"Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" is a song by American pop group Backstreet Boys from their eighth studio album In a World Like This (2013). It was released as the second single from the album on November 18, 2013. The song was written by Morgan Taylor Reid, Mika Guillory, and Backstreet Boys members AJ McLean and Kevin Richardson and produced by Reid.
It is also the theme song of the documentary film ', and was featured in the German movie Sapphire Blue soundtrack.
Richardson got the inspiration for the title of the song from his late father's words. The song was co-written by bandmate AJ McLean and is meant to be a pep talk for their children, and also as a positive reinforcement for the world in general. "This is as a positive reinforcement-type song because thereâÂÂs so much negativity out there. The world needs positivity! The song turned out beyond what we ever expected. It became this huge emotional record," McLean said.
A music video for the song, directed by Jon Vulpine, was filmed in Miami, Florida. It was premiered on the group's official Facebook page and then released on Vevo a day later.
The video takes on a minimalistic approach, showing individual shots of each band member against a black background. AJ McLean and Brian Littrell appear shirtless, coinciding with the song's message. Littrell had an open heart surgery in 1998 to correct a birth defect and hadn't been seen shirtless publicly ever since.