Britney Jean

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In 2012, while serving as a judge on the second season of the American version of The X Factor, Spears was spotted in the recording studio with producer Rodney Jerkins.{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7027081/britney-spears-returns-to-the-studio-with-darkchild-in-new-x-factor-promo |title=Britney Spears Returns To The Studio With Darkchild In New 'X Factor' Promo |author=Sam Lansky |work=Idolator |date=October 5, 2012 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223100836/https://www.idolator.com/7027081/britney-spears-returns-to-the-studio-with-darkchild-in-new-x-factor-promo |url-status=live }} Songwriter Elijah Blake commented that Spears was "definitely trying to push the envelope" by "playing with new textures and stomping on new grounds and genres."{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7331492/britney-spears-is-working-on-a-new-album-says-elijah-blake |title=Britney Spears Is Working On A New Album, Says Elijah Blake |author=Sam Lansky |work=Idolator |date=December 14, 2012 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223100836/https://www.idolator.com/7331492/britney-spears-is-working-on-a-new-album-says-elijah-blake |url-status=live }} Their collaborations, however, were denied by Spears's representative, though he confirmed that producer Hit-Boy worked with Spears to create a "global sound" fusing elements of hip-hop and pop.{{cite magazine |url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/01/03/britney-spears-new-album/ |title=Britney Spears working on her next album |author=Ray Rahman |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=January 9, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=March 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130309202133/http://music-mix.ew.com/2013/01/03/britney-spears-new-album/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1700785/britney-spears-hit-boy-new-album/ |title=Britney Spears Welcomes Hit-Boy To Her Clique On Next Album |work=MTV News |date=January 24, 2013 |access-date=May 18, 2014 |archive-date=May 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140520023254/http://www.mtv.com/news/1700785/britney-spears-hit-boy-new-album/ |url-status=dead }} Producer Scoop DeVille had also worked with Spears for the album's early stages.{{cite web |url=http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/06/10/scoop-deville-britney-spears-travis-barker-eminem/ |title=Scoop DeVille Hard at Work for Britney Spears, Travis Barker and Eminem |work=MTV News |date=June 10, 2013 |access-date=May 18, 2014 |archive-date=September 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130922005307/http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/06/10/scoop-deville-britney-spears-travis-barker-eminem |url-status=live }} Additionally, Spears had also recorded an unused song titled "Police" with rapper Wiz Khalifa for the album.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a476036/wiz-khalifa-confirms-britney-spears-collaboration.html |title=Wiz Khalifa confirms Britney Spears collaboration |work=Digital Spy |date=April 24, 2013 |access-date=May 18, 2014 |archive-date=January 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115144741/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a476036/wiz-khalifa-confirms-britney-spears-collaboration.html |url-status=live }} In an interview with Shape, Spears described the album's initial concept as having a hip-hop feel, saying "the record is definitely going to be more hip-hop than pop this time around."{{cite journal |last=Connors |first=Claire |date=June 2013 |title=Britney Does It Again |journal=Shape |page=10}}

In May 2013, Naughty Boy and William Orbit were announced to be working on the record; the former expressed his satisfaction with his collaborations with Spears, adding that he had wanted always wanted to "do something a bit different."{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a484848/naughty-boy-william-orbit-working-on-new-britney-spears-album.html |title=Naughty Boy, William Orbit working on new Britney Spears album |author=Andy Joannou |work=Digital Spy |date=May 27, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192347/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a484848/naughty-boy-william-orbit-working-on-new-britney-spears-album.html |url-status=live }} He commented that he is "a big fan of pop music and that culture", and wanted to "keep that going [...] in [his] own kind of style."{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7474488/britney-spears-new-album-naughty-boy |title=Naughty Boy Says He's Avoiding Dubstep On Britney Spears' New Album |author=Carl Williot |work=Idolator |date=July 21, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Later that month, will.i.am was confirmed as the executive producer of the project. He described that his recording process differed from his past experience with the Black Eyed Peas, elaborating that "[he and Spears] had these juicy sessions, where [they had] been bonding, building the trust and comfort."{{cite magazine |title=Will.i.am on New Britney Spears Album: 'We Start Next Week' |author=Andrew Hampp |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1562685/william-on-new-britney-spears-album-we-start-next-week |magazine=Billboard |date=May 16, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=September 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923015327/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1562685/william-on-new-britney-spears-album-we-start-next-week |url-status=live }} The album's associate executive producer was Anthony Preston for will.i.am music. In July 2013, Spears acknowledged through Twitter that she "wrote such a special song" with Sia,{{cite web |url=http://www.popjustice.com/thenews/along-with-most-other-popstars-britneys-been-writing-songs-with-sia/117052/ |title=Along with most other popstars, Britney's been writing songs with Sia |author=Bard O'Mance |work=Popjustice |date=July 12, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029191202/http://www.popjustice.com/thenews/along-with-most-other-popstars-britneys-been-writing-songs-with-sia/117052/ |url-status=live }} which was later revealed to be Spears's favorite track, the ballad "Perfume".{{cite news |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1714200/britney-spears-jason-trawick-breakup-new-music.jhtml |title=Britney Spears Says 'Breakups Suck,' But They Make Great Music |author=Jocelyn Vena |publisher=MTV News |date=September 17, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 14, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014085122/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1714200/britney-spears-jason-trawick-breakup-new-music.jhtml |url-status=dead }} The following month, she reportedly traveled to Lake District in the United Kingdom to continue work with Naughty Boy and Orbit.{{cite web |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/124086/Britney-Spears-is-Heading-To-The-Lake-District-To-Work-With-Naughty-Boy-On-New-Album |title=Britney Spears is Heading To The Lake District To Work With Naughty Boy On New Album? |author=Adam Miller |work=Entertainmentwise |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105172148/http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/124086/Britney-Spears-is-Heading-To-The-Lake-District-To-Work-With-Naughty-Boy-On-New-Album |archive-date=November 5, 2013}} Naughty Boy later stated he was not able to work on the material for the album with Orbit because he "wasn't able to come to L.A. at the time [as he] was promoting 'La La La' around the world."{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7492570/naughty-boy-william-orbit-britney-spears-interview |title=Naughty Boy Discusses William Orbit, Madonna And (Not Working With) Britney Spears |author=Robbie Daw |work=Idolator |date=November 8, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223100836/https://www.idolator.com/7492570/naughty-boy-william-orbit-britney-spears-interview |url-status=live }} Charli XCX revealed in a 2022 interview that she wrote material for the album, but none of it made the cut.{{Cite web|last=Rossignol|first=Derrick|date=March 4, 2022|title=Charli XCX Had To Turn Down Collaborating With Britney Spears|url=https://uproxx.com/pop/charli-xcx-britney-spears-remix/|access-date=March 4, 2022|website=Uproxx|archive-date=March 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304215653/https://uproxx.com/pop/charli-xcx-britney-spears-remix/|url-status=live}}

On numerous occasions, Spears has considered Britney Jean to be the most personal record from her catalog.{{cite news |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20737254,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923133001/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20737254,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 23, 2013 |title=Britney Spears's New Album Is About 'Huge Breakup' with Jason Trawick |author=K.C. Blumm |magazine=People |date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013}}{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7494826/britney-spears-listening-event-william-britney-jean |title=Britney Spears & Will.i.am Dished On 'Britney Jean' At An L.A. Listening Event – idolator |date=November 22, 2013 |publisher=idolator.com |access-date=June 29, 2017 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223100837/https://www.idolator.com/7494826/britney-spears-listening-event-william-britney-jean |url-status=live }} She stated that her experiences in recent years, including her break-up with ex-fiancé Jason Trawick, encouraged her to "dig deeper and write songs that [she thinks] everyone can relate to."{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a526536/britney-spears-unveils-new-album-britney-jean-artwork-picture.html |title=Britney Spears unveils new album 'Britney Jean' artwork |author=Lewis Corner |work=Digital Spy |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027203710/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a526536/britney-spears-unveils-new-album-britney-jean-artwork-picture.html |url-status=live }} Spears added that the production of the record was an "amazing experience" and that her colleagues "helped [her] bring [her ideas] to life." Spears told Rudolph, "I want Will to be a central figure in the album; I don't want to have hundreds of songs sent over."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/britney-gets-personal-on-britney-jean-behind-spears-new-lp-20131120 |title=Britney Spears Gets Personal on 'Britney Jean' |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=June 29, 2017 |archive-date=May 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170528230526/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/britney-gets-personal-on-britney-jean-behind-spears-new-lp-20131120 |url-status=live }}

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Britney Jean has been described as a concept album about "the loneliness of pop life." The opening track "Alien" deems celebrity an isolating experience that Spears describes in terms of feeling like an extraterrestrial{{cite web |title=Britney Spears – Britney Jean – Album Review – Plugged In |url=http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2013/britney-spears-britney-jean.aspx |work=Plugged In (publication) |access-date=February 9, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223122645/http://www.pluggedin.com/music/albums/2013/britney-spears-britney-jean.aspx |archive-date=February 23, 2014}} over synth bleaps, which according to some critics, "it echoes William Orbit work with Madonna on Ray of Light." The second track "Work Bitch" is an EDM song, where Spears sings about what it takes to be rich, famous and beautiful, repeatedly encouraging listeners to "get to work, bitch."{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/15/work-bitch-leaks-britney-spears-release_n_3930424.html |title='Work Bitch' Leaks Ahead Of Britney Spears' Official Release |author=Madeline Boardman |work=HuffPost |date=September 15, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 22, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022192445/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/15/work-bitch-leaks-britney-spears-release_n_3930424.html |url-status=live }} The third track "Perfume" is a 1980s-influenced power ballad, which Spears described as "incredibly special to me because it hits close to home, and I think the story is relatable to everyone. Everyone's been through an insecure moment in a relationship that's left them vulnerable and I think this song captures that."{{cite web |url=http://popcrush.com/britney-spears-perfume/ |title=Britney Spears, 'Perfume' – Song Review |author=Amy Sciaretto |work=PopCrush |date=November 3, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131209215503/http://popcrush.com/britney-spears-perfume/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/britney-spears-perfume-lyrics-single-2673004 |title=Britney Spears song Perfume is nearly here and we've got the full lyrics and the single artwork |author=Carl Greenwood |newspaper=Daily Mirror |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=November 8, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131108103117/http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/britney-spears-perfume-lyrics-single-2673004 |url-status=live }} The fourth track "It Should Be Easy", which features will.i.am, insists that love "shouldn't be complicated," with Spears imagining a bright-normal-future with a man who's stolen her heart, with "robotized" voice and EDM beats. The song was heavily criticized for the excessive use of Auto-Tune, credited by will.i.am. The album's fifth track "Tik Tik Boom" finds Spears begging a lover to make her "tik, tik, tik, tik, boom" over trap beats. It was described as a "club banger" and "the closest the album comes to bringing Blackout 2.0 to life," featuring a "sex-drenched" appearance from rapper T.I.{{cite web |url=http://www.muumuse.com/2013/11/britney-spears-britney-jean-album-review.html/ |title=Britney Spears, 'Britney Jean' (Album Review) |work=MuuMuse |publisher=Stern, Bradley |date=November 2013 |access-date=May 18, 2014 |archive-date=June 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140604114927/http://www.muumuse.com/2013/11/britney-spears-britney-jean-album-review.html/ |url-status=live }}

"Body Ache" follows with its lyrical theme about dancing hard in a club, over shrieking sirens and EDM beats,{{cite news |last=Sterdan |first=Darryl |title=Review: Britney Spears not workin' it on new album |url=http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/27/review-britney-spears-not-workin-it-on-new-album |access-date=February 9, 2014 |newspaper=Toronto Sun |date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217084500/http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/27/review-britney-spears-not-workin-it-on-new-album |url-status=live }} whilst "Til It's Gone" gives value to the stability of a good relationship, albeit after it dissolves, with its electronic and EDM sounds. With the eighth track "Passenger,” which noodles around with some EDM impulses before imploding into "brooding" pop-rock, Spears emotes about finding happiness after being willing to cede control. "Chillin' with You" features Spears's younger sister Jamie Lynn into a song about grasping at happiness over lush trap, EDM and country pop sound. The album's closing track on the standard edition, "Don't Cry", opens with a spaghetti Western-esque whistle, and it finds Spears refusing to give in to post-relationship grief. Some critics labelled it "her best vocal performance on the album."{{cite news |last=Newman |first=Melinda |title=Britney Spears is the muse, not the master on 'Britney Jean': Album review |url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/britney-spears-is-the-muse-not-the-master-on-britney-jean-album-review |access-date=February 9, 2014 |newspaper=HitFix |date=November 29, 2013 |archive-date=February 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217224822/http://www.hitfix.com/news/britney-spears-is-the-muse-not-the-master-on-britney-jean-album-review |url-status=live }}

On October 15, 2013, during an appearance on Capital London, she announced that the record would be titled Britney Jean, a nickname used affectionately by her family and friends.{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a523597/britney-spears-names-new-album-britney-jean.html |title=Britney Spears names new album 'Britney Jean' |author=Andy Joannou |work=Digital Spy |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=July 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150701190829/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a523597/britney-spears-names-new-album-britney-jean.html |url-status=live }} On October 24, together with an open letter to her fans, Spears unveiled the album artwork. The black-and-white image depicts a close-up image of Spears with the term "Britney Jean" colored in blue lettering inside a pink heart near the bottom of the cover.{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7490455/britney-spears-unveils-britney-jean-album-cover-pens-emotional-letter-to-fans |title=Britney Spears Unveils 'Britney Jean' Album Cover, Pens Emotional Letter To Fans |author=Sam Lansky |work=Idolator |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223100837/https://www.idolator.com/7490455/britney-spears-unveils-britney-jean-album-cover-pens-emotional-letter-to-fans |url-status=live }} A report from ABC News Radio likened the usage of Spears's middle name in the album's title to being inspired by Janet Jackson's eighth studio album Damita Jo, saying "taking a page from Janet Jackson's 2004 album, Damita Jo, Britney Spears has combined her first and middle names—Britney Jean—to come up with the title."{{cite web |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2013/10/15/britney-spears-confirms-britney-jean-as-title-of-eighth-albu.html |title=Britney Spears Confirms 'Britney Jean' as Title of Eighth Album |work=ABC News Radio |date=October 15, 2013 |access-date=October 15, 2013 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402100453/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2013/10/15/britney-spears-confirms-britney-jean-as-title-of-eighth-albu.html |url-status=live }} A writer for The Huffington Post later suggested that the neon-style typography was inspired by the cover of Miley Cyrus' fourth studio album Bangerz (2013), which itself depicts a blonde Cyrus wearing a short black coat with the title "Bangerz" stylized in fluorescent neon lighting in front of palm trees.{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/25/britney-jean-album-cover_n_4163890.html |title=Britney Spears' 'Britney Jean' Album Cover Is A Little Like 'Bangerz' |work=HuffPost |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=October 27, 2013 |first=Christopher |last=Rosen |archive-date=October 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027045522/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/25/britney-jean-album-cover_n_4163890.html |url-status=live }} While the typography was compared to that of Bangerz by a writer from The Huffington Post, Britney Jean marks the third album artwork from RCA Records to use a neon-style typography design, Bangerz from Miley Cyrus being one and the other being Mechanical Bull from Kings of Leon. Byron Flitsch of MTV News shared a similar sentiment, and added that the artwork was reminiscent of Spears’s fourth and seventh records In the Zone (2003) and Femme Fatale (2011).{{cite web |url=http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/10/25/britney-spears-britney-jean-album-cover/ |title=Britney Spears' 'Britney Jean' Album Cover Is Part 'Bangerz,' Part 'Femme Fatale,' All Iconic! |author=Byron Flitsch |work=MTV News |date=October 25, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029220441/http://buzzworthy.mtv.com/2013/10/25/britney-spears-britney-jean-album-cover/ |url-status=dead }} On November 4, a colorized version of the cover was unveiled as the primary visual for the standard edition,{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/britney-jean/734483783 |title=Britney Jean by Britney Spears |publisher=iTunes Store |location=United States |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719145141/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/britney-jean/id734483783 |url-status=live }} with the original cover becoming the primary visual for the deluxe edition.{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/britney-jean-deluxe-version/736211015 |title=Britney Jean (Deluxe Version) by Britney Spears |publisher=iTunes Store |location=United States |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 3, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003110834/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/britney-jean-deluxe-version/id736211015 |url-status=live }}

In May 2013, record producer Danja, who collaborated with Spears during its production, commented that he "[doesn't] know when the next [Blackout] is going to be, but [he believes] there's going to be another one."{{cite web |url=http://www.muumuse.com/2013/05/danja-on-blackout-2-0-i-believe-theres-going-to-be-another-one.html/ |title=Danja On Blackout 2.0: "I Believe There's Going To Be Another One" |work=MuuMuse |date=May 14, 2013 |access-date=November 28, 2013 |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202054750/http://www.muumuse.com/2013/05/danja-on-blackout-2-0-i-believe-theres-going-to-be-another-one.html/ |url-status=live }} On August 20, 2013, Spears relaunched her website with a countdown ending on September 17, originally speculated to be the release date of her then-unannounced lead single.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5657798/britney-spears-teases-all-eyes-on-me-release-with-countdown-clock |title=Britney Spears Teases 'All Eyes On Me' Release with Countdown Clock |author=Jason Lipshutz |magazine=Billboard |date=August 20, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=August 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820151659/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5657798/britney-spears-teases-all-eyes-on-me-release-with-countdown-clock |url-status=live }} On September 17, Spears announced on Good Morning America that her album would be released on December 3, 2013, in the United States, the day after her 32nd birthday.{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/britney-spears-album-release-date-announced_n_3940428.html |title=Britney Spears' Album Release Date Announced As Dec. 3 On 'Good Morning America' |work=HuffPost |date=September 17, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |first=Madeline |last=Boardman |archive-date=September 23, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923033718/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/britney-spears-album-release-date-announced_n_3940428.html |url-status=live }} On November 4, the album was made available for pre-order through the iTunes Store.{{cite web |url=http://www.britney.com/us/news/britney-jean-pre-order-perfume-available-now-itunes |title='Britney Jean' Pre-Order + 'Perfume' Available Now On iTunes |publisher=Britney.com |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014053/http://www.britney.com/us/news/britney-jean-pre-order-perfume-available-now-itunes |archive-date=December 3, 2013}} Spears revealed the track listing for Britney Jean on November 12, which she implied was earlier than she planned after hackers "[tried] to ruin [her] surprises."{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/11/13/britney-spears-releases-britney-jean-tracklist/3514705/ |title=Britney Spears releases 'Britney Jean' tracklist |author=Korina Lopez |work=USA Today |date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=November 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120075710/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/11/13/britney-spears-releases-britney-jean-tracklist/3514705/ |url-status=live }} On November 20, the album leaked online, prompting the singer to address the leaks by saying: "To those of you listening to the leaks... I hope you love... I made this album specifically for my diehard fans so I'm just hoping every song touches you because each one is a piece of me.”{{cite web |url=https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/britneyspears/view/95893/ |title=Britney Spears addresses album leaks |date=November 20, 2013 |access-date=February 14, 2019 |publisher=Pressparty |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214174410/https://www.pressparty.com/pg/newsdesk/britneyspears/view/95893/ |url-status=live }} Five days later, Britney Jean was made available for streaming in full through the iTunes Store and iTunes Radio.{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7495512/britney-spears-britney-jean-stream-the-full-album |title=Britney Spears' 'Britney Jean': Stream The Full Album |author=Mike Wass |work=Idolator |date=November 25, 2013 |access-date=November 25, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223100837/https://www.idolator.com/7495512/britney-spears-britney-jean-stream-the-full-album |url-status=live }} The record is additionally marked with the Parental Advisory label, affixed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to identify explicit content.{{cite web |url=https://www.riaa.com/toolsforparents.php?content_selector=parental_advisory |title=RIAA — Parental Advisory |publisher=Recording Industry Association of America |access-date=November 16, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213010056/http://www.riaa.com/toolsforparents.php?content_selector=parental_advisory |archive-date=December 13, 2013}}

Unlike her previous records, excluding her fifth studio album Blackout (2007),{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/arts/music/29spea.html?_r=2&ref=music&oref=slogin& |title='Miss Bad Media Karma' Sings, Too |author=Kelefa Sanneh |work=The New York Times |date=October 29, 2007 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223100919/https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/29/arts/music/29spea.html?_r=2&ref=music&oref=slogin& |url-status=live }} Spears did not heavily promote Britney Jean,{{cite web |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718903/britney-spears-britney-jean-worst-debut.jhtml |title=Is Britney Spears At A Crossroads With Britney Jean? |author=Gil Kaufman |work=MTV News. Viacom |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=December 11, 2013 |archive-date=December 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211220356/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1718903/britney-spears-britney-jean-worst-debut.jhtml |url-status=dead }} and no promotional performances in support of the album took place. However, she appeared on Good Morning America to announce her two-year residency show at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, titled Britney: Piece of Me, on September 17.{{cite web |url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/09/britney-spears/ |title=Britney Spears Announces Las Vegas Show Live on 'GMA' |author=Katie Kindelan |work=ABC News |date=September 17, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214010826/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2013/09/britney-spears |url-status=live }} Spears then traveled to the United Kingdom to promote the lead single and the album on Alan Carr: Chatty Man.{{citation needed|date=March 2020}} She also appeared for interviews on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,{{cite web |url=http://www.ellentv.com/2013/12/03/britney-on-her-new-album/ |title=Britney on Her New Album |publisher=EllenTV |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026164009/http://www.ellentv.com/2013/12/03/britney-on-her-new-album/ |url-status=live }} Entertainment Tonight,{{cite web |url=http://www.etonline.com/music/141205_Britney_Spears_I_m_in_Love/ |title=Britney Unfiltered on 'Passionate' BF & New Music |date=November 14, 2012 |publisher=etonline.com |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026164831/http://www.etonline.com/music/141205_Britney_Spears_I_m_in_Love/ |url-status=live }} and Surprise Surprise.{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/watch-surprise-surprise-britney-spears-2938302 |title=Watch Surprise Surprise as Britney Spears stuns fan by serving him tea at the Savoy |author=Danielle Gusmaroli |work=mirror |date=December 18, 2013 |access-date=October 26, 2014 |archive-date=October 31, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031143735/http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/watch-surprise-surprise-britney-spears-2938302 |url-status=live }} Britney Jean was additionally promoted through the documentary I Am Britney Jean, which premiered through E! on December 22; it covered the production and lead-up to its release and the launch of Britney: Piece of Me.{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/11/14/britney-spears-documentary/3527391/ |title=E! to air 'I Am Britney Jean' Spears documentary |author=Brian Mansfield |work=USA Today |date=November 14, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=August 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812065615/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/11/14/britney-spears-documentary/3527391/ |url-status=live }} The original airing of the special in the United States was viewed by 0.706 million viewers, garnering above-average Sunday ratings for the network,{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2013/12/britney-spears-i-am-jean-documentary-ratings-vegas/ |title=Britney Spears' 'I Am Britney Jean' Vegas Doc Is a Ratings Flop |date=December 26, 2013 |access-date=December 28, 2013 |work=Spin |last=Martins |first=Chris |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702155712/http://www.spin.com/2013/12/britney-spears-i-am-jean-documentary-ratings-vegas/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/12/25/nielsen-weekly-tv-ratings-highlights/4192257/ |title=Nielsen ratings: 'The Voice,' 'X Factor' end seasons |date=December 25, 2013 |access-date=December 27, 2013 |work=USA Today |last=Levin |first=Gary |archive-date=December 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131229030005/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/12/25/nielsen-weekly-tv-ratings-highlights/4192257/ |url-status=live }} while it was viewed by 0.63 million viewers in the United Kingdom.{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a540642/still-open-all-hours-tops-boxing-day-ratings-with-94m.html |title=Still Open All Hours tops Boxing Day ratings with 9.4m |last=Rigby |first=Sam |date=December 27, 2013 |access-date=December 27, 2013 |work=Digital Spy |archive-date=December 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227211529/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a540642/still-open-all-hours-tops-boxing-day-ratings-with-94m.html |url-status=live }} Britney: Piece of Me began on December 27, with tickets having been first made available on September 20.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/17/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/britney-spears-vegas-show/ |title=Britney Spears takes up residency in Las Vegas |author=Lisa Respers France |publisher=CNN |date=September 17, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203045916/http://www.cnn.com/2013/09/17/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/britney-spears-vegas-show/ |url-status=live }}

"Work Bitch" was released as the lead single from Britney Jean on September 15, 2013, one day earlier than expected after a low-quality version was leaked by "one bad apple".{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5695450/britney-spears-work-bitch-leaks-online-listen |title=Britney Spears Debuts 'Work Bitch' Following Leak By 'One Bad Apple': Listen |magazine=Billboard |date=September 15, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 24, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131024062912/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5695450/britney-spears-work-bitch-leaks-online-listen |url-status=live }} A writer for MuuMuse described the track as a "massive return to form" and an "exciting way to kick off a brand new era".{{cite web |url=http://www.muumuse.com/2013/09/daily-b-britney-spears-work-bitch-single-review.html/ |title=Britney Spears, "Work Bitch": A Complete Breakdown of Britney's New Single |work=MuuMuse |date=September 15, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=November 20, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131120171005/http://www.muumuse.com/2013/09/daily-b-britney-spears-work-bitch-single-review.html/ |url-status=live }} It debuted and peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 174,000 first-week downloads,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5733088/miley-cyrus-wrecking-ball-spends-second-week-atop-hot-100 |title=Miley Cyrus' 'Wrecking Ball' Spends Second Week Atop Hot 100 |author=Gary Trust |magazine=Billboard |date=September 25, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=September 25, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130925202218/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5733088/miley-cyrus-wrecking-ball-spends-second-week-atop-hot-100 |url-status=live }} and charted moderately on national singles charts internationally.{{cite web |url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/12292d/Britney-Spears-Work-B**ch! |title=Britney Spears — Work B**ch! |publisher=Ultratop |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=April 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418114718/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/12292d/Britney-Spears-Work-B**ch! |url-status=live }} An accompanying music video for the track was premiered on October 1, where Spears is depicted as a dominatrix-like character.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5740739/britney-spears-debuts-steamy-work-bitch-video-watch |title=Britney Spears Debuts Steamy 'Work Bitch' Video: Watch |author=Kevin Rutherford |magazine=Billboard |date=October 1, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=October 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005074902/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5740739/britney-spears-debuts-steamy-work-bitch-video-watch |url-status=live }} It received general acclaim from critics, with particular praise directed towards her dancing.{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7487109/britney-spears-work-bitch-video-review-revue |title=Britney Spears' 'Work Bitch' Music Video: Review Revue |author=Carl Williott |work=Idolator |date=October 2, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223100838/https://www.idolator.com/7487109/britney-spears-work-bitch-video-review-revue |url-status=live }} However, Spears herself commented that she felt forced into maintaining her provocative image, elaborating that she "cut out half the video because I am a mother and because, you know, I have children, and it's just hard to play sexy mom while you're being a pop star as well".{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/britney-spears-says-she-feels-forced-to-act-sexy-in-music-videos-whos-the-raunchiest-pop-star |title=Britney Spears says she feels forced to act sexy in music videos: Who's the raunchiest pop star? |publisher=Fox News Channel |date=October 4, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203170721/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/10/04/britney-spears-says-feels-forced-to-act-sexy-in-music-videos-who-raunchiest-pop/ |url-status=live }}

"Perfume" was released as the second single from Britney Jean on November 3, 2013.{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a528480/britney-spears-unveils-new-single-perfume-listen.html |title=Britney Spears unveils new single 'Perfume' – listen |author=Sam Rigby |work=Digital Spy |date=November 3, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105194131/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a528480/britney-spears-unveils-new-single-perfume-listen.html |url-status=live }} It received generally favorable reviews from music critics, and was compared to Spears's earlier song "Everytime", taken from her fourth studio album In the Zone (2003).{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7491766/britney-spears-perfume-review-revue |title=Britney Spears' "Perfume": Review Revue |author=Robbie Daw |work=Idolator |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223100838/https://www.idolator.com/7491766/britney-spears-perfume-review-revue |url-status=live }} The track debuted and peaked at number 76 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5785931/lordes-royals-leads-hot-100-lady-gagas-dope-debuts-at-no-8 |title=Lorde's 'Royals' Leads Hot 100, Lady Gaga's 'Dope' Debuts At No. 8 |author=Gary Trust |magazine=Billboard |date=November 13, 2013 |access-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-date=November 16, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116043437/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5785931/lordes-royals-leads-hot-100-lady-gagas-dope-debuts-at-no-8 |url-status=live }}

"Til It's Gone" was sent to French radio as the third single on December 4, 2013, where it failed to chart.{{Cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Britney-Spears/news-89441.html|title=Britney Spears lance "Til It's Gone" en radio, troisième extrait de l'album "Britney Jean"|last=Hamard|first=Jonathan|date=December 4, 2013|website=chartsinfrance.net|language=fr|access-date=July 6, 2021|archive-date=July 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709184428/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Britney-Spears/news-89441.html|url-status=live}}

Official remixes for "It Should Be Easy" were commissioned and serviced to clubs in January 2014. A spokesperson for Spears said that it would not see a release as a fourth single and that the remixes were "commissioned purely to be used in nightclubs".{{cite web |last=Corner |first=Lewis |title=Britney Spears previews new remix package for 'It Should Be Easy' |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a544346/britney-spears-previews-new-remix-package-for-it-should-be-easy/ |publisher=Digital Spy |access-date=September 4, 2016 |date=January 16, 2014 |archive-date=September 18, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918191303/http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a544346/britney-spears-previews-new-remix-package-for-it-should-be-easy/ |url-status=live }} However, on June 13, 2014, "It Should Be Easy" was made available to Italian radio stations, according to EarOne.{{cite web|url=https://www.earone.it/radio_date/search/artist/history/britney|title=EarOne {{!}} Radio Date, le novita musicali della settimana|publisher=EarOne|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019074833/https://www.earone.it/radio_date/search/artist/history/britney/|url-status=live}} "It Should Be Easy" charted at number 121 in France, number 88 in Canada and number 71 in Switzerland due to digital downloads.{{Cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/song/Britney-Spears-feat.-will.i.am/It-Should-Be-Easy-1217639 |title=Britney Spears feat. will.i.am – It Should Be Easy – swisscharts.com |access-date=August 16, 2016 |archive-date=November 17, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117070015/http://www.swisscharts.com/song/Britney-Spears-feat.-will.i.am/It-Should-Be-Easy-1217639 |url-status=live }}

Official remixes for "Tik Tik Boom" were also commissioned and serviced in February 2014.{{cite web |title=Britney Spears, Roisin Murphy, The Chainsmokers + More: 5 Must-hear Pop Songs Of The Week |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/2306598/britney-spears-roisin-murphy-the-chainsmokers/ |publisher=MTV |access-date=September 4, 2016 |date=February 11, 2014 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509181942/http://www.mtv.com/news/2306598/britney-spears-roisin-murphy-the-chainsmokers/ |url-status=dead }} "Tik Tik Boom" charted at number 16 on South Korea's International Gaon Digital Chart.{{cite web |title=Gaon Digital Chart – 2013년 12월 2주차 |url=http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php?f_chart_kind_cd=E&f_week=50&f_year=2013&f_type=week |publisher=Gaon Music Chart |access-date=June 5, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714184557/http://gaonchart.co.kr/chart/digital.php?f_chart_kind_cd=E&f_week=50&f_year=2013&f_type=week |archive-date=July 14, 2014}}

In the documentary I Am Britney Jean, Spears mentions "Alien" becoming a single from the album at some point, but this never came to fruition.{{cite AV media |title=I Am Britney Jean: Britney Spears' Road to Las Vegas |publisher=E!}} Despite not being released as a single, "Alien" charted at number eight on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100,{{cite magazine |title=Bubbling Under Hot 100: July 26, 2014 |url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-07-26/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 5, 2014 |archive-date=September 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906101802/http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2014-07-26/bubbling-under-hot-100-singles |url-status=dead }} and 147 on the French Singles Chart,{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1296a7/Britney-Spears-Alien |title=Britney Spears – Alien |publisher=Ultratop. Hung Medien |access-date=September 5, 2014 |archive-date=January 7, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107070036/http://www.ultratop.be/nl/song/1296a7/Britney-Spears-Alien |url-status=live }} organized by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.

{{Album ratings

| title = Professional ratings

| ADM = 4.9/10{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/6024/Britney-Spears-Britney-Jean.aspx |title=Britney Jean by Britney Spears reviews |work=AnyDecentMusic? |access-date=December 25, 2016 |archive-date=December 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226055017/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/6024/Britney-Spears-Britney-Jean.aspx |url-status=live }}

| MC = 50/100

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |author=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/britney-jean-mw0002589712 |title=Britney Jean – Britney Spears | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 2, 2013 |archive-date=December 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202144453/http://www.allmusic.com/album/britney-jean-mw0002589712 |url-status=live }}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2Score = C{{cite web |last=Eakin |first=Marah |url=http://www.avclub.com/review/britney-spears-hands-the-reins-to-william-for-her--200575 |title=Britney Spears hands the reins to Will.i.am for her 'most personal album ever' |work=The A.V. Club |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928125835/https://www.avclub.com/britney-spears-hands-the-reins-to-will-i-am-for-her-mo-1798178875 |url-status=live }}

| rev3 = Chicago Tribune

| rev3Score = {{rating|2|4}}{{cite news |author=Greg Kot |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/turnitup/chi-britney-spears-album-review-20131202,0,5056408.column |title=Britney Spears album review; Britney Jean reviewed |work=Chicago Tribune |date=December 2, 2013 |access-date=December 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131223154447/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-12-02/entertainment/chi-britney-spears-album-review-20131202_1_jason-trawick-jamie-lynn-bloodshy-avant|archive-date=December 23, 2013|url-status=dead}}

| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly

| rev4Score = B+{{cite magazine |url=http://www.ew.com/article/2014/02/19/britney-jean-album |title=Britney Jean Album Review |author=Nick Catucci |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 26, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928125903/https://ew.com/article/2014/02/19/britney-jean-album/ |url-status=live }}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Cragg |first=Michael |title=Britney Spears: Britney Jean – review |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/27/britney-spears-britney-jean-review |work=The Guardian |access-date=November 28, 2013 |date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=November 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129201742/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/nov/27/britney-spears-britney-jean-review |url-status=live }}

| rev6 = The Independent

| rev6Score = {{rating|2|5}}{{cite news |last=Harley |first=Kevin |title=Britney Spears, 'Britney Jean' (RCA) – album review |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/britney-spears-britney-jean-rca--album-review-8973349.html |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=December 2, 2013 |location=London |date=December 1, 2013 |archive-date=December 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131201060931/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/britney-spears-britney-jean-rca--album-review-8973349.html |url-status=live }}

| rev7 = Los Angeles Times

| rev7Score = {{rating|1.5|4}}{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Randall |url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-britney-jean-album-review20131203,0,2744286.story |title=Britney Spears' 'autobiographical' album on auto-pilot |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203182237/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/posts/la-et-ms-britney-jean-album-review20131203,0,2744286.story |url-status=live }}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{rating|3.5|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/britney-jean-20131126 |title=Britney Spears 'Britney Jean' Review |author=Rob Sheffield |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=November 26, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=December 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131205035904/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/britney-jean-20131126 |url-status=dead }}

| rev9 = Slant Magazine

| rev9Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/britney-spears-britney-jean |title=Britney Spears: Britney Jean |author=Sal Cinquemani |work=Slant Magazine |date=November 26, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928125841/https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/britney-spears-britney-jean/ |url-status=live }}

| rev10 = Spin

| rev10Score = 3/10{{cite news |last=Walters |first=Barry |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/britney-spears-britney-jean-worst-new-music/ |title=Britney Spears, 'Britney Jean' Review |magazine=Spin |date=December 3, 2013 |access-date=December 3, 2013 |archive-date=September 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210928125838/https://www.spin.com/2013/12/britney-spears-britney-jean-worst-new-music/ |url-status=live }}

}}

Upon release, reviews for Britney Jean ranged from mixed{{Cite news |last=Jaeger |first=Kyle |date=December 3, 2013 |title=Britney Spears' 'Britney Jean': What the Critics Are Saying |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/britney-spears-britney-jean-what-661413/ |access-date=February 25, 2025 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |quote=Britney Jean has still managed to get audiences talking, drawing mixed reviews as critics wonder what, if anything, about Spears’ latest release is quite so “personal” as she insists.}}{{Cite news |last=Pan |first=J.C. |date=April 28, 2016 |title=Why Everyone Is Obsessed With Songs About Work Right Now |url=https://www.thefader.com/2016/04/28/rihanna-work-fifth-harmony-work-from-home |access-date=February 25, 2025 |work=The Fader |quote=The album was her worst selling to date, and received mixed reviews;}}{{Cite news |last=Spera |first=Keith |date=December 3, 2013 |title=Birthday girl Britney Spears is your midday music break |url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/music/birthday-girl-britney-spears-is-your-midday-music-break/article_f4b831d8-3dcc-5d83-9a99-d4f126b797e3.html |access-date=February 25, 2025 |work=The Times-Picayune |quote=Billed as her most "personal" album to date, it has met with decidedly mixed reviews.}} to negative.{{Cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Craig |date=August 27, 2016 |title=How Britney Spears and Carly Rae Jepsen Stay Relevant |url=https://www.vulture.com/2016/08/how-spears-and-jepsen-stay-relevant.html |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802085759/https://www.vulture.com/2016/08/how-spears-and-jepsen-stay-relevant.html |archive-date=August 2, 2024 |access-date=February 25, 2025 |work=Vulture |quote=Spears’s last album, Britney Jean, garnered negative reviews}}{{Cite magazine |last=Stampler |first=Laura |date=December 11, 2013 |title=Watch: Britney Spears' New 'Perfume' Music Video |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2013/12/11/watch-britney-spears-new-perfume-music-video/ |access-date=February 25, 2025 |magazine=Time |quote=“Perfume” appears on Spears’ new album Britney Jean, which has been bringing in primarily negative reviews.}} At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 50, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 21 reviews.{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/britney-jean/britney-spears |title=Britney Jean Reviews |publisher=Metacritic |access-date=December 27, 2016 |archive-date=November 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125070947/http://www.metacritic.com/music/britney-jean/britney-spears |url-status=live }} Jason Lipshutz from Billboard provided a favorable review, describing the project as a "transitional record [as] her first album released in her thirties", and felt it was reminiscent of Spears's third studio album Britney (2001).{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5800820/britney-spears-britney-jean-track-by-track-review |title=Britney Spears, 'Britney Jean': Track-By-Track Review |author=Jason Lipshutz |magazine=Billboard |date=November 26, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-date=November 29, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129080235/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/5800820/britney-spears-britney-jean-track-by-track-review |url-status=live }} Nick Catucci of Entertainment Weekly shared a similar sentiment, stating that he "treasures" Spears for "[remaining] as enigmatic as the Disney-groomed, emotionally insulated teen who greeted us in the late '90s", and adding that will.i.am's production "happily indulges the fantasies of endorphin-seeking EDM festival goers." Writing for Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield described Britney Jean as a "concept album about the loneliness of pop life – with a high-profile broken engagement behind her, Brit gets personal and drops her most bummed-out music ever."

Some critics felt the album was impersonal despite its marketing. Chicago Tribune compared the album's contents to its title, noting: "the hype about her most 'personal' album yet begins with the album title [...] which promotes a sense of intimacy that the songs never quite deliver." The Atlantic described the album as "her most disappointing release yet", calling it "dull" and criticized the album's content matter, noting that "glimpses into Britney Jean Spears, the artist, are, frankly, neither interesting nor informative."{{cite web |last1=Feeney |first1=Nolan |title=The Inevitable Boringness of a 'Personal' Britney Spears Album |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/12/the-inevitable-boringness-of-a-personal-britney-spears-album/281933/ |work=The Atlantic |access-date=September 4, 2016 |date=December 2, 2013 |archive-date=August 25, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160825190644/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/12/the-inevitable-boringness-of-a-personal-britney-spears-album/281933/ |url-status=live }} Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph stated that Britney Jean "continues the striptease of Britney's career", and felt that its production prevented the record from coming across as a genuinely personal effort.{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10476088/Britney-Spears-Britney-Jean-review.html |title=Britney Spears, Britney Jean, review |author=Neil McCormick |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=November 26, 2013 |access-date=November 27, 2013 |location=London |archive-date=November 27, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131127105442/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/10476088/Britney-Spears-Britney-Jean-review.html |url-status=live }} Billboard noted that the album did "not fully shed light on its author's current mindset",{{cite magazine |last1=Lipshutz |first1=Jason |title=Is Britney Spears' 'Britney Jean' Really Her Most Personal Album? An Investigation |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5812388/is-britney-spears-britney-jean-really-her-most-personal-album-an |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 4, 2016 |date=December 4, 2013 |archive-date=October 8, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008201537/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/5812388/is-britney-spears-britney-jean-really-her-most-personal-album-an |url-status=live }} and The New York Times described the album as being "about as personal as an airline preboarding announcement."{{cite web |last1=Pareles |first1=Jon |title=Dancey, Trancey, and Dabs of Spice |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/30/arts/music/britney-jean-britney-spearss-new-album-streaming-early.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=September 4, 2016 |date=November 29, 2013 |archive-date=August 31, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160831051852/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/30/arts/music/britney-jean-britney-spearss-new-album-streaming-early.html |url-status=live }}

The production on the album was also pointed out by critics. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine provided a mixed review, criticizing the album's "dated production and vocals that hark back to the days when Brit was selling 10 million [records]." Barry Walters from Spin criticized will.i.am's production on the album, claiming that the songs he produced "replace[d] melody with repetition and familiarity," but praised Spears's vocal delivery on "Don't Cry".

{{For|the complete list of awards won by Britney Spears and the singles from Britney Jean|List of awards and nominations received by Britney Spears}}

{{Awards table|5}}

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! scope="row"| 2013

| Billboard Mid-Year Music Award

| Most Anticipated Event

| Britney Jean{{efn|At the time of 2013 Billboard Mid-Year Music Awards, the title of the album had not yet been revealed, therefore Britney Jean was nominated as "[Spears's] next musical project.”}}

| {{won}}

| align="center"| {{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/1568739/taylor-swift-rules-billboardcoms-2013-mid-year-music-awards |title=Taylor Swift Rules Billboard.com's 2013 Mid-Year Music Awards |date=July 1, 2013 |magazine=Billboard |publisher=Billboard Media, LLC. |access-date=June 12, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210611181331/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/1568739/taylor-swift-rules-billboardcoms-2013-mid-year-music-awards/ |archive-date=June 11, 2021 }}

|-

! scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2014

| rowspan="3"| PopCrush Fan Choice Award

| Song of the Year

| rowspan="2"| "Work Bitch"

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3" align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://popcrush.com/justin-bieber-leads-2014-popcrush-fan-choice-awards/ |title=Justin Bieber Leads 2014 PopCrush Fan Choice Awards |last=Malach |first=Maggie |date=January 23, 2014 |website=Pop Crush |publisher=Townsquare Media |access-date=June 7, 2021 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140129212823/http://popcrush.com/justin-bieber-leads-2014-popcrush-fan-choice-awards/ |archive-date=January 29, 2014 }}

|-

| Video of the Year

| {{nom}}

|-

| Best Music Documentary

| I Am Britney Jean

| {{nom}}

|-

! scope="row" rowspan="5"| 2014

| rowspan="5"| World Music Award

| World's Best Album

| Britney Jean

| {{nom}}

| align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://vote.worldmusicawards.com/selectnomination.asp?cat=2 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084946/http://vote.worldmusicawards.com/selectnomination.asp?cat=2 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |title=Nomination for World's Best Album |date=May 27, 2014 |work=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=November 27, 2019 }}

|-

| rowspan="2"| World's Best Song

| "Work Bitch"

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://vote.worldmusicawards.com/selectnomination.asp?cat=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140924222211/http://vote.worldmusicawards.com/selectnomination.asp?cat=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 24, 2014 |title=Nomination for World's Best Song |date=May 27, 2014 |work=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=November 27, 2019 }}

|-

| "Perfume"

| {{nom}}

|-

| rowspan="2"| World's Best Video

| "Work Bitch"

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2" align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://vote.worldmusicawards.com/selectnomination.asp?cat=3 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006151446/http://vote.worldmusicawards.com/selectnomination.asp?cat=3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |title=Nomination for World's Best Video |date=May 27, 2014 |work=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|access-date=November 27, 2019 }}

|-

| "Perfume"

| {{nom}}

|}

Prior to its release in the United States, Britney Jean was initially predicted to sell 150–200,000 copies, with Hits Daily Double crediting the underwhelming numbers to "her very light promo schedule, with little or no TV around the release."{{cite web |url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news09627m01 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131208202142/http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news09627m01 |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 8, 2013 |title=I.B. Bad Reveals the Top Five Finalist of the 2013 Season |author=I.B. Bad |work=Hits Daily Double |date=November 22, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2013 }} However, the day following its release, potential sales figures were lowered to 115–120,000 units.{{cite web |url=http://www.idolator.com/7496627/britney-jean-on-track-for-115000-first-week-sales-tally-unlikely-to-debut-at-number-one |title='Britney Jean' On Track For 115,000+ First Week Sales Tally, Unlikely To Debut At Number One |author=Mike Wass |work=Idolator |date=December 4, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |archive-date=February 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223101839/https://www.idolator.com/7496627/britney-jean-on-track-for-115000-first-week-sales-tally-unlikely-to-debut-at-number-one |url-status=live }} The album debuted at number four with 107,000 units.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5820068/garth-brooks-earns-ninth-no-1-album-britney-spears-debuts-at-no-4 |title=Garth Brooks Earns Ninth No. 1 Album, Britney Spears Debuts At No. 4 |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=December 11, 2013 |access-date=December 11, 2013 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=December 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215024117/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/5820068/garth-brooks-earns-ninth-no-1-album-britney-spears-debuts-at-no-4 |url-status=live }} It is Spears's lowest sales and chart debut for a studio set. Previously, her 1999 debut album, ...Baby One More Time, tallied her smallest start with 121,000. In its second week on the chart, the album fell from number four to number 22 on the Billboard 200, making it Spears's first album to spend only one week in the top ten.{{cite web |last=Grein |first=Paul |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-beyonce-christmas-surprise-173426415.html |title=Chart Watch: Beyonce's Christmas Surprise | Yahoo Music – Yahoo Music |publisher=Yahoo! Music |date=April 20, 2011 |access-date=December 18, 2013 |archive-date=December 19, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219151313/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/music-news/chart-watch-beyonce-christmas-surprise-173426415.html |url-status=live }} As of May 2020, Britney Jean has sold 280,000 copies in the United States.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9378793/britney-spears-oops-i-did-it-again-ask-billboard-mailbag |title=Britney Spears' Career Sales & Streams, In Honor of 20 Years of 'Oops!...I Did It Again': Ask Billboard Mailbag |last=Trust |first=Gary |magazine=Billboard |date=May 15, 2020 |access-date=March 15, 2020 |archive-date=March 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210314194106/https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9378793/britney-spears-oops-i-did-it-again-ask-billboard-mailbag |url-status=live }}

In Europe, Britney Jean debuted at number 34 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 12,959 copies in its first week.{{cite web |last=Jones |first=Alan |url=http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-one-direction-sell-another-124k-of-new-album/057001 |title=Official Charts Analysis: One Direction sell another 124k of new album |work=Music Week |date=December 9, 2013 |access-date=December 9, 2013 |archive-date=December 9, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131209185051/http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-one-direction-sell-another-124k-of-new-album/057001 |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}} In doing so, it became Spears's lowest-charting album in the country; by comparison, her previous lowest-charting record In the Zone (2003) peaked at number 13.{{cite web |url=http://thehonestyhour.com/2013/12/better-work-britney-britney-jean-debuts-34-uk/ |title=You Better Work, Britney: 'Britney Jean' Debuts at No. 34 in UK |work=The Honesty Hour |date=December 8, 2013 |access-date=December 8, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214134554/http://thehonestyhour.com/2013/12/better-work-britney-britney-jean-debuts-34-uk/ |archive-date=December 14, 2013}} It dropped to number 87 the next week.{{cite web |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/ |title=Official Albums Chart UK Top 100 – 21st December 2013 |work=The Official Charts |date=December 21, 2013 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 18, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120428071146/http://www.officialcharts.com/albums-chart/ |archive-date=April 28, 2012}} Internationally, Britney Jean reached the top 20 and 30 in most countries. However, the album debuted at number one in China.{{cite web |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Britney+Jean&cat=a |title=Britney Spears – Britney Jean |work=ARIA Charts |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=December 15, 2013 |archive-date=December 17, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131217073803/http://www.australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Britney+Spears&titel=Britney+Jean&cat=a |url-status=live }}

{{Track listing

| headline = Britney Jean {{nobold|– Standard edition}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 36:08

| title_width = 28%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 32%

| title1 = Alien

| writer1 = {{flat list|

• Britney Spears
• Ana Diaz
• Anthony Preston
• Dan Traynor
• William Orbit

}}

| extra1 = {{flat list|

• Orbit
• HyGrade
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length1 = 3:56

| title2 = Work Bitch

| writer2 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• William Adams
• Otto Jettman
• Sebastian Ingrosso
• Preston
• Ruth-Anne Cunningham

}}

| extra2 = {{flat list|

• Ingrosso
• Otto Knows
• will.i.am
• Derek Weintraub
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length2 = 4:08

| title3 = Perfume

| writer3 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Sia Furler
• Christopher Braide

}}

| extra3 = {{flat list|

• will.i.am
• Keith Harris{{ref|b|[b]}}
• Braide{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length3 = 4:00

| title4 = It Should Be Easy

| note4 = featuring will.i.am

| writer4 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Adams
• David Guetta
• Giorgio Tuinfort
• Nick Rotteveel
• Marcus van Wattum

}}

| extra4 = {{flat list|

• Guetta
• Tuinfort
• Nicky Romero
• van Wattum
• will.i.am{{ref|a|[a]}}
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length4 = 3:29

| title5 = Tik Tik Boom

| note5 = featuring T.I.

| writer5 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Clifford Joseph Harris, Jr.
• Preston
• Onique "Sparrow" Williams
• Andre Lindal
• Damien LeRoy
• Joakim Haukaas

}}

| extra5 = {{flat list|

• Preston
• LeRoy{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length5 = 2:57

| title6 = Body Ache

| writer6 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Guetta
• Tuinfort
• Luciana Caporaso
• Nick Clow
• Myah Marie Langston
• Preston
• Richard Gonzalez
• Jose Luna

}}

| extra6 = {{flat list|

• Guetta
• Tuinfort
• will.i.am
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length6 = 3:26

| title7 = Til It's Gone

| writer7 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Jenson Vaughan
• Rosette Sharma
• Preston
• Tuinfort
• Guetta
• Adams

}}

| extra7 = {{flat list|

• Tuinfort
• will.i.am
• Preston{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length7 = 3:43

| title8 = Passenger

| writer8 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Thomas Pentz
• Furler
• Andrew Swanson
• Katy Perry

}}

| extra8 = {{flat list|

• Diplo
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length8 = 3:41

| title9 = Chillin' with You

| note9 = featuring Jamie Lynn

| writer9 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Adams
• Preston
• Joshua Lopez

}}

| extra9 = {{flat list|

• will.i.am
• Freshmen III{{ref|b|[b]}}
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length9 = 3:39

| title10 = Don't Cry

| writer10 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Adams
• Lopez
• Gonzalez

}}

| extra10 = {{flat list|

• will.i.am
• Richard Vission{{ref|b|[b]}}
• Chico Bennett{{ref|b|[b]}}
• Zach "Reazon" Heiligman{{ref|c|[c]}}
• William "DJ Keebz" Kebler{{ref|c|[c]}}
• LWAM{{ref|c|[c]}}

}}

| length10 = 3:15

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Britney Jean {{nobold|– Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)}}

| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 50:48

| title_width = 28%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 32%

| title11 = Brightest Morning Star

| writer11 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Lukasz Gottwald
• Furler
• Henry Walter

}}

| extra11 = {{flat list|

• Dr. Luke
• Cirkut
• Braide{{ref|a|[a]}}
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length11 = 3:00

| title12 = Hold on Tight

| writer12 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Allan P. Grigg

}}

| extra12 = {{flat list|

• Kool Kojak
• A.C
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}
• Peter Carlsson{{ref|a|[a]}}

}}

| length12 = 3:28

| title13 = Now That I Found You

| writer13 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Danny O'Donoghue
• Tuinfort
• Guetta
• Frédéric Riesterer

}}

| extra13 = {{flat list|

• Tuinfort
• will.i.am
• Preston{{ref|b|[b]}}

}}

| length13 = 4:17

| title14 = Perfume

| note14 = The Dreaming Mix

| writer14 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Furler
• Braide

}}

| extra14 = Braide

| length14 = 4:02

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{{Track listing

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| extra_column = Producer(s)

| total_length = 58:34

| title_width = 28%

| writing_width = 40%

| extra_width = 32%

| title15 = Work Bitch

| note15 = The Jane Doze Remix

| writer15 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Adams
• Jettman
• Ingrosso
• Preston
• Cunningham

}}

| extra15 = {{flat list|

• Ingrosso
• Otto Knows
• will.i.am
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}
• The Jane Doze{{ref|d|[d]}}

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| length15 = 2:59

| title16 = Work Bitch

| note16 = 7th Heaven Remix

| writer16 = {{flat list|

• Spears
• Adams
• Jettman
• Ingrosso
• Preston
• Cunningham

}}

| extra16 = {{flat list|

• Ingrosso
• Otto Knows
• will.i.am
• Preston{{ref|a|[a]}}
• 7th Heaven{{ref|d|[d]}}

}}

| length16 = 4:27

}}

Notes

• "Hold on Tight" was misprinted as "Hold on Tite" on the back cover of early CD pressings, but this was corrected on the Japanese edition.{{cite web |title=Britney Jean – CD Back Cover |url=http://www.ukbritney.tv/wp-content/uploads/catablog/originals/britneyjean_back.jpg |website=ukbritney |access-date=November 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150221194240/http://www.ukbritney.tv/wp-content/uploads/catablog/originals/britneyjean_back.jpg |archive-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |title=Britney Jean – Japan Back CD Cover |url=http://www.ukbritney.tv/wp-content/uploads/catablog/originals/britneyjean_japan_back.jpg |website=ukbritney |access-date=November 29, 2016 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150221194301/http://www.ukbritney.tv/wp-content/uploads/catablog/originals/britneyjean_japan_back.jpg |archive-date=February 21, 2015 |url-status=dead}}
• "Work Bitch" and its corresponding remixes on the Japanese and Chinese edition are titled "Work Work" on the clean editions of the album.
• ^{{note|a|a}} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{{note|b|b}} signifies a co-producer
• ^{{note|c|c}} signifies an additional producer
• ^{{note|d|d}} signifies a remixer

Credits adapted from AllMusic.{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/britney-jean-mw0002589712/credits |title=Britney Jean – Britney Spears: Credits |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=December 5, 2013 |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031093511/http://www.allmusic.com/album/britney-jean-mw0002589712/credits |url-status=live }}

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• Daniel Andrés Aguilar – assistant, assistant vocal engineer
• David Beckham – producer
• Joe Bozzi – mastering
• Christopher Braide – producer, vocal producer
• Mark Cargill – concert master
• AJ Clark – assistant, assistant vocal engineer
• Daddy's Groove – mixing
• Jacob Dennis – assistant vocal engineer
• Ana Diaz – vocals
• Michelangelo Di Battista – photography
• Diplo – producer
• Dylan Dresdow – vocal mixing
• Karen Elaine – viola
• Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
• Sia – background vocals
• Freshm3n III – producer
• Lucine Fyelon – violin
• Şerban Ghenea – mixing
• Onree Gill – string arrangements
• Rachel Grace – violin
• David Guetta – engineer, instrumentation, producer, programming
• Neel Hammond – viola
• Rani Hancock – A&R
• John Hanes – mixing engineer
• Keith Harris – producer
• Joakim Harestad Haukaas – guitar
• Zach Heiligman – additional production
• Billy Hickey – assistant vocal engineer
• Ghazi Hourani – assistant
• Todd Hurtt – assistant vocal engineer
• Hygrade – musician, producer, programming
• Frances Iacuzzi – photography
• Sebastian Ingrosso – engineer, musician, producer, programming
• Chris Kahn – assistant vocal engineer
• William Kebler "Keebz" – additional production
• Padraic "Padlock" Kerin – engineer, project coordinator, vocal editing
• Adam Leber – A&R
• Damien Leroy – instrumentation, producer, programming
• Andre Lindal – guitar, instrumentation, programming, vocal editing
• Joshua Lopez – Acoustic guitar
• Ginny Luke – violin
• LWAM – additional production
• Myah Marie – background vocals, lead vocal assistant
• Alan O'Connell – engineer
• William Orbit – musician, producer, programming
• Otto Knows – engineer, musician, producer, programming
• Joe Peluso – mixing, string engineer
• Anthony Preston – associate executive producer, instrumentation, producer, programming, vocal producer, background vocals
• Julian Prindle – project coordinator, vocal editing, vocal engineer
• Pierre-Luc Rioux – guitar
• Nicky Romero – instrumentation, mixing, producer, programming
• Larry Rudolph – A&R
• Bradford H. Smith – assistant, assistant vocal engineer
• Britney Spears – lead vocals, composer
• Jamie Lynn Spears – background vocals, guest vocals
• Alan Tilston – engineer
• JoAnn Tominaga – music contractor
• Giorgio Tuinfort – engineer, instrumentation, piano, producer, programming
• Michael Valerio – bass
• Richard Vission – producer
• Marcus Van Wattum – instrumentation, mixing, producer, programming, sound design
• Ralph Wegner – sound design
• will.i.am – engineer, executive producer, instrumentation, producer, programming, vocal producer, guest vocals
• Adrienne Woods – cello

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{{certification Table Top|caption=Certifications and sales for Britney Jean}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Britney Spears|title=Britney Jean|award=Gold|certyear=2014|relyear=2013|access-date=January 11, 2014}}

{{certification Table Entry|region=France|nocert=true|salesamount=25,000|salesref={{cite web|url=http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Katy-Perry/news-92046.html|title=Katy Perry a vendu 100.000 exemplaires de l'album "Prism" en France|publisher=Charts in France|editor=PureMédias|access-date=May 23, 2021|language=fr|date=May 21, 2014|archive-date=July 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705012232/http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Katy-Perry/news-92046.html|url-status=live}}}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Japan|nocert=true|salesamount=8,417|salesref={{cite web|url=https://geolog.mydns.jp/www.geocities.jp/object_ori/131216a.html|title=2013.12.16付 アルバムTOP20|trans-title=16/12/2013 Top 20 Albums|language=ja|publisher=Yahoo! GeoCities|work=Oricon|date=December 16, 2013|access-date=June 18, 2021|archive-date=June 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201233/https://geolog.mydns.jp/www.geocities.jp/object_ori/131216a.html|url-status=live}}}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Mexico|artist=Britney Spears|title=Britney Jean|award=Gold|certyear=2014|relyear=2013|access-date=March 5, 2014}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=South Korea (Gaon)|nocert=true|salesamount=1,880|salesref={{cite web |url=http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2013&targetTime=12&nationGbn=E |title=Gaon Album Chart – 2013 December Monthly |publisher=Gaon |access-date=January 7, 2017 |language=ko |archive-date=January 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170108094139/http://www.gaonchart.co.kr/main/section/chart/album.gaon?termGbn=month&hitYear=2013&targetTime=12&nationGbn=E |url-status=live }}}}

{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Britney Spears|title=Britney Jean|award=Gold|certyear=2018|relyear=2013}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Venezuela (APFV)|certref={{cite web |title=Disco de Oro a Britney Spears por su álbum Britney Jean |url=https://www.facebook.com/SonyMusicVzla/photos/a.171470782886174/719680238065223/ |publisher=Sony Music |access-date=27 April 2023 |language=Spanish }}|award=Gold|number=1|salesamount=5,000|salesref={{cite web |title=International Certification Award levels IFPI June 2013 |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |publisher=International Federation of the Phonographic Industry |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328112251/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/international-award-levels.pdf |archive-date=2014-03-28 |date=June 2013}}}}

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