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Time Out with Britney Spears

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Time Out with Britney Spears
Video by
ReleasedNovember 23, 1999 (1999-11-23)
Recorded1998–1999
GenrePop
Length50:08
LabelJive
Producer
  • Jac Benson
  • Janet Kleinbaum
Britney Spears chronology
Time Out with Britney Spears
(1999)
Britney Spears: Live and More!
(2000)

Time Out with Britney Spears (stylized in all lowercase) is the first video album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 23, 1999, by Jive Records.

Time Out with Britney Spears received generally favorable reviews from music critics. A commercial success, it peaked atop the US Top Music Videos and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).

Content

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Time Out with Britney Spears features interviews with Spears about her childhood, The Mickey Mouse Club, the making of her debut album ...Baby One More Time and life on tour.[1] The video album also features the music videos for her singles "...Baby One More Time", "Sometimes" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop Remix!)", as well as behind-the-scenes footage from each of them.[1] Also included are live versions of "Born to Make You Happy" and "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" from her Disney Channel special, a photo gallery that features a mixture of candid and professional shots, web site access and a trivia game that unlocks a special interview "if you answer all the questions correctly".[1][2] There is an option for lyrics to appear on the screen when watching the music videos or the live performances.[2]

Critical reception

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Time Out with Britney Spears received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Heather Phares of AllMusic called Time Out with Britney Spears "one of the better music DVDs currently available" and "a must for Britney enthusiasts".[1] Marc Girdler of DVD Talk agreed, calling the release a "disc for Spears' fans", that is full of "everything you could want, within reason".[2] Girdler wrote that the interview footage is "pretty good", although "most of it is taken from MTV, so the content is not all exclusive to the disc".[2] The option of having lyrics appear on the screen is, according to Girdler, "cool if you like to sing along, but have a bad memory".[2]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, Time Out with Britney Spears debuted at number two on the Billboard Top Music Videos on December 18, 1999.[3] It reached the summit in its fifth week, following its release on DVD.[4] On June 15, 2000, the album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), for shipments of 300,000 units,[5] while remaining atop the chart dated June 24.[6] It last charted at number 37 on March 24, 2001, spending a total of 68 weeks on the chart.[7]

Track listing

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Time Out with Britney Spears – Standard edition[8]
No.TitleLength
1."Growing Up"9:35
2."Recording My First Album"6:13
3."...Baby One More Time" (making-of and music video)6:29
4."Sometimes" (making-of and music video)10:50
5."(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) (making-of and music video)5:48
6."On the Road"3:41
7."Born to Make You Happy" (Disney Channel in Concert)4:40
8."From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (Disney Channel in Concert)4:37
Total length:50:08
Time Out with Britney Spears – Asian edition (bonus tracks)[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
9."...Baby One More Time" (karaoke)Max Martin
 
10."(You Drive Me) Crazy" (karaoke)
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Martin
 
Time Out with Britney Spears – Japanese edition (bonus mini CD)[10]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Jazzy Jim's Hip-Hop Mix)
  • Elofsson
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Martin
  • Martin
  • Rami
  • Jazzy Jim[a]
3:40
2."I'm So Curious"White3:35
3."(You Drive Me) Crazy" (Pimp Juice's Souled Out 4 the Suits Vocal Mix)
  • Elofsson
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Martin
  • Martin
  • Rami
  • Pimp Juice[a]
6:30
Notes
  • ^a signifies an additional producer

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Time Out with Britney Spears
Chart (2000) Peak
position
UK Music Videos (OCC)[11] 6
US Music Video Sales (Billboard)[4] 1

Certifications

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Certifications and sales for Time Out with Britney Spears
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12] 4× Platinum 40,000^
Germany (BVMI)[13] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 25,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] 3× Platinum 300,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and formats for Time Out with Britney Spears
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 23, 1999 VHS Jive
December 21, 1999 DVD

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Time out with Britney Spears [Video] - Britney Spears | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic
  2. ^ a b c d e Time Out With Britney Spears : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video
  3. ^ "Billboard Top Music Videos". Billboard. Vol. 111, no. 51. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. December 18, 1999. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Top Music Videos". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 3. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. January 15, 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  5. ^ a b "American video certifications – Britney Spears – Time Out with Britney Spears". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ "Billboard Top Music Videos". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 26. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. June 24, 2000. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  7. ^ "Billboard Top Music Videos". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 12. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. March 24, 2001. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved July 21, 2010.
  8. ^ a b Spears, Britney (1999). Time Out with Britney Spears (DVD). Jive Records. 01241-41651-9.
  9. ^ Spears, Britney (1999). Time Out with Britney Spears (VCD). Singapore: Jive Records. 922006-5.
  10. ^ Spears, Britney (1999). Time Out with Britney Spears (VHS+mini CD). Japan: Avex Inc. AVVZ 90059.
  11. ^ "Official Music Video Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
  12. ^ "Canadian video certifications – Britney Spears – Time Out with Britney Spears". Music Canada.
  13. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Britney Spears; 'Time Out with Britney Spears')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  14. ^ "British video certifications – Britney Spears – Time Out With". British Phonographic Industry.
  15. ^ Spears, Britney (1999). Time Out with Britney Spears (VHS). Jive Records. 01241-41651-3.