Larger than Life (song)

"Larger than Life"
Single by Backstreet Boys
from the album Millennium
B-side	"If You Knew What I Knew"
Released	September 7, 1999 (1999-09-07)
Recorded	November 1998
Studio	Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden)[1][2]
Genre	Dance-pop pop rock
Length	3:52
Label	Jive
Songwriter(s)	Brian Littrell Kristian Lundin Max Martin
Producer(s)	Kristian Lundin Max Martin Rami
Backstreet Boys singles chronology
"I Want It That Way" (1999) "Larger than Life" (1999) "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (1999)
Music video
"Larger than Life" on YouTube

"Larger than Life" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys from their third studio album, Millennium (1999). It was released on September 7, 1999, as the second single from the album. It was written by band member Brian Littrell with Max Martin and Kristian Lundin, who also produced the song along with Rami Yacoub. The song is a "thank you" for their fans' encouragement and devotion. Music critics praised its memorable melody, singalong lyrics, and the band's vocal performance. It was also on Blender's list of the 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born.^[3]

Commercially, the song became a top-10 hit in over 14 countries. The song became the band's eighth consecutive top-five single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number five in October 1999. The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, the 18th-most-expensive music video as of 2024, with estimated production costs of over $2,100,000 (equivalent to $3,840,911 in 2023). It also broke the record for longest-running number one on MTV's Total Request Live.