Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) - wikipedia Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' Single by Backstreet Boys from the album Backstreet Boys B - side `` Lay Down Beside Me '' `` Give Me Your Heart '' `` Christmas Time '' `` Anywhere for You '' `` Do n't Leave Me '' `` Nobody but You '' `` Backstreet Boys Present... ( Album Medley ) '' Released October 14, 1996 ( 1996 - 10 - 14 ) ( UK ) May 19, 1997 ( 1997 - 05 - 19 ) ( US ) Format CD single Recorded June 22, 1995 -- September 1996 Cheiron Studios ( Stockholm ) Battery Studios ( New York City ) Genre Pop, R&B Length 3 : 52 Label Jive Records Songwriter ( s ) Max Martin Herbie Crichlow Producer ( s ) Max Martin Kristian Lundin Backstreet Boys US singles chronology `` We 've Got It Goin ' On '' ( 1995 ) We 've Got It Goin ' On 1995 `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( 1997 ) Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) 1997 `` As Long as You Love Me '' ( 1997 ) As Long as You Love Me 1997 Audio sample A sample from Backstreet Boys ' `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' file help Music video `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' on YouTube `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' is a song by American boy band Backstreet Boys. It was released as the fourth single from their international album. The song was recorded in June 1995 in Stockholm, Sweden and released in 1996. It reached # 1 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria, # 2 in the United Kingdom, and # 7 in the Netherlands. It was subsequently included on the band 's debut U.S. album, and was released as the first single in the summer of 1997. It also reached # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it their most successful single on the chart ( the # 1 spot was occupied by `` Mo Money Mo Problems '' by The Notorious B.I.G. feat. Puff Daddy and Mase and `` Honey '' by Mariah Carey ). It sold 2 million copies in the US. Contents 1 Background 2 Variations 2.1 Original version 2.2 Single version 2.3 Italian version 2.4 Modern Talking 3 Track listing 4 Music video 5 Release history 6 Charts 6.1 Weekly charts 6.2 Year - end charts 6.3 Decade - end charts 7 Certifications 8 References Background The single was not the label 's first choice as single from the US debut. They initially wanted to release the Mutt Lange - produced `` If You Want It to Be Good Girl ( Get Yourself a Badboy ) '', but the band argued against it, claiming it to be one of their worst songs. Jive president Barry Weiss claims that the serious contenders as first single also included `` Anywhere for You '' and `` All I Have to Give ''. The band wanted to redo the music video, but the label refused, arguing that they planned to market to radio, and not video. The song ultimately succeeded without MTV support. 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. The song was unexpectedly offered to the band while recording `` We 've Got It Goin ' On '' in June 1995 in Stockholm, Sweden. They accepted the offer when they completed that recording in only two days of their planned week - long session. Variations Original version The original recording of the song features Brian Littrell singing both verses. This version was featured on the early release of their 1996 debut album and is featured on the 1997 debut US album. Single version A year after it was recorded, Max Martin was flown to London in September 1996 to re-record the second verse with Nick Carter at Battery Studios. This version was added to the later pressings of their 1996 international debut album and on the 1998 re-release of the US debut album. This is the version that was released as a single. Italian version There is also an Italian version of this song, titled `` Non Puoi Lasciarmi Così '', included in the Italian release of the international debut album. The lead vocals of the first two verses are sung by Kevin Richardson and Howie Dorough. Modern Talking `` Do n't Play with My Heart '', a song from Modern Talking 's 1998 album Back for Good closely resembles this song. Track listing America CD1 ( Old Version ) `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Video Version ) - 3 : 52 `` Backstreet Boys Present... ( Album Medley ) '' - 6 : 57 `` Lay Down Beside Me '' - 5 : 30 `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( LP Version ) - 3 : 49 CD2 ( New Version ) `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( LP Version ) `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( E-SMOOVE Vocal Mix ) `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Jazzy Jim 's Mixxshoww Slamma ) `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Maurice Joshua Club Mix ) Europe CD1 ( Classic Version ) `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Video Version ) - 3 : 52 `` Nobody But You '' ( Long Version ) - 6 : 07 `` Give Me Your Heart '' - 5 : 06 `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Acoustic Version ) - 3 : 56 CD2 ( Winter Version ) `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Video Version ) - 3 : 56 `` Christmas Time '' - 4 : 20 `` Lay Down Beside Me '' - 5 : 32 `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Acoustic Version ) - 3 : 57 UK `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Video Version ) - 3 : 54 `` Nobody But You '' ( Long Version ) - 6 : 08 `` Give Me Your Heart '' - 5 : 08 `` Lay Down Beside Me '' - 5 : 27 Cassette `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Video Version ) - 3 : 52 `` Lay Down Beside Me '' - 5 : 30 Japan `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Video Version ) - 3 : 52 `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( Acoustic Version ) - 4 : 02 `` Anywhere for You '' - 4 : 40 `` Do n't Leave Me '' - 4 : 18 Music video The music video was filmed on October 17, 1996 at Howard Middle School in Orlando, Florida. It was directed by Kai Sehr, and shows the Boys dancing and singing on a deserted basketball court at night. Halfway through the video, it begins to rain. The boys dance in the rain, some of them have their shirts unbuttoned in the later half of the music video. The video premiered in the US in July 1997, almost a year later. Release history Country Release date Format Europe October 14, 1996 ( 1996 - 10 - 14 ) Radio Europe October 29, 1996 ( 1996 - 10 - 29 ) CD Single United States May 19, 1997 ( 1997 - 05 - 19 ) Radio United States June 10, 1997 ( 1997 - 06 - 10 ) CD Single Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1996 -- 99 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 27 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 8 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 5 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 18 Dutch Singles Chart 7 European Hot 100 ( Billboard ) Germany ( Official German Charts ) Irish Singles Chart 5 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 27 Norway ( VG - lista ) 10 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 15 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) US Billboard Hot 100 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) US Hot Latin Songs ( Billboard ) 12 US Latin Pop Songs ( Billboard ) 6 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) 5 Year - end charts Chart ( 1996 ) Position Austrian Singles Chart 27 Belgian ( Flanders ) Singles Chart 99 Belgian ( Wallonia ) Singles Chart 80 Dutch Singles Chart 49 Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) 65 German Singles Chart 14 Chart ( 1997 ) Position Austrian Singles Chart 37 Belgian ( Wallonia ) Singles Chart 100 Europe ( Eurochart Hot 100 ) 69 German Singles Chart 66 UK Singles Chart 56 US Billboard Hot 100 11 Chart ( 1998 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 62 Decade - end charts Chart ( 1990 -- 1999 ) Position US Billboard Hot 100 86 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Austria ( IFPI Austria ) Gold 25,000 Germany ( BVMI ) Platinum 500,000 Poland ( ZPAV ) Gold 50,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Silver 200,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,200,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ `` Backstreet Boys - Biography ''. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2011 - 01 - 16. ^ Jump up to : Interview with Backstreet Boys, management, and others from Entertainment Weekly 10th Anniversary Issue. Jump up ^ `` Backstreet Boys - Quit Playing Games ( With My Heart ) ''. YouTube. Retrieved 2014 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ `` Backstreet Boys -- Quit Playing Games ( With My Heart ) -- Amazon.com Music ''. Retrieved November 9, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Backstreet Boys -- Quit Playing Games ( With My Heart ) ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved June 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Backstreet Boys -- Quit Playing Games ( With My Heart ) '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved June 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Backstreet Boys -- Quit Playing Games ( With My Heart ) '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 2, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Backstreet Boys -- Quit Playing Games ( With My Heart ) '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved June 2, 2017. 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Jump up ^ Geoff Mayfield ( December 25, 1999 ). 1999 The Year in Music Totally ' 90s : Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the ' 90s & Hot 100 Singles of the ' 90s. Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2010. Jump up ^ `` Austrian single certifications -- Backstreet Boys -- Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( in German ). IFPI Austria. Enter Backstreet Boys in the field Interpret. Enter Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen Jump up ^ `` Gold - / Platin - Datenbank ( Backstreet Boys ; ' Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) ' ) '' ( in German ). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Jump up ^ `` Polish single certifications -- Backstreet Boys -- Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' ( in Polish ). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Backstreet Boys -- Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) in the search field and then press Enter. Jump up ^ `` American single certifications -- Backstreet Boys -- Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) ''. Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Best - Selling Records of 1997 ''. Billboard. BPI Communications Inc. 110 ( 5 ) : 76. January 31, 1998. ISSN 0006 - 2510. Retrieved May 29, 2015. Backstreet Boys singles Backstreet Boys `` We 've Got It Goin ' On '' `` Quit Playing Games ( with My Heart ) '' `` As Long as You Love Me '' `` Everybody ( Backstreet 's Back ) '' `` I 'll Never Break Your Heart '' `` All I Have to Give '' Millennium `` I Want It That Way '' `` Larger than Life '' `` Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely '' `` The One '' Black & Blue `` Shape of My Heart '' `` The Call '' `` More than That '' The Hits -- Chapter One `` Drowning '' Never Gone `` Incomplete '' `` Just Want You to Know '' `` I Still... '' Unbreakable `` Inconsolable '' `` Helpless When She Smiles '' This Is Us `` Straight Through My Heart '' `` Bigger '' In a World Like This `` In a World like This '' `` Show ' Em ( What You 're Made Of ) '' NKOTBSB `` Do n't Turn Out the Lights '' ( with New Kids on the Block ) Other songs `` Get Down ( You 're The One For Me ) '' `` Anywhere For You '' `` That 's the Way I Like It '' `` Crawling Back To You '' `` Bye Bye Love '' `` All In My Head '' `` Madeline '' `` Friends Never Say Goodbye '' ( with Elton John ) `` God, Your Mama, and Me '' ( with Florida Georgia Line ) Seasonals `` Christmas Time '' `` It 's Christmas Time Again '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quit_Playing_Games_(with_My_Heart)&oldid=824840179 '' Categories : 1996 songs 1996 singles 1997 singles Backstreet Boys songs Pop ballads Jive Records singles Number - one singles in Austria European Hot 100 Singles number - one singles Number - one singles in Germany Number - one singles in Switzerland Songs written by Max Martin Songs written by Herbie Crichlow Song recordings produced by Max Martin Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links CS1 German - language sources ( de ) CS1 Polish - language sources ( pl ) Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Wallonia All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from June 2017 Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UKsinglesbyname Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardadultcontemporary Singlechart usages for Billboardlatinsongs Singlechart usages for Billboardlatinpopsongs Singlechart usages for Billboardpopsongs Singlechart usages for Billboardrhythmic Certification Table Entry usages for Austria Certification Table Entry usages for Germany Certification Table Entry usages for Poland Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Certification Table Entry usages for United States Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español Italiano ქართული Português Русский Suomi Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 9 February 2018, at 20 : 37. 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Question: who sang quit playing games with my heart
Answer: Backstreet Boys