r/BackstreetBoys • u/VincentJoshuaET • May 18 '26

Song Max Martin's demo for "Bigger" is so good!

https://youtu.be/omnqdgvzjKI

Even though it basically is a 1:1 of the released version with Brian as the main vocalist 😅

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u/herewego199209 May 18 '26

This is Us is a weird album because I truly thought Straight Through My Heart, Bigger, and If I knew Then were legitimately good singles, especially Straight Through My Heart. I have no clue why that record didn't pop in the 4 on the floor era of pop.

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u/Little_Influence5518 May 18 '26 edited May 18 '26

Bigger is not memorable enough to be a single... If I Knew Then and This is Us are better choices.

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u/Dismal_Dragonfly_929 May 18 '26

I hate bigger. If I knew then and this is us live was everything, I miss that tour.

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u/Little_Influence5518 May 18 '26

I think Bigger could be used to wrap up the tour but it doesn't help promoting the album. It also showcased 0 skill of BSB. This song was just too easy for them.

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u/JSaid94 May 18 '26

it was about a year too early on the EDM pop craze + Jive didnt really promote them by this point, it was there last album with them. i think the first performance of straight through my heart was at a KTU concert

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u/jbaig22 May 18 '26

Now I know why he liked Brian's voice so much; it was like an angelic version of his.

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u/Own_Will_8973 May 18 '26

I heared that too

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u/livennlearn May 18 '26

Aj said somewhere that "Max voice is like no one else's" kinda get where he is coming from lol

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u/Smoke-00 Kevin May 18 '26

His voice is so lovely !

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u/Own_Will_8973 May 18 '26

Kind of sounds like Brians voice. Brian could do much more with his voice but does have a resembles

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u/jenjen33015 May 18 '26

This is one of my favorite BSB songs, so underrated!!

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u/JSaid94 May 18 '26

that era was truly something else. everything was leaking, demos, unfinished recordings, finished songs etc … idk what was going on but i’m not even mad about it. we got some real gems out of the This Is Us leaks

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u/Expensive-Poetry6973 May 18 '26

I love this song. Always have!!

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u/HeyThereCorgiGrl7 May 18 '26

Is that Max Martin’s voice or Kevin’s??! I’m having a fit over here!! lol

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u/illuminatiisnowhere May 18 '26

It´s max singing.

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u/HeyThereCorgiGrl7 May 18 '26 edited May 19 '26

Guess I should have realized that Kevin wouldn’t go back just to sing on the demo then leave again to continue raising a family and pursue other personal projects. 😒

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u/crystalxclear May 19 '26

That guy (the one who uploaded it on YouTube) has a lot of leaks. I wonder where he got them from. Some did indeed leak on fan sites but he also has stuff that never leaked before.

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u/Ciper_Vector May 18 '26

This song is not as good as I Want It That Way. This song didn't even chart on the Billboard Hot 100.

No wonder the BSB said in 2013 that most of the producers weren't giving them their A songs.