It was written by band member Brian Littrell with Max Martin and Kristian Lundin, who also produced the song along with Rami Yacoub.

When the group traveled to Sweden in early November 1998 to record at Cheiron Studios, alterations and additions were later made to the lyrics by the producers Max Martin and Kristian Lundin.

"Larger than Life" was initially registered and copyrighted in December 1998 as an unfinished demo, not being released on Millennium preview snippets.

[5] "Larger than Life" was written by band member Brian Littrell, with additional lyrics by Max Martin and Kristian Lundin.

Brian Littrell and Nick Carter start singing, "I may run and hide/When you're screamin’ my name alright/But let me tell ya now there are prices to fame alright.

"[10] Jim Farber of Entertainment Weekly wrote that the song casts "fans as the superhuman force in the exchange between listener and star.

Also, it contained the lyric, 'Looking at the crowd and I see your body sway, c'mon / Wishin' I could thank you in a different way, c’mon' which gave fans everywhere the tiniest glimmer of hope.

The video takes place in a futuristic space setting and includes elaborate special effects and animation, as well as a breakdown with a dance number.

The video opens with a long pass of a spaceship over the top of the camera as several of the band's past singles cycle through as if on a radio dial.

A robot, whose face is portrayed by Antonio Fargas, who played the driver in the "Everybody" video, awakens the band members from their sleep in pods on the ship.

"Barairo no Hibi" (バラ色の日々) is a Japanese-language cover of "Larger than Life" by Japanese girl group MAX.