...Baby One More Time (song)

"...Baby One More Time" is the debut single and signature song from pop singer Britney Spears, released from her debut album ...Baby One More Time during the fourth quarter of 1998.

Britney Spears' breakout hit

The song, written and produced by long-time Spears collaborator Max Martin, recalls Spears regretting her previous decision to end a relationship and how much she wishes to reconcile because of what he means to her, emphasizing how much she wants him to "hit me baby one more time".

As a result of its international success, the single is generally perceived as Spears' signature song. Its accompanying music video is also perhaps her most well-known, and is famous in the way that it has come to symbolize the late '90s teen-pop revival. The schoolgirl outfit that Spears performs in for parts of the video has also become one of her unofficial trademarks, an easily-recognizable public way of representing her.

Covers by other artists

• The song has been recorded by Fountains of Wayne, and this version gained popularity after being played on Howard Stern's radio show. It was never released as a single, although the song is present on Fountains of Wayne's 2005 two-disc set of b-sides and cover songs, Out of State Plates.
• Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa, sons of rockstar Frank Zappa, recorded an Electronica and guitar-based version of this song for the soundtrack of the 2000 film Ready To Rumble.
• South African Punk/Ska Band "Hog Hoggidy Hog" recorded a cover of Baby One More Time for there 2001 Album "Driving Over Miss Davie".
• The song has notably also been recorded by Travis, Bowling for Soup, The Dresden Dolls, and Doll Factory.
• Artists Mr. Bungle, The Dresden Dolls, and Marilyn Manson have performed the song during live acts.
• The parody band Poop 'N Stain parodied this song under the title "Hit me up one more time"
• Brendon Urie from Panic! at the Disco sang cover with Dresden Dolls on July 1, 2006[1]
• It was originally offered to the group TLC to record, which they passed on.
• It has spawned a series of spoofs such as this one by Chris Csefalvay relating to constitutional law and MADtv's explicit "Lick My Baby Back Behind".
• Nicotine's version is on the Punk Goes Pop compilation.
• Hardcore techno artists Heretik Sound System released a cover LP of the song.
• A band from the Netherlands named Intwine have also recorded a live version of this song.
• Darius Danesh performed a rather unique version of the song on the British show Pop Idol.

Played Backwards

When played backwards, some people claim to hear Spears sing "Sleep with me I'm not too young" whenever she sings "lose my mind, give me a sign." It has never been officially confirmed.

Other uses of the title

In April, 2005, the British network ITV aired a short series called Hit Me Baby One More Time hosted by Vernon Kay. The show pitted one-hit wonders who generally had their moments of fame in the 1980s against each other to play their own hits and a currently popular cover song. The favorites were chosen by audience voting.

The American version of the show also aired on NBC later in the year, and it was also hosted by Kay.

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Music video

Spears in the schoolgirl outfit.

Shot at Venice High School in California (where Grease was filmed), the scenario begins with Spears in a particularly boring class right before the end of the day. Her assistant Felicia played the role of Spears' teacher. When the bell rings, Spears runs out into the hall and begins a choreographed dance. After this, Spears is outside, now adorned in an athletic outfit. Along with a couple of other students, she performs a number of gymnastic moves before heading back inside. She is then sitting on the bleachers in the gymnasium watching a basketball game. Her love interest in the video (played by her cousin) is revealed. After this short segment, Spears begins her final dance routine and the video ends shortly afterwards, revealing that the whole thing had actually just been Spears' daydream.

Directed by Nigel Dick, the "...Baby One More Time" video is what arguably fueled the single to become a success. Its original setup, however, was in high contrast to what eventually became the final product. The plan was to have the video in a cartoon-like environment, in a likely attempt to attract the audience of younger children. However, Spears was unhappy with this, and argued that the set should be a bit more mature. So, the childish nature of the primary plan was scrapped, and instead was replaced with Spears' idea for the video to be shot in a school. Spears also came up with the concept of tying up the uniform shirts to bare her midriff.

The video became an instant hit on MTV and other music channel vehicles, and eventually became her first to retire on TRL.

The schoolgirl outfit worn by Spears in the video is on display at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV.

Awards

As mentioned above, the music video became a hit and it earned Spears her first three MTV Video Music Award nominations in the categories of Best Pop Video, Best New Artist and, most prominently, Best Female Video.

Despite her losses at the VMAs, the single still won numerous awards, including a Teen Choice Award for Choice Single and an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song, proving that the single's success was not limited to the U.S.

The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Year	Ceremony	Award	Result
1999	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Single	Won
1999	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Female Video	Nominated
1999	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Pop Video	Nominated
1999	MTV Video Music Awards	Best New Artist	Nominated
1999	M6/Mellier Premier Clip Awards	Best Music Video	Won
1999	MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Song	Won
2000	Grammy Awards	Best Female Pop Vocal Performance	Nominated

Chart performance

"...Baby One More Time" remains Spears' biggest U.S. (and international) hit to date. The song debuted at number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100 (the highest debut of her career), and was able to climb to number one on the chart, staying there for two weeks and becoming her first number one single in the U.S. The song also reached the top spot of the Hot 100 Singles Sales, staying there for a solid four weeks; this eventually propelled the single to a Platinum certification. Though not as strong as its sales tallies, the single also experienced considerable airplay, becoming one of her top ten hits on the Hot 100 Airplay chart. The track spent thirty-two weeks on the Hot 100 (her longest run on the chart), with a vast majority (twenty-nine) of these weeks within the top forty.

The single also became an all-around hit on Top 40 radio, going top ten on both the Top 40 Tracks and Rhythmic Top 40, and to number one for five weeks on the Mainstream Top 40.

Internationally, it was a similarly huge hit, reaching the top spot in every European country (including the UK) and also ascending to the summit in other countries, such as Canada and Australia.

Spears broke a first-week sales record for a debut act when "...Baby One More Time" sold a total of 464,000 in its first week of release in the UK, the single went on to sell 1.45 million making it the biggest selling single of 1999 in the UK , and until 2002 the best selling debut single ever in the UK.

Chart (1998/1999) Peak U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 41 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 3 U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 25 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 1 U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 10 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1 Austrian Top 75 Singles 1 Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles 1 Argentina Top 40 Singles 1 Belgian Top 50 Singles 1 Brazil Hot 100 Singles 1 Canadian Top 100 Singles 1 Dutch Top 40 Singles 1 Dutch Mega Single Top 100 1

Chart (1998/1999) Peak Finnish Top 20 Singles 1 French Top 100 Singles 1 German Top 100 Singles 1 Indonesia Chart 1 Irish Top 50 Singles 1 Italian Top 50 Singles 1 Mexico Top 100 Airplay 1 New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Singles 1 Norwegian Top 20 Singles 1 Philippine Top 20 Singles 1 Swedish Top 60 Singles 1 Swiss Top 100 Singles 1 'Tokio Hot 100' 5 U.K. Top 75 Singles 1 United World Chart 1

Certifications

Country	Certification	Platinum Sales	Total
Australia (ARIA)	3x Platinum	70,000	210,000
Austria (IFPI)	Platinum	30,000	30,000
France (SNEP)	Platinum	500,000	500,000
Germany (IFPI)	Platinum	300,000	300,000
New Zealand (RIANZ)	Platinum	10,000	10,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	Platinum	60,000	60,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	Platinum	50,000	50,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	2x Platinum	600,000	1,200,000
United States (RIAA)	2xPlatinum	1,000,000	2,000,000

Track listings

Australian CD Single:

1. "...Baby One More Time" (Martin, Max) — 3:30
2. "...Baby One More Time" [Instrumental] (Martin, Max) — 3:30
3. "Autumn Goodbye" (White, Eric Foster) — 3:41
4. "...Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Club Mix] (Martin, Max) — 5:40
5. "...Baby One More Time" [Enhanced Video]

European CD Single:

1. "Baby One More Time" (Martin, Max) — 3:30
2. "Baby One More Time" [Instrumental] (Martin, Max) — 3:30
3. "Autumn Goodbye" (White, Eric Foster) — 3:41

French CD Single:

1. "...Baby One More Time" [Radio Version] (Martin, Max) — 3:30
2. "Autumn Goodbye" (White, Eric Foster) — 3:41

UK CD Single:

1. "...Baby One More Time" 3:30
2. "...Baby One More Time" [Sharp Platinum Vocal Mix] (Martin, Max) — 8:11
3. "...Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Club Mix] (Martin, Max) — 5:40

U.S. Promo CD Single:

1. "...Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Radio Mix] (Martin, Max) — 3:24
2. "...Baby One More Time" [Boy Wonder Radio Mix] (Martin, Max) — 3:27
3. "...Baby One More Time" (Martin, Max) — 3:30

U.S. CD Single:

1. "...Baby One More Time" (Martin, Max) — 3:30
2. "Autumn Goodbye" (White, Eric Foster) — 3:41
3. "...Baby One More Time" [Enhanced Video]

U.S. 12" Vinyl:

1. "...Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Club Mix] (Martin, Max) — 5:40
2. "...Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Chronicles Dub] (Martin, Max) — 6:30
3. "...Baby One More Time" (Martin, Max) — 3:30
4. "...Baby One More Time" [Sharp Platinum Vocal Mix] (Martin, Max) — 8:11
5. "...Baby One More Time" [Sharp Trade Dub] (Martin, Max) — 6:50

Remixes/Other Versions

• Album Version (03:30)
• Instrumental (03:31)
• Davidson Ospina Radio Mix (03:26)
• Davidson Ospina Club Mix (05:43)
• Davidson Ospina 2005 Remix (04:38)
• Davidson Ospina Chronicles Dub (06:34)
• Boy Wunder Radio Mix (03:27)
• Sharp Platinum Vocal Mix (08:09)
• Sharp Trade Dub (06:49)
• Lenny Bertoldo X Remix (05:02)
• Answering Machine Message (00:20)
• Wade Robson Remix - Used for the Dream Within a Dream Tour performance
• Wade Robson Remix (Instrumental) - Released on Wade Robson's Dance Beats, Vol. 1

References and sources