, ▁[ th inking ] ▁" What ▁the ▁hell ▁are ▁we ▁doing ?" ▁In ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁like , ▁" I ▁like ▁the ▁song , ▁the ▁song ' s ▁really ▁good , ▁but ▁do ▁you ▁think ▁other ▁people ▁are ▁g onna ▁like ▁it ?" ▁It ' s ▁like , ▁ed gy ▁for ▁pop ▁in ▁a ▁sense , ▁you ▁know . ▁[ Be at box ing ] ▁Then ▁it ▁drives ▁in ▁and ▁you ' re ▁like , ▁" This ▁is ▁great !" ▁ ▁Com position ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁ ▁common ▁time , ▁the ▁tempo ▁is ▁ 1 1 2 ▁B PM ▁and ▁is ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁key ▁of ▁A - flat ▁minor . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁sheet ▁music ▁published ▁at ▁Music notes . com ▁by ▁Universal ▁Music ▁Publishing ▁Group , ▁NS Y NC ' s ▁vocal ▁range ▁sp ans ▁from ▁the ▁low ▁note ▁E 4 ▁to ▁the ▁high ▁note ▁of ▁G # 5 . ▁ ▁Re leases ▁" I ▁W ant ▁You ▁Back " ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁as ▁the ▁band ' s ▁debut ▁single ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁the ▁band ' s ▁first ▁US ▁single ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Com mer cial ▁performance ▁" I ▁W ant ▁You ▁Back " ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁in ▁several ▁regions , ▁including ▁Germany , ▁Switzerland , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁Canada . ▁The ▁song ▁also ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁It ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁th ir teen