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NEVER GONE

Jive Records will be releasing Never Gone, the first studio album from the Backstreet Boys in almost 5 years, on June 14, 2005. Never Gone features an array of talented songwriters and producers that include Max Martin (Kelly Clarkson "Since U Been Gone"). The title track "Never Gone," co-written by Kevin Richardson as a tribute to his dad, was produced by Mark Taylor. "Incomplete" was produced by Dan Muckala. Other luminaries contributing to the album include Billy Mann (Pink and Sting), John Ondrasik of Five For Fighting, and John Shanks (2004 Grammy Award Producer of the Year), John Fields (Switchfoot).

Never Gone will also be released as a DualDisc. The DualDisc version will contain the "Incomplete" video, 'Making Of' "Incomplete" video, "in-studio" and "behind-the-scenes" footage.

Never Gone is the 5th studio release from the group since their debut in 1997.

The 'Boys favorite tracks on "Never Gone"

Kevin Richardson: My favorite song on the album is probably "Weird World." We did that with John Ondrasik of Five for Fighting. I just think it really speaks to what's going on in the world today. The first line of the song talks about the sun over the city but it's an orange day. It's a play on words with the fact that, since Sept. 11, we've been dealing with orange terrorist alerts, and, to me, I feel that it's very relevant for our time right now. We were honored to work with John on that song. The most personally connected I feel to any of the songs was the song I wrote for my father, who I lost to cancer in '91. The song is "Never Gone," which is the title track of the album. I'm honored that the guys and the record company really felt strongly about that song. And I'm really happy that it made the album.

A.J. McLean: My personal favorite record on the album would probably be a song called "Siberia," which we did in Stockholm in October with Max and the whole Swedish team. It's just a very deep record. It's got a very interesting play on words as well. The first time you hear a song called "Siberia" and you actually read it on an album sleeve, it might come across as kind of strange. When you listen to the song and you really listen to the actual lyrics, it does make complete sense. Probably the most influential record to me, the one closest to my heart, would be the song "Never Gone." I lost both my grandparents over the last five years. They were a huge, huge influence in my life for me doing what I do. I know that they're both looking down on me, and they're both smiling. I know that even recording that song was difficult for Kevin, as well as it was for me. It probably was for some of the other guys as well.

Howie Dorough: I'd probably have to say my favorite is a song called "I Still ..." It was a song written by Max Martin and Rami. To me, it's one of those feel-good summer kind of songs that you can play driving your car around, and it has such a great melody. All five of us sing on it. I think it's a contender for possibly being the second single.

Nick Carter: I flip back and forth. I'm really a fan of the whole entire record. "Siberia," we fought for that song tooth and nail with our record company. We loved it so much. It was written by Max Martin. The place that the song takes you ... it takes you to another world. I personally love songs like that.

Brian Littrell: There's a toss up. Obviously, I have an emotional connection to "Never Gone," because, when Kevin lost his father, I lost an uncle. Kevin and I are family. It's a hard song, and I love that song because Kevin had spent so much time with the musical production of that. Every time we would have a piano in the studio anywhere, he would sit down and play a piece of music. He never had lyrics to it until a couple years ago. I just enjoy the fact that he was able to articulate with a friend of ours, Gary Baker, on exactly what needed to be said about his dad. The other one is "I Still ..." I have to agree with Howie, because I think I'm big on fan songs. My interpretation for "I Still ..." is, if the fans all over the world were able to come together and write a song about how they felt about us, I would hope that they would still need us.

Never Gone Track Listing

USA

1. Incomplete
2. Just Want You To Know
3. Crawling Back To You
4. Weird World
5. I Still ...
6. Poster Girl
7. Lose It All
8. Climbing The Walls
9. My Beautiful Woman
10. Safest Place To Hide
11. Siberia
12. Never Gone

EUROPE

01. Incomplete
02. Just Want You To Know
03. Crawling Back To You
04. Weird World
05. I Still
06. Poster Girl
07. Lose It All
08. Climbing The Walls
09. My Beautiful Woman
10. Safest Place To Hide
11. Siberia
12. Never Gone
13. Song For The Unloved (bonus track)
14. Rush Over Me (bonus track)

JAPAN

1 - Incomplete
2 - Just Want You To Know
3 - Crawling Back To You
4 - Weird World
5 - I Still…
6 - Poster Girl
7 - Lose It All
8 - Climbing The Walls
9 - My Beautiful Woman
10 - Safest Place To Hide
11 - Siberia
12 - Never Gone
13 - Song For The Unloved (Bonus Track)
14 - Rush Over Me (Bonus Track)
15 - Movin’ On (Bonus Track)

UK (With Bonus DVD)

1.Incomplete
2.Just Want You To Know
3.Crawling Back To You
4.Weird World
5.I Still…
6.Poster Girl
7.Lose It All
8.Climbing The Walls
9.My Beautiful Woman
10.Safest Place To Hide
11.Siberia
12.Never Gone
Bonus DVD
1.Incomplete (Video)
2.Making Of 'Incomplete'
3.Photo Gallery
4.Last Night You Saved My Life (Bonus Audio Track)