Which boy band had a 1996 hit titled “Step by Step”?

New Kids on the Block had the 1996 hit titled “Step by Step.” The song was the title track of the group’s fourth studio album, also called *Step by Step*.

Released in May 1990, “Step by Step” became one of the group’s best-known singles and topped the US Billboard Hot 100. Its release date is sometimes misremembered because the album’s title and the group’s later career are often discussed alongside their 1990s comeback period.

The album was issued in 1990, not 1996. The year 1996 belongs to the group’s later album *Face the Music*, released after its initial 1994 breakup and before its eventual reunion activity. This distinction helps separate the song from later boy-band releases with similar titles.

New Kids on the Block formed in Boston in 1984. The classic lineup included Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood, Jordan Knight, Jonathan Knight, and Joey McIntyre.