Directed by , the music video is a stylized vampire-themed short film shot in downtown Los Angeles.
is a high-energy dance-pop track released on August 27, 2009, as the lead single from the Backstreet Boys (BSB) seventh studio album, This Is Us . Produced by the hitmaker RedOne , the song marked a significant shift for the group toward a more contemporary synth-pop and Euro-house sound, aimed at modernizing their image for the late 2000s. Lyrical Meaning and Themes
A female vampire enters a nightclub where the Backstreet Boys are performing. After she claims a victim, Nick Carter notices her, and the group lures her into a room where they destroy her by exposing her to sunlight.
Lyrics like "a single bullet you got me" and "I can't stop the bleeding" symbolize the shock and power of a woman's charm.
At the end, the Backstreet Boys walk out into the sun, revealing their own red eyes and fangs, indicating they are also vampires or "Day Walkers" themselves. Production and Chart Performance
Backstreet Boys Straight Through My Link
Directed by , the music video is a stylized vampire-themed short film shot in downtown Los Angeles.
is a high-energy dance-pop track released on August 27, 2009, as the lead single from the Backstreet Boys (BSB) seventh studio album, This Is Us . Produced by the hitmaker RedOne , the song marked a significant shift for the group toward a more contemporary synth-pop and Euro-house sound, aimed at modernizing their image for the late 2000s. Lyrical Meaning and Themes Backstreet Boys Straight Through My
A female vampire enters a nightclub where the Backstreet Boys are performing. After she claims a victim, Nick Carter notices her, and the group lures her into a room where they destroy her by exposing her to sunlight. Directed by , the music video is a
Lyrics like "a single bullet you got me" and "I can't stop the bleeding" symbolize the shock and power of a woman's charm. Lyrical Meaning and Themes A female vampire enters
At the end, the Backstreet Boys walk out into the sun, revealing their own red eyes and fangs, indicating they are also vampires or "Day Walkers" themselves. Production and Chart Performance