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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
===Confirmed tracks===
*"[[Womanizer (song)|Womanizer]]" <small>(Produced and written by [[The Outsyders]])</small><ref>http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003849852</ref>
*"Circus" <small>(Produced & written by [[Dr. Luke]])</small><ref>http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/britney-spears-sets-new-record/story.aspx?guid=%7B7605FDCA-E315-4D57-9185-6575F3E54EED%7D&dist=hppr</ref>
*"Kill the Lights" (featuring [[Danja]]) <small>(Produced by Danja)</small><ref>{{cite news|url=http://breatheheavy.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1225350831&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&|title=Britney talks music|last=|first=|work=|date=2008-10-30|accessdate=2008-10-30}}</ref>


1. [[Womanizer]]<ref>http://www.britney.com/blog/its-here-0</ref><br />
===Recorded tracks===
2. Circus<br />
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3. Out From Under<br />
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4. Kill The Lights<br />
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5. Shattered Glass<br />
* "Amnesia" <small>(Produced by [[Fernando Garibay]])</small><ref name="fernando"/><small>(Written by Fernando Garibay and Kasia Livingstone)</small><ref>[http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=9483836&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI]</ref>
6. If U Seek Amy<br />
* "Mannequin"<ref>{{ cite web | url=http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24340825-5009160,00.html | title=How he danced with Britney Spears | author=Jonathon Moran | work=[[The Daily Telegraph (Australia)|The Daily Telegraph]] | publisher=[[News Corporation]] | date=2008-09-14 | accessdate=2008-09-16 }}</ref>
7. Unusual You<br />
* "My Baby" <small>(Written by [[Britney Spears]])</small><ref>{{cite news|url=http://knockedupcelebs.com/2008/08/14/the-full-britney-spears-interview-from-ok-magazine/|title=The Full Britney Spears Interview From OK! Magazine|last=|first=|date=2008-08-14|work=KnockedUpCelebs.com|accessdate=2008-10-01}}</ref>
8. Blur<br />
* "Quicksand" <small>(Produced by Fernando Garibay)</small><ref name="fernando">[http://www.fernandogaribay.com/works.html Fernando Geribay - Works]</ref><small>(Written by Fernando Garibay and [[Lady GaGa]])</small><ref>[http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=9847443&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID BMI]</ref>
9. Mmm Papi<br />
10. Mannequin<br />
11. Lace and Leather<br />
12. My Baby<br />
<b>Bonus Track:</b><br />
13. Radar



==Deluxe edition==
==Deluxe edition==

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Circus is the sixth studio album from American pop singer Britney Spears. The album was announced by Jive Records on September 15, 2008,[1] and is set for release in the United States on December 2, 2008[1], in accordance with Spears's 27th birthday. The first single, "Womanizer" was set to be released to radio stations on September 22, 2008, but was pushed back to September 26, 2008.[2][3]

Lady GaGa, Lil Jon,[4] J.R. Rotem, Keri Hilson, Sean Garrett, Guy Sigsworth, Nate "Danja" Hills, Bloodshy & Avant, Max Martin, Dr. Luke, and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins have all been confirmed to be working with Spears on Circus.[5][6]

Background

It was confirmed in May 2008 that Spears was "in the experimental stages of a new album."[7] Spears's manager, Larry Rudolph, announced in a July 2008 press release that Spears would be "spending her summer in the studio, working on a brand new album [...] with a team of top-notch producers and songwriters, and we're very excited about what she's accomplished so far."[8] In an August 2008 interview with OK! magazine, Spears said that the album is "more urban. I'm working with producers who are just amazing [...] There is this fresh new energy."[9] "I'm writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room... This is my best work ever."[10]

Shannon Holtzapffel, a dancer in the leaked video of Spears dancing to "Mannequin", told The Daily Telegraph, "When we were finished rehearsing, they'd take the CD and put it in a safe. I've never experienced anything like it before."[11]

Rolling Stone's fall music preview stated that Spears "has recorded some 30 tracks for her sixth studio album." Spears continued, "I came into the studio because I had some free time, but once I started working, I was like, 'This is cool!' It just happened."[12]

Production

Sean Garrett announced that he has "a few things in the works" for Spears.[7] He continued that he would "take her stuff to the next level" by "coming up with something crazy for her."[13] Garrett later said that "you always want to give her something she can feel intrigued by, because she's done so much".[4] "If it's a ballad, a midtempo, fusing techno with hip-hop or whatever it is, what matters is that it has some sounds we've never heard before."[4] Vocal producer Jim Beanz told Us Weekly that he had also been in the studio with Spears.[14] He said of Spears: "Everyone has personal stuff, but a true professional doesn’t bring it into the studio."[15] British singer and songwriter Taio Cruz worked with Beanz on the songs.[16][17]

In her interview with OK! magazine, Spears revealed that she was working with Harvey Mason of The Underdogs.[18] Spears commented, "I wanted to experiment with producers I haven't worked with much before, like the Underdogs, who have a Timbaland kind of sound".[12] According to the Los Angeles Times, Guy Sigsworth - who previously produced the singles "Everytime" and "Someday (I Will Understand)" - spent time in the studio with Spears.[19] Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins announced in a June 2008 interview that he would be producing Spears's new album.[20] Jerkins says that while "it usually takes people a long time to record songs", Spears recorded one in just two hours.[21] "I'm trying to reinvent her and reinvent myself with her project. It's about to be her time again."[20] He has described the songs as "very dancey, really up-tempo, aggressive, catchy, and hook friendly".[22]

The Clutch will be writing lyrics for Spears again. Hilson has said that she wants to explore deeper lyrics, saying "I want it to feel a little more real and organic."[4] Danja and Bloodshy & Avant, who produced the majority of Blackout, have both announced independently that they will record with Spears again.[23] According to MTV News, Lil Jon is also working with Spears.[4] Max Martin, who wrote Spears' first hit, "...Baby One More Time", has produced tracks with Dr. Luke - including the album's title track and Martin's rep claim that he said that it's his best work ever.[24][25] Another notable collaborator is The Outsyders, an Atlanta-based production team.[25]

Lady GaGa told "HX Weekly" that she wrote a song for the album. Speaking of listening to the song for the first time, she "really had chills."[26]

Junkie XL and Taio Cruz worked on songs for Spears that did not make Circus.[27][28]

Promotion

It was reported by Daily Mirror on September 13, 2008 that Spears will be performing at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on New Years Eve to promote her new album, in what would be "one of the biggest comebacks in history".[29]

MTV UK, MSNBC and Simon Cowell himself have reported that Spears will perform at the British reality television contest The X Factor at the end of the year.[30][31] This will mark her first return to the United Kingdom since her Onyx Hotel Tour. Spears will be performing Womanizer on the show.[32]

On the October 6th, 2008 episode of Good Morning America, host Robin Roberts stated that Spears would be performing Womanizer on the show in December.[33] Spears will be celebrating her 27th birthday on the show along with the performance in Bryant Park.[34]

MTV will be airing a 90-minute documentary tentatively titled For the Record, on November 30th, 2008. The show is about her return to the pop music spotlight.[35]

2009 World Tour

During an interview on New York's Z100 Spears announced she would be going on a worldwide tour in early 2009 to support her two recent albums, and that rehearsals would begin in January.[36] Spears signed a deal with live entertainment company AEG to produce the tour.[37][38] Wade Robson has been hired to choreograph the tour.[39] The World Tour is due Spring 2009.[40]

Track listing

1. Womanizer[41]
2. Circus
3. Out From Under
4. Kill The Lights
5. Shattered Glass
6. If U Seek Amy
7. Unusual You
8. Blur
9. Mmm Papi
10. Mannequin
11. Lace and Leather
12. My Baby
Bonus Track:
13. Radar


Deluxe edition

According to Amazon.com and the promo packet released by Jive Records, a two-disc Deluxe Edition of Circus will be released on December 2, 2008.[42][43]

Singles

Womanizer

Main article: Womanizer (song)

On October 15, the song made a record-breaking jump to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record set by T.I.'s "Live Your Life". It also garnered first-week download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003. It marked Spears's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 since her debut "...Baby One More Time".[44]

Leaks

  • In early September a video of Spears rehearsing a dance routine was leaked by MSN.[45] Hours after the leak, the video received over three million views.[45] The video was once rumored to be a rehearsal for the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards.
  • On September 19, 2008, a low quality 40-second clip from her new single "Womanizer" was leaked via Nashville's 107.5 The River.[46] Jive later released a statement to MTV stating that the clip was from the "rough mix" of the track, not the finalized single.[47] The DJ who played the clip was later suspended and fined $250,000 by Jive Records.[48]

Release history

Country Date
Hong Kong November 27, 2008
European Union[49] November 28, 2008
New Zealand
Australia
South Africa
Rest of Europe November 30, 2008
United Kingdom December 1, 2008
North America December 2, 2008
South America December 3, 2008
Philippines

References

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  3. ^ Confirmed: "Womanizer" Single Release Pushed Back
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  5. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2008-09-15). "Britney Makes December Date For 'Circus'". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
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  26. ^ Voss, Brandon (2008). ""Just Dance" singer Lady Gaga gives back to the gays". http://kissnation.961kiss.com/. Retrieved 2008-10-01. {{cite news}}: External link in |work= (help)
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