The guys spent four nights shooting into the early hours in Los Angeles, working up a sweat acting out a series of energetic moves in the highly-anticipated promo.

In the video, which appears to be a big move away from the laidback feel of Shape Of My Heart, Kevin Richardson is shown leaping through a window to escape from a girl while AJ McLean, whose hair is back to black again after his experiment with blue dye, throws himself out of a moving car. Howie Dorough, sporting burgundy stripes in his hair, is seen dangling from a pole.

The group, who released their fourth album (third American album) Black & Blue in November - accompanied by worldpop on a four-day promo trip across six continents - have opted not to use the album version of The Call in the video. Instead they've decided to go with one of the versions remixed by OutKast who also appear in the video.

Meanwhile the guys are gearing up for their world tour which kicks off at Fort Laudervale, Florida on 22 January and will feature Krystal, the first artist to be signed to their own label. AJ is currently producing and managing a new singer called Tracey but there is no news yet as to when her material will be showcased. Backstreet Boys are also set to appear at the US Superbowl on 28 January where the band will sing the American national anthem.

The Call is released on 5 February. Look out for a brand new AJ interview on worldpop coming soon and take a trip down memory lane with worldpop's Backstreet Boy week featuring video interviews, album playback and insider info.