Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)

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"Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" is a 1996 pop ballad by the Backstreet Boys that became one of their breakthrough international hits and a defining song of 1990s boy band pop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Backstreet Boys NERFINISHED
Backstreet's Back NERFINISHED
artist Backstreet Boys NERFINISHED
associatedWithMovement late-1990s teen pop revival
belongsToCatalog Backstreet Boys discography NERFINISHED
breakthroughHitFor Backstreet Boys NERFINISHED
chartPositionEuropeanHot100 high
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 top 10
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
era 1990s
featuresSpokenIntro Yes
followedByInBackstreetBoysSinglesChronology As Long as You Love Me NERFINISHED
genre pop
pop ballad
hasAlternateVersion Italian-language version
hasCoverArt single cover image featuring Backstreet Boys
hasMusicVideo Yes
includedIn Backstreet Boys U.S. debut album
Backstreet Boys debut international album
language English
leadVocalsBy AJ McLean NERFINISHED
Brian Littrell NERFINISHED
length about 3 minutes 52 seconds
lyricalTheme emotional vulnerability
romantic heartbreak
musicVideoDirector Kai Sehr NERFINISHED
notableAs defining song of 1990s boy band pop
notableFor rain-soaked music video choreography
performer Backstreet Boys NERFINISHED
precededByInBackstreetBoysSinglesChronology Get Down (You're the One for Me) NERFINISHED
producer Kristian Lundin NERFINISHED
Max Martin NERFINISHED
recorded 1995
recordLabel Jive Records
Trans Continental Records NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1996
tempo slow-to-mid tempo
usesInstrumentation drum machine
keyboards
synthesizers
vocalGroupSize five members
vocalStyle boy band harmonies
writer Herbie Crichlow NERFINISHED
Max Martin NERFINISHED

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Backstreet Boys notableWork Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)
Max Martin notableWork Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)
this entity surface form: Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)