All I Have to Give

Alongside working with Max Martin for their second album, Backstreet's Back, the Backstreet Boys began collaborating with Full Force in late 1996 as a way to differentiate themselves from the pop and R&B genre. In a 2017 interview with Billboard, Howie Dorough discussed how the song was particularly significant to him:

My sound wasn't exactly the lead-person sound for the group with these songs. "All I Have To Give" was me finally getting a chance to step to the plate and show the world who I am as a singer. I'll always be thankful for producers from the group Full Force for saying, "Dude, why don't you sing more on the leads?"

Chuck Taylor of Billboard noted that "All I Have to Give" contained "plush harmonies, a melody that seems altogether natural and familiar on the first listen, and clever production props", describing it as a "no-brainer ballad" that would treat the Backstreet Boys more seriously as men.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-12-05.pdf|title=Singles Reviews & Previews|last=Taylor|first=Chuck|author-link=Chuck Taylor (music journalist)|magazine=Billboard|date=December 5, 1998|volume=110|issue=49|page=85|access-date=February 9, 2020}} Scottish Daily Record described the song as a "classic slice of teen-pop", stating that the Backstreet Boys were "eclipsing Boyzone".{{cite magazine|title=Chart Slot|magazine=Daily Record|date=February 13, 1998}} Music Week gave it three out of five, stating that the boy band "who currently cannot put a foot wrong are set for a third big hit" with the "radio-friendly Full Force-penned ballad which features all five members sharing lead vocals."{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1998/Music-Week-1998-01-24.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=January 24, 1998|page=27|access-date=September 1, 2023}} People magazine described "All I Have to Give" as a "peppy" ballad, stating that while the song contained "a tinge of melancholy in the group's harmonies, one can't help smiling".{{cite web|url=https://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-backstreet-boys-vol-48-no-11/|title=Picks and Pans Review: Backstreet Boys|website=People|date=September 15, 1997|access-date=December 1, 2020}} Bob Waliszewski of Plugged In found that the song expresses a "willingness to do whatever it takes to forge a strong relationship".{{cite web|url=https://www.pluggedin.com/album-reviews/backstreetboys-backstreetboys/|title=Backstreet Boys|first=Bob|last=Waliszewski|website=Plugged In|publisher=Focus on the Family|access-date= March 27, 2020}}

"All I Have to Give" charted in the top ten in several countries, including a debut at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart, number three in Canada, number four in Australia, and number eight in Germany in 1998. It reached number one in Spain and on the UK Indie Chart. In the US, the song reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 on February 6, 1999. It has since been certified Platinum in the US and Australia, Gold in New Zealand and Sweden, and Silver in the UK.

The music video for "All I Have to Give" was directed by British director Nigel Dick and released in 1998. It uses the song's radio edit, omitting the latter half of the song's bridge.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}} As of April 2021, the video has over 51 million views on YouTube.{{cite web|author=Backstreet Boys|title=Backstreet Boys - All I Have to Give (Official Video)|date=February 26, 2016|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj6FCKm8dhM&loop=0|access-date=April 13, 2021|via=YouTube}}

The Backstreet Boys perform in various interior locations throughout the music video while wearing different outfits. These include a circular wall, a brown stage, a bar in front of a steel structure, and a blue-lit room. During the verse, every band member is seen singing in front of a microphone while wearing urban clothing; Nick Carter and Brian Littrell sing the first two verses while Howie Dorough and AJ McLean perform the following two verses. During the chorus, they simultaneously perform a "hat dance" while wearing a fedora and multicolored-collar suits throughout the choreography.

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• US CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=All I Have to Give|others=Backstreet Boys|year=1999|type=US CD single liner notes|publisher=Jive Records|id=01241-42562-2}}

1. "All I Have to Give" (album version) – 4:36
2. "All I Have to Give" (Part II—The Conversation Mix) – 4:15

• US maxi-CD single{{cite AV media notes|title=All I Have to Give|others=Backstreet Boys|year=1999|type=US maxi-CD single liner notes|publisher=Jive Records|id=01241-42563-2}}

1. "All I Have to Give (album version) – 4:36
2. "All I Have to Give (Part II—The Conversation Mix) – 4:15
3. "All I Have to Give (Davidson Ospina Radio Mix) – 4:22
4. "All I Have to Give (Soul Solution Radio Mix) – 3:40
5. "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" (live version) – 6:08

• UK and European CD1 single{{cite AV media notes|title=All I Have to Give|others=Backstreet Boys|year=1998|type=UK & European CD1 liner notes|publisher=Jive Records|id=JIVE CD 445, 0518222}}

1. "All I Have to Give" (radio version) – 4:06
2. "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" (live version) – 6:12
3. "All I Have to Give" (The Conversation Mix) – 4:15
4. "As Long as You Love Me" (Peppermint Jam Remix) – 3:42

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• UK and European CD2 single{{cite AV media notes|title=All I Have to Give|others=Backstreet Boys|year=1998|type=UK & European CD2 liner notes|publisher=Jive Records|id=JIVE RCD 445, 0518352, 705.1835.3}}

1. "All I Have to Give" (radio version) – 4:06
2. "We've Got It Goin' On" (CL's Anthem Radio Mix) – 4:12
3. "Get Down (You're the One for Me)" (Markus Plastik Vocal) – 6:33
4. "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" (E-Smoove Extended Vocal Version Mix) – 6:48

• Japanese enhanced CD single (EP){{cite AV media notes|title=All I Have to Give|others=Backstreet Boys|year=1998|type=Japanese enhanced CD single liner notes|publisher=Avex Group, Jive Records|id=AVCZ-95106}}

1. "All I Have to Give" (radio version)
2. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (7-inch version)
3. "I'll Never Break Your Heart" (radio edit)
4. "As Long as You Love Me" (radio version)
5. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (instrumental)
6. "I'll Never Break Your Heart" (instrumental)
7. "As Long as You Love Me" (Pepperment Jam Remix)

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