The music video begins with the Backstreet Boys auditioning before six women. One of the women, Donna, was played by Leighanne Wallace, whom Littrell ultimately married in 2000. Six women were chosen for the video, with the number chosen to ensure that they would not appear to be matched up with the band members. AJ McLean learnt the lyrics of the song on the day of the shoot, as he was initially meant to sing the song's bridge. The accompanying music video for "As Long as You Love Me" was directed by British director Nigel Dick and filmed on June 15, 1997, in Pasadena, California. The music video was filmed at the Royal Laundry Complex (pictured) The single has sold over 530,000 copies in the United Kingdom. Due to the Billboard Hot 100 being off-limits to non-commercial singles at the time, including "As Long as You Love Me", it did not chart on the main chart. It spent 56 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, peaking at #4. "As Long as You Love Me" was never released as a commercial single in the US but became an MTV staple and radio airplay hit. Sounds like a deal." Commercial performance Chuck Arnold from People Magazine viewed it as their "sumptuous signature song", noting that it "is about leaving your life in the hands of that special someone - on just the one condition that they love you back. John Dingwall from Daily Record stated that the song reminded him of "the 90s New Kids On The Block". He also praised the song's slick production, which he described "as irresistible as teen pop can be".
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic stated that "As Long as You Love Me" "would have sounded perfect in any era". The final version is usually listed as the "Radio" or "Video Version". It has different instrumentation and mixing, as well as a slightly different structure, very similar to their previous US single, " Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)". This early version subsequently became the version released as a single to radio and video. This allegedly annoyed writer and producer Max Martin. The mistake was corrected in the second pressing of the US debut album released in 1998. ĭue to an error on the part of someone in the production chain, an early mix of "As Long As You Love Me" was included on Backstreet's Back and the 1997 US Backstreet Boys album. The song was a last-minute addition to the album, as Clive Calder, then-chairman of Zomba, heard the song and called Jive Records president Barry Weiss, who then contacted the band's manager, Johnny Wright. However, he had been infected with strep throat, and was subsequently replaced with Littrell, whose vocals were featured on the album and single. In an interview with Billboard, AJ McLean noted that he was initially meant to sing the song's bridge, while Brian Littrell and Nick Carter would both sing the verses. An accompanying music video was directed by British director Nigel Dick and depicts the Backstreet Boys performing an audition for six women. "As Long as You Love Me" topped the charts in Lithuania, New Zealand, the Philippines and Romania, and peaked at number two in Australia and Austria, number three in Canada and the United Kingdom, number four in Switzerland and Sweden, and number five in the Netherlands and Norway. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production.
"As Long as You Love Me" was released by Jive Records as the second single from both albums in the United Kingdom on September 29, 1997, and in the United States on October 7, 1997. The song was written by Max Martin who produced it with Kristian Lundin, and lyrically describes the reciprocity of a relationship. " As Long as You Love Me" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, from the group's eponymous debut studio album in the United States, Backstreet Boys (1997), and their second studio album worldwide, Backstreet's Back (1997). From the album Backstreet's Back (int'l), Backstreet Boys (US)
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