Definition of Black and blue

Black & Blue is the follow-up album to the Backstreet Boys' 1999 studio release Millennium. This is their third U.S. album release. The 13-song selection features five songs co-written by members of the group, plus two songs written by all five. In the United States, Black & Blue sold 1.6 million discs in its first week of release, making them the first group in Soundscan history to have million-plus first-week sales with back-to-back albums. The album was the eighth biggest selling album in the US for 2000. The album achieved platinum status in over 30 countries and gold certification in 10 regions around the world during its first week of release. The album is estimated to have sold 15 million worldwide Towards the end of 2000 . Despite the excellent sales, Black and Blue never matched up to the hype that their first two albums made. The first single off the album was "Shape of My Heart," followed by "The Call" and "More Than That." The band members co-wrote five of the songs and wrote two songs on this album, a departure from previous albums, which showcased less of their own song-writing.

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• Black & Blue, the biggest gay circuit party in the world in Montréal on the second weekend of October organized by the BBCM Foundation
• Black and Blue (Anna Quindlen novel), a novel by Anna Quindlen
• Black and Blue (novel), a novel by Ian Rankin
• Black and Blue (TV series), a six part TV comedy-drama series
• Black and Blue, by Andy Razaf and Fats Waller
• Black & Blue, a contender on Robot Wars.