Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)
| "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" | ||||
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| Single by Backstreet Boys | ||||
| from the album Backstreet Boys (international and US) | ||||
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| Released | October 14, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | June 1995 August 1996 (re-recording) | |||
| Studio | Cheiron (Stockholm, Sweden), Battery (London, UK) | |||
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| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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| Alternate cover | ||||
UK artwork | ||||
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A sample from "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)"
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| "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" on YouTube | ||||
"Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, released in October 1996 by Jive Records as the fourth single from their international debut album (1996). It was written by Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow, and produced by Martin with Kristian Lundin. The song reached No. 1 in five European countries and No. 2 in the United Kingdom. It was later included on the band's debut US album and was released as its second single in April 1997, reaching No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart that September, making it their highest-charting single on the chart. It sold two million copies in the US.
The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Kai Sehr and filmed in Florida, featuring the band members performing in the rain with their bare upper bodies. In 2020, Rolling Stone ranked "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" at No. 26 in their list of the "75 Greatest Boy Band Songs of All Time".