<P> After spending more than a year recording, the Backstreet Boys finally released their comeback album Never Gone on June 14, 2005 . The album debuted at No. 3 on the U.S. chart with first week sales of 291,000 copies . However, the drastic style change drew negative criticism from Rolling Stone . Never Gone was certified platinum in the U.S. and four singles were released from the album . The second single, "Just Want You to Know", hit the top 10 in the UK . The third singles were "Crawling Back to You" for the U.S. and "I Still ..." for the rest of the world . Never Gone has sold approximately 10 million copies worldwide as of 2008 . </P> <P> The Backstreet Boys began the first leg of their Never Gone Tour on July 22, 2005 in West Palm Beach, Florida . The first leg ran until November 2005 in Europe and in January 2006 the second leg started in Tokyo, Japan . The tour concluded on February 2, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia . </P> <P> On June 23, 2006, it was announced that Richardson had left the Backstreet Boys to pursue other interests . Both Richardson and the rest of the group issued a statement on their official site, stating that he departed amicably and the door was always open for him to return . Following Richardson's departure, the group was suggested to change their name to Backstreet, but they decided against it . They also turned down an offer to star in a reality show to find a new member and musicians who had expressed interest in replacing Richardson, such as Sam Licata and former NSYNC members Lance Bass and Joey Fatone, stating that they weren't planning to replace him . </P> <P> Two days after Richardson's departure announcement, the Backstreet Boys entered the studio to record their sixth album . The album, titled Unbreakable, was released on October 30, 2007 . It received positive reviews, and opened at number seven on the Billboard 200, selling 81,000 copies in its first week of release . It performed well in Japan, debuting at No. 1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly album charts and staying there for another week . They released two singles from the album, "Inconsolable" and "Helpless When She Smiles". </P>

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