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This article is about the Britney Spears song "Radar". For other uses of "Radar", see Radar (disambiguation).
"Radar"
Song

"Radar" is a song performed by pop singer Britney Spears' from her fifth studio album Blackout and sixth studio album Circus. Originally appearing on Blackout, it is also included as a bonus track on the Circus album. It was announced on Spears' official website on May 7, 2009 that the track will be the fourth single from Circus.[2]

Single release

The song was initially planned to be the fourth and final single from Blackout, but was canceled on June 11, 2008, in favor of new material from Spears' sixth studio album, which was released in late 2008.

"Radar" has gained previous airplay success in 2007 and 2008, being included in playlists for Australian, New Zealand, Finnish, Swedish, Polish, Irish, and British radio stations. The song began to prove popular in their request shows and led to heavy airplay rotation.[3]

Although not physically released at the time, it charted in several countries due to airplay and strong digital sales. Its highest position was number eight on the Swedish Top 60 Singles Chart [4] and it also appeared on different U.S. Billboard component charts.

Structure and lyrics

Written by Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Lewis and Patrick J. Que Smith and produced by Bloodshy & Avant and The Clutch, "Radar" is rhythmically and lyrically similar to Spears' Grammy Award-winning single, "Toxic", both of which incorporate influences of electropop, synthpop, and dance. In MTV's review of Blackout, "Radar" was described as:

... an electro/Eurodisco approach, but keeps Spears' vocals more in the foreground. Instead of emulating a video game, she's accompanied sparingly by sonar pulses and distorted synths to keep the sound dangerous, because she's on the prowl. 'I got my eye on you.' she speaks at one point. 'And I can't let you get away.' [5]

Critical reception

The track received mostly positive reviews. Blender magazine gave the track a positive review, stating it has a hook "most pop stars would kill for."[6] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic, an online music database, considered it "relentless," and was chosen as one of the album's highlights. [7] Website Digital Spy commented that "Radar" is a "rave-tinged electro blipathon on which Spears is vocodered to the point of sounding extraterrestrial, [8] whereas British newspaper The Guardian criticized the song, saying it was "bending over backwards to annoy the listener." [9]

Chart performance

Mostly due to its digital download sales on the occasion of the official Blackout album release, "Radar" had a brief appearance on several U.S. Billboard component charts on the issue dated November 17, 2007. While its host album debuted on the Billboard 200, the song simultaneously charted at number sixty-eight on the Billboard Pop 100,[10] and at number fifty-two on the Billboard Hot Digital Songs.[11] "Radar" was also listed on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number seven.[12]

Track listing

Spears performing "Radar" during her tour: "The Circus Starring: Britney Spears" in 2009
Promo CD [13]
  1. "Radar" (Main version) — 3:49
  2. "Radar" (Instrumental) — 3:48
Promo CD (Poland) [14]
  1. "Radar" (Main Version) — 3:49

Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[15] 59
Canadian Hot Digital Songs[16] 53
Irish Singles Chart[17] 32
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[18] 32
Polish Music Charts[19] 34
Swedish Singles Chart[20] 8
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles[12] 7
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[10] 68

Personnel and credits

  • Vocals: Britney Spears
  • Background vocals: Candice Nelson
  • Producers: Bloodshy & Avant
  • Co-Producers: The Clutch
  • Recording: Bloodshy & Avant, The Clutch
  • Engineer: Jim Carauna
  • Mixing: Niklas Flyckt
  • Bass and Guitar: Henrik Jonback
  • Keyboards, Programming, Additional Bass and Guitar: Bloodshy & Avant
  • Recorded at: Bloodshy & Avant Studios (Stockholm, Sweden), Sony Music Studios (New York City), & Palms Resort Peal Theatre Recording Studios (Las Vegas, Nevada)

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.discogs.com/release/1546104
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://www.nova100.com.au/site/new_music/playlistnovarated.aspx
  4. ^ http://acharts.us/sweden_singles_top_60/2008/31
  5. ^ Britney Spears' New Album, Track By Track - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News
  6. ^ We're Still Listening to Britney's Album
  7. ^ allmusic ((( Blackout > Review )))
  8. ^ Music - Album Review - Britney Spears: 'Blackout' - Digital Spy
  9. ^ Britney Spears, Blackout | Pop | guardian.co.uk Music
  10. ^ a b Billboard magazine (November 17 2007). "Billboard Pop 100". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  11. ^ Billboard magazine (November 17 2007). "Billboard Hot Digital Songs". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ a b Billboard magazine (November 17 2007). "Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-05-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  13. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Britney-Spears-Radar/release/1546104
  14. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Britney-Spears-Radar/release/1651200
  15. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081020-0000/issue972.pdf
  16. ^ "Artist Chart History - Britney Spears", Billboard
  17. ^ ""Radar" Chart Positions and Trajectories". Retrieved 2008-09-17.
  18. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  19. ^ http://zpav.pl
  20. ^ http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Radar&cat=s
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