In honor of the upcoming 25th anniversary of 'II,' we spoke to BoyzIIMen about the creative process, success and legacy of the album
. They did all of these artists that we loved. They worked with Prince.” So we were just over the moon about that whole circumstance, just being able to be in the studio with them. Who knew what was going to come out of it, but we knew it was going to be magical, because those guys are magicians of the music industry.
WM: It was Michael Bivins' idea to do a tribute song for Khalil. We were all talking about it and he was like, ‘Y’all should do it.’ Next thing you know, we just came up with that in the studio playing the piano. It was one of those things that organically happened. Then we get to “I’ll Make Love To You,” which spent 14 weeks on top of the Hot 100, two years after “End of the Road” did the same for 13 weeks. Did having two massive, record-breaking singles follow each other, albeit two years apart, add any pressure to the roll out of “II?”
Did you pay any attention to your Hot 100 runs back in the day? Were you monitoring the success of your work? SS: We were laser-focused… The studio allows us to be who we are. We’re creating this thing that we love to create, harmonizing and making these melodies. Those things are like breathing for us.
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