The superstar told People at the 2025 iHeartRadio Music Awards on Monday night (March 17) that his 12-year-old daughter Elliott “hates” Backstreet Boys’ classic 1999 hit, “I Want It That Way.” “My oldest daughter hates that song, hates it with a passion,” McLean explained. “Because she gets teased at school when she walks into school.”

AJ McLean can't be faulted for being behind some of the catchiest music of the ’90s, but his daughter says she can't stand being 'teased' at school because of this one Backstreet Boys hit.