Editing Max Martin (section)

===Backstreet Boys===
Martin wrote, co-wrote, and co-produced 7 out of the 12 songs on the Backstreet Boys' third album ''[[Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)|Millennium]]'' (1999), including all the singles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/albums/Backstreet-boys/Millennium#:~:text=%20Millennium%20Tracklist%20%201%20Larger%20Than%20Life,12%20The%20Perfect%20Fan%20Lyrics.%20%20More%20|title = Millennium by Backstreet Boys|website=Genius.com}}</ref> "[[I Want It That Way]]", a hit song Martin co-wrote with [[Andreas Carlsson]] and co-produced with [[Kristian Lundin]], became the group's biggest single to date and it is still popular today, being voted No. 10 in the MTV/[[Rolling Stone]] list of the "100 Greatest Pop Songs".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top-charts.com/s/i-want-it-that-way-backstreet-boys1|title = I Want It That Way|website=Top-charts.com}}</ref><ref name="mtvrollinstones100best">{{cite web
 |url          = http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2000/nov/19/mtv_rolling_stone/
 |title        = MTV, Rolling Stone list top 100 pop songs
 |access-date   = 20 February 2007
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20120427151453/http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2000/nov/19/mtv_rolling_stone/
 |archive-date = 27 April 2012
|url-status     = dead
}}</ref> ''100 Greatest Songs of the '90s'', a VH1 special, ranked the song at number 3, making it the highest ranked boy-band single and pop song.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~dtompkin/music/list/Best11.html|title=VH1 – 100 Greatest 90s Songs (Music Database :: Dave Tompkins)|website=Cs.uwaterloo.ca|access-date=27 March 2023}}</ref> ''Millennium'' sold over 1.1&nbsp;million units in its first week in the United States, setting a record for most albums sold in its debut week (that record was later beaten by [[NSYNC|NSYNC's]] 2000 album ''[[No Strings Attached (NSYNC album)|No Strings Attached]]''), and was the best-selling album in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-27-ca-41385-story.html|title = Backstreet Boys' 'Millennium' Charts Best Sales Week Ever|website = [[Los Angeles Times]]|date = 27 May 1999}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2075695/nsync-no-strings-attached-turns-20/columns/the-week-in-pop/|title=*NSYNC Nailed the Boy Band Blueprint with 'No Strings Attached'|website=Stereogum.com|date=16 March 2020}}</ref>

When working on her own solo album, to be released in 2001 on [[Stockholm Records]], [[Lisa Miskovsky]] wrote the lyrics for the Backstreet Boys' hit single "[[Shape of My Heart (Backstreet Boys song)|Shape of My Heart]]" with Max Martin and Rami. The song, originally written for Miskovsky's own album, was passed on to the Backstreet Boys by Max Martin when Miskovsky decided that it did not fit her style. The song became the first single off the group's fourth album ''[[Black & Blue (Backstreet Boys album)|Black & Blue]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1425143/backstreet-boys-to-get-black-and-blue-on-new-lp/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121140059/http://www.mtv.com/news/1425143/backstreet-boys-to-get-black-and-blue-on-new-lp/|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 January 2015|title = Backstreet Boys to Get "Black and Blue" on New LP|website = [[MTV]]}}</ref> In the first week of release, "[[Shape of My Heart (Backstreet Boys song)|Shape of My Heart]]" immediately jumped into the Top Five in Sweden, Norway, Canada, Germany and another 15 countries.<ref>{{cite web|author=Jason Lipshutz |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9345384/backstreet-boys-shape-of-my-heart-2000 |title=Backstreet Boys' 'Shape of My Heart': The First Man-Band Hit|website=Billboard.com |date= 27 March 2020|access-date=12 February 2022}}</ref> ''Black & Blue'', containing several songs produced and written by Martin, sold 1.6&nbsp;million units in its first week in America. Martin again received [[ASCAP]]'s award "Songwriter of the Year" both in 2000 and 2001.<ref>{{cite web | title=Songwriters Behind 'NSYNC, Backstreet Boys Hits Win Big At ASCAP Pop Awards | url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1443980/20010523/backstreet_boys.jhtml | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20011015224019/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1443980/20010523/backstreet_boys.jhtml | url-status= dead | archive-date= 15 October 2001 |date=23 May 2001 | author=Schumacher-Rasmussen, Eric | publisher=MTV | access-date=15 October 2007}}</ref> In April 2013 the Backstreet Boys member [[Brian Littrell]] invited Martin to collaborate on their single "[[In A World Like This]]". The single peaked at ''No.6'' in the ''[[Oricon Singles Chart|Oricon]]'' chart and performed well in the rest of the world. Martin collaborated on the ''Never Gone'' songs "Climbing the Walls", "[[Just Want You to Know]]", "Siberia" and "[[I Still...]]". Martin wanted the album to be more of a contemporary, alternative pop album with a little R&B. The resulting album had a more organic music style with more live instruments, and was a departure from the Backstreet Boys' earlier work.