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This article is about the Britney Spears album. For the DVD, see In The Zone (DVD). For the psychological concept, see Flow (psychology).
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In the Zone is the fourth studio album by American singer Britney Spears, released on November 18, 2003 on Jive Records.[1] The album became the top selling album in the U.S. after 609,000 copies of the set were purchased in one week, according to industry figures to the Nielsen SoundScan.[2][3] Spears scored the largest first week sales of any female artist of 2003. In the Zone debuted at number-one on the Billboard 200 albums chart, Spears became the first female in Nielsen SoundScan history to have four number-one albums in a row.[4] Spears co-wrote eight of the thirteen songs on the album.[4][5] In the Zone had more success with singles than its predecessor on the USA Billboard Hot 100; "Toxic" and "Everytime" both reached top 15, "Me Against The Music" reached top 35 and "Outrageous" reached top 80.

Production

One of her producers, P. Diddy, spoke to MTV News about a song he was working on with Spears, but at the time it had no title "The Answer." "I was very impressed with P. Diddy," Spears said. "He's very family-man-oriented, he brought his kids in. His studio and the people he works with, the people he does tracks with, are, like, amazing. He's a cool guy."[6]

Spears also had high praise for Moby, who worked with her on the mid-tempo "Early Morning." "He's such a pure-hearted guy," she said. "He's so cool. He just played me a really cool track, and I thought it was brilliant. I just came up with stuff to go over it, and I hope he likes it. I don't know if he's heard it yet, but I like it. It's one of my favorite tracks on the record."[6]

The track is a day-after hangover song, balancing other party-hard tunes that might make the album. "Some songs are just written generally about going out and wanting to have a good time," she said. "I was writing about a lot of stuff in general — going out with my girlfriends, everyday experiences I was going through. "Like, 'Early Morning' is basically talking about just going out and feeling bad the next day, and 'Touch of My Hand' is about, you know, touch of my hand," she continued. "You'll have to hear the song and get your own interpretation of what you think it's about. Other songs are just very sensual, very sensual songs."[6]

Diddy declined to give song titles, since the tracks aren't finished and the album isn't due until November. While other producers who have worked with the singer, including the Matrix and Fred Durst, have described Britney's new material as having a trip-hop vibe reminiscent of Madonna's "Ray of Light". Besides ballads, dance tracks and Middle Eastern rhythms, Spears also raps on one track, "Brave New Girl." "I think she's giving you a lot to work with," Diddy said. "She's broke out of that just pop [style], just being a pop artist. She's being a trendsetter. She has many styles. You don't know how she's going to come and hit you next."[7]

Diddy said he came out of the sessions with a newfound respect for Spears and found that she had taught him a thing or two as well. "As a performer, as an artist, as a songwriter, she ain't no slouch," he said. "It was great working with her. She was real quick, real quick. I wouldn't go into the studio with nothing that wouldn't motivate me. The way she did it her way, that motivated me to get with her and give her a bit of my flavor mixed with hers, to get her to do something combustionable.[7]

Song writer Cathy Dennis approached Spears with a song called "Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex" that implied to be an answer to Justin Timberlake's second single "Cry Me A River" after the media hype that the song was about Timberlake and Spears' break up, however, Spears declined to accept the song, but was later offered to Rachel Stevens for her debut solo album and eventually released as her first single.

The album's name originated from a constantly used phrase from the lead single "Me Against The Music", the phrase being "I want to get in the zone." The album's original title was Get in the Zone, and was later shorten to In the Zone.[5]

Critical reception

Initial critical response to In the Zone was generally favorable. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 66, based on 13 reviews.[8]

The album spawned the international number one and U.S. top ten hit single, "Toxic", which won Spears her first Grammy in the category of Best Dance Recording.[9]

The album had a mixed critical reception, although the positive notices were stronger on this outing.

  • Stylus Magazine gave the album a D and even blamed her career choices saying, "Ultimately, In the Zone suffers greatly from Britney's uneasy transition from teen tart to sexually powerful woman. Had Britney been in charge of her career direction instead of mercilessly prostituted by her management, she might have been able to produce something with some semblance of musical vision."[10]
  • The Guardian praised the album's melodies and her effort giving it 4 out of 5 stars and writing, "Unlike previous Britney albums, In the Zone has no filler and no shoddy cover versions, just 57 varieties of blue-chip hit-factory pop. There is southern hip-hop, deep house, Neptunes-style R&B, the ubiquitous Diwali beat and, most importantly, oodles of Madonna." The album currently has a 4/5 rating on iTunes based on over 55 reviews.[11]

Commercial

In The Zone debuted at number-one in the United States moving over 609,000 units in its first week- while impressive, it fell short of the 746,000 copies sold by her previous release Britney.[12] In the Zone is the fourth-strongest debut of 2003, behind "American Idol" runner-up Clay Aiken's "Measure of a Man", selling almost 613,000 units; Linkin Park’s "Meteora", with more than 810,000 copies sold; and 50 Cent, with 872,000 in sales.[13] In the Zone fell 1-3, its second week sales dipped 59% to 251,000 copies, giving the album a total of 860,000.[14][15] In its third week on the tally it fell 3-7. Although sales were down 40% to 150,000 copies, it was enough to bring Spears' total to just above the 1 million mark.[16] On its fourth week, the album have a steady sales of 205,000 copies pushed the title up three positions to bring it back into the top-ten.[17] On its fifth week, In the Zone drops from number-seven to round out the top-ten, although sales were up about 5% to 158,000 copies giving the album 1.15 million units,[18] and sits to number thirteen on the Billboard 200, giving the album above 1.38 million copies increase in sales.[19] Week after, the album is falling out of the top-ten, the set is up 11-10 the weeks on a 16% sales hike to 61,000 copies, giving the album a total of 1.8 million copies sold.[20] With the help of her Onyx Hotel Tour and with the release of her second single "Toxic" In the Zone scoots 10-6 on a 3.3% sales burst to 63,000 copies.[21] As of July 2009, the album had sold 2,970,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan[22][23] it has been certified 2× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[24]

Additionally, In The Zone also debuted at number-one in France, Korea, Mexico and Argentina, and it had top-ten debuts in Germany, Canada, Australia, Denmark, Japan, Austria, Holland, Switzerland and Ireland.[4] In Canada it debuted at number two[25] and it has been certified 3× Platinum denoting 300,000 units shipped to retailers[26] selling over 31,000 copies.[27] In Japan In the Zone debuted at number three selling 59,128 copies,[28] earning Platinum certification it has sold 250,000.[29]

In April 2004, In The Zone was certified Platinum by the IFPI[30] for shipments of one million copies inside Europe. The album debuted at number fourteen in the United Kingdom, but later re-entered the top 15 and peaked at number thirteen.[31] The album has been certified platinum, denoting 300,000 shipments to retailers.[32] In France and Germany the album reached number one,[33][34] and was certified double gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique and gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments to retailers 200,000 copies and 250,000 respectively.[32]

Promotion

Three months before the release of In the Zone, Spears' appeared at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, and got off to a surprising start when Spears' opened the show with a tribute to Madonna.[35] In honor of MTV's 20th annual event, the pop singer sang "Like A Virgin" in white wedding dresses similar to what Madonna wore on the inaugural show in 1984.[35] She, along with Christina Aguilera danced and gyrated and rolled on the floor, just like Madonna did. They were later joined by Madonna herself.[35] And then startled the audience when Madonna open-mouth kissed with Spears.[35]

Worldwide appearance

On September 6, 2003 she performed at the "Top of the Pops Saturday" in the UK.[36] She went to Korea prior to her press conference in to promote "In The Zone", she briefly posed for the cameras wearing a pink Hanbok, a traditional loose-fitting Korean dress. It was the first time in South Korea for Spears, who next goes on to Japan. While in Seoul, she did not hold a concert, but she will perform several songs for reporters.[37] On December 12, Spears' held a press conference in Japan which was held at the Tokyo Hotel to promoted the album.[38] Spears arrived on December 13 in Tokyo FM radio network for best pop-Cosmo 10 and decided to live performers, and was a live broadcast and was published in Spain slope Shibuya studio.[39] In Japan, she performed her songs "Breathe on Me","Toxic", "Me Against the Music", and "(I Got That) Boom Boom" at the MTV Japan entitled "MTV Cool Christmas 2003" on December 14, 2003.[40] In Denmark, she visited a show called "Boogie" on November 5, where she promoted the album there.[36] In the UK, she appeared on a comedy talk-show "V Graham Norton" on November 14, where she talk about her kiss with Madonna and also her album.[36] Also on November 16, two day before the release of In the Zone she had an interview on a British show program "Popworld", and was interviewed by Simon Amstell in which she talks about "speed dating" and of course her album.[36] In Australia, she was interviewed there by Richard Carleton on the show "60 Minutes" that was broadcast on November 23.[36]

Spears heavily promoted the album in the European countries where she did several interviews and performances there. In Finland, she did an episode of the documentary show "4Pop" that was entitled "Suomi-filmin parhaat mokat" on February 1.[36] In London, UK she performed her huge hit "Toxic" and "Me Against The Music" at the "GMTV" on February 26.[36] In the UK, again she performed at the "Top of the Pops Saturday" on February 28.[36] At the UK, she did an interview in the show "Can You Pull...?" on August 24.[36] On October 2, she performed "I Got That Boom Boom" at the "CD:UK".[36] In the all new season of the "Top of the Pops", she performed "Toxic" and "Everytime" there and was originally broadcast on February 6, and December 25, 2004.[36]

In Brazil, Spears had set her first international performance date of 2004 with a June 5 stop at Portugal's Rock in Rio-Lisbon festival.[41] Confirmed by organizers, the Rock in Rio performance is Spears' was the only international booking, but will be part of a bigger itinerary.[41] On January 24, Spears' presented Madonna with a career achievement award at France's biggest music awards, hosted by European radio group NRJ.[42] She also performed her second single from the album"Toxic".[42]

Live performances

On September 4, 2003, Spears' debuted her first single of the album "Me Against The Music" at the NFL Kickoff live from The National Mall in Washington D.C..[43] Spears also performed her past hit singles "...Baby One More Time" and "I'm A Slave 4 U" at the NFL Kickoff.[43] Spears' stunned the crowd gathered at the Palm Springs Hotel and casino in Las Vegas when she took to the stage at the hotel's Rain nightclub for a surprise mini-concert early on September 14 at about 1 a.m.[44] Spears and her dancers put in a 30 minute performance, and an MTV camera crew was on hand to tape the event.[44] Spears sang three songs from In The Zone for the roughly 1,800 people in the club.[44] On September 29, Spears' together with Justin Timberlake help kick off the 29th season of NBC's Saturday Night Live.[45]

On October 10, 2003 she appeared on a TV show Extra where she.[36] On October 11, she performed "Me Against The Music" and "I Got That Boom Boom" on the "Total Request Live" which also featured the main cover of In The Zone.[36] On October 18, she became a musical guest on the TV show Saturday Night Live together with Halle Berry.[36]

Spears' again appeared live on many TV appearances including Primetime Live on November 13 with Diane Sawyer, Jimmy Kimmel Live on November 13, MTV's In The Zone & Out All Night on November 15, the American Music Awards on November 16, the Tonight Show With Jay Leno on November 17, MTV's TRL on November 18, and Live With Regis And Kelly on November 24.[46] She also performed her single "Me Against the Music at the 31st American Music Awards."[47] ABC took the opportunity to promote the album on its Monday night special, entitled "Britney Spears: In the Zone" which was shot in New York's Gotham Hall in October, the show featured stage settings evoking "Cabaret," and Spears is taking the New York theater motif even further with the Onyx Hotel tour. According to a source close to the production, this tour is "less Vegas" than previous productions, with no stage extended into the audience.[47][48] On December 30, she again appeared on the show "Jimmy Kimmel Live".[36] On January 24, 2004 she was broadcast on the show "Tinseltown TV".[36] On February 11, she performed "Toxic" on the show "On Air With Ryan Seacrest", where she also did an interview with Ryan Seacrest.[36] Day after that, also had performance of her hit single "Toxic" in the Ellen DeGeneres Show" in which she promoted the album.[49]

Tour

Main article: The Onyx Hotel Tour

The Onyx Hotel Tour kicked off March 2, 2004, and continued through the spring and summer with 75 stops in major U.S., European and Asian cities.[50] The "Britney Spears Live From Miami" concert was aired on showtime on March 28 at 9 p.m. ET.[50] The trek's "Onyx Hotel" resembles Tommy Tune's Broadway musical "Grand Hotel," which portrayed a day in the life of the Berlin Grand Hotel in 1928. Spears has been decked out in 1920s/1930s hairstyles in promotional pictures for the tour and her Showtime concert special, which airs live from the Miami tour stop on March 28 at 9 p.m. ET (tape-delayed on the West Coast). Spears was taken the role of hostess of the Onyx Hotel, with her dancers becoming the hotel staffers and audience members finding themselves to be the invited guests.[48]

Songs

Singles

  • "Me against the Music" became the first single from "In the Zone," when Britney appeared with Madonna at the MTV VMAs and asked her to appear on the track. Co-written by Britney with production team, RedZone, "Me Against the Music" reached #1 in Australia and became Britney's biggest hit since "I'm a Slave 4 U" in the U.S., reaching No. 35 in the Billboard Hot 100, hit No. 2 in the UK Singles Charts, and went straight into the top 5 in many European countries.
  • "Toxic" was produced by Swedish duo, Bloodshy & Avant, British songwriter, Cathy Dennis, co-wrote the infectious electropop-influenced second single. The track, complete with a fitting futuristic video, directed by Joseph Kahn, sold over 105,000 copies in the UK in its first week alone, as well as being huge in Europe. "Toxic" became Britney's biggest hit worldwide since "Oops!... I Did It Again," worldwide, hitting #1 yet again in Australia and going to No. 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and giving Britney her fourth U.K. No. 1 single. The song won the Grammy award for Best Dance Recording, becoming Spears' first Grammy win.
  • "Everytime", the third single from "In the Zone," showcased Britney at her most mature; a haunting piano-led ballad, with introspective, personal lyrics, written by Britney & produced by Guy Sigsworth, one half of Frou Frou. The song gave Britney her fifth No. 1 in Australia and the UK, released shortly after her sold-out The Onyx Hotel Tour, which hit Europe in May, and reached No. 15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 (it reached No. 7 on the U.S. download chart), selling steadily and propelling sales of "In the Zone" worldwide.
  • "Outrageous" — written and produced by R. Kelly — it was contracted to be a single, so, Britney, having won the battles for the first and second singles, agreed that it would be the fourth single. Unfortunately, whilst shooting the video, she injured her knee on set, leaving the video incomplete. The track was still released in certain territories - it was a radio-only single in Australia, the U.S. and parts of Europe, charting at #79 in the U.S., and was also released in Japan, with a commercial single, backed with remixes from the likes of Junkie XL (famous for remixing an Elvis track and scoring a U.K. No. 1), Josh Harris and R. Kelly himself.

Notable songs

  • "Breathe on Me", was set to have a worldwide release as In the Zone`s fifth single. The plans were scrapped due to Spears' knee injury during the filming for the music video of "Outrageous". Still, the song did had a minor release in 2004. It had a radio release in countries such as Italy, Switzerland, Philippines, Great Britain and Ireland. Also, in America, a 12" vinyl including remixes was released. The song was performed on every tour since it's been released, including The Onyx Hotel Tour, M+M's Promo Tour and The Circus Starring Britney Spears. It is an electronica/pop song.
  • "(I Got That) Boom Boom" was set as the album's second single, but Spears pushed for "Toxic" and eventually won. The song was then set to be released as the sixth single, but all plans were scrapped. This is the first time Spears features a rapper on a song - Ying Yang Twins. "(I Got That) Boom Boom" was never released as a single, though it is to be noted that the song was played on several radio stations, predominantly on the USA East Coast. It is an urban pop/southern hip-hop song.
  • "Touch of My Hand" is the most controversial Spears' song as the lyrics are talking about masturbation with an absence of a lover. The song has been received well by the critics and was performed on The Onyx Hotel Tour and The Circus Starring Britney Spears.

Track listing

# Title Writers Producer Time
1. "Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna) Spears, Madonna, Stewart, Nikhereanye, Magnet, Nash, O'Brien Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & Penelope Magnet 3:44
2. "(I Got That) Boom Boom" (featuring Ying Yang Twins) Hamilton, Royal, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson Roy Hamilton 4:51
3. "Showdown" Spears, Dennis, Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback Bloodshy & Avant 3:17
4. "Breathe on Me" Lee, Anderson, Greene Mark "Metro" Taylor 3:43
5. "Early Mornin'" Spears, Moby, Stewart, Magnet Moby 3:45
6. "Toxic" Dennis, Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback Bloodshy & Avant 3:21
7. "Outrageous" R. Kelly R. Kelly 3:21
8. "Touch of My Hand" Spears, Harry, Muhammad, Soloman Jimmy Harry & Shep Soloman 4:19
9. "The Hook Up" Spears, Stewart, Nikhereanye, Magnet Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & Penelope Magnet 3:54
10. "Shadow" Spears, Christy, Spock, Edwards, Charlie Midnight The Matrix 3:45
11. "Brave New Girl" Spears, Brian Kierulf, Joshua M Schwartz, Kara Dioguardi Kierulf & Schwartz 3:30
12. "Everytime" Spears, Stamatelatos Guy Sigsworth & Britney Spears 3:53

Bonus tracks

# Title Writers Producer Time
13. "Me Against the Music (Rishi Rich's Desi Kulcha Remix)" (featuring Madonna) Spears, Madonna, Stewart, Nikhereanye, Magnet, Nash, O'Brien Christopher "Tricky" Stewart & Penelope Magnet 4:33
14. "The Answer" (Europe, Japan, Australia & Latin America) Sean Combs, Ryan Leslie Sean "Diddy" Combs 3:54
15. "Don't Hang Up" (UK, Japan, Italy, Australia & Selected Latin American Areas) Spears, Joshua M Schwartz, Brian Kierulf Kierulf & Schwartz 4:02

DualDisc bonus videos

# Title Director Time
16. "Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna) (Music Video) Paul Hunter 4:20
17. "Toxic" (Music Video) Joseph Kahn 3:30
18. "Everytime" (Music Video) David LaChapelle 4:10
19. "Chris Cox Megamix" (Music Video) Various directors 3:47

Charts

Certifications

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
November 30, 2003 - December 6, 2003 		Succeeded by

Awards

Awards ceremony Award
2004
Brasil Music Award Best International Female Artist
Holland TMF Awards Gridlock Award
MTV Europe Music Awards Best Female Artist of the Year
TRL Awards Gridlock Award
2005
Groovevolt Awards Best Female Album
47th Grammy Awards Best Dance Recording (Toxic)

Personnel

  • Vocals: Britney Spears
  • Orchestra: Algozee, Tumbi
  • Keyboards: Steve Anderson, DaCorna Boyz, Kendall D. Nesbitt
  • Multi-instruments: Avant Arranger, Bloodshy, Moby
  • Background vocals: B.U.D., Blackcell, Courtney Copeland, Kara Dioguardi, Roxanne Estrada, Emma Holmgren, Jennifer Karr, R. Kelly, Kyron Leslie, Penelope Magnet, Matrix, Emma Roads, Chyna Royal, Wizardz of Oz, Ying Yang Twins
  • Banjo, Guitar: Roy Gartrell
  • Background vocals, Multi-instruments: Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Chris "Tricky" Stewart
  • Guitar, Keyboards: Jimmy Harry, Brian Kierulf
  • Guitar: Henrik Jonback, Donnie Lyle, Josh Schwartz
  • Bass: Thomas Lindberg

Production

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