Britney (album)

Britney
Britney Spears studio album
Publication (s)	2001
admission	February-August 2001
Label (s)	Jive Records
Format (s)	CD, LP, MC
Genre (s)	Pop, dance, R 'n' B
Title (number)	17th
running time	46:29 min.
occupation	Singing: Britney Spears
production	Max Martin Rami Yacoub Darkchild The Neptunes Wade Robson Justin Timberlake
chronology Oops! ... I Did It Again (2000) Britney In the Zone (2003)
Single releases October 15, 2001 I'm a slave 4 U December 8, 2001 Overprotected February 18, 2002 I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman June 1, 2002 I love rock 'n' roll July 29, 2002 Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)

Britney is the third studio album of American pop - singer Britney Spears . It was released worldwide on November 5, 2001 and on November 6, 2001 in the USA and Canada as well as on November 12, 2001 in Japan , both on the Jive Records label. It is the genres of pop , dance pop , pop-rock and R 'n' B attributed. Spears supported the promotion of the album with their Dream Within a Dream Tour .

Music style & criticism

Britney was received positively by most of the critics and rated as a further development of the artist. So was All Music Guide the album 4.5 out of 5 stars with the statement that the singer reveal their personality with this album, adult THAT CONDITION, yet she was herself. Spears tried his hand at other music genres for the first time , so two of the extracted songs, I'm a Slave 4 U as the first single and later Boys , are in the R&B area, both produced by the American hip-hop duo The Neptunes .

Commercial win

Britney debuted at number one in both Canada and the US in the first week, ahead of Michael Jackson's new studio album, Invincible . In the US, Britney sold over 746,000 copies in the first week alone. As a result, Spears set a record for the first time, which she later broke again: No female artist managed to enter the US Billboard 200 with three studio albums in a row. To date, Britney has sold 4.9 million copies in the US alone, a commercial success and a break in sales compared to Spears' two previous albums.

Track list

1. I'm a Slave 4 U ( Chad Hugo , Pharrell Williams ) - 3:23

2. Overprotected ( Max Martin , Rami Yacoub) - 3:18

3. Lonely ( Rodney Jerkins , Brian Kierulf, Joshua Schwartz, Britney Spears) - 3:19

4. I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman ( Max Martin , Dido , Rami Yacoub) - 3:51

5. Boys ( Chad Hugo , Pharrell Williams ) - 3:26

6. Anticipating (Brian Kierulf, Joshua Schwartz, Britney Spears) - 3:16

7. I Love Rock 'n' Roll (Jake Hooker, Alan Merrill) - 3:06 (Original artist : Arrows)

8. Cinderella ( Max Martin , Rami Yakoub, Britney Spears) - 3:39

9. Let Me Be (Brian Kierulf, Joshua Schwartz, Britney Spears) - 2:51

10. Bombastic Love ( Max Martin , Rami Yakoub) - 3:05

11. That's Where You Take Me (Brian Kierulf, Joshua Schwartz, Britney Spears) - 3:32

Bonus tracks (international)

12. When I Found You (D. Hill, Jörgen Elofsson) - 3:37

13. I Run Away (Brian Kierulf, Joshua Schwartz) - 4:04

14. What It's Like to Be Me (Wade Robson, Justin Timberlake ) - 2:50

15. Before the Goodbye (Brian Kierulf, Joshua Schwartz, Britney Spears, B. Transeau) - 3:50

Limited edition

16. Overprotected (The DarkChild Remix) - 3:07

17. I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman (Metro Mix) - 5:25

18. I'm a Slave 4 U (Thunderpuss Radio Remix) - 3:19

Bonus DVD

1. "Britney Talks: Part 1"
2. I'm a slave 4 U [Music video]
3. "Britney Talks: Part 2"
4. Overprotected [Music video]
5. "Britney Talks: Part 3"
6. I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman [Music video]
7. "Britney Talks: Part 4"
8. Overprotected (The DarkChild Remix) [Music video]
9. "Britney Talks: Part 5"
10. "Making of Pepsi: Right Now (Taste the Victory) "
11. "Britney Talks: Part 6"

Chart successes

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	1 (39 weeks)	39
Austria (Ö3)	1 (46 weeks)	46
Switzerland (IFPI)	1 (35 weeks)	35
United Kingdom (OCC)	4th (42 weeks)	42
United States (Billboard)	1 (58 weeks)	58

Singles

A total of six singles were released from Britney . The first worldwide single was the R&B hit I'm a Slave 4 U produced by The Neptunes in September 2001 . With this song and the accompanying video, Spears went in a completely different direction: The singer showed herself to the audience much more mature, adult and wicked. The second and third single releases were Overprotected and I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman , the former being used as the second single in Australia and the UK and the latter in the US and the rest of Europe . For the critics, both singles symbolized the "return to pop", which Spears initially opted for. Overprotected was also chosen as the third single for the US, but not, however, initially in the German speaking by Rodney Jerkins ge remixed and thus as Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) released new video. I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman , also the theme song for Spear's first feature film Not a Girl , has now been released as the third single in the UK and other countries. So there was a single split between the two songs .

This was followed by I Love Rock 'n' Roll , a cover by the band Arrows and at the same time the soundtrack of Spears' movie, and Boys , which in turn was remixed (by The Neptunes ) and now appeared as Boys (The Co-Ed Remix) a collaboration with Pharrell Williams . Jive Records released Anticipating as the sixth single only in France and Brazil instead of I Love Rock 'n' Roll . This single was the first and so far the last "test release"; The record company wanted to appeal to a different audience with the 80s- inspired single, which was also successful because the single was passably successful in both countries and entered the charts.

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2001	I'm a slave 4 U Britney	DE3 (10 weeks) DE	AT6 (14 weeks) AT	CH7 (21 weeks) CH	UK4 (18 weeks) UK	US27 (14 weeks) US	First published: September 24, 2001 Sales: + 405,000
	Overprotected Britney	-	-	-	UK4 (12 weeks) UK	US86 (5 weeks) US	First published: December 12, 2001 Sales: + 300,000
2002	I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman Britney	DE10 (15 weeks) DE	AT3 (17 weeks) AT	CH16 (21 weeks) CH	UK2 (11 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 18, 2002 Sales: +285,000
	I love rock 'n' roll Britney	DE7 (13 weeks) DE	AT9 (17 weeks) AT	CH15 (16 weeks) CH	UK13 (12 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 27, 2002 Sales: + 35,000
	Boys Britney	DE19 (9 weeks) DE	AT18 (9 weeks) AT	CH20 (9 weeks) CH	UK7 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 29, 2002 Sales: + 35,000; feat. Pharrell Williams

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	platinum	(50,000)
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Germany (BVMI)	platinum	(300,000)
Europe (IFPI)	2 × platinum	2,000,000
Finland (IFPI)	gold	(16,551)
France (SNEP)	platinum	(300,000)
Italy (FIMI)	platinum	(100,000)
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	150,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	(40,000)
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	(30,000)
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	(40,000)
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	(40,000)
Spain (Promusicae)	platinum	(100,000)
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	(10,000)
United States (RIAA)	4 × platinum	4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	(300,000)
All in all	6 × gold 22 × platinum	6,937,500

Main article: Britney Spears / Music Sales Awards

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1. ↑ Album review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Allmusic, accessed October 18, 2016
2. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1107321 ( Memento from February 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US