Britney (album)

Britney
Studio album by Britney Spears
Released	November 5, 2001
Recorded	February - July 2001
Genre	Pop dance-pop R&B[1]
Length	39:47
Label	JIVE
Producer	BT Rodney Jerkins Brian Kierulf Peter Kvint Max Martin The Neptunes Rami Wade J. Robson Josh Schwartz Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears chronology
Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) Britney (2001) In the Zone (2003)
Singles from Britney
"I'm a Slave 4 U" Released: September 24, 2001 "Overprotected" Released: December 12, 2001 "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" Released: February 18, 2002 "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Released: May 27, 2002 "Anticipating" Released: June 24, 2002 "Boys" Released: July 29, 2002

Britney is the self-titled third studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 5, 2001, by JIVE Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her earlier albums ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), Spears began to embrace a maturer sound with her next studio effort. Its music incorporates genres of pop and dance-pop with influences of R&B and occasionally dips into elements of disco, hip hop and rock; its lyrics address the subjects of reaching adulthood and sexuality.^[1] Contributions to its production came from a variety of collaborators, including Max Martin and Rami Yacoub.^[2] Spears herself assumed a more prominent role in the album's development, co-writing five of its tracks.

Upon its release, Britney received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who complimented the progression from Spears's earlier works, but criticized her increasingly provocative image. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 745,000 copies. Its success made Spears the first female artist to have her first three albums debut atop the chart, a record she would later break again with her fourth record In the Zone (2003). To promote the album, Spears embarked on the Dream Within a Dream Tour, which began in November 2001 and continued through July 2002. The album received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Album.^[3]

Six singles were released from the album, all of which proved less successful than those of Spears's prior records. Consequentially, Britney became her first record not to yield a US Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit. Its lead single "I'm a Slave 4 U" peaked at number twenty-seven on the chart, while follow-up singles "Overprotected", "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", "Anticipating", and "Boys" reached the lower end of the chart and its extension, the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles.

Background

"This is the first album I have every 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."

Spears talks about her songwriting experience for Britney^[4]

In May 2000, Spears released her second studio album Oops!... I Did It Again.^[5] Spears collaborated with producers including Rodney Jerkins, David Krueger, and Max Martin.^[6] Following its release, Oops!... I Did It Again became an international success and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200.^[7] The album's lead single "Oops!... I Did It Again" became one of the best-selling singles of all time.^[8]

When recording her follow-up record, 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 describes who she is. Spears recorded twenty-three tracks for the release, 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.^[4]

Spears worked with a variety of collaborators, including pop colleagues Martin and her then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake.^[4] She commented that she initially felt "awkward" and "nervous" working with Timberlake, saying that she was accustomed to the process being "like work".^[9] Spears also worked with hip hop producers Rodney Jerkins and The Neptunes, who made the record "nastier and funkier". She additionally recorded songs with Missy Elliott and Timbaland, but their tracks never made the final track listing due to scheduling conflicts.^[10]

Composition

Spears performing ′′Love Rock ′n′ Roll′′ at the Dream Within a Dream Tour.

Britney incorporates pop styles with elements of dance-pop and R&B.^[1] The album opens with its lead single "I'm a Slave 4 U". The song features an urban influence and Middle Eastern flavor,^[11] amid breathy, emotive noises,^[12] and it has been compared to "Nasty Girl" by Vanity 6.^[13] 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".^[14] "Overprotected" was noted for having Europop styles, and addresses a girl who is tired of being manipulated.^[15] Lyrically, "Lonely" sees a girl moving on from a troublesome romance after being lied to and manipulated.^[16] It was considered "a teenage version of Janet's "What About?".^[12] The soft rock piano ballad^[12] "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", co-penned by English singer-songwriter Dido, Max Martin and Rami, details the emotional struggles that teenage girls experience during puberty.^[17] "Boys" incorporates R&B and hip hop styles,^[18] and was criticized by David Browne of Entertainment Weekly as "cut-rate '80s Janet Jackson".^[15] The disco-inspired^[19] track "Anticipating" discusses the friendship and camaraderie between women,^[20] and it's reminiscent of [Madonna's] 'Holiday' or Kylie in disco mood."^[21]

Spears's 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.^[22] "Cinderella" reflects on a girl who left her boyfriend after he failed to appreciate her efforts in the relationship.^[23] "Let Me Be" sees Spears ask to be trusted as an adult and be afforded her own opinions.^[24] "Bombastic Love" discusses a love where Spears feels that the romance will happen "exactly like in a movie".^[25] Similarly, the penultimate track "That's Where You Take Me" details the joy she gets from an emotionally fulfilling relationship,^[26] amid Middle Eastern chimes and a collage of electronic beats and drum programming.^[11] In some editions, "When I Found You" is the penultimate track.^[27][28][29] On the track, Britney tells she has found her "deepest love" in her soul mate who is essentially a reflection of herself.^[12] The album 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".^[30]

Singles

"I'm a Slave 4 U" was released as the album's lead single on September 24, 2001.^[31] Its accompanying music video was directed by Francis Lawrence,^[32] and was nominated for three awards at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.^[33] The song peaked at number twenty-seven on the US Billboard Hot 100,^[34] and debuted at number four on the UK Singles Chart.^[35] "Overprotected" served as the album's second single internationally and third single in the United States. Its "Darkchild Remix" peaked at number eighty-six on the Hot 100,^[34] while the original version reached number four in the UK.^[35] The song was nominated for the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2003 Grammy Awards.^[3] Two variations of the music video were released, one for the original and the other for the Darkchild Remix.^[36]

Staggered to fit the varying release dates of Crossroads internationally, "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" was released as the theme song of the film and the second single for Britney in the United States. The song charted at number two on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, an extension of the twenty-five songs that failed to make the Hot 100.^[34] It was met with more success internationally, peaking at number two in the UK.^[35] Spears's cover of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was released as the fourth European single. Consequentially, the song did not chart in the US, but reached number thirteen on the UK Singles Chart.^[35] "Anticipating" was released as the fourth single exclusively in France; it reached number thirty-eight on the French Singles Chart.^[37] "Boys" served as the final single from Britney internationally, and it peaked at number twenty-two on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart,^[34] and reached number seven in the UK.^[35]

Promotion

On January 28, 2001, Spears performed at Super Bowl XXXV.^[38] Shortly after, she appeared on Total Request Live to premiere new material from Britney.^[39] On September 6, Spears premiered "I'm a Slave 4 U" at the MTV Video Music Awards; the performance was criticized for her use of a yellow python as a stage prop.^[40] Four days later, she performed "I'm a Slave 4 U" on The Rosie O'Donnell Show.^[41] 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.^[42] The following month, Spears performed at The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.^[43] In November, she performed in her first HBO concert special from the MGM Grand Garden Arena; Cher was supposed to join Spears onstage for the song "The Beat Goes On", which Spears covered on ...Baby One More Time, though Cher was unable to do so due to scheduling conflicts.^[44]

Spears performing ′′Overprotected′′ at the Dream Within a Dream Tour.

In December, Spears performed at the 2001 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas.^[45] The following January, she sang "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" at the 2002 American Music Awards.^[46] Later in the month, Spears gave interviews to the The Frank Skinner Show in the UK and The Saturday Show in Australia.^[47] Crossroads premiered in February 2002, allowing Spears to simultaneously promote both the film and her album.^[48] On February 2, she was featured as both the host and performer of Saturday Night Live.^[49] A week later, she sang "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" at the NBA All-Star Game and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.^[46] Spears also appeared on Live with Regis & Kelly, The View,^[49] and the 2002 Grammy Awards in the US, and Wetten, dass..? in Germany.^[50]

In November 2001, Spears began her Dream Within a Dream Tour in Columbus, Ohio;^[51] it ended in July 2002 in Dallas, Texas.^[52] A video released, titled Britney: The Videos, released on November 20, 2001, by JIVE Records. Made available less than three weeks after Britney, The Videos included a selection of her earlier music videos, behind-the-scenes footage, commercials, and notable live performances.^[53] It peaked at number one on the US Top Music Videos chart on December 8, 2001.^[54]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	58/100[55]
Review scores
Source	Rating
The A.V. Club	unfavorable[56]
AllMusic	[1]
Billboard	favorable[57]
Dotmusic	6/10[21]
Entertainment Weekly	C[15]
NME	[58]
PopMatters	mixed[12]
Rolling Stone	[59]
Slant Magazine	[11]
Spin	mixed[60]

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.^[55] 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".^[15] 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.^[12] 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."^[11]

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".^[1] Similarly, a reviewer from Billboard commented that the project was "a nicely varied, wholly satisfying collection".^[57] Chris Heat of Dotmusic praised Britney for "us[ing] this opportunity to take the odd risk and adds a welcome edge to her sound."^[21] 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".^[58] 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".^[56] 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."^[60]

Commercial performance

Britney debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 745,000 copies.^[61] In doing so, Spears became the first female to have her first three studio albums debut atop that chart.^[40] She also held the second-highest debut album sales of 2001, behind Celebrity by 'N Sync with 1.88 million units moved, though maintained the highest debut-week sales among female artists.^[61] After fluctuating within the top twenty of the chart in the following weeks, Britney sold 3.3 million copies by 2002.^[62]

Internationally, Britney debuted atop the Canadian Albums Chart with first-week sales of 44,550 copies.^[63] It later sold 316,944 copies in the country, a significant decline in relation to the sales of ...Baby One More Time and Oops!... I Did It Again.^[64] The album peaked at number four on both the Japanese Oricon Albums Chart and the UK Albums Chart.^[35] In the latter, it was certified platinum for shipments of 300,000 copies to retaliers.^[65] Across the rest of Europe, Britney debuted at number one in Germany,^[66] Austria,^[67] and Switzerland.^[68] In 2002, it was certified double platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry for shipments of two million copies through Europe.^[69] The album also peaked at number four in Australia, and was certified double platinum there.^[70]

Track listing

Britney – North American edition[71]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm a Slave 4 U"	Chad Hugo Pharrell Williams	The Neptunes	3:23
2.	"Overprotected"	Max Martin Rami	Martin Rami	3:18
3.	"Lonely"	Britney Spears Josh Schwartz Brian Kierulf Rodney Jerkins	Jerkins Kierulf^[a] Schwartz^[a]	3:19
4.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"	Martin Rami Dido	Martin Rami	3:51
5.	"Boys"	Hugo Williams	The Neptunes	3:26
6.	"Anticipating"	Spears Schwartz Kierulf	Kierulf Schwartz	3:16
7.	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"	Jake Hooker Alan Merrill	Jerkins	3:06
8.	"Cinderella"	Martin Rami Spears	Martin Rami	3:39
9.	"Let Me Be"	Spears Schwartz Kierulf	Jerkins Kierulf^[a] Schwartz^[a]	2:51
10.	"Bombastic Love"	Martin Rami	Martin Rami	3:05
11.	"That's Where You Take Me"	Spears Schwartz Kierulf	Kierulf Schwartz	3:32
12.	"What It's Like to Be Me"	Justin Timberlake Wade J. Robson	Robson Timberlake	2:50
Total length:				39:47

Britney – European edition[72]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"When I Found You"	Jörgen Elofsson Dan Hill	Peter Kvint	3:36
13.	"What It's Like to Be Me"	Timberlake Robson	Robson Timberlake	2:50
Total length:				43:24

Britney – Australian, British, and Japanese edition[73][74][75]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"When I Found You"	Elofsson Hill	Kvint	3:36
13.	"Before the Goodbye"	Spears Brian Transeau Schwartz Kierulf	BT	3:50
14.	"What It's Like to Be Me"	Timberlake Robson	Robson Timberlake	2:50
Total length:				47:14

Britney – Asian edition[76]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"When I Found You"	Elofsson Hill	Kvint	3:36
13.	"I Run Away"	Schwartz Kierulf	Kierulf Schwartz	4:05
14.	"What It's Like to Be Me"	Timberlake Robson	Robson Timberlake	2:50
Total length:				47:29

Britney – Spanish deluxe edition[77]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"When I Found You"	Elofsson Hill	Kvint	3:36
13.	"I Run Away"	Schwartz Kierulf	Kierulf Schwartz	4:05
14.	"What It's Like to Be Me"	Timberlake Robson	Robson Timberlake	2:50
15.	"Before the Goodbye"	Spears Transeau Schwartz Kierulf	BT	3:50
Total length:				51:22

Britney – Special limited edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"When I Found You"	Elofsson Hill	Kvint	3:36
13.	"Before the Goodbye"	Spears Transeau Schwartz Kierulf	BT	3:50
14.	"What It's Like to Be Me"	Timberlake Robson	Robson Timberlake	2:50
15.	"Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix Radio Edit)	Martin Rami	Martin Rami	3:06
16.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Metro Remix)	Martin Rami Dido	Martin Rami	5:25
17.	"I'm a Slave 4 U" (Thunderpuss Radio Mix)	Hugo Williams	The Neptunes	3:18
Total length:				59:03

Britney – Special limited edition (bonus DVD)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Britney Talks Part I"	1:26
2.	"I'm a Slave 4 U"	3:28
3.	"Britney Talks Part 2"	2:00
4.	"Lights, Camera, Action – Overprotected"	3:24
5.	"Britney Talks Part 3"	2:58
6.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"	3:53
7.	"Britney Talks Part 4"	0:59
8.	"Overprotected" (Darkchild Remix)	3:39
9.	"Britney Talks Part 5"	0:40
10.	"Making of Pepsi – Right Now (Taste the Victory)"	3:13
11.	"Britney Talks Part 6"	1:31
12.	"Britney Weblinks"	0:30
Total length:		27:41

Britney – The bonus edition (bonus CD single)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Album Version)	3:53
2.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Spanish Fly Remix Radio Edit)	3:29
3.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Chocolate Puma Dub)	7:37
4.	"I Run Away" (Album Version)	4:06
5.	"Overprotected" (music video)	3:54
6.	"Crossroads US Movie Trailer"	1:19
Total length:		19:05

Britney: The Videos[78]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" (Music Video)	4:08
2.	"I'm a Slave 4 U" (from the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards)	4:10
3.	"Britney's Joy of Pepsi"	1:37
4.	"I'm a Slave 4 U" (Music Video)	3:29
5.	"Britney Strikes a Pose"	1:33
6.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (USA DVD: Music Video. International DVD: Sydney Performance)	3:57
7.	"Overprotected" (featuring outtakes from Crossroads)	3:27
8.	"HBO presents Britney Spears Live From Las Vegas"	0:42
9.	"The Making of Crossroads" (Bombastic Love / Greatest Day / Overprotected + Let Me Be credits)	7:01
Total length:		30:04

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

• Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[2]

Max Martin – producer, engineer, mixing, guitar, background vocals Rodney Jerkins – producer The Neptunes – producer Rami Yacoub – producer, engineer, mixing Wade Robson – producer Justin Timberlake – producer, vocal arrangements, background vocals Andrew Coleman – engineer Brian Garten – engineer Brad Gilderman – engineer Pablo Munguia – engineer Michael Tucker – engineer Yasu – engineer Jaime Duncan – assistant engineer Richard G. Johnson – assistant engineer Marc Stephen Lee – assistant engineer Charles McCrorey – assistant engineer Daniel Milazzo – assistant engineer Tim Roberts – assistant engineer Ryan Smith – assistant engineer Rich Tapper – assistant engineer Jill Tengan – assistant engineer Tom Coyne – mastering

Stephen George – mixing Serban Ghenea – mixing Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing James Biondolillo – string arrangements Mark Suozzo – string arrangements Britney Spears – vocals, background vocals, concept, writer Sue Ann Carwell – background vocals Tyler Collins – background vocals Albert Hall – background vocals Damion Hall – background vocals Nana Hedin – background vocals Jennifer Karr – background vocals Maxayne Moriguchi – background vocals Jeff Pescetto – background vocals Jason Scheff – background vocals Chris Thompson – background vocals Jeanette Olsson – background vocals Chad Hugo – featured musician Pharrell – featured musician Thomas Lindberg – bass Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar Nile Rodgers – guitare Steven Klein – photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–02) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[79] 4 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[67] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[80] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[81] 3 Brazil (HITS Rio de Janeiro)[82] 6 Brazil (HITS São Paulo)[83] 3 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[84] 1 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[85] 8 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[86] 11 European Albums (European Top 100 Albums)[87] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[88] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[89] 19 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[66] 1 Greek Albums (IFPI) 2 Hungarian Albums (Mahasz) 5 Israel (Israeli Albums Chart)[90] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI)[91] 10 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 4 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[92] 17 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[93] 5 Polish Albums (Polish Albums Chart)[94] 3 Spanish Albums (Billboard)[95] 3 South African Albums (RISA)[96] 7 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[97] 6 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[68] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[35] 4 US Billboard 200[98] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Australian Albums Chart[99] 76 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[100] 97 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[101] 85 Global Albums Chart (Billboard)[102] 5 Swiss Albums Chart[103] 48 UK Albums Chart[104] 105 Chart (2002) Position Australian Albums Chart[105] 34 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[106] 36 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[107] 46 Swiss Albums Chart[108] 49 UK Albums Chart[109] 79 US Billboard 200[110] 8 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position US Billboard 200[111] 64

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Argentina (CAPIF)[112]	Platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)[113]	2× Platinum	140,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[114]	Platinum	30,000
Belgium (BEA)[115]	Platinum	50,000
Brazil (ABPD)[116]	Gold	50,000
Canada (Music Canada)[117]	3× Platinum	316,944[64]
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[118]	Platinum	50,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[119]	Gold	16,551[119]
France (SNEP)[120]	Platinum	300,000
Germany (BVMI)[121]	Platinum	300,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)[122]	Gold	25,000
Japan (RIAJ)[123]	2× Platinum	400,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[124]	Platinum	150,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[125]	Platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[126]	Gold	7,500
Norway (IFPI Norway)[127]	Gold	20,000
South Africa (RiSA)[128]	Platinum	50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[129]	Platinum	100,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[130]	2× Platinum	80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[65]	Platinum	459,000[131]
United States (RIAA)[132]	4× Platinum	4,988,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[133]	2× Platinum	2,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Notes

• ^ As of May 2012, the album has sold 4,400,000 copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan,^[134][135] with additional 588,000 sold at BMG Music Clubs.^[136] Nielsen SoundScan does not count albums sold through clubs like the BMG Music Service, which were significantly popular in the 1990s.^[137]

Release history

Country	Date	Label
Japan[138]	October 31, 2001	Sony
Australia[139]	November 5, 2001
Austria[140]
Germany[140]
Switzerland[140]
Canada[141]	November 6, 2001
United States[142]		JIVE

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