Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely

"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a pop ballad from the American boy band Backstreet Boys, taken from their third studio album, Millennium. The song is about missing someone you love and asking the meaning of living a lonely life. On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, the song hit #6. It hit #2 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Chart.

The song was released on December 14, 1999 by Jive Records.

Composition
"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" is a pop and R&B ballad, with Latin pop influences. Lyrically, the song deals with heartbreak and how the protagonist is dealing with loneliness. "Show me the meaning of being lonely/Is this the feeling I need to walk with/Tell me why I can't be there where you are/There's something missing in my heart," they sing in the chorus. It is set in the key of F minor and G minor with a tempo of 84 beats per minute. Their vocals span from A2 to B4.

References

Category:Pop songs
Category:Backstreet Boys songs
Category:1999 songs
Category:Pop ballads