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Britney is the self-titled third studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. The album was released worldwide on November 6, 2001 by Jive Records, and one day later in the United States. Britney is notable for Spears' increasingly prominent role in the production, and being the transition album away from her bubblegum pop sound and teen pop image from her previous two albums, and leaning increasingly toward more R&B and Hip hop, along with more sexual influences. Spears assumed some creative control by co-writing five of the album's tracks.[1] The album's singles were slightly less successful than her previous albums' singles[2] Nevertheless, Britney gained the number one position in the Billboard 200, which gave the Jive label its eleventh chart-topping album.

The album became 2001's most successful debut by a female or female group artist.[3] The album's success made Spears the first female artist in music history to have her first three studio albums to debut at the number one spot.[1][4] This record would later be broken by Spears herself, with her 4th studio album, In the Zone which charted in the same position. Britney is Spears' only studio album to date to not place any top-ten singles onto the Billboard Hot 100.

Background and recording

Spears announced of the album, that much of the material of her third record reflects who she is, which is why she named it Britney. Spears recorded 23 tracks for Britney, and stated that choosing 12 of the tracks for the album was the most difficult part of the recording process. Writing, which Spears first attempted on "I'm So Curious" and "Dear Diary" on her first two albums, came more easily to the singer for Britney, due partially to the assistance she received from writing team Josh and Brian.[5] While Spears simply came up with the concepts they developed on some of the tracks, Spears wrote both melody and words for others. "This is the first album I have ever really written and taken my time on," Spears said. "So when I actually listen to the whole album, it's just that much more special. I don't know if I'm the best songwriter in the world, but I had a lot of fun doing it and hopefully I will get better and grow."[5]

It was Spears' idea to cover the song "I Love Rock 'n Roll", the Arrows' song that Joan Jett and the Blackhearts turned into a hit in 1981, with R&B producer Rodney Jerkins, and scratches performed by Corey Chase. Aside from Jerkins, who produced Spears' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction)" cover and other tracks on her prior album, Spears also worked with the Neptunes. She told MTV that, "I was inspired by a lot of hip-hop and R&B while I was on my last tour," Spears said. "I was inspired by Jay-Z and the Neptunes. She told Jive Records, "I really wanted to work with the Neptunes, and wanted to make Britney "nastier and funkier".[5] Britney's "nastier" sound, which language-wise did not exceed a few "hells" and "damns," prompted some critics to wonder if Spears was outgrowing her audience. She said, "It's not my intention to leave my young fans. I just want an older generation to pick up on it as well," she responded. "I couldn't do "...Baby One More Time" number three. I had to change it up and pray people think that's cool."[5]

She recorded the song "What It's Like To Be Me" with Justin Timberlake. She said that "I have to say I was a little nervous at first," of working with Timberlake. "I'm used to producers going in there and it's like work. And I go in and I work and I do my vocals and work. And I thought that it was awkward at first, because I was nervous recording with him doing my vocals." Max Martin also co-wrote a track called "Overprotected", on which Spears sings, "You're gonna have to see through my perspective/ I need to make mistakes just to learn who I am/ And I don't want to be so damn protected", which reflected her new, more adult approach.[6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(58/100)[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[9]
The A.V. Club(unfavorable)[10]
Billboard(favorable)[11]
Entertainment.ie[13]
Entertainment WeeklyC[12]
NME(7/10)[8]
PopMatters[14][7]
Q[7]
Robert Christgau(2-star Honorable Mention)(2-star Honorable Mention)[15]
Rolling Stone[16]

Initial critical response to Britney was mixed. According to Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 58, based on 13 reviews.[7]

The album fared well with critics such as Allmusic, who gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing the tracks, and particularly the titles, as "the record where she strives to deepen her persona, making it more adult while still recognizably Britney."[9] In contrast, Rolling Stone said of the album: "Britney belabors the obvious: Spears is one month away from entering her twenties and clearly needs to grow up if she's going to bring her fans along."[16]

In the July 4, 2008 issue of Entertainment Weekly, Britney was listed at number ninety-seven on the list of the 100 best albums from 1983 to 2008.[17]

Chart performance

Britney debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 album charts[18] selling over 746,000 copies in its first week, replacing Michael Jackson's Invincible.[3][19][20][21] Britney entered the Canadian Albums Chart at number one on sales of 44,550 copies, well ahead of the second-place debut by Pink Floyd's Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd which sold 28,894 copies.[22] The following week in the U.S albums chart, Britney moved to number two after a 55% sales decline, selling 337,000 units.[23] In the album's third week of release, its sales increased by 34% to 451,000 because of the holiday season, though it dropped to number three on the Billboard 200 behind two new entries.[24] On its fourth week, the album moves 5-4 on a 17% sales increase,[25] selling more than 264,000 copies and cracked the 2 million mark.[26] It was followed by a beneficiary of a 13% sales boost, and ups the album one slot to number-three Enya's A Day Without Rain,[27] on sales of almost 300,000 copies.[28] Due in part to an increased exposure from her film debut, Crossroads and with the help of her "Dream Within a Dream Tour" the album peaked number-fourteen on the Billboard 200,[29] and had been continued moving back up the chart from number-fourteen to number-nine,[30] and just giving the album a total of 3.3 million units in the US on 2002, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[29]

The album's number-one debut on the Billboard 200 made Spears the only female artist in SoundScan history to have their first three albums debut at number one,[31] garnering her the top slot on the week's chart, as well as the honor of having the second biggest debut of the year – behind NSYNC's Celebrity, which moved 1.88 million copies in its first week – according to Nielsen SoundScan figures released on November 14. Britney is, however, 2001's most successful debut by a female or females, trumping Destiny's Child's Survivor which sold 663,000 copies in its first week and Janet Jackson's All For You which sold 605,000.[3]

In Japan, the album debuted at number four on the Oricon charts, selling 66,900 units during its first week. Britney has since sold 250,000 copies to date and earned Platinum certification there.[citation needed] It has also been certified two times Platinum in Australia,[32] where it reached a peak of number four. In the UK, it debuted at number four[33] and has been certified Platinum for shipping 300,000 copies to retailers.[34] The album spent thirty-six weeks on the UK Albums Chart.[35] To date, Britney sold a total of 316,944 copies in Canada which considerably a big decline from her previous albums.[36] In 2002, Britney was certified two times Platinum by the IFPI for shipments of two million copies inside Europe.[37] It debuted at number two in France, where it has since sold over 425,000 copies.[citation needed] "Britney" sold 15 million records worldwide and 5 million records in US.[18]

Promotion

Main article: Dream Within a Dream Tour
Spears performing "Boys" during the Femme Fatale Tour, 2011.

In early 2001, Spears first appeared on the Super Bowl XXXV and performed there on January 28.[38] After that she made a special television appearance entitled "Total Britney Live" in which she sang songs from Oops!...I Did It Again and her new song from Britney.[38]

On September 6, Spears' premiered her first single from the album "I'm a Slave 4 U" at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards at Lincoln Center's Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.[39] The jungle-themed performance was criticized by animal rights group PETA, because of Spears performing with a white tiger and yellow python.[40] The following evening, September 7, Spears had a duet with Michael Jackson at his "Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration", The Solo Years concert in New York.[39] The duo performed "The Way You Make Me Feel".[39]

Spears visited The Rosie O'Donnell Show and performed "I'm a Slave 4 U" on September 10.[39]

An issue of Rolling Stone featuring Spears on the cover hit newsstands on September 13.[39] On September 13, Spears was in Australia for a Sydney press conference for an international promotional tour for her album, but she canceled the media event, calling it inappropriate in light of the September 11, 2001 attacks.[41]

Spears's television appearances included performances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on October 11.[42] On November 18, Spears performed in her first live HBO concert special from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Cher was scheduled to join Spears at the concert to sing the Sonny & Cher hit "The Beat Goes On", a song that Spears covered on her 1999 debut album, ...Baby One More Time.[43] But Cher was forced to cancel the planned duet because of a conflict with the European promotional schedule for her upcoming studio album, Living Proof.[44]

Spears kicked off her Dream Within a Dream Tour in support of the album on October 26,[39] with O-Town in the opening slot.[43]

Her first performance of "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" was on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on November 5, and on the Late Show with David Letterman on November 6, the day Britney came out.[45]

Spears performed "I'm a Slave 4 U" on the Late Show with David Letterman on December 3. On December 4, she performed the song at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on a stage inside the fountains of the Bellagio Hotel.[46] On January 9, 2002, she sang "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" at the 25th American Music Awards.[47]

In the UK, she performed "Overprotected" on the Top of the Pops on January 16.[38] In the UK, Spears gave an interview on The Frank Skinner Show on January 26.[48] In Australia, she was interviewed live on "The Saturday Show" and was aired on January 26.

Spears' film Crossroads premiered in February 2002; its soundtrack featured several songs from Britney, so she was able to promote both film and album at the same time. Spears appeared as both host and performer on the February 2 episode of Saturday Night Live.[47][49] Her new Pepsi commercial—her second ad for the company—premiered during the February 3, Super Bowl on Fox.[47] Spears was scheduled to sit down for an hour on The Oprah Winfrey Show during the week of February 4.[47] She also performed "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" at the NBA All-Star Game on February 9.[47] On February 11, she appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno to perform "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman".[47]

She visited the Today Show for an interview on February 6.[49] She performed on Tonight Show with Jay Leno on February 11, and on The Rosie O'Donnell Show on February 14.[49] And appeared on ABC's Live! With Regis and Kelly on February 18 and The View on February 22.[49] She also appeared on the 44th Annual Grammy Awards on February 22.[38] She performed "I'm a Slave 4 U" at the NRJ Music Awards in France at 2002.

In Germany, she performed "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" on the show Wetten, dass..? on March 23.[38]

The second leg of her North American tour began on May 24, 2002 in Las Vegas, and ended approximately two months later in Mexico City.[50]

Singles

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"I'm a Slave 4 U", the first single from Britney, was written and produced by hip-hop duo The Neptunes. The song featured layered vocals and a sparse beat. The track entered the UK Singles Chart at number four.[51][52] The accompanying video, directed by Francis Lawrence,[53] was nominated for three MTV VMAs in 2002,[54] and the track reached number twenty-seven on the U.S Billboard Hot 100 without a commercial release.[18] "Overprotected" was the second single to be lifted from Britney in the UK, Canada and Australia, while "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" was the second single released in the USA and Europe, and the third single in the UK and Australia. A remixed version of "Overprotected" was released as the third single in the USA[55][56] and charted at number eighty-six on the Billboard Hot 100,[18] The remixed version has a different music video.[57] "Overprotected" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It proved to be another success in Europe, and peaking number four on the UK Singles Chart.[58]

The release of "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", the theme song to Crossroads, was staggered to fit the release dates for the film. Written by Max Martin, Rami and UK singer-songwriter Dido[59] it peaked number-two in the UK.[60] The song did not manage to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA, and was a poor performer at pop radio stations.[56] "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was released in Australia, Canada and Europe, excluding France, where "Anticipating" was released instead, in mid-2002, with the UK release following in November. Originally made famous by Joan Jett, the track was featured in Crossroads. The single was released to coincide with the film's release in Australia and Europe, and the DVD release in the UK; because of the scheduling of the theatrical and DVD releases, the single was never released in the USA. However, the track managed to reach only number-thirteen in the UK.[61] "Anticipating", the 1980s-influenced track, was released exclusively in France having a set of specially commissioned remixes released. The track (written by Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz, and Spears herself) was promoted using the Dream Within a Dream Tour live performance of the song as the music video. It was later also released in Brazil. "Boys" was the fourth single in North America and fifth single in Europe and Australia released from Britney. Instead of the album version being released, a remix of "Boys" was commissioned. It was featured on the soundtrack of the third Austin Powers film.[62] The new version—remixed by The Neptunes (who wrote and produced the original album version)—included lyrics from a male perspective, featuring Pharrell performing alongside Spears.[63] The track made it to the top ten in the UK where it reached number-seven,[33] although it also became one of Britney's poorest performing singles in the USA.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm a Slave 4 U"Chad Hugo, Pharrell WilliamsThe Neptunes3:23
2."Overprotected"Max Martin, Rami YacoubMax Martin, Rami3:18
3."Lonely"Britney Spears, Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf, Rodney JerkinsRodney Jerkins3:19
4."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"Max Martin, Rami, DidoMax Martin, Rami3:51
5."Boys"Hugo, WilliamsThe Neptunes3:26
6."Anticipating"Spears, Schwartz, KierulfBrian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz3:16
7."I Love Rock 'N' Roll"Alan Merrill, Jake HookerRodney Jerkins3:06
8."Cinderella"Martin, Rami, SpearsMax Martin, Rami3:39
9."Let Me Be"Spears, Schwartz, KierulfRodney Jerkins2:51
10."Bombastic Love"Martin, RamiMax Martin, Rami3:05
11."That's Where You Take Me"Spears, Schwartz, KierulfBrian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz3:32
12."What It's Like to Be Me"Justin Timberlake, Wade RobsonWade J. Robson, Justin Timberlake2:50
13."Before the Goodbye"Spears, Brian Transeau, Schwartz, Kierulf 3:50
Total length:39:52
European and Latin American edition[64]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."When I Found You"Jörgen Elofsson, Dan HillPeter Kvint3:36
13."Before the Goodbye"Spears, Brian Transeau, Schwartz, KierulfBT3:50
14."What It's Like to Be Me"Timberlake, RobsonWade J. Robson, Justin Timberlake2:50
iTunes Store deluxe edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."When I Found You"Elofsson, HillPeter Kvint3:36
13."I Run Away"Schwartz, KierulfBT4:04
14."What It's Like to Be Me"Timberlake, RobsonWade J. Robson, Justin Timberlake2:50
15."Before the Goodbye"Spears, Transeau, Schwartz, KierulfBT, Brian Kierulf, Joshua Schwartz3:50
Special Limited Edition[65]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Overprotected (Darkchild Remix Radio Edit)"Max Martin, Rami YacoubMax Martin, Rami3:06
16."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman (Metro Remix)"Max Martin, Rami, DidoMax Martin, Rami5:25
17."I'm a Slave 4 U (Thunderpuss Radio Mix)"Chad Hugo, Pharrell WilliamsThe Neptunes3:18
Special Limited Edition DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Intro to Britney Spears Talks" 
2."I'm a Slave 4 U" 
3."Britney Spears Talks Part 1" 
4."Lights, Camera, Action - Overprotected Live in Paris" 
5."Britney Spears Talks Part 2" 
6."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" 
7."Britney Spears Talks Part 3" 
8."Overprotected" 
9."Britney Spears Talks Part 4" 
10."Right Now (Taste the Victory) - Making of the Pepsi Commercial" 
11."Britney Spears Talks Part 5" 
12."End Credits" 

Personnel

Charts

Weekly Charts

Notes:

  • ^ * As of May 2012, the album has sold 4,400,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan,[103][104] with additional 588,000 sold at BMG Music Clubs.[105] Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.[106]

Chart succession

Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
November 24, 2001 – November 30, 2001 		Succeeded by

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Result
2001 Grammy Awards Best Pop Vocal Album[107]
Best Pop Vocal Performance (Overprotected)[107] 		Nominated

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