Britney (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Britney
| type = studio
| artist = Britney Spears
| cover = Britney Spears - Britney.png
| border = yes
| caption = Standard edition cover
| released = {{Start date|2001|10|31}}
| recorded = February–July 2001
| studio =
- 2nd Floor (Orlando)
- Battery (New York City)
- Hit Factory Criteria (Miami)
- Jailhouse (Horsens)
- Maratone (Stockholm)
- Master Sound (Virginia Beach)
- Record Plant (Los Angeles)
- Right Track (New York City)
- Rusk Sound (Los Angeles)
- Sound on Sound (New York City)
- Sterling Sound (New York City)
- The DOJO (Jackson)
- The Hit Factory (New York City)
- Westlake (Los Angeles)
- Windmark (Virginia Beach)
| genre =
| length = 39:47
| label = Jive
| producer =
- BT
- Rodney Jerkins
- Brian Kierulf
- Peter Kvint
- Max Martin
- The Neptunes
- Rami
- Josh Schwartz
- Justin Timberlake
| prev_title = Oops!... I Did It Again
| prev_year = 2000
| next_title = In the Zone
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Extra album cover
| header = Alternative cover
| type = studio
| cover = Britney Limited.jpeg
| border = yes
| caption = Special limited edition cover
}}
{{Singles
| name = Britney
| type = studio
| single1 = I'm a Slave 4 U
| single1date = September 25, 2001
| single2 = Overprotected
| single2date = December 10, 2001
| single3 = I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
| single3date = January 7, 2002
| single4 = I Love Rock 'n' Roll
| single4date = May 27, 2002
| single5 = Boys
| single5date = June 24, 2002
| single6 = Anticipating
| single6date = June 25, 2002
}}
}}
Britney is the third studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on October 31, 2001, by Jive Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her first two studio albums ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), Spears began to embrace a significantly more mature sound with Britney. The record incorporates genres of pop and R&B with influences of EDM and occasionally dips into disco, hip hop, rock, and electronica. Its lyrical themes address the subjects such as coming of age, adulthood, control, and sexuality. Contributions to its production came from a variety of collaborators, including Max Martin and Rami Yacoub. Spears herself assumed a more prominent role in the album's development, co-writing six of its tracks. The album correlated with Spears's feature film Crossroads (2002), in which three tracks from the album were featured.
Britney received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented Spears' musical progression but criticized her increasingly provocative image. The album was a global commercial success and debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 746,000 copies, making Spears the first female artist to have her first three studio albums debut atop the chart, a record she would later break with her fourth studio album In the Zone (2003). The album received a nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards (2003). With worldwide sales of over 10 million copies, Britney is one of the best-selling albums of the 21st century.
Britney produced six singles. "I'm a Slave 4 U", the lead single, reached the top ten in 20 countries. "Overprotected" also achieved international commercial success.{{efn|In the United States, the Darkchild remix of "Overprotected" was released as the third single from Britney instead of the original version, hence the remix charted on the US Billboard Hot 100. Elsewhere, the original version had been released as the second single.}} "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and "Boys" reached the top ten in several countries but all failed to enter the US Billboard Hot 100,{{efn|"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was never released as a single in the US, hence it could not chart. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" and "Boys" peaked at numbers two and 22, respectively, on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, which acts as a 25-position extension to the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/britney-spears/chart-history/hbu/|title=Britney Spears Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=January 20, 2023|archive-date=June 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622221525/http://www.billboard.com/artist/297529/britney-spears/chart?f=344|url-status=live}}}} while "Anticipating" was released exclusively in France instead of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll". To further promote the album, Spears embarked on her fourth concert tour, titled Dream Within a Dream Tour, from November 2001 until July 2002.
Recording and production
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|quote="This is the first album I have ever really written and taken my time on, 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."
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For her second studio album Oops!... I Did It Again, which was released in May 2000 to global commercial success,{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/oops-i-did-it-again/267954486|title=Oops!... I Did It Again by Britney Spears|publisher=Apple Music|date=May 16, 2000|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-date=April 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418021633/https://music.apple.com/us/album/oops-i-did-it-again/267954486|url-status=live}} Spears collaborated with producers such as Rodney Jerkins, Rami Yacoub, and Max Martin;{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/oops%21i-did-it-again-mw0000606132/credits|title=Oops!... I Did It Again — Britney Spears: Credits|publisher=Allmusic. Rovi Corporation|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222203534/https://www.allmusic.com/album/oops%21i-did-it-again-mw0000606132/credits|url-status=live}} all of them returned for Britney. Spears additionally worked with a variety of collaborators, including her then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake. She commented that she initially felt "awkward" and "nervous" working with Timberlake, saying that she was accustomed to the process being "like work".{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1447872/britney-was-nervous-recording-with-justin/|title=Britney Was 'Nervous' Recording With Justin|author=Jennifer Vineyard|work=MTV News|date=August 23, 2001|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219081822/http://www.mtv.com/news/1447872/britney-was-nervous-recording-with-justin/|url-status=dead}} For the first time, Spears worked with hip hop producers the Neptunes. She claimed to have been inspired by "a lot of hip-hop and R&B while I was on my last tour. I was inspired by Jay-Z and the Neptunes. I told Jive I really wanted to work with [the Neptunes]. I wanted to make [Britney] nastier and funkier." Spears was additionally set to record songs with Missy Elliott and Timbaland, which never came to fruition due to scheduling conflicts.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1443130/missy-elliott-plays-dr-ruth-on-new-single/|title=Missy Elliott Plays Dr. Ruth On New Single|last1=Jonhson|first1=Tina|last2=vanHorn|first2=Teri|work=MTV News|date=April 25, 2001|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222203604/http://www.mtv.com/news/1443130/missy-elliott-plays-dr-ruth-on-new-single/|url-status=dead}}
While recording Britney, Spears wanted an "older generation to pick up on it", adding that she "had to change it up and pray people think that's cool". She stated that she chose to self-title the album because the majority of its content described herself. Spears recorded 23 tracks for the album, several of which she co-wrote with the assistance of Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz. She added that personally writing the album and developing its concept made the project "that much more special", elaborating of her intentions to "get better and grow" as a songwriter.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1450334/britney-says-britney-reflects-who-britney-is/|title=Britney Says Britney Reflects Who Britney Is|author=Corey Moss|work=MTV News|date=October 25, 2001|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=October 6, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006025323/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450334/20011024/spears_britney.jhtml|url-status=dead}} During the sessions, Spears also worked with electronic musician BT, whose tracks were excluded from the standard edition track listing. She stated: "I was really disappointed we weren't able to use the tracks BT had done. He's a genius in whatever he does, but the type of music he ended up doing didn't fit me and what I was going for. I think they will be on some of the stuff [released] overseas." His contribution "Before the Goodbye" was included on international editions of the album.
Music and lyrics
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Britney is a pop and R&B record with dance influences.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/britney-mw0000006300|title=Britney — Britney Spears|author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|work=AllMusic|date=November 6, 2001|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=March 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308195353/https://www.allmusic.com/album/britney-mw0000006300|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,183907~4~~britney,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011083722/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C183907~4~~britney%2C00.html |title=Britney |author=David Browne |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 12, 2002 |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |access-date=April 18, 2013 |url-status=dead }} It opens with the urban and Middle Eastern-influenced "I'm a Slave 4 U", which showcases breathy, emotive noises, and has been compared to "Nasty Girl" by Vanity 6.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1448715/britney-j-lo-nsync-turn-to-jungle-ja-rule-jacko-for-vma-performances/|title=Britney, J. Lo, 'NSYNC Turn To Jungle, Ja Rule, Jacko For VMA Performances|author=Shaheem Reid|work=MTV News|date=September 6, 2001|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222203609/http://www.mtv.com/news/1448715/britney-j-lo-nsync-turn-to-jungle-ja-rule-jacko-for-vma-performances/|url-status=dead}} Spears commented that its lyrics are "about me just wanting to go out and forget who I am and dance and have a good time".{{cite news|title=OTR.. Off the Record: Your Time Is Up, Jacko; Britney Wants Album Top Slot|author=John Dingwall|newspaper=Daily Record}} Europop-styled "Overprotected" addresses a girl tired of being manipulated. Lyrically, "Lonely" sees a girl moving on from a troublesome romance after being lied to and manipulated, being considered "a teenage version" of Janet Jackson's "What About". The soft rock piano ballad "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", co-written by English singer-songwriter Dido, details the emotional struggles girls experience during puberty.{{cite news|url=http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2001/nov/09/for-spears-maturity-is-like-cool/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606234813/http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2001/nov/09/for-spears-maturity-is-like-cool/|title=For Spears, maturity is, like, cool|author=Catharine Halaby|work=Yale Daily News|publisher=The Yale Daily News Publishing Company|date=November 9, 2001|archive-date=June 6, 2011|access-date=April 19, 2013}} "Boys" incorporates R&B and hip hop styles,{{cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/music/album-reviews/a187837/britney-spears-the-singles-collection/|title=Britney Spears: 'The Singles Collection'|author=Mayer Massim|work=Digital Spy|date=November 20, 2009|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-date=April 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418021519/https://www.digitalspy.com/music/album-reviews/a187837/britney-spears-the-singles-collection/|url-status=live}} and was criticized by David Browne of Entertainment Weekly as "cut-rate '80s Janet Jackson". The disco-inspired track "Anticipating" discusses the friendship and camaraderie between women,{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1450487/britney-goes-bald-plays-tiny-dancer-gets-caught-in-the-rain-at-tour-kickoff/|title=Britney Goes Bald, Plays Tiny Dancer, Gets Caught In The Rain At Tour Kickoff|author=Shaheem Reid|work=MTV News|date=November 6, 2001|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=April 18, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418101925/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1450487/20011102/spears_britney.jhtml|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://popcrush.com/britney-spears-singles/|title=Top 10 Britney Spears Songs|author=Sam Lansky|work=PopCrush|publisher=Townsquare Media|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222203644/https://popcrush.com/britney-spears-singles/|url-status=live}} and was described as reminiscent of Madonna's "Holiday" and "Kylie in disco mood."
Spears' cover of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", made famous by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, infuses pop rock styles into the original hard rock rendition.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-love-rock-n-roll-mw0000429861|title=I Love Rock 'n' Roll — Britney Spears|work=AllMusic|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222203641/https://www.allmusic.com/album/i-love-rock-n-roll-mw0000429861|url-status=live}} "Cinderella" reflects on a female protagonist who left her boyfriend after he failed to appreciate her efforts in the relationship.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Britney-spears-cinderella-lyrics|title=Britney Spears – Cinderella Lyrics|website=Genius|accessdate=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118182619/https://genius.com/Britney-spears-cinderella-lyrics|url-status=live}} "Let Me Be" sees Spears ask to be trusted as an adult and be afforded her own opinions.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Britney-spears-let-me-be-lyrics|title=Britney Spears – Let Me Be Lyrics|website=Genius|accessdate=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118182603/https://genius.com/Britney-spears-let-me-be-lyrics|url-status=live}} "Bombastic Love" discusses a love in which the protagonist feels that the romance will happen "exactly like in a movie".{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Britney-spears-bombastic-love-lyrics|title=Britney Spears – Bombastic Love Lyrics|website=Genius|accessdate=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118182558/https://genius.com/Britney-spears-bombastic-love-lyrics|url-status=live}} Similarly, "That's Where You Take Me" details the joy she gets from an emotionally fulfilling relationship,{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Britney-spears-thats-where-you-take-me-lyrics|title=Britney Spears – That's Where You Take Me Lyrics|website=Genius|accessdate=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118182605/https://genius.com/Britney-spears-thats-where-you-take-me-lyrics|url-status=live}} amid Middle Eastern chimes and a collage of electronic beats and drum programming. On the electronica international editions bonus track "When I Found You", Spears sings about having found the "deepest love" in her soulmate who is essentially a reflection of herself. Britney closes with "What It's Like to Be Me", which was co-written and co-produced by Spears's then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake; Spears sings that a guy must "figure [her] out" to "be [her] man".{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Britney-spears-what-its-like-to-be-me-lyrics|title=Britney Spears – What It's Like to Be Me Lyrics|website=Genius|accessdate=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118182603/https://genius.com/Britney-spears-what-its-like-to-be-me-lyrics|url-status=live}}
Release and promotion
{{See also|Dream Within a Dream Tour}}
On January 28, 2001, Spears performed at Super Bowl XXXV.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2013/02/03/03-3the-10-best-super-bowl-halftime-shows#gid=ci02554fbe10022511&pid=5-super-bowl-xxxv-2001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416000758/https://www.si.com/nfl/2013/02/03/03-3the-10-best-super-bowl-halftime-shows|title=The 10 Best Super Bowl Halftime Shows|magazine=Sports Illustrated|archive-date=April 16, 2021|access-date=April 17, 2022}} Shortly after, she appeared on Total Request Live to premiere new material from Britney.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/artists/britney-spears/photos/7665573/|title=Britney Spears visits 'Spankin New Music Week' on 'TRL,' 2001.|work=MTV|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=February 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170216213717/http://www.mtv.com/artists/britney-spears/photos/7665573/|url-status=dead}} On September 6, Spears premiered "I'm a Slave 4 U" at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards; the performance was criticized for her use of a yellow python as a stage prop. Four days later, she performed "I'm a Slave 4 U" on The Rosie O'Donnell Show.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0690089/|title="The Rosie O'DOnnell Show" Episode dated 5 November 2001|work=IMDb|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=December 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229230849/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0690089/|url-status=live}} Spears was scheduled to perform and hold a press conference in Australia on September 13; however, she cancelled the event in light of the September 11 attacks two days prior, saying that holding the conference would have been inappropriate.{{cite news|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12049247|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916075639/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12049247|title=Britney Spears Reacts To Terrorist Attack, New Album Titled 'Britney'|author=Jason Gelman|work=Yahoo! Music|date=September 14, 2001|archive-date=September 16, 2007|access-date=April 19, 2013}} The following month, Spears performed at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.{{cite news|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12056992|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118123725/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12056992|title=Britney Spears's 'Britney' Set For Worldwide Release On November 6|author=Jason Gelman|work=Yahoo! Music|date=September 24, 2001|archive-date=November 18, 2006|access-date=April 19, 2013}}
Britney was first released in Japan on October 31,{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/BRITNEY-SPEARS/dp/B00009YNGA|title=Amazon.co.jp: BRITNEY SPEARS : BRITNEY - ミュージック - アマゾン|publisher=Amazon Japan|date=June 30, 2003|access-date=October 6, 2017|archive-date=October 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171007020823/https://www.amazon.co.jp/BRITNEY-SPEARS/dp/B00009YNGA|url-status=live}} being released in the United States on November 6, by Jive Records. An accompanying video album, titled Britney: The Videos, was released two weeks later. It included a selection of her earlier music videos, behind-the-scenes footage, commercials, and notable live performances.{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005RDAF|title=Britney: The Videos (2001)|work=Amazon.com (US)|date=November 20, 2001|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=February 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219082155/https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005RDAF|url-status=live}} The video peaked atop the US Top Music Videos on December 8.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2001-12-08/music-video|title=Music Video Sales : Dec 08, 2001 {{!}} Billboard Chart Archive|magazine=Billboard|access-date=5 December 2013|archive-date=September 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929155814/https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2001-12-08/music-video|url-status=dead}}
Spears had already begun her Dream Within a Dream Tour in Columbus, Ohio five days before Britney was released in the US;{{cite news |date=October 31, 2001 |title=Spears' Tour Delayed a Day |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/2001/10/31/newsline-146/ |access-date=September 19, 2024 |work=Daily News}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} the tour ended on July 28, 2002, in Mexico City. Shortly after it began, she performed in her first HBO concert special from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas; Cher was supposed to join Spears onstage for the song "The Beat Goes On", which Spears covered on ...Baby One More Time, but was unable to do so due to scheduling conflicts.{{cite news|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12049808|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118125058/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12049808|title=Britney Spears Ready To Go 'Live From Las Vegas' Without Cher|author=Kastle|work=Yahoo! Music|date=October 25, 2001|archive-date=November 18, 2006|access-date=April 19, 2013}}
On December 4, 2001, Spears performed at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.{{cite news|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12033684|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118173445/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12033684|title=Britney Spears Pushes Back U.S. Tour Launch To November 1|author=Kastle|work=Yahoo! Music|date=October 30, 2001|archive-date=November 18, 2006|access-date=April 19, 2013}} On January 9, 2002, she performed "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" at the 2002 American Music Awards.{{cite news|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12060001|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061118174502/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12060001|title=Britney Spears Has A Full Schedule In 2002|author=Kastle|work=Yahoo! Music|date=January 10, 2002|archive-date=November 18, 2006|access-date=April 19, 2013}} Later that month, Spears gave interviews to The Frank Skinner Show in the United Kingdom and The Saturday Show in Australia.{{cite news|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12055081|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521114148/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12055081|title=Britney Spears Stood Up by Prince William|author=Matt Ashare|work=Yahoo! Music|date=January 25, 2002|archive-date=May 21, 2008|access-date=April 19, 2013}} The feature film Crossroads, which starred Spears, premiered in February, allowing Spears to simultaneously promote both the film and her album.{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2722989569/|title=Crossroads|work=Box Office Mojo|publisher=IMDb|date=February 15, 2002|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-date=April 16, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416223711/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2722989569/|url-status=live}} Several tracks from the album were featured in the film, and Britney was cross-promoted as the film's soundtrack.{{cite web |last=Infarinato |first=Ruth |title=Britney Spears: Pop Rocks! |url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/s/spears_britney/news_feature_091001/index2.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107134727/http://www.mtv.com/bands/s/spears_britney/news_feature_091001/index2.jhtml |archive-date=November 7, 2012 |access-date=July 15, 2011 |publisher=MTV. MTV Networks}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Fandango - Crossroads |url=http://www.fandango.com/movie_page.asp?mv=39261 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021021233947/http://www.fandango.com/movie_page.asp?mv=39261 |archive-date=2002-10-21 |access-date=2023-08-02 |website=Fandango}} On February 2, Spears was featured as both the host and performer on Saturday Night Live.{{cite news|url=http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12054198|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202225744/http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12054198|title=Britney Spears To Host & Perform On 'SNL,' Timberlake Tapped For Cameo?|author=Mark Armstrong|work=Yahoo! Music|date=January 31, 2001|archive-date=December 2, 2008|access-date=April 19, 2013}} A week later, she performed "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" at the NBA All-Star Game and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Spears also appeared on Live with Regis and Kelly, The View, and the 44th Annual Grammy Awards, as well as the German talk show Wetten, dass..?.{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005453/|title=Britney Spears — IMDb|work=IMDb|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=August 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807211845/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005453/|url-status=live}}
Singles
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In the United States, Clear Channel Entertainment "punished" Spears for her management not choosing them as the tour promoter for the Dream Within a Dream Tour by blacklisting her on their radio stations,{{efn|Clear Channel Entertainment had previously promoted Spears' ...Baby One More Time Tour (1999), (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour (2000) and Oops!... I Did It Again Tour (2000–2001). The company was replaced by Concerts West as the promoter for the Dream Within a Dream Tour.}} which greatly affected the performance of her subsequent singles, starting with "I'm a Slave 4 U".{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-25-fi-clear25-story.html|title=Clear Channel: an Empire Built on Deregulation|last=Leeds|first=Jeff|date=February 25, 2002|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|accessdate=January 18, 2023|quote=Last month, Rep. Howard L. Berman (D-Mission Hills) urged the Justice Department and the Federal Communications Commission to probe reports that Clear Channel punished stars, such as Britney Spears, by refusing to play their songs on Clear Channel radio stations because the musicians declined to hire the company as their tour promoter.|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193815/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-feb-25-fi-clear25-story.html|url-status=live}} The song was released as the album's lead single on September 25, 2001, to critical acclaim. Due to the radio blacklist, it peaked only at number 27 on the US Billboard Hot 100,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/britney-spears/chart-history/|title=Britney Spears – Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=February 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230206222006/https://www.billboard.com/artist/britney-spears/chart-history/|url-status=live}} becoming Spears' first lead single not to peak within the top ten. It fared better internationally, debuting at number four on the UK Singles Chart and peaking within the top ten in 20 countries.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Britney%20Spears|title=Britney Spears — Artist|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=November 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141104171450/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/Britney%20Spears|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=I%27m+a+Slave+4+U&cat=s|title=Britney Spears – I'm a Slave 4 U|publisher=ARIA Top 50 Singles|accessdate=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193840/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=I%27m+a+Slave+4+U&cat=s|url-status=live}} Its accompanying music video was directed by Francis Lawrence,{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1449019/britney-works-double-time-on-music-videos/|title=Britney Works Double-Time On Music Videos|author=Joe D'Angelo|work=MTV News|date=September 20, 2001|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222203802/http://www.mtv.com/news/1449019/britney-works-double-time-on-music-videos/|url-status=dead}} and received three nominations at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2002/|title=MTV Video Music Awards 2002|work=MTV|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=August 28, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828092656/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/vma/2002/|url-status=dead}}
"Overprotected" was released as the second international single from Britney on December 10, 2001, and the third North American single on April 2, 2002. Its Darkchild remix peaked at number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100, while the original version reached the top ten in Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom.{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Overprotected&cat=s|title=Britney Spears – Overprotected|language=nl|publisher=Ultratop 50|accessdate=January 18, 2023|archive-date=November 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111052708/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Overprotected&cat=s|url-status=live}} Critically acclaimed, the song was nominated for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 45th Annual Grammy Awards (2003). Two accompanying music videos were released–the Bille Woodruff-directed video for the original version and the Chris Applebaum-directed Darkchild remix video.{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1452796/britney-addresses-her-critics-in-overprotected-video/|title=Britney Addresses Her Critics In 'Overprotected' Video|author=Joe D'Angelo|work=MTV News|date=March 8, 2002|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=February 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223044428/http://www.mtv.com/news/1452796/britney-addresses-her-critics-in-overprotected-video/|url-status=dead}}
Staggered to fit the varying release dates of Crossroads internationally, "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" was released as the film's theme song and the second North American single from Britney on January 7, 2002, to critical acclaim. It peaked at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, the Billboard Hot 100 extension chart. The song fared better internationally, peaking at number two in the UK, and within the top ten in Australia, Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands and Sweden.{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=I%27m+Not+a+Girl,+Not+Yet+a+Woman&cat=s|title=Britney Spears – I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman|publisher=ARIA Top 50 Singles|accessdate=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193816/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=I%27m+Not+a+Girl%2C+Not+Yet+a+Woman&cat=s|url-status=live}} Filmed in Arizona and at the Alstrom Point, the song's Wayne Isham-directed accompanying music video primarily consists of Spears, whilst wearing cowboy boots, performing the song whilst standing on the edge of a cliff, and inside a slot canyon.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1626612/britney-spears-declared-her-independence-with-im-not-a-girl-video/|title=Britney Spears Declared Her Independence With 'I'm Not A Girl' Video|date=October 19, 2009|work=MTV News|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|access-date=April 16, 2022|archive-date=November 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091122004121/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1626612/20091118/spears_britney.jhtml|url-status=dead}}
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was released as the fourth international single from Britney on May 27, 2002, and the fifth and final UK single on November 4, to mixed critical reception. It reached the top ten in Austria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Scotland and Slovenia,{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=I+Love+Rock+%27n%27+Roll&cat=s|title=Britney Spears – I Love Rock 'n' Roll|language=de|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|accessdate=January 18, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118193815/https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=I+Love+Rock+%27n%27+Roll&cat=s|url-status=live}} whilst peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart. Directed by Chris Applebaum, its accompanying music video shows Spears with her own band, a stack of speakers and flashing lights.{{cite AV media|last=Spears|first=Britney|year=2004|title=Greatest Hits: My Prerogative|publisher=Jive Records|type=DVD}} In France, "Anticipating" was released as the fourth single instead of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" on June 25; it reached number 38 on the French Singles Chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/page-256084.xml?cid=256509|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211175633/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/page-256084.xml?cid=256509|title=Classement singles fusionnés (physiques & numériques)|publisher=French Singles Chart|archive-date=December 11, 2013|access-date=April 19, 2013}}
The Co-Ed Remix of "Boys"–featuring Pharrell Williams–was released as the fourth North American and UK single, and the fifth and final international single from Britney on June 24, 2002, also serving as the second single from the soundtrack for Austin Powers in Goldmember, to mixed critical reception. It peaked at number 22 on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Its accompanying music video, directed by Dave Meyers, features Spears, Williams, and Mike Myers as Austin Powers at a party inside a castle, with cameo appearances from actors Jason Priestley, Justin Bruening and Taye Diggs. It was nominated for Best Video from a Film at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Eminem's "Lose Yourself".{{cite magazine |title=2003 MTV Video Music Awards Winners |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2003-mtv-video-music-awards-winners-69353/ |magazine=Billboard |access-date=April 16, 2022 |date=August 28, 2003 |archive-date=April 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220416054355/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/2003-mtv-video-music-awards-winners-69353/ |url-status=live }}
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| title = Professional ratings
| subtitle =
| MC = 58/100{{cite web|title=Britney by Britney Spears|website=Metacritic|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/britney/britney-spears|access-date=22 October 2016|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027062100/https://www.metacritic.com/music/britney/britney-spears|url-status=live}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
| rev2 = Blender
| rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}It's hard to listen to the rest of Britney without imagining what the album would have sounded like had [the Neptunes] produced the whole thing. [#4, p.121]
| rev3 = Christgau's Consumer Guide
| rev4 = Dotmusic
| rev4score = 6/10{{cite news|last1=Heath |first1=Chris |title=dotmusic – reviews – albums – Britney |url=http://www.dotmusic.com/reviews/Albums/November2001/reviews22662.asp |access-date=October 13, 2014 |work=Dotmusic |publisher=Yahoo! UK Limited |date=November 5, 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031206235058/http://www.dotmusic.com/reviews/Albums/November2001/reviews22662.asp |archive-date=December 6, 2003 }}
| rev5 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev5Score = C{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/11/12/britney/|title=Britney|author=David Browne|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=November 12, 2001|access-date=June 3, 2022|archive-date=January 2, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102202842/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0%2C%2C253474%2C00.html|url-status=live}}
| rev6 = NME
| rev6Score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-5783-338289 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011121082531/http://www.nme.com/NME/External/Reviews/Reviews_Story/0%2C1069%2C8931%2C00.html |title=Britney Spears : Britney |author=Ted Kessler |work=NME |archive-date=November 21, 2001 |access-date=April 17, 2022}}
| rev7 = Q
| rev7score = {{rating|3|5}}While her normal source of junior raunch [Max Martin] churns out the usual fesity hits... the remaining chastity-endorsing mush is nowhere near as exciting. [Dec 2001, p.131]
| rev8 = Rolling Stone
| rev8Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/britney-252189/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011106072355/http://www.rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=2043249|title=Britney|author=Barry Walters|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=November 22, 2001|archive-date=November 6, 2001|access-date=April 17, 2022}}
| rev9 = Spin
| rev9score = 5/10Amazingly enough, she does sound almost human. [Jan 2002, p.108]
| rev10 = Slant Magazine
| rev10Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite news|last1=Cinquemani|first1=Sal|title=ReviewBritney Spears: Britney|url=https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/britney-spears-britney/|access-date=October 13, 2014|work=Slant Magazine|date=October 30, 2001|archive-date=June 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200613041948/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/britney-spears-britney/|url-status=live}}
}}
Britney received mixed reviews from music critics,{{Cite news |last=Wright |first=Rhys |date=April 14, 2021 |title=Britney Spears was always incredible. Here's why. |url=https://scan.lancastersu.co.uk/2021/04/14/britney-spears-was-always-incredible-heres-why/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821163103/https://scan.lancastersu.co.uk/2021/04/14/britney-spears-was-always-incredible-heres-why/ |archive-date=August 21, 2024 |access-date=August 21, 2024 |work=Lancaster University Students' Union |quote=Britney received mixed reviews}} who felt the album was underdeveloped thematically and sonically.{{Cite magazine |last=Jefferson |first=J'na |date=June 4, 2021 |title=How Britney Spears' 'I'm A Slave 4 U' Shifted Her Career and Pop's Direction |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/how-britney-spears-im-a-slave-4-u-shifted-her-career-and-pops-direction-9552095/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240919025036/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/how-britney-spears-im-a-slave-4-u-shifted-her-career-and-pops-direction-9552095/ |archive-date=September 19, 2024 |access-date=August 21, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |quote=The album also drew somewhat mixed reviews, as myriad music critics still shared the belief that Britney still left a lot to be desired thematically and sonically.}} At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Britney received an average score of 58, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 13 reviews.{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/britney/britney-spears|title=Britney Reviews|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027062100/https://www.metacritic.com/music/britney/britney-spears|url-status=live}} David Browne of Entertainment Weekly found Spears's increasingly provocative image to be unnatural, noting "virginal vamping in an awkward adolescence" and "a few tentative new moves". PopMatters{{'}} Nikki Tranton complimented the production of the songs, but questioned if Spears was ready to establish herself as a grown woman in the music industry.{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/spearsbritney-britney-2496080585.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020223190215/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/s/spearsbritney-britney.html|title=Britney Spears: Britney|author=Nikki Tranter|date=November 6, 2001|archive-date=February 23, 2002|access-date=April 17, 2022}} Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine agreed, writing that although "Britney, [the album], fills her role of guilty pleasure (the disc certainly satiates more than the stunted growth of last year's Oops!...I Did It Again), it's time for Spears to quit being such a cock-tease and cook something up that will satisfy the ever-vacillating hype-machine".
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave a positive review, feeling that the album "strives to deepen [Spears's] persona" and proves she "will know what to do when the teen-pop phenomenon of 1999–2001 passes for good". Similarly, a reviewer from Billboard commented that the project was "a nicely varied, wholly satisfying collection".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/britney-77879/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011109102712/http://www.billboard.com/billboard/reviews/review_displayprint.jsp?vnu_content_id=1095107|title=Reviews & Previews: Britney|magazine=Billboard|date=November 10, 2001|archive-date=November 9, 2001|access-date=April 18, 2013}} Chris Heat of Dotmusic praised Britney for "us[ing] this opportunity to take the odd risk and adds a welcome edge to her sound". NME{{'}}s Ted Kessler recognized the release as a "coming of age album" and joked that it "works best when making a good pop cheese and dance sandwich". By contrast, Stephen Thompson of The A.V. Club panned the album, opining that the music "just [isn't] catchy" and that "though neither a girl nor a woman, Spears inspires grown-up anger on her own".{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/britney-spears-britney-1798192800|title=Britney Spears: Britney|author=Stephen Thompson|work=The A.V. Club|date=November 6, 2001|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-date=April 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418021634/https://www.avclub.com/britney-spears-britney-1798192800|url-status=live}} Craig Seymore of Spin recognized that she "sound[s] almost human", but criticized that "the rest of the record is as coldly anthemic as ever".{{cite journal|last1=Seymore|first1=Craig|title=Reviews > Spin|journal=Spin|date=January 2002|volume=18|issue=1|page=108|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXGw14ml_M4C&q=britney&pg=PA15|access-date=October 13, 2014|issn=0886-3032|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411205755/https://books.google.com/books?id=wXGw14ml_M4C&q=britney&pg=PA15|url-status=live}}
Accolades
{{For|the complete list of awards won by Britney Spears and the singles from Britney|List of awards and nominations received by Britney Spears}}
{{Awards table|5|caption=Awards and nominations for Britney}}
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| Female Albums Artist of the Year
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! scope="row"| 2003
| Britney
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Commercial performance
Britney debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 745,750 copies, which was the second highest first-week sales by a female artist at the time behind Spears' own Oops!... I Did It Again which sold 1.3 million copies in its first week.{{Cite news|url=http://people.com/celebrity/britney-spears-upsets-michael-jackson/|title=Britney Spears Upsets Michael Jackson|last=Silverman|first=Stephen|date=November 15, 2001|work=People|access-date=December 20, 2017|quote=Her new album, “Britney,” sold 745,750 copies in its first week of release, becoming the second highest-debuting album of the year.|archive-date=December 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222051305/http://people.com/celebrity/britney-spears-upsets-michael-jackson/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1450953/oops-she-did-it-again-britney-spears-tops-albums-chart/|title=Oops! ... She Did It Again: Britney Spears Tops Albums Chart|author=Joe D'Angelo|work=MTV News|date=November 14, 2001|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-date=February 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222204037/http://www.mtv.com/news/1450953/oops-she-did-it-again-britney-spears-tops-albums-chart/|url-status=dead}} In doing so, Spears became the first woman to have her first three studio albums debut atop that chart.{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/britney_spears/biography|title=Britney Spears Biography|work=People|access-date=April 19, 2013|archive-date=May 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160502132217/http://www.people.com/people/britney_spears/biography/|url-status=dead}} She also held the second-highest debut album sales of 2001, behind Celebrity by NSYNC with 1.88 million units moved and was the highest debut-week sales by a female artist of the year. After fluctuating within the top 20 of the chart in the following weeks, Britney sold 3.3 million copies by March 2002.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/britney-summer-tour-bows-in-vegas-76650/|title=Britney Summer Tour Bows In Vegas|magazine=Billboard|date=February 27, 2002|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-date=April 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220418021633/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/britney-summer-tour-bows-in-vegas-76650/|url-status=live}} As of March 2015, Britney has sold 4.4 million units in the United States alone and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ask-billboard-britney-spearss-career-sales/|title=Ask Billboard: Britney Spears's Career Sales|magazine=Billboard|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=March 24, 2015|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-date=March 27, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150327234706/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6509510/ask-billboard-britney-spearss-career-sales|url-status=live}}
Internationally, Britney debuted atop the Canadian Albums Chart with first-week sales of 44,550 copies.{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Spears_Britney/2001/11/14/749791.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120710052915/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Spears_Britney/2001/11/14/749791.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 10, 2012|title='Britney', Pink Floyd debut at top of charts|author=Paul Cantin|work=Jam!|access-date=April 19, 2013}} It later sold 316,944 copies in the country, a significant decline in relation to the sales of ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000).{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Spears_Britney/2003/03/07/749825.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714002547/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Spears_Britney/2003/03/07/749825.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=Oops! Can she do it again?|author=Mike Bell|work=Jam!|access-date=April 19, 2013}} The album peaked at number four on both the Oricon Albums Chart in Japan and the UK Albums Chart. In the latter, it was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of 300,000 copies to retailers.{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/britney-spears-her-biggest-selling-singles-and-albums-revealed__9774/|title=Britney Spears: her biggest selling singles and albums revealed|work=Official Charts Company|date=August 23, 2016|access-date=May 24, 2018|archive-date=July 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726122929/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/britney-spears-her-biggest-selling-singles-and-albums-revealed__9774/|url-status=live}} Across the rest of Europe, Britney debuted at number one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. In 2002, it was certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) for shipments of two million copies throughout Europe.{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2002.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320014141/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2002.html|title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2002|publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|archive-date=March 20, 2007|access-date=April 19, 2013}} The album also peaked at number four in Australia, and was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).{{cite web|url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2002.htm |title=ARIA Charts — Accreditations – 2002 Albums |publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association |access-date=April 19, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070613020750/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2002.htm |archive-date=June 13, 2007 }} Britney was the fifth best-selling album of 2001 globally, selling seven million copies.{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FBAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|title=Dido, Linkin Park Lead the Global 20 of 2001|last=White|first=Adam|date=February 16, 2002|access-date=May 13, 2022|magazine=Billboard|issn=0006-2510|page=42|volume=114|issue=7|archive-date=February 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223095644/https://books.google.com/books?id=FBAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA42|url-status=live}} By January 2003, the album had sold ten million copies worldwide.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Britney{{nobold| – North American edition{{cite AV media notes|title=Britney|others=Britney Spears|date=2001|type=US CD liner notes|publisher=JIVE Records|id=01241-41776-2}}}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 39:47
| title1 = I'm a Slave 4 U
| writer1 = {{hlist|Chad Hugo|Pharrell Williams}}
| extra1 = The Neptunes
| length1 = 3:23
| title2 = Overprotected
| writer2 = {{hlist|Max Martin|Rami Yacoub}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami}}
| length2 = 3:18
| title3 = Lonely
| writer3 = {{hlist|Britney Spears|Josh Schwartz|Brian Kierulf|Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Darkchild|Kierulf{{ref|a|[a]}}|Schwartz{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length3 = 3:19
| title4 = I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
| writer4 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami|Dido Armstrong}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami}}
| length4 = 3:51
| title5 = Boys
| writer5 = {{hlist|Hugo|Williams}}
| extra5 = The Neptunes
| length5 = 3:26
| title6 = Anticipating
| writer6 = {{hlist|Spears|Schwartz|Kierulf}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Kierulf|Schwartz}}
| length6 = 3:16
| title7 = I Love Rock 'n' Roll
| writer7 = {{hlist|Jake Hooker|Alan Merrill}}
| extra7 = Darkchild
| length7 = 3:06
| title8 = Cinderella
| writer8 = {{hlist|Spears|Martin|Rami}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami}}
| length8 = 3:39
| title9 = Let Me Be
| writer9 = {{hlist|Spears|Schwartz|Kierulf}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Darkchild|Kierulf{{ref|a|[a]}}|Schwartz{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length9 = 2:51
| title10 = Bombastic Love
| writer10 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami}}
| length10 = 3:05
| title11 = That's Where You Take Me
| writer11 = {{hlist|Spears|Schwartz|Kierulf}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Kierulf|Schwartz}}
| length11 = 3:32
| title12 = What It's Like to Be Me
| writer12 = {{hlist|Justin Timberlake|Wade J. Robson}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Robson|Timberlake}}
| length12 = 2:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Britney{{nobold| – European edition{{cite AV media notes|title=Britney|others=Britney Spears|date=2001|type=European CD liner notes|publisher=JIVE Records|id=9222522}}}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 43:24
| title12 = When I Found You
| writer12 = {{hlist|Jörgen Elofsson|Dan Hill}}
| extra12 = Peter Kvint
| length12 = 3:36
| title13 = What It's Like to Be Me
| writer13 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Robson}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Robson|Timberlake}}
| length13 = 2:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Britney{{nobold| – European & UK special limited edition}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 55:53
| title14 = Overprotected
| note14 = Darkchild Remix Radio Edit
| writer14 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami|Darkchild}}
| length14 = 3:06
| title15 = I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
| note15 = Metro Remix
| writer15 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami|Dido}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami|Metro}}
| length15 = 5:25
| title16 = I'm a Slave 4 U
| note16 = Thunderpuss Radio Mix
| writer16 = {{hlist|Hugo|Williams}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|The Neptunes|Thunderpuss}}
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Britney{{nobold| – Asian edition{{cite AV media notes|title=Britney|others=Britney Spears|date=2001|type=Asian CD liner notes|publisher=JIVE Records|id= 9222542}}}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 47:29
| title12 = When I Found You
| writer12 = {{hlist|Elofsson|Hill}}
| extra12 = Kvint
| length12 = 3:36
| title13 = I Run Away
| writer13 = {{hlist|Schwartz|Kierulf}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Kierulf|Schwartz}}
| length13 = 4:05
| title14 = What It's Like to Be Me
| writer14 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Robson}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Robson|Timberlake}}
| length14 = 2:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Britney{{nobold| – Australian, Japanese and UK edition{{cite AV media notes|title=Britney|others=Britney Spears|date=2001|type=Australian CD liner notes|publisher=JIVE Records|id=9222532}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Britney|others=Britney Spears|date=2001|type=British CD liner notes|publisher=JIVE Records|id=9222532}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Britney|others=Britney Spears|date=2001|type=Japanese CD liner notes|publisher=JIVE Records|id=ZJCI-10047}}}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 47:14
| title12 = When I Found You
| writer12 = {{hlist|Elofsson|Hill}}
| extra12 = Kvint
| length12 = 3:36
| title13 = Before the Goodbye
| writer13 = {{hlist|Spears|Brian Transeau|Schwartz|Kierulf}}
| extra13 = BT
| length13 = 3:50
| title14 = What It's Like to Be Me
| writer14 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Robson}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Robson|Timberlake}}
| length14 = 2:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Britney{{nobold| – International special limited edition bonus tracks{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Britney-Spears-Britney/release/5707712|work=Discogs|title=Britneys Spears - Britney|access-date=February 12, 2021|archive-date=February 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210223100741/https://www.discogs.com/Britney-Spears-Britney/release/5707712|url-status=live}}}}
| total_length = 59:03
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title15 = Overprotected
| note15 = Darkchild Remix Radio Edit
| writer15 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami}}
| extra15 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami|Darkchild}}
| length15 = 3:06
| title16 = I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
| note16 = Metro Remix
| writer16 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami|Dido}}
| extra16 = {{hlist|Martin|Rami|Metro}}
| length16 = 5:25
| title17 = I'm a Slave 4 U
| note17 = Thunderpuss Radio Mix
| writer17 = {{hlist|Hugo|Williams}}
| extra17 = {{hlist|The Neptunes|Thunderpuss}}
| length17 = 3:18
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Britney{{nobold| – Deluxe edition{{cite AV media notes|title=Britney|others=Britney Spears|date=2003|type=Spanish CD liner notes|publisher=JIVE Records|id=9222532}}}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 51:22
| title12 = When I Found You
| writer12 = {{hlist|Elofsson|Hill}}
| extra12 = Kvint
| length12 = 3:36
| title13 = I Run Away
| writer13 = {{hlist|Schwartz|Kierulf}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Kierulf|Schwartz}}
| length13 = 4:05
| title14 = What It's Like to Be Me
| writer14 = {{hlist|Timberlake|Robson}}
| extra14 = {{hlist|Robson|Timberlake}}
| length14 = 2:50
| title15 = Before the Goodbye
| writer15 = {{hlist|Spears|Transeau|Schwartz|Kierulf}}
| extra15 = BT
| length15 = 3:50
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Britney{{nobold| – Special limited edition (bonus DVD)}}
| title1 = Britney Talks Part 1
| length1 = 1:26
| title2 = I'm a Slave 4 U
| note2 = music video
| length2 = 3:28
| title3 = Britney Talks Part 2
| length3 = 2:00
| title4 = Lights, Camera, Action – Overprotected
| length4 = 3:24
| title5 = Britney Talks Part 3
| length5 = 2:58
| title6 = I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
| note6 = music video
| length6 = 3:53
| title7 = Britney Talks Part 4
| length7 = 0:59
| title8 = Overprotected
| note8 = Darkchild remix) (music video
| length8 = 3:39
| title9 = Britney Talks Part 5
| length9 = 0:40
| title10 = Making of Pepsi – Right Now (Taste the Victory)
| length10 = 3:13
| title11 = Britney Talks Part 6
| length11 = 1:31
| title12 = Britney Weblinks
| length12 = 0:30
| total_length = 27:41
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Britney{{nobold| – South Korean limited edition (bonus disc)}}
| total_length =19:05
| title1 = I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
| note1 = album version
| length1 = 3:53
| title2 = I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
| note2 = Spanish Fly Remix Radio Edit
| length2 = 3:29
| title3 = I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
| note3 = Chocolate Puma Dub
| length3 = 7:37
| title4 = I Run Away
| length4 = 4:06
| title5 = Overprotected
| note5 = music video
| length5 = 3:54
| title6 = Crossroads US Movie Trailer
| length6 = 1:19
}}
Notes
- "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" is a cover of the 1975 Arrows single later made famous by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts in their 1982 cover of the song.
- {{sup|{{note|a|a}}}} signifies a vocal producer.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Britney.
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- John Amatiello – engineering (tracks 2 and 4), engineering assistance (tracks 8 and 10)
- Dido Armstrong – songwriting (track 4)
- James Biondolillo – string arrangement (track 6)
- BossLady – backing vocals (tracks 2 and 10)
- Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (track 7)
- Andrew Coleman – engineering (tracks 1 and 5)
- Tyler Collins – backing vocals (track 7)
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Jaime Duncan – engineering assistance (track 12)
- Brian Garten – engineering (track 1 and 5)
- Stephen George – mixing (track 6)
- Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1 and 5)
- Brad Gilderman – engineering (track 7)
- Albert Hall – backing vocals (track 7)
- Damion Hall – backing vocals (track 7)
- Nana Hedin – backing vocals (track 10)
- Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing (tracks 3, 7 and 9)
- Rodney Jerkins – drum programming (tracks 3 and 9), production (tracks 3, 7 and 9), songwriting (track 3)
- Richard G. Johnson – engineering assistance (track 12)
- Jennifer Karr – backing vocals (tracks 3, 6, 9 and 11)
- Steven Klein – photography
- Marc Stephen Lee – engineering assistance (track 7)
- Thomas Lindberg – bass (track 4)
- Fabian Marasciullo – engineering (tracks 3 and 7), vocal engineering (track 9)
- Max Martin – backing vocals (track 4), engineering (tracks 2, 4, 8 and 10), guitar (track 2), mixing (tracks 2, 4, 8 and 10), production (tracks 2, 4, 8 and 10)
- Charles McCrorey – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 4, 6, 9 and 12)
- Daniel Milazzo – engineering assistance (track 5)
- Pablo Munguia – engineering (track 12)
- The Neptunes – instruments (track 1 and 5), production (tracks 1 and 5), songwriting (tracks 1 and 5)
- Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar (track 4)
- Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals (tracks 4 and 8)
- Jeff Pescetto – backing vocals (track 7)
- Tim Roberts – engineering assistance (tracks 1 and 5)
- Wade Robson – production (track 12), songwriting (track 12)
- Nile Rodgers – guitar (track 6)
- Jason Scheff – backing vocals (track 7)
- Ryan Smith – engineering assistance (track 1)
- Britney Spears – conceptualization, songwriting (tracks 3, 6, 8, 9 and 11), vocals (all tracks)
- Mark Suozzo – string arrangement (track 6)
- Rich Tapper – engineering assistance (track 11)
- Jill Tengan – engineering assistance (tracks 3, 6 and 9)
- Chris Thompson – backing vocals (track 7)
- Justin Timberlake – backing vocals (track 12), production (track 12), songwriting (track 12), vocal arrangement (track 12)
- Michael Tucker – engineering (track 2), mixing (track 11)
- Rami Yacoub – engineering (tracks 2, 4, 8 and 10), mixing (tracks 2, 4, 8 and 10), production (tracks 2, 4, 8 and 10), songwriting (tracks 2, 4, 8 and 10)
- Yasu – engineering (track 6)
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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=Monthly charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Monthly chart performance for Britney ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| South Korean International Albums (MIAK){{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/pop_200206.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616204938/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_200206.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-06-16|title=자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다 - 2002.06월 - POP 음반 판매량|publisher=MIAK|language=ko|access-date=2019-07-27}} Special limited edition | 3 |
|---|
= Year-end charts =
=Decade-end charts=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+Decade-end chart performance for Britney ! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009) ! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite web|url=http://www.crushable.com/2009/12/14/entertainment/britney-spears-dominates-billboard-end-of-year-charts/|title=Britney Spears dominates Billboard end-of-year charts!|author=Sherry|website=Crushable|date=December 14, 2009|access-date=April 18, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009075141/http://www.crushable.com/2009/12/14/entertainment/britney-spears-dominates-billboard-end-of-year-charts/|archive-date=2014-10-09|url-status=dead}}
| 64 |
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Certifications and sales
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for Britney}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=Argentina | title=Britney | artist=Britney Spears | award=Platinum | type=album | relyear=2001 | relmonth=11 | certyear=2002 | certref={{cite magazine | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oRAEAAAAMBAJ&q=britney+spears+argentina+platinum&pg=PA48 | title=CAPIF figures confirm Argentina's worst fears | magazine=Billboard | last=Fernández Vitar | first=Manuel | date=6 April 2002 | page=48 | access-date=21 January 2014 | archive-date=April 11, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411205758/https://books.google.com/books?id=oRAEAAAAMBAJ&q=britney+spears+argentina+platinum&pg=PA48 | url-status=live }} | access-date=21 January 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certyear=2011}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2001|salesamount=150,000|salesref={{cite web| url=https://acervo.oglobo.globo.com/busca/?tipoConteudo=pagina&ordenacaoData=relevancia&allwords=Britney+Spears&anyword=&noword=&exactword=&decadaSelecionada=2000&anoSelecionado=2003| date=January 7, 2003| access-date=June 21, 2019| title=Sex Machines| publisher=Globo.com|work=O Globo| author=Porto, Bruno|language=pt-br|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603011518/https://acervo.oglobo.globo.com/busca/?tipoConteudo=pagina&ordenacaoData=relevancia&allwords=Britney+Spears&anyword=&noword=&exactword=&decadaSelecionada=2000&anoSelecionado=2003|archive-date=June 3, 2020|quote=(...) and "Britney", released in 2001, sold 10 million copies (150,000 in Brazil).}} [https://archive.org/details/MatriaOGloboSexMachines2003 Alt URL]}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2001|certyear=2002|certmonth=6|salesamount=316,944|salesref=}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2001|source=chart|certyear=2002|id=16|access-date=March 4, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Finland|title=Britney|artist=Britney|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2002|salesamount=16,551}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2003}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hungary|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2002|relyear=2001|nosales=true}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|title=Britney|artist=ブリトニー・スピアーズ|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2001|certmonth=11|relyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Mexico|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Platinum|certyear=2002|relyear=2001|salesamount=250,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/2002/04/02/09an2esp.php?printver=1|title=Britney Spears dará concierto en México en julio|date=April 2, 2002|work=La Jornada|access-date=May 7, 2022|language=es|archive-date=May 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220507184529/https://www.jornada.com.mx/2002/04/02/09an2esp.php?printver=1|url-status=live}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Netherlands|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2002|relyear=2001|access-date=September 16, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|id=2005-04-01|source=newchart|access-date=2024-11-20|award=Gold}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Philippines (PARI)|award=Platinum|nosales=true|certref={{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h3wqAAAAIBAJ&dq=Britney+Spears+album+platinum+philippines&pg=PA20&article_id=3152,1134230|title=Britney Repackaged|newspaper=Manila Standard|quote=Her new Britney album has already certified Platinum in the Philippines |access-date=3 June 2024|date=11 July 2002|page=20}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry | region=South Africa| title=Britney| artist=Britney Spears | award=Platinum | type=album | relyear=2001 | relmonth=04 | certyear=2002 | certref={{cite web|url=https://www.mi2n.com/music-divas-rock-bands-top-south-african-certifications/|title=Music Divas & Rock Bands Top South African Certifications|work=Music Industry News Network|date=May 2, 2002|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220323040103/https://www.mi2n.com/music-divas-rock-bands-top-south-african-certifications/|archive-date=March 23, 2022}} | access-date=May 30, 2014}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|nocert=true|salesamount=274,993|salesref={{efn| In South Korea, Britney sold 119,139 copies within the last two months of 2001, and additional 83,765 copies throughout 2002,{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/pop_2002_2h.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070616155134/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2002_2h.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2007-06-16|title=자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다 - 2002년 총결산 POP음반 판매량|publisher=MIAK|language=ko|access-date=2019-07-27}} according to the Korea Music Content Industry Association. The album's limited edition sold 62,101 copies in 2002, and 9,988 copies within the first half of 2003,{{cite web|url=http://www.miak.or.kr:80/stat/pop_2003_1h.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060416084237/http://www.miak.or.kr/stat/pop_2003_1h.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2006-04-16|title=자료제공:(사)한국음반산업협회/이 자료는당협회와 상의없이 가공,편집을금합니다 - 2003년 - POP 음반 판매량|publisher=MIAK|language=ko|access-date=2019-07-27}} bringing the sales total to 274,993 copies.}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=2001|certyear=2001|certref={{cite book|url=http://www.mediafire.com/?7q55521w7go6vh6|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año : 2000-2002|publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales|isbn=978-84-8048-639-2|author=Salaverri, Fernando|date=2005|pages=952–966|access-date=July 7, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615195624/http://www.mediafire.com/?7q55521w7go6vh6|url-status=live}}|salesamount=250,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-britney-spears-seguire-potenciandome-como-actriz-200203210300-86524_noticia.html|title=Britney Spears: "Seguiré potenciándome como actriz"|date=March 21, 2002|work=ABC|access-date=February 21, 2021|language=es|quote=«Britney», álbum del que tan sólo en España ha vendido 250.000 ejemplares|archive-date=April 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230411205831/https://www.abc.es/estilo/gente/abci-britney-spears-seguire-potenciandome-como-actriz-200203210300-86524_noticia.html|url-status=live}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=2001|certyear=2001}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|type=album|award=Platinum|number=2|relyear=2001|certyear=2002}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|title=Britney|artist=Britney Spears|award=Platinum|type=album|salesamount=477,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/galleries/albums-turning-20-years-old-in-2021/?31971|title=Albums turning 20 years old in 2021|date=29 December 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=29 December 2020|archive-date=June 17, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210617065144/https://www.officialcharts.com/galleries/albums-turning-20-years-old-in-2021/?31971|url-status=live}}|id=1100-3355-2}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=album|artist=Britney Spears|title=Britney|award=Platinum|number=4|relyear=2001|salesamount=4,988,000|salesref={{efn| As of July 2016, Britney has sold 4,400,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan,{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/ask-billboard-britney-spears-career-sales-how-big-a-hit-will/|title=Ask Billboard: Britney Spears' Career Sales & How Big a Hit Will 'Make Me' Be?|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=July 17, 2016|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 17, 2022|archive-date=July 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160718143046/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7439077/ask-billboard-britney-spears-career-sales-how-big-a-hit-will|url-status=live}} with additional 588,000 copies sold at BMG Music Clubs.{{cite web|author=Barry David |title=Shania, Backstreet, Britney, Eminem and Janet Top All-Time Sellers |publisher=Music Industry News Network |date=February 18, 2003 |url=http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877 |access-date=July 17, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030703090845/http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=47877 |archive-date=July 3, 2003 }} Nielsen SoundScan does not count copies sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.{{cite magazine|last=Caulfield|first=Keith|title=Ask Billboard: 'Good' Is Not So Good|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046724/ask-billboard|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 6, 2012|date=January 25, 2008|archive-date=January 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190102051334/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1046724/ask-billboard|url-status=live}}}}}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|nocert=true|region=Worldwide|salesamount=10,000,000|salesref=}}
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Release history
See also
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.britneyspears.com}}
- {{Discogs master|27460}}
- [https://www.metacritic.com/music/britney/britney-spears Britney] at Metacritic
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