Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170803134959/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E53my_NVQEY&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]:
References
Category:2000s ballads
Category:2005 singles
Category:2005 songs
Category:Backstreet Boys songs
Category:Jive Records singles
Category:Music videos directed by Joseph Kahn
Category:Number-one singles in Australia
Category:Number-one singles in the Czech Republic
Category:Number-one singles in Hungary
Category:Song recordings produced by Dan Muckala
Category:Songs written by Dan Muckala
Category:Songs written by Jess Cates
Category:Songs written by Lindy Robbins
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