Backstreet Boys are keen to perform during the Super Bowl halftime show. 

The ‘90s favourites are backed with a stellar catalogue, including massive hits like Everybody (Backstreet’s Back), As Long as You Love Me and I Want It That Way. 

And while rival boyband NSYNC performed with Aerosmith and Britney Spears during the 2001 event, the group was also offered a spot but passed on the chance to perform. 

“It’s interesting because we were presented the opportunity to perform at the halftime at the Super Bowl and it was in Tampa, my hometown,” Nick Carter tells Entertainment Tonight. 

“At the time we came from the era of, we loved the Whitney Houston rendition of the national anthem. And for us, we got the choice and we passed on the halftime.

“But it was a memorable experience for everyone. And everyone was able to share [the stage] and NSYNC did a great job at halftime, and I like to say we did a really good job at the national anthem as well.”

However, Nick is hopeful Backstreet Boys will be offered the gig again in the future, admitting it would be “pretty cool” if they shared the stage with NSYNC.

Referencing the lyrics to Shape of My Heart, he says: “Looking back on the things we’ve done… Would I have switched? I want to do it in the future. I say maybe another halftime when the Bucs go back to the Super Bowl.

“And that again is going back to the era we came from, the late ’90s. It was a really beautiful time and I think everybody wants that again.”