The original song, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," has its own legendary backstory from 1997:
: It reimagines the 1997 pop classic with a "kick-ass" bassline and a groovy tech-house energy designed for global dancefloors. Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Mike & Me Edit)
: The band's label, Jive Records, initially refused to fund the high-budget horror parody, believing it would flop. The Backstreet Boys famously paid for the video themselves . It went on to become one of the most iconic music videos of the 1990s. Backstreet Boys - Everybody (Mike & Me Edit) The original song, "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)," has its
: Inspired by Michael Jackson’s "Thriller," the video features the group as various monsters (Werewolf, Dracula, etc.) in a haunted mansion after their tour bus breaks down. It went on to become one of the
The "Mike & Me Edit" is a popular house music remix released around by the Croatian DJ and producer Mike & Me .
: Despite the lyrics "Backstreet's back, alright," the song was actually the first single from their second international album, but it appeared on their first US album. This led to confusion about why they were "back" when they had just arrived in the US; the band argued it meant they were "back home".