Source: CBS
BACKSTREET BOYS: LARGER THAN LIFE, starring Backstreet Boys in their first
network television special, will be broadcast Wednesday, May 30 (8:00-9:00
PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
The new entertainment special will include Backstreet Boys performing in
concert from the Staples Center in Los Angeles as well as exclusive footage
from their "Around the World in 100 Hours" tour, which took them to
Stockholm, Tokyo, Sydney, Capetown, Rio de Janeiro and New York. They will
also talk about what their extraordinary success means to them and will be
seen in never-before-broadcast behind-the-scenes footage of their early days
together.
Hit songs included in the special are "Larger Than Life," "Show Me the
Feeling of Being Lonely," "All I Have To Give," "I Want It That Way," "More
Than That," "Shape of My Heart," "I'll Never Break Your Heart," "Time,"
"Everybody" and "Get Another Boyfriend."
Backstreet Boys -- Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, AJ McLean
and Kevin Richardson -- currently recognized as the biggest pop group in the
world, have sold more than 60 million albums in less than four years. "Black &
Blue," the group's fourth release worldwide, sold more than five million
copies globally in its initial week, setting a new first-week record in
international sales. "Black & Blue," which features, among its 13-song
selection, five songs co-written by members of the group plus two numbers
solely penned by all five Backstreet Boys, achieved platinum status in 22
countries and gold certification in 10 regions around the world in its first
week of release.
At the same time, in the United States, Backstreet Boys set a new precedent
by becoming the first in SoundScan history to ever achieve million-plus
first-week sales with back-to-back albums.
BACKSTREET BOYS: LARGER THAN LIFE is being produced by Ken Ehrlich
Productions. Ken Ehrlich is the executive producer; Al Masocco, the producer;
Bruce Gowers, the director.
