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''Never Gone'' was the eagerly awaited comeback album by US vocal group Backstreet Boys. Originally to be released in 2004, the release date was pushed back to June 14, 2005 for unknown reasons. The album varies musically from their previous albums, with a rock sound to the album. Unlike previous albums, the album featured only live instruments.
The album's first single is "Incomplete", and is followed by "Just Want You To Know". The third single worldwide is "I Still...". Other songs are "Weird World", "Beautiful Woman" and "Climbing The Walls". ''Never Gone'' has been certified as a platinum record in the U.S. It sold 293,000 copies during its first week of availability, and debuted at #3 on the Billboard 200. In Japan, it sold 528,000 copies and was second biggest western artist's album for 2005. It went on to sell over 10 million copies worldwide.
''Never Gone'' was also released as a DualDisc. The DualDisc version features the music video for "Incomplete" and a short documentary showing the making of the video. It was also released in a CD and DVD double-disc edition.
This is the final album that former member Kevin Richardson had involvement in, as one year after this album came out, he left to pursue other interests.
The Never Gone Tour commenced soon after the album's release.
On December 20, 2005 they released Never Gone "The Videos" which included behind the scenes footage of "Incomplete" and the video, along with "Just Want You To Know" (the behind the scenes, the original video, and the Sphyntker version), and their newest single "I Still", including comments from the Backstreet Boys from the set and video. The DVD also includes a slideshow with the music of "Just Want You To Know" and an interview in Germany about their upcoming tour. - Wikipedia
Is the title a mantra they teach you in rehab? Either way, the Boys (II Men) shot back into the public eye in the oddest possible way, parodying Heavy Metal Parking Lot in the video for "Just Want You to Know," where they play a hair-metal band called, um, Sphynkter. What do they say about truth and fiction again?