"Drowning" is the single by the Backstreet Boys from their compilation album The Hits: Chapter One. The song was initially recorded for the Black & Blue album, but did not make it in time for the recording deadline in September 2000. It features Kevin Richardson on piano. This was their last song before a four-year-hiatus from 2001 - 2005. The song reached #28 in the US on November 13, 2001. The song also did moderately well in the international charts, peaking at #3 in Sweden and #5 in Norway. The song also did exceptionally well on TRL, and the video for it was retired on February 26, 2002.