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As Long as You Love Me (Backstreet Boys song)

{{Short description|1997 single by Backstreet Boys}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = As Long as You Love Me

| cover = ALAYLM1.PNG

| alt = The band is seen staring at the birds-eye view camera above them on a staircase. The song's title and artist are displayed above them.

| type = single

| artist = Backstreet Boys

| album = Backstreet's Back {{noitalic|and}} Backstreet Boys {{noitalic|(US)}}

| B-side = Every Time I Close My Eyes

| released = {{start date|1997|9|29}}

| recorded =

| studio = * Parc, Orlando (Florida, U.S.)

| genre =

| length = * 3:40 (album version)

  • 3:32 (radio version)

| label = Jive

| writer = Max Martin

| producer = * Max Martin

| prev_title = Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

| prev_year = 1997

| next_title = All I Have to Give

| next_year = 1998

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = Backstreet Boys US

| type = single

| prev_title = Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)

| prev_year = 1997

| title = As Long as You Love Me

| year = 1997

| next_title = Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

| next_year = 1998

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|0Gl2QnHNpkA|"As Long as You Love Me"}}}}

}}

"As Long as You Love Me" is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys, from the group's eponymous debut studio album in the United States, Backstreet Boys (1997), and their second studio album worldwide, Backstreet's Back (1997). The song was written by Max Martin, who produced it with Kristian Lundin, and lyrically describes the reciprocity of a relationship. "As Long as You Love Me" was released by Jive Records as the second single from both albums in the United Kingdom on September 29, 1997, and in the United States on October 7, 1997. The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production.

"As Long as You Love Me" topped the charts in Lithuania, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Romania and peaked at number two in Australia and Austria, number three in Canada and the United Kingdom, number four in Switzerland and Sweden, and number five in the Netherlands and Norway. An accompanying music video was directed by British director Nigel Dick and depicts the Backstreet Boys performing an audition for six women.

Background

In an interview with Billboard, AJ McLean noted that he was initially meant to sing the song's bridge, while Brian Littrell and Nick Carter would both sing the verses. However, he had been infected with strep throat and was replaced with Littrell, whose vocals were featured on the album and single.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7897897/backstreet-boys-us-debut-album-oral-history|title='It's What America Needed at That Time': Backstreet Boys Look Back on Their U.S. Debut, 20 Years Later|magazine=Billboard|last=Weatherby|first=Taylor|date=August 10, 2017|access-date=October 31, 2019}} The song was a last-minute addition to the album Backstreet Boys released in the United States and Backstreet's Back released internationally, as Clive Calder, then-chairman of Zomba, heard the song and called Jive Records president Barry Weiss, who then contacted the band's manager, Johnny Wright.Interview with Backstreet Boys, management, and others from Entertainment Weekly 10th Anniversary Issue.

Critical reception

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic stated that "As Long as You Love Me" "would have sounded perfect in any era".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-hits-chapter-one-mw0000657000|title= Backstreet Boys – The Hits: Chapter One|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 10, 2020}} He also praised the song's slick production, which he described "as irresistible as teen pop can be".{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/backstreet-boys-backstreets-back-mw0000985902|title= Backstreet Boys – Backstreet Boys/Backstreet's Back|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=November 10, 2020}} John Dingwall from Daily Record stated that the song reminded him of "the 90s New Kids On The Block".{{cite magazine|title=Chart Slot; Top 10 Singles Chart|last=Dingwall|first=John|date=October 31, 1997|magazine=Daily Record}} A reviewer from Music Week rated it four out of five, adding, "This bears many similarities to Boyzone's trademark mid-tempo ballad sound and will be another big step in the US fivesome's bid to match their Irish counterparts in the boy band big league."{{cite magazine|first=|last=|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/1997/Music-Week-1997-09-20.pdf|title=Reviews: Singles|magazine=Music Week|date=September 20, 1997|page=31|accessdate=September 13, 2022}} Chuck Arnold from People Magazine viewed it as their "sumptuous signature song", noting that it "is about leaving your life in the hands of that special someone — on just the one condition that they love you back. Sounds like a deal."{{cite magazine|author=Arnold, Chuck|url=https://people.com/music/backstreet-boys-best-songs-20th-anniversary/|title=Everybody, Celebrate 20 Years of Backstreet Boys with Their 20 Best Songs|magazine=People Magazine|date=August 11, 2017|accessdate=October 20, 2021|author-link=Chuck Arnold}}

Commercial performance

"As Long as You Love Me" was never released as a commercial single in the US but became an MTV staple and radio airplay hit. It spent 56 weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, peaking at #4.

The single has sold over 530,000 copies in the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/features/official-charts-pop-gem-73-backstreet-boys-3122/|title=Official Charts Pop Gem #73: Backstreet Boys|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Myers|first=Justin|access-date=February 3, 2015}}

Music video

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The accompanying music video for "As Long as You Love Me" was directed by British director Nigel Dick and filmed on June 15, 1997, in Pasadena, California. AJ McLean learned the lyrics of the song on the day of the shoot, as he was initially meant to sing the song's bridge. Six women were chosen for the video, with the number chosen to ensure that they would not appear to be matched up with the band members.Backstreet Boys: All Access. One of the women, Donna, was played by Leighanne Wallace, whom Littrell ultimately married in 2000.

=Synopsis=

The music video begins with the Backstreet Boys auditioning before six women. The women named Donna, Jana, Linda, Fatima, Gina, and Nina videotape the performances and take notes. The band members primarily sing and dance, each performing in a short "screen test" vignette in which they dress up in costumes and perform various unusual activities. During the bridge, they switch places with the women and have them perform screen tests. The positions reverse again towards the end of the song. The choreography uses folding chairs. Special effects are utilized in the video, most notably morphing sequences, where the face of one member morphs into another's. There are also quick dissolves or straight cuts between footage of the members, each doing the chair routine in the same position of the set. The cuts cause a working fan in the background to appear to stutter in its spin.

Cover versions

The Netherlands retro rock band The Kik recorded a live version in Dutch ("Als jij maar van mij houdt") in the 3FM studio, using only Casio keyboards. Radio DJ Giel Beelen subsequently asked the band to release their version as a single.{{cite web|url=http://giel.vara.nl/media/321450|publisher=giel.vara.nl|title=GIEL! - The Kik hertaalt Backstreet Boys |access-date=January 29, 2017}}

In 2019, the duo La Folie and singer Jordi Ninus recorded a version in Catalan of this song, under the title "Si em dius que m’estimes" ("If you say you love me"), for the CD edited by La Marató de TV3, a telethon devoted to raising funds for the research of incurable diseases.{{cite web|url=https://www.ara.cat/media/disc-Marato-2019-Nadal_0_2344565555.html|title=El disc de La Marató fa 15 anys picant l'ullet al Nadal|website=Ara.cat|language=ca |date=November 14, 2019|access-date=December 26, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nx71uwLX-E|title=Si em dius que m'estimes - La Folie & Jordi Ninus (La Marató TV3) Official Video|via=YouTube|date=November 15, 2019|access-date=December 26, 2019}}

Track listings

  • UK 7-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=As Long as You Love Me|others=Backstreet Boys|year=1997|type=UK 7-inch single vinyl disc|publisher=Jive Records|id=434}}

:A. "As Long as You Love Me"

:B. "Every Time I Close My Eyes"

  • UK and European CD1{{cite AV media notes|title=As Long as You Love Me|others=Backstreet Boys|year=1997|type=UK & European CD1 liner notes|publisher=Jive Records, Trans Continental Records|id=JIVE CD 434, 0517232}}
  1. "As Long as You Love Me" (radio version) – 3:32
  2. "Quit Playing Games (with My Heart)" (E-SMOOVE vocal mix) – 6:48
  3. "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" (Funked Up mix) – 7:13
  4. "Every Time I Close My Eyes" – 3:55
  • UK and European CD2{{cite AV media notes|title=As Long as You Love Me|others=Backstreet Boys|year=1997|type=UK & European CD2 liner notes|publisher=Jive Records|id=JIVE RCD 434, 0517392}}
  1. "As Long as You Love Me" (radio version) – 3:32
  2. "As Long as You Love Me" (unplugged version) – 3:32
  3. "As Long as You Love Me" (instrumental) – 3:30

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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|+ Weekly chart performance for "As Long as You Love Me"

! scope="col"| Chart (1997–1998)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{single chart|Australia|2|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|Austria|2|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|Wallonia|7|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|3|chartid=3437|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|4|chartid=3445|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2020}}
{{single chart|Canadadance|4|chartid=3438|rowheader=true|access-date=May 4, 2020}}
{{single chart|Denmark|3|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7QkEAAAAMBAJ&q=backstreet+boys | title=Billboard| date=November 8, 1997}}

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scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-11-29.pdf|title=EHR Top 40|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=48|date=29 November 1997|page=24|access-date=10 April 2024}}

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{{single chart|Finland|17|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|France|19|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|Germany|3|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|songid=3534|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
scope="row"|Honduras (El Siglo de Torreón){{cite news |title=Domina listas de popularidad |url=http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text/html&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT/1998/07/15&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04502&PageLabel=45 |access-date=June 10, 2020 |work=El Siglo de Torreón |date=July 15, 1998 |page=45 |language=es |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200610040215/http://h.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib%3ALowLevelEntityToSaveGifMSIE_ELSIGLO&Type=text%2Fhtml&Locale=spanish-skin-custom&Path=EDT%2F1998%2F07%2F15&ChunkNum=-1&ID=Ar04502&PageLabel=45 |archivedate=June 10, 2020 |url-status=live }}

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scope="row"|Hungary (Mahasz){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-11-22.pdf|title=Top National Sellers|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=47|page=21|date=November 22, 1997|access-date=May 6, 2018}}

|3

scope="row"|Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40){{cite news|url=https://timarit.is/page/2961673#page/n7/mode/2up|title=Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 247 Vikuna 13.11. '97 – 20.11. '97)|newspaper=Dagblaðið Vísir|language=is|page=22|date=November 14, 1997|access-date=July 12, 2018}}

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{{single chart|Ireland2|6|song=As Long as You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
scope="row"|Italy (Musica e dischi){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1998/BB-1998-01-10.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Italy|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=2|page=34|date=January 10, 1998|access-date=June 4, 2020}}

|20

scope="row"|Italy Airplay (Music & Media){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-11-29.pdf|title=Major Market Airplay: Italy|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=48|page=27|date=29 November 1997}}

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scope="row"|Latvia (Latvijas Top 20){{cite web|url=http://www.lanet.lv/news/airplay/1997/971005lv.html|title=

The most popular songs in Latvia|publisher=Lanet.lv|language=lv|date=5 October 1997|access-date=September 3, 2024}}

|align="center"|1

scope="row"|Lithuania (M-1){{cite web|url=http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1430|title=M-1 TOP 40|publisher=M-1.fm|access-date=March 28, 2022|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616003444/http://m-1.fm/top40/?topid=1430|date=November 23, 1997|archive-date=June 16, 2012}}

|1

{{single chart|Dutch40|4|year=1997|week=44|rowheader=true|access-date=October 4, 2018}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|5|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=October 4, 2018}}
{{single chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|Norway|5|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100){{cite web|url=http://www.rt100.ro:80/topul-anului-1997.html|title=Romanian Top 100 – Topul anului 1997|access-date=July 9, 2017|language=ro|publisher=Romanian Top 100|archive-date=January 22, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050122082314/http://www.rt100.ro/topul-anului-1997.html|url-status=dead}}

|1

{{single chart|Scotland|4|date=19971011|rowheader=true|access-date=October 4, 2018}}
scope="row"|Spain (AFYVE){{cite book|last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st|date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}

|3

{{single chart|Sweden|4|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Backstreet Boys|song=As Long As You Love Me|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2017}}
{{single chart|UK|3|date=19971011|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2018}}
{{single chart|UKindie|1|date=19971018|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2018}}
{{single chart|Billboardradiosongs|4|artist=Backstreet Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|3|artist=Backstreet Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|15|artist=Backstreet Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|3|artist=Backstreet Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardrhythmic|9|artist= Backstreet Boys|rowheader=true|access-date=April 24, 2017}}
scope="row"| Zimbabwe (ZIMA)* Zimbabwe. Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000

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|+ 2023{{ndash}}2024 chart performance for "As Long as You Love Me"

! scope="col" | Chart (2023{{ndash}}2024)

! scope="col" | Peak
position

scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn){{cite web|url=http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög|trans-title=The Music – Songs|language=is|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=August 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506235531/http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/|archive-date=May 6, 2023}}

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scope="row"| Kazakhstan Airplay (TopHit){{cite web|url=https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/kz/weekly/20241025-20241031|title=Top Radio Hits Kazakhstan Weekly Chart: Oct 31, 2024|publisher=TopHit|access-date=November 1, 2024}}

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=Year-end charts=

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|+ Year-end chart performance for "As Long as You Love Me" in 1997

! scope="col"| Chart (1997)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1997/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1997|publisher=ARIA|access-date=April 5, 2025}}

|40

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1997|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1997|language=de|access-date=April 5, 2025}}

|35

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1997|title=Jaaroverzichten 1997|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=April 5, 2025}}

|29

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=1997|title=Rapports annuels 1997|publisher=Ultratop|language=fr|access-date=April 5, 2025}}

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scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.3416&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.3416.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.3416|title=RPM '97 Year End Top 100 Hit Tracks|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=May 4, 2020}}

|97

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1997|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=52|page=7|date=December 27, 1997}}

|27

scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1997/MM-1997-12-27.pdf|title=1997 Year-End Sales Charts: Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=14|issue=52|page=9|date=December 27, 1997|access-date=December 21, 2019}}

|30

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1997|title=Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1997|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=April 17, 2018}}

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scope="row"|Latvia (Latvijas Top 50){{cite web |url=http://www.lanet.lv/news/airplay/1997/int241.html|title=The 50 most popular songs in Latvia 1997|publisher=Lanet.lv|language=lv|access-date=September 3, 2024}}

|7

scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40){{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/1997|title=Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 1997|publisher=Dutch Top 40|access-date=March 6, 2020}}

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scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100){{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1997&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 1997|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=April 5, 2025}}

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scope="row"|Romania (Romanian Top 100)

|8

scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan){{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=1997&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 1997|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=March 6, 2020}}

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scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)1997 Swiss Singles Chart [http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1997 Hitparade.ch] (Retrieved April 20, 2010)

|42

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=Top 100 Singles 1997|magazine=Music Week|page=27|date=January 17, 1998}}

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class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Year-end chart performance for "As Long as You Love Me" in 1998

! scope="col"| Chart (1998)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/1998/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1998|publisher=ARIA|access-date=April 5, 2025}}

|28

scope="row"|Canada Top Singles (RPM){{cite magazine|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+68-No.+12-December+14%2C+1998.pdf|title=RPM's Top 100 Hit Tracks of '98|magazine=RPM|volume=63|issue=12|page=20|date=December 14, 1998|access-date=March 23, 2019}}

|26

scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.6979&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.6979.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.6979|title=RPM's Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of '98|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=May 4, 2020}}

|16

scope="row"|Canada Dance (RPM){{cite magazine|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.7003&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.7003.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.7003|title=RPM's Top 50 Dance Tracks of '98|magazine=RPM|via=Library and Archives Canada|access-date=May 4, 2020}}

|97

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|title=Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1998|magazine=Music & Media|volume=15|issue=51|page=8|date=December 19, 1998}}

|78

scope="row"|Latvia (Latvijas Top 50){{cite web |url=http://www.lanet.lv/news/airplay/1998/1998.html#1|title=The 50 most popular songs in Latvia 1998|publisher=Lanet.lv|language=lv|access-date=September 3, 2024}}

|10

scope="row"|New Zealand (RIANZ){{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/annual-singles/1998-12-31|title=End of Year Charts 1998|publisher=Recorded Music NZ|access-date=May 4, 2020}}

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scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Mw0EAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA43|title=The Year in Music 1998: Hot Adult Contemporary Singles & Tracks|magazine=Billboard|volume=110|issue=52|page=YE-95|date=December 26, 1998|access-date=December 30, 2023}}

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scope="row"|US Adult Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1998|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=6|issue=52|page=55|date=December 25, 1998}}

|39

scope="row"|US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs of 1998|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=6|issue=52|page=45|date=December 25, 1998}}

|7

scope="row"|US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Most Played Rhythmic Top 40 Songs of 1998|magazine=Airplay Monitor|volume=6|issue=52|page=46|date=December 25, 1998}}

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for "As Long as You Love Me"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=2018|number=3|access-date=September 26, 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|access-date=February 12, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=single|artist=Backstreet Boys|title=As Long as You Love Me|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=2022|access-date=January 23, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=As Long as You Love Me|artist=Backstreet Boys|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=1997|certyear=2020|id=9798|access-date=October 1, 2021}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Backstreet Boys|title=As Long As you Love Me|type=single|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=1998|access-date=January 10, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|artist=Backstreet Boys|title=As Long As you Love Me|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|access-date=February 12, 2020}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=Backstreet Boys|title=As Long as You Love Me|relyear=1997|certyear=2024|access-date=February 16, 2025|source=radioscope}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=single|award=Gold|certyear=2024|title=As Long as You Love Me|artist=Backstreet Boys|accessdate=April 29, 2024}}

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Release history

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|+Release dates and formats for "As Long as You Love Me"

!scope="col"|Region

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scope="row"|United Kingdom

|September 29, 1997

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|rowspan="3"|Jive

|{{cite magazine|title=Reviews – Records Out on September 29, 1997|magazine=Music Week|page=31|date=September 27, 1997}}

scope="row"|United States

|October 7, 1997

|Contemporary hit radio

|{{cite magazine|title=New Releases|magazine=Radio & Records|issue=1217|page=86|date=October 3, 1997}}

scope="row"|Japan

|October 22, 1997

|CD

|{{cite web|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/126967/products/45841/1/|title=君が僕を愛するかぎり {{!}} バックストリート・ボーイズ|trans-title=As Long as You Love Me {{!}} Backstreet Boys|publisher=Oricon|language=ja|access-date=August 29, 2023}}

References

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Category:1990s ballads

Category:1997 singles

Category:1997 songs

Category:Backstreet Boys songs

Category:Jive Records singles

Category:Music videos directed by Nigel Dick

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand

Category:Number-one singles in Romania

Category:Song recordings produced by Max Martin

Category:Songs written by Max Martin

Category:UK Independent Singles Chart number-one singles