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->''One day, way back in Philly, four guys wanted to sing\\
They came up to me, I said "What's your name?"\\
"Boyz II Men!" Hey, you know what I'm saying\\
Then I said, "All right, fellas, well let me see what you can do"\\
And then the smart one named Wan, he said\\
"Yo Mike, check this out, see if this one moves you!"''
-->-- '''[[Music/NewEdition Michael Bivins]]''' in the bridge to "Motownphilly"


Boyz II Men is an R&B vocal group who are well known for both their emotional ballads and their ACappella harmonies. They also proved to be one of the most successful music acts in the '90s and helped re-popularize R&B for mainstream audiences when it saw a decline in the '80s. Their name come from the song "Boys to Men" by Music/NewEdition, a group that helped inspire their sound. Unlike the usual arrangement of having 1 or 2 lead singers with the other members doing backup vocals, the members of this group have all provided lead vocals on a regular basis.

Band members Nathan Morris and Marc Nelson formed the group, then known as Unique Attraction, in 1985 while they were in high school. Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman and Michael [=McCary=], who also attended the same high school as Morris and Nelson, also joined as permanent members. Nelson left the group after personal conflicts while the rest remained as a quartet.

They saw success with their first album ''Cooleyhighharmony'' (1991), which had a NewJackSwing style to it, which provided the group 4 top 10 singles (including a number 1 for "End of the Road" which was placed on a reissue of the album and remains the best selling single by Creator/{{Motown}}) and would go on to be certified 9x Platinum by the RIAA as well as give them their first Grammy win. Their sophomore album ''II'' was an even bigger success, selling 12 million copies in the US alone and earned the group 2 more Grammys. Their third album, ''Evolution'', was not as big, selling about 3 million copies though it did give the group another number 1 hit single.

Chronic back problems forced [=McCary=] to leave the group in 2003. While they in general have not been as successful in 2000s nor have they received as much marketing support as they did in their peak years, they are still actively recording albums, going on tours and making a number of media appearances over the years, typically as a nostalgia act. These have included an episode of ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'', ''Film/GreaseLive'', ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'', and ''Film/LongShot''.

!!Members
* Nathan Morris (1988-present)
* Shawn Stockman (1988-present)
* Wanya Morris (1988-present)
* Marc Nelson (1988-1989)
* Michael [=McCary=] (1988-2003)

!!Discography
* ''Music/{{Cooleyhighharmony}}'' (1991)
* ''[[ChristmasSongs Christmas Interpretations]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Music/TwoAlbum II]]'' (1994)
* ''Evolution'' (1997)
* ''Nathan Michael Shawn Wanya'' (2000)
* ''Full Circle'' (2002)
* ''Throwback, Vol. 1'' (2004)
* ''The Remedy'' (2006)
* ''Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA'' (2007)
* ''Love'' (2009)
* ''Twenty'' (2011)
* ''Collide'' (2014)
* ''Under the Streetlight'' (2017)

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!!Boyz II Men provides examples of the following:
* AlternateMusicVideo: The group released two videos for "Vibin'": One featuring them recording in the studio, performing onstage, and partying, and the more well known one that shows them performing in an underground boxing ring. The latter was filmed for the song's remix, and also featured Treach, [[Music/WuTangClan Method Man]], Music/BustaRhymes, Music/SeanCombs, and the late Music/CraigMack, all of whom were guests on the remix.
* BoyBand: The members were quite young when they started and is primarily a group of vocalists. They have generally appealed a bit more to adult audiences though compared to other boy bands.
* CareerEndingInjury: Michael [=McCary=] had to leave the group in 2003 due to chronic back problems caused by multiple sclerosis.
* CelebrityEndorsement: They have done commercials for Geico Auto Insurance.
* ChristmasSongs: Did an album of them called ''Christmas Interpretations''.
* CoverVersion: They have a few of them. ''Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA'' is a cover album of Motown songs, ''Love'' is an album that covers popular love songs that weren’t associated with R&B and ''Covered:Winter'' consists of covers from a number of popular Japanese artists.
* {{Dedication}}: The video for "It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye To Yesterday" is dedicated to rapper MC Trouble, who passed away in 1991.
* FairWeatherFriend: "I Remember" talks about a friend/lover who turned on the group when they were trying to make it big, only to try and get back in their good graces when they became international stars:
---> ''I remember when you wouldn't come around\\
Now you want to be down\\
Not supposed to let you back in no way\\
I remember that day so well\\
When you wouldn't talk to me\\
Now you see me everyday on TV.''
* GreatestHitsAlbum: They have a couple, most notably ''Legacy: The Greatest Hits Collection'' which was initially their last album on Universal before leaving the label in 2001.
* GriefSong: Their collaboration with Music/MariahCarey, "One Sweet Day" is about missing someone who died that they previously took for granted.
* IntercourseWithYou: "I'll Make Love To You" is a mix of this and Silly Love Songs (see below).
* LetsDuet: With Mariah, as mentioned above, on "[[Music/{{Daydream}} One Sweet Day]]." Their song ended up becoming the longest-running number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 for almost 25 years.
* LongRunnerLineUp: Type 2 with two different lineups. The current lineup (the Morrises and Stockman) has been intact since 2003, and they and [=McCary=] had been together from 1989 until [=McCary's=] health issues forced him to leave.
* LyricalTic: 'Nay-hoooooo!"
* ParentalLoveSong: "A Song for Mama"is a child to parent variant, with the singer praising his mother for raising him right and always being there for him.
* SillyLoveSongs: Their album ''Love'' consists of covers of popular love songs.
* SpiritualSuccessor: Fellow R&B group Music/NewEdition were one of the biggest influences on the group, to the point that they named themselves after one of their songs. It doesn't hurt that Michael Bivins even helped groom them into superstars during the 90s.
* TitleTrack: Almost completely averted; "Collide" is the only example in their discography.

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