... Baby One More Time

This article covers the album. For the song, see ... Baby One More Time (song) .

... Baby One More Time
Britney Spears studio album
Publication (s)	January 12, 1999
admission	August 1997 - November 1998
Label (s)	Jive Records
Format (s)	CD, LP, MC, MD
Genre (s)	Pop , dance
Title (number)	13
running time	42:20 min.
production	Max Martin Denniz PoP Rami Yacoub Eric Foster White Kristian Lundin Jorgen Elofsson Per Magnusson David Kreuger Jay Orpin
chronology - ... Baby One More Time Oops! ... I Did It Again (2000)
Single releases February 8, 1999 ... Baby One More Time June 7, 1999 Sometimes September 13, 1999 (You Drive Me) Crazy December 6, 1999 Born to Make You Happy February 1, 2000 From the Bottom of My Broken Heart

... Baby One More Time (. English for: ... Baby One More Time ') is the debut album of American pop - singer Britney Spears , who thus music in pop, moving pop / rock and dance area. With 14 million units sold, it is the best-selling debut album by an artist ever released in the US and laid the foundation for her superstar status in the year of its release. Originally the album was just supposed to be called Britney Spears , but due to the success of the title track, it was finally named after the track because of the recognition factor. With over 30 million copies sold, the album is one of the 25 most successful albums of all time.

publication

The album was first released as a promo cassette in January 1998 with five snippets of demo songs. The cassette had the same cover that was later chosen for the single booklet … Baby One More Time . The Australian publication, however, showed Spears in a white dress praying.

Track list

1. ... Baby One More Time (Max Martin) - 3:30
2. (You Drive Me) Crazy (Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Max Martin) - 3:18
3. Sometimes (Jörgen Elofsson) - 4:04
4. Soda Pop (Mikey Bassie, Eric Foster White) - 3:21
5. Born to Make You Happy (Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson) - 4:03
6. From the Bottom of My Broken Heart (Eric Foster White) - 5:10
7. I Will Be There (Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson) - 3:53
8. I Will Still Love You (Eric Foster White) - 4:02 (feat.Don Philip)
9. Thinkin 'About You (Mikey Bassie, Eric Foster White) - 3:33
10. Email My Heart (Eric Foster White) - 3:41
11. The Beat Goes On (Sonny Bono) - 3:41

The above tracklist is that of the original US version, but there are numerous other compilations for global markets. With the exception of the US version, the song Deep in My Heart was inserted in ninth position in all of these releases and the song I'll Never Stop Loving You was added as track 13 . The releases intended for the Australian, Asian and Japanese markets also contain the song Autumn Goodbye .

The Brazilian release also included the Davidson Ospina radio mix of … Baby One More Time , which is also included in the Australian and Japanese versions, but which, like the Asian version, also has the Boy Wonder radio mix of the same song Offer. The Asian version includes two CDs, with the second CD including three remix versions of (You Drive Me) Crazy .

reception

Although the reviews weren't overwhelming, the album became a huge commercial hit. It immediately reached number 1 in both the USA and Canada, and later also in other countries. The album was in the Billboard Top Ten for 51 weeks , in the Top Twenty for 60 weeks and on the Billboard 200 for over two years. The album, its lyrics and the music videos supported Spears' signature virgin image of the late 90s. The title song became a number 1 hit in the US, the others made it to the top 10 or top 20 hits. In the US, the album achieved 14 platinum status for over 14 million copies. ... Baby One More Time is the best-selling teen album to date, both in the US and around the world. Spears also wrote music history because she was the first artist whose album and the single released simultaneously reached # 1 in the US.

In France , the album stayed in the charts for 38 weeks, where it reached number 4. It has sold more than 545,000 copies and has been twice platinum. In the UK, the album debuted at number 8, rose to number 2, and stayed in the charts for a year, going platinum three times.

Spears' debut album sold over 28 million copies worldwide. The artist has not yet achieved this sales figure with any other album, although the follow-up album Oops! I Dit It Again was able to achieve similarly good sales figures.

Chart placements

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1999	... Baby One More Time	DE1 (63 weeks) DE	AT2 (44 weeks) AT	CH1 (65 weeks) CH	UK2 (103 weeks) UK	US1 (103 weeks) US	First published: January 12, 1999

Single releases

USA, Latin America and Oceania

• ... Baby One More Time
• Sometimes
• (You Drive Me) Crazy [The Stop Remix!]
• From the Bottom of My Broken Heart
• Born to Make You Happy (only in Brazil)

Europe and Canada

• ... Baby One More Time
• Sometimes
• (You Drive Me) Crazy
• Born to Make You Happy
• I'll never stop loving you

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1998	... Baby One More Time ... Baby One More Time	DE1 × 3 Triple gold (22 weeks)DE	AT1 platinum (21 weeks)AT	CH1 platinum (26 weeks)CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (23 weeks)UK	US1 platinum (32 weeks)US	First published: October 23, 1998 Sales: + 4,385,000
1999	Sometimes ... Baby One More Time	DE6 (14 weeks) DE	AT6 (11 weeks) AT	CH7 (17 weeks) CH	UK3 gold (16 weeks)UK	US21 (20 weeks) US	First published: April 30, 1999 Sales: + 906,500
	(You Drive Me) Crazy ... Baby One More Time	DE4th gold (17 weeks)DE	AT10 (17 weeks) AT	CH4 (24 weeks) CH	UK5 silver (11 weeks)UK	US10 (20 weeks) US	First published: Aug 23, 1999 Sales: + 913,500
	Born to Make You Happy ... Baby One More Time	DE3 gold (14 weeks)DE	AT8 (13 weeks) AT	CH3 (25 weeks) CH	UK1 silver (16 weeks)UK	-	First published: December 6, 1999 Sales: + 913,500
	From the Bottom of My Broken Heart ... Baby One More Time	-	-	-	-	US14th platinum (20 weeks)US	First published: December 15, 1999 Sales: + 1,000,000

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	60,000
Australia (ARIA)	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium (BEA)	3 × platinum	(150,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	100,000
Germany (BVMI)	3 × gold	(750,000)
Europe (IFPI)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(37,865)
France (SNEP)	2 × platinum	(600,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	5 × gold	375,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	3 × platinum	45,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	3 × platinum	(240,000)
Norway (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Austria (IFPI)	gold	(50,000)
Poland (ZPAV)	platinum	(40,000)
Portugal (AFP)	2 × platinum	(80,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	platinum	(80,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(50,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	3 × platinum	(300,000)
United States (RIAA)	14 × platinum	10,600,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	4 × platinum	(1,200,000)
All in all	5 × gold 41 × platinum 2 × diamond	16,660,000

Main article: Britney Spears / Music Sales Awards

People involved

• Britney Spears - singer, background vocals
• Daniel Boom - sound engineer
• Jimmy Bralower - Drum Programming
• Larry Busacca - Photography
• Andreas Carlsson - background vocals
• Tom Coyne - Mastering
• Nikki Gregoroff - background vocals
• Nana Hedin - background vocals
• Andy Hess - bass
• Tim Latham - sound engineer, mixing
• Tomas Lindberg - bass
• Per Magnusson - keyboards, programming, producer
• Max Martin - keyboards, programming, background vocals, producer, sound engineer, mixing
• Charles McCrorey - assistant clay engineer
• Andrew McIntyre - guitar
• Jackie Murphy - Art Direction, Design
• Dan Petty - guitar
• Doug Petty - keyboards
• Don Philip - Featured Vocals
• Albert Sanchez - Photography
• Aleese Simmons - background vocals
• Chris Trevett - Sound Engineer, Mixing
• Eric Foster White - bass, arranger, guitar, keyboards, producer, sound engineer, drum programming, mixing

Web links

Britney Spears - ... Baby One More Time at Discogs (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=top_tallies&ttt=T1A
2. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from April 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Top 100 Albums . In: Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 10, 2007.
4. ↑ Britney's Debut Tips 15 million marks . In: Billboard (magazine) . Retrieved April 10, 2007.
5. ^ French Albums Chart . In: LesCharts.com . Retrieved April 10, 2007.
6. ↑ Parcours de Plus de 870 ALBUMS Dans les Charts Français . In: FanOfMusic.Free.fr . Retrieved April 10, 2007.
7. ^ French Certification . In: ChartsInFrance.net . Archived from the original on April 30, 2007. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 10, 2007. 
8. ↑ ... Baby One More Time in the Official UK Charts (English)
9. ↑ bpi.co.uk: Platinum award for … Baby One More Time (accessed June 12, 2008)
10. ↑ Britney Spears Best Selling Artist of the Decade ( Memento from June 26, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
11. ↑ ^{a b} chart sources = DE AT CH UK US
12. ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Britney Spears's Career Sales. In: Billboard. March 24, 2015, accessed November 23, 2018 .