


The mid-tempo piece is instantly assimilated and well-sung, primarily as a group effort. Alan Jones from Music Week noted that Backstreet Boys "state the obvious" in the song, "but they do it with a certain amount of style. Larry Flick from Billboard commented that "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" contained a "contagious dance/pop beat and catchy hook that perfectly showcases this talented group's voices". The music video for the song was cut to both versions of the song, with the extended video released to the US market, and the standard video released everywhere else.

The US album features the extended version of the song which includes an extended breakdown section, but cuts the bridge. The international album features the album or 7" version, which is the standard recording. They met with Weiss and asked that the song be added to the US album after the first million units had already been produced. After Canadian markets began playing the song, US markets near the border began picking the song up. The band suggested it could just mean that they were back home. Zomba chairman Clive Calder suggested that "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" should be released as a single, which was met with resistance from Jive Records president Barry Weiss, as he believed that it would be weird to have a song called "Backstreet's Back" on the Backstreet Boys' first US album. The accompanying music video was directed by American director Joseph Kahn. It was released as the first single from the band's second international studio album Backstreet's Back in June 1997, and the third single from their self-titled debut US studio album in March 1998. " Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, written and produced by Denniz Pop and Max Martin. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" on YouTube
