Finish The Lyric: "I never wanna hear you say"?

The lyric “I never wanna hear you say” is completed by “I Want It That Way,” from the Backstreet Boys' 1999 hit of the same name. The song appears on the group's third studio album, Millennium, and became one of their signature recordings.

Written by Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin and Kristian Lundin, the song was released as a single in 1999. It topped charts in several countries and became especially known for its memorable chorus and polished late-1990s pop production.

The song is also famous for a meaning-related puzzle: the verses and chorus do not fit together perfectly as a straightforward narrative. Even so, the unusual wording helped make the song instantly recognisable, and the title phrase became its defining hook.

A common mix-up is attributing the song to another boy band from the same era, such as *NSYNC or Westlife. The recording is by the Backstreet Boys, an American group formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1993.