From the Bottom of My Broken Heart

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"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"
Single by Britney Spears
from the album ...Baby One More Time
B-side "Thinkin' About You"
Released February 1, 2000
(See release history)
Format CD single
Recorded August - September 1997 4MW East Studios, New Jersey and Battery Studios, NYC
Genre Bubblegum pop, teen pop
Length 5:13
Label Jive
Writer(s) Eric Foster White
Producer Eric Foster White
Certification Platinum (U.S.)[1]
Britney Spears singles chronology
"Born to Make You Happy"
(1999)
"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"
(2000)
"Oops!... I Did It Again"
(2000)

"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" is the fifth and final single (fourth in the U.S. and Australia) from pop singer Britney Spears' first album ...Baby One More Time. It was released during the first quarter of 2000.

The song was written and produced by Eric Foster White. In this melancholy love ballad, Spears recalls her first love and how she wishes it hadn't ended, as her true emotions are revealed "from the bottom of my broken heart."

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[edit] Music video

Directed by Gregory Dark in late November 1999, the music video for From the Bottom of My Broken Heart begins with Spears packing her belongings as she readies herself to move away from home. She is upset because she knows that she is going to miss her first love. Throughout the video, we see scenes of the two from their past, including one where they climb up onto a windmill. Towards the ending, we see Spears waiting at a bus stop while, at the same time, her first love is driving quickly to come see her one last time. However, by the time he finally gets there, she has already left on the bus.

The video premiered on an episode of Muchmusic's Combat Zone on December 17, 1999. The video also became her fourth to retire on MTV's TRL. This is the first video where no dance is involved, as it is a slow ballad. As was with "Born to Make You Happy", the radio edit of the song was used for the video; it shortens the intro and removes almost all of the second chorus, and the music's percussion is slightly different.

[edit] The single

The Australian release of the single included bonus stickers and Thinkin' About You as a bonus tracks but was released on the album for ...Baby One More Time. The US single included the album version and a bonus remix of "(You Drive Me) Crazy" also with enhanced video clips.

[edit] Chart performance

"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" peaked within the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 at number 14, with its chart-topping placement on the Hot 100 Singles Sales; the single was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of over 1,000,000 copies.[1] However, for the first time for a Spears single, airplay didn't prove strong, and the track didn't manage to crack even the top 50 of the Hot 100 Airplay. The single was later ranked at number thirty-one on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart for 2000. Top 40 radio airplay was also not strong this time around, as the single did not manage to reach the top twenty of all three charts: the Top 40 Tracks, Mainstream Top 40 and Rhythmic Top 40. As "Born to Make You Happy" had just been released in most international markets, "From the Botton of My Broken Heart" was released in only a couple of other regions, one of which was Australia, where her local record company were given the choice between "Born to Make You Happy" and "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart". It eventually peaked at number thirty seven becoming her lowest charting single from ...Baby One More Time in that country. Through imports and airplay, the single reached 178 in the United Kingdom, although it was never released there.

[edit] Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart".[2]

Australia CD Single (9250132)

  1. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" [Radio Version] — 4:34
  2. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" [Jazzy Jim's Hip-Hop Mix] — 3:40
  3. "Thinkin' About You" — 3:35
  4. "Sometimes" [Answering Machine Message] — 0:25

U.S. CD Single (01241-42653-2)

  1. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" [Radio Version] — 4:34
  2. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" [Jazzy Jim's Hip-Hop Mix] — 3:40
  3. Enhanced With Clips From The "Born to Make You Happy" & "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" Videos

U.S. Promo CD (JDJ-42632-2)

  1. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" [Radio Edit] — 4:34

U.S. Promo 12" Vinyl (DUTCH-16)

  • Side A:
  1. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" [Ospina's Millennium Funk Mix] — 3:31
  2. "From the bottom of my broken heart" [Hex Hector Club Mix]

4:51

  • Side B:
  1. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" [Ospina's Millennium Funk Mix Instrumental] — 3:31
  2. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" [Radio Version] — 4:34
The Singles Collection Box Single
  1. "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" [Radio Version] — 4:34
  2. "Thinkin' About You" — 3:35

[edit] Release history

Country Date
United States February 1, 2000
Australia February 22, 2000

[edit] Charts

Chart (2000)[3] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 37
New Zealand Singles Chart[4] 23
UK Singles Chart 178[5]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 14

[edit] Remixes/official versions

  • Album Version — 5:12
  • Radio Edit — 4:34
  • Ospina's Millennium Funk Mix — 3:31
  • Ospina's Millennium Funk Mix (Instrumental) — 3:31
  • Hex Hector Club Mix — 4:51

[edit] References

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