The Hits: Chapter One. AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

It was written by Max Martin and Herbie Crichlow, with production by Martin and Kristian Lundin.

It received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who commended the lush orchestration, its melody and the groups vocal performance.

The song was one of 3 tracks to be previewed at the end of Britney Spears debut album,.Baby One More Time.

It follows each of the band members in a separate dramatic history, with the band uniting for the videos end.

The song also earned a Grammy award nomination during the 43rd Grammy Awards for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.

On the November 27, 1999 issue of Billboard Magazine, it was reported that Jive Records selected Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely as Millennium s third single.

The song received a CD Single on December 3, 1999.

Lyrically, the song deals with heartbreak and how the protagonist is dealing with loneliness.

Show me the meaning of being lonelyIs this the feeling I need to walk withTell me why I cant be there where you areTheres something missing in my heart, they sing in the chorus.

Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic picked the song as a standout track on the album.

While reviewing their compilation, The Hits: Chapter One (2001), Erlewine wrote that the rest of the singles that fill out the compilation arent quite as good as I Want It That Way, As Long as You Love Me, Quit Playing Games (with My Heart), Everybody (Backstreets Back) and Larger than Life (although Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely is).

Arion Berger of Rolling Stone commented that the song digs its melodic claws into your skull on the first listenits the swooniest blending of the five vocalists timbres to date, and mighty pretty besides.

Taylor also called it a beautifully produced anthem, and praised its melody, writing that, it will instantly lock itself into the pop culture consciousness.

Taylor finished his review, writing that the single is the best ballad of the season and a sure-fine way to return the Boys to full glory.

In the United States, the song debuted at number 74 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 7 while on the issue of March 18, 2000, the song peaked at number six, 8 remaining at the peak position for two further weeks.

In other Billboard component charts, the song also succeeded, topping the Top 40 Mainstream chart and reaching number two on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks.

In Canada, the song topped the RPM Top Singles chart for two weeks.

Here the Boys tackle grief surprisingly well, without pouring on too much schmaltz or over-complicating things.

Danielle Sweeney of The Celebrity Cafe also placed it at number seven on her Top 10 Backstreet Boys Songs, writing that, its their most emotional song, containing the lyrics, how can it be youre asking me to feel the things you never show.

Deep, guys. 18.

It follows each of the band members separately in a sad story, until they unite during the instrumental break and final choruses.

The video, somewhat darker in tone than any of the bands previous releases, touches on several of the bands real-life issues.

Brian had undergone open heart surgery the previous year for a defect he has had since birth.

A.J. holds a picture of a girlfriend which is dedicated to a dear friend of his who died in a car accident.

The video used footage that represents Kevin and his deceased father.

The lady who Howie sees represents his sister, who died a year earlier of the disease Lupus.

Additionally, the bus that A.J.

Denniz Street, and is driven by an actor who resembles Denniz PoP (who died in 1998 and produced some Backstreet Boys tracks, besides being the mentor of the songs producer Max Martin ).

An alternate version of the video was dedicated in his honor.

Kevin Richardson watches an old-age film of himself and his father in an apartment.

Nick Carter walks down a city street in the rain and saves a lady from almost being hit by the bus that A.J.

Howie Dorough drinks from a teacup at an old-style bar as a lady in red runs towards him, but fades away before she reaches him.

Kevin arrives to meet Howie leave the building together.

A.J.s bus arrives, and Brian exits the hospital.

While the lady lights the memorial candles for the deceased, the five band members congregate and begin walking down the street together.

Most of the video is shot in a desaturated scheme in which only certain red elements were brightly colored, until the very end of the video when the band walks out of the city into a brightly colored field.

Millennium: Backstreet Boys.

AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2011.

The Hits: Chapter One.

AllMusic. Retrieved January 30, 2014.

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