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It may have been the start of the rivalry for leads between Brian and Nick that Kevin alluded to in the documentary. He probably still resents it to this day because he jokingly called it a diversity decision. Not knowing who did it doesn't help.Īs far as I know, this was the only song they did with a vocal change in the radio version disliked t the last-minute addition of Nick on the second verse because just because the fan wanted him to be on the verse Brian sounded good at the time so I thought the change was not warranted. I have never found it online because it may have been exclusive to the station. Whenever I listened to the late-night dance/remix music show on Z-100 in New York City, I would wait for a remix I liked. I am glad the guys advocated for this instead of If You Want it To Be Good Girl as the first single. Jive made a good choice by releasing it as the first US single. Yet, it was their most successful US single to date. He even later criticized before a cruise performance. in July 1997, almost a year later.My thoughts on Quit Playing Games(With My Heart) 24 years after its US release in 1997.īrian especially expected the song to be a failure. The boys dance in the rain, some of them have their shirts unbuttoned in the later half of the music video. Halfway through the video, it begins to rain. It was directed by Kai Sehr, and shows the Boys dancing and singing on a deserted basketball court at night. The music video was filmed on Octoat Howard Middle School in Orlando, Florida. "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Acoustic Version) - 4:02."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Video Version) - 3:54."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Acoustic Version) - 3:57."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Video Version) - 3:56."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Acoustic Version) - 3:56."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Maurice Joshua Club Mix)."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Jazzy Jim's Mixxshoww Slamma)."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (E-SMOOVE Vocal Mix)."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (LP Version)."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (LP Version) - 3:49."Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" (Video Version) - 3:52.There is also an alternate version done by Craig Murray with the British symphony orchestra with an appearance by Nick Carter in 2007. The lead vocals of the first two verses are sung by Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough. There is also an Italian version of this song, titled "Non puoi lasciarmi così", dedicated to their fans in Italy. They accepted the offer when they completed that recording in only two days of their planned week-long session. The song was unexpectedly offered to the band while recording " We've Got It Goin' On" in June 1995 in Stockholm, Sweden. All of the background vocals on the song, other than McLean's singing harmony with himself on the bridge, are those of Littrell and Kevin Richardson, who decided to finish up the song while the other members were having lunch. It was also included on the re-release of the US album. This version was later added to their 1996 debut album as a re-release and it was used for radio and the music video.

Nick Carter had subsequently emerged as a popular member of the band, so before the song was released as a single, a year after it was recorded, Max Martin was flown to London in September 1996 to re-record the second verse with Nick at Battery Studios. This version was featured on the early release of the their 1995 debut album and is featured on the 1997 debut US album. The original recording of the song features Brian Littrell singing both verses, with A. The song ultimately succeeded without MTV support. The band wanted to redo the music video, but the label refused, arguing that they planned to market to radio, and not video. Jive president Barry Weiss claims that the serious contenders as first single also included " Anywhere for You" and " All I Have to Give". They initially wanted to release the Mutt Lange-produced "If You Want It (To Be Good Girl)", but the band argued against it, claiming it to be one of their worst songs. The single was not the label's first choice as single from the US debut.