The Backstreet Boys Singing ‘I Want It That Way’ From Their Homes Is the Only Good Celeb Coronavirus Video

Social distance. Quarantine. The six-feet rule. Isolation. We're so far apart from each other these days.

But no matter the distance, the Backstreet Boys want you to know, they will do what it takes to reach your heart. Including getting on Zoom.

Oh my thank God, they're back again: The iconic boy band reunited to perform "I Want It That Way" from their five respective homes for iHeartRadio's Living Room Concert for America, which aired on Fox on Sunday night, March 29.

The event, hosted by Elton John, did two important things: It raised money for Feeding America and for First Responders Children's Foundation, and it modeled how celebrities can best release music videos during a pandemic.

Here are some best practices, as demonstrated by the Backstreet Boys: Show off your actual talents, directly raise money for a cause, invoke nostalgia, and just be honest if you live in a mansion with a giant pool.

As many celebrities are taking this time to rebrand as vloggers, a cappella singers, and talk show hosts, the Backstreet Boys gave us what we really wanted: a brief window back into the time when we were young and free and didn't have the CDC's website bookmarked on our phones. This is public service.

We open on Brian, who seems thrilled to see us. He lives in a home that has been decorated like a cruise ship ballroom and is dressed like he just woke up on a snow day. Later, he shows us his corner devoted to pinball machines. Personally, I forgive Brian for being richer than me, since he is using his wealth so charmingly.

Brian's screen moves over to reveal AJ, who's wearing a hat indoors. Good for you, AJ! We all need to take our small comforts where we can get them. Throughout the video he takes us on a tour through his home. First we see a grand piano, and then a room with giant wall art and a child-size kitchenette, and then a closet full of luxury sneakers. Why has the concert to raise funds for Americans in need affected by coronavirus taken us to a 42-year-old's walk-in sneaker closet? I don't know, but I sure am glad it has.

Kevin really, really wants us to see his framed picture of a peace sign, which gives way to a fireplace so fancy that it is just a thin column of flame shooting out of an exposed brick wall.

And Howie, one writer on Twitter observed, looks like he's "living inside a lecture hall at a mid-sized university."

And at last, we see Nickolas Gene Carter, huddled in a maroon zip-up hoodie, hair whipped into peaks stiffer than egg whites. Sure, Nick apparently lives on a sprawling estate on the edge of a winsome apple orchard, relaxing on his sun-drenched, overstuffed patio furniture next to a manicured emerald lawn by a gleaming crystal pool. But as he brings Zac Efron in High School Musical 2–style realness, can we really say that we would want this any other way?

One day soon we'll be back out in the clubs, the parks, and the malls. Brothers, sisters, everybody, rocking our bodies right. Until then, we'll follow the BBoys's lead and gather over Zoom, FaceTime, and Google Hangout. We'll stay on our couches, in our rec rooms, and shoe closets. We'll reach to each other's hearts. We'll say, "Hey, Spice Girls, Destiny's Child, and *NSYNC: You can do this too. It's not too late."

Jenny Singer is a staff writer for Glamour. You can follow her on Twitter.

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