Circus (Britney Spears album)

Circus
Britney Spears studio album
Publication (s)	November 28, 2008 (European Union, New Zealand, South Africa, Indonesia) November 29, 2008 (Australia) November 30, 2008 (Europe) December 1, 2008 (United Kingdom) December 2, 2008 (USA, Canada, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Philippines, Mexico, Argentina) December 3, 2008 (rest of Latin America, Japan) December 25, 2008 (Turkey)
admission	April – September 2008
Label (s)	Jive Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Pop, urban , dance
Title (number)	13 (Standard Edition) 15 (Deluxe Edition)
running time	46:15 min. (Standard Edition) 57:12 min. (Deluxe Edition)
occupation	Singing Britney Spears
production	Britney Spears (Executive Producer) Bloodshy & Avant Dr. hatch Nate "Danja" Hills The clutch Fernando Garibay Greg Kurstin Jim Beanz Guy Sigsworth Max Martin The underdogs The Outsyders Benny Blanco Kelly Claude Lady Gaga Nicole Morier Let's go to war Teresa LaBarbera Whites and Larry Rudolph (Executive Producers)
chronology Blackout (2007) Circus Femme Fatale (2011)
Single releases November 14, 2008 Womanizer February 27, 2009 Circus April 12, 2009 If U Seek Amy June 23, 2009 radar

Circus (English for: " Circus ") is the sixth studio album by the US singer Britney Spears . In North America it was released on December 2, 2008, the singer's 27th birthday, while in Europe and Australia it was released on November 28, 2008. It was recorded within 5 months, from April to September 2008.

Circus debuted at number 1 in the USA, Switzerland and Canada , became Spears' fifth number one album in America and made the top ten in 17 other countries. The album was awarded platinum eleven times and gold eleven times worldwide.

The first single, Womanizer , became an international hit and topped the charts in over twenty countries worldwide, including the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, where it became her second number 1 single. The second single, Circus , debuted at number three in the US, which was Spears' highest debut on the Hot 100 at the time. The single If U Seek Amy managed to reach the Top 20 of the Billboard Hot 100 and could not build on the success of its two predecessors. Several live performances and her first world tour in five years supported the promotion for the album.

Womanizer received a Grammy nomination for "Best Dance Recording," the first nomination in five years. At the Video Music Awards 2009 Womanizer was nominated for “Video of the Year” and “Best Pop Video” and was able to prevail in the “Best Pop Video” category. The second single, Circus , was nominated five times, but could not succeed in any category.

background

For the first time in May 2008 several well-known producers like Sean Garrett and JR Rothem confirmed that Spears had started work on a new album and was in the phase in which she was looking for the sound and musical direction she wanted to take. Spears manager, Larry Rudolph, announced in a press release in July 2008 that the singer would “spend her summer in the studio working on a new album [...] with a team of top producers and songwriters and that they are excited to see what they'll have done by then. ”In August 2008, Spears said in an interview with OK! also about her new album: “I think this time it's more into the contemporary R&B corner. I work with people who are just phenomenal. [...] There is this fresh new energy. At the moment I write every day, right here at the piano in my living room ... This will be my best work so far. "

Since most of the songs were illegally posted on the Internet months before the release of their predecessor Blackout , stricter security precautions were taken before the new album was released. So betrayed Shannon Holtzapffel , one of Spears' background dancers, opposite the Daily Telegraph : "When we were finished with the dance rehearsals, they took the CD and placed in a safe. I've never seen anything like it before. "

According to the music magazine Rolling Stone , Spears recorded about 30 songs for their sixth studio album.

Circus was officially announced by Jive Records on September 15, 2008 by means of a press release.

production

Spears worked with many different producers on her sixth studio album. Danja , who was already heavily involved in the previous Blackout and u. a. is responsible for the hit Gimme More , wrote and produced two songs for Circus . Also the Swedish production team Bloodshy & Avant , who had worked with the singer several times in the past (including Toxic & Showdown for In the Zone in 2003; My Prerogative & Do Somethin ' for Greatest Hits: My Prerogative in 2004; Piece of Me & Radar for Blackout in 2007), participated again in the new album. Guy Sigsworth , who most recently produced the ballads Everytime and Someday (I Will Understand) , written by Spears himself , was responsible for the quieter songs.

Max Martin , who is responsible for Spears' debut and biggest hit so far ... Baby One More Time from the album of the same name, wrote and produced his "best work ever" for Circus . Dr. Luke (who often collaborates with Martin) shows up a. jointly responsible for the title track Circus . The song was co-produced by Benny Blanco. Also noteworthy are The Outsyders, a previously unknown producer duo from Atlanta who produced Womanizer , the first single, and helped Spears to a # 1 hit in numerous countries, including the US and Canada.

Junkie XL , Lil Jon , Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins , Sean Garrett , Taio Cruz , JR Rothem and Lady Gaga worked on songs for Spears that didn't make it to the circus . Only Quicksand , written and co-produced by Lady Gaga, will be released as a bonus track on iTunes .

reception

The English tabloid The Sun received several audio samples from Circus exclusively at the beginning of November . It published the first review worldwide. The criticism was consistently positive, especially if U Seek Amy and Kill the Lights were enthusiastic. In addition, the album would have similarities to Madonna's Hard Candy .

According to Nick Levine , author at Digital Spy , Circus has similarities to Spears' last studio album, although the singer sounds more confident and just as natural on the new work, as her voice has hardly been digitally edited afterwards. In addition, Circus has something that Blackout does not have - with Out from Under a ballad that moves you to tears .

The album was voted "Album of the Year 2008" twice, in the annual poll of Billboard readers as well as Allheadlinenews.com readers. AHN writes : “[…] a # 1 album, which was produced by their former hit guarantors Max Martin and Guy Sigsworth, almost gives the impression that the world of Britney has never been in a crisis. With colorful pop beats and hardly a mention of their problems, Circus continues exactly where In the Zone left off. "

promotion

To promote the album, Jive set up a hotline that fans can use to leave a message for Spears. Some callers would get a call back from Spears personally. On Amazon.com there were audio samples of all the songs on the album weeks before the release.

In the United States, the 90-minute documentary Britney: For the Record was broadcast on MTV on November 30, 2008 . It sheds light on how Spears reports back to the music business. In Germany, a shortened version of the documentary was broadcast on Exclusiv on RTL on December 28, 2008 under the title Exklusiv Britney-Spezial: Mein Weg zurück . Several "circus"-themed posters have also been posted on Spear's official website to promote Circus .

On November 27, 2008, one day before the album was released in Germany, the singer performed with Womanizer at the Bambi Awards in Offenburg, Baden . This was Spear's first stay in Germany for almost four years. She also received the Bambi in the “Pop International” category.

On November 28, 2008, Spears appeared on the French talent show " Star Academy ", also with Womanizer . Your appearance brought the show record ratings.

Just one day later, there was an appearance in England on the casting show " X-Factor ", as before in Germany and France Spears presented the first single from Circus . The show saw 12.8 million viewers - the highest audience rating in the history of the show.

On December 2, 2008, Spears appeared on the New York City news show " Good Morning America ". She opened the show with Circus . Shortly afterwards, the Womanizer performance, already known to Europeans, followed . On December 3, 2008, the singer opened the lighting of the Christmas lights at the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree in New York City with a short speech .

Commercial win

From Circus 219,000 copies were sold in the United States on the first day of sale. Just a few hours after its release in the US, the album entered the iTunes album charts at number 1, as did the singers' first four studio albums. With 505,073 copies sold, Spears was able to beat first week sales of the 2008 albums by Beyoncé , Mariah Carey , Madonna and Kanye West . Moreover, it is Circus is the second fastest-selling album by a female artist in 2008, only Fearless by Taylor Swift sold more quickly. Furthermore, Spears was able to set two records: With the debut of over half a million copies, Spears is the only performer in the history of Nielsen SoundScan (USA) who was able to sell at least 500,000 albums in the first week with at least four albums. Furthermore, the singer can adorn herself with the title “Artist with the most debuts in first place”. In the second week, 200,000 copies were brought to customers in the USA. Furthermore, the album was able to reach number 1 in the album charts in Canada, Japan, Russia, Switzerland and Europe.

In Australia, Circus rose to number 3 and was awarded gold for over 35,000 copies sold after just one week and platinum for 70,000 copies sold after two weeks. To date, two platinum awards have been achieved for over 140,000 units sold. In Switzerland the album entered number 1 and received gold for over 15,000 copies in the first week. Thus Spears reached the top of the Swiss album charts for the first time since Britney (2001). In the UK, the album debuted at number 4. Based on week one sales of 76,231 units, this is their second best-selling studio album, right after Oops! ... I did it again . To date, the album has sold over 300,000 copies and was awarded platinum. In Canada, the album debuted at number 1 on the album charts with 51,000 units sold; it's also Britney's fifth number 1 album in Canada and has its highest 1st week sales since Oops! ... I did it again . To date, the album has sold over 240,000 copies in Canada and has received triple platinum. The long player also took first place in Mexico and was also awarded gold. In Russia, the album Circus went platinum after just one week, for over 20,000 copies sold. To date, Circus has reached double platinum and has sold more than 40,000 copies in Russia. The album reached number 2 in Ireland, sold 15,000 copies and was awarded platinum. The album was awarded gold in Italy and has been sold over 41,000 times to date.

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	9 (20 weeks)	20th
Austria (Ö3)	9 (15 weeks)	15th
Switzerland (IFPI)	1 (16 weeks)	16
United Kingdom (OCC)	4th (31 weeks)	31
United States (Billboard)	1 (42 weeks)	42

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	20,000
Australia (ARIA)	2 × platinum	140,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	15,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
France (SNEP)	gold	75,000
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	gold	3,000
Greece (IFPI)	gold	3,000
Ireland (IRMA)	platinum	15,000
Japan (RIAJ)	gold	100,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	240,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	gold	40,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Poland (ZPAV)	gold	10,000
Russia (NFPF)	2 × platinum	40,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	3,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,700,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	341,000
All in all	10 × gold 11 × platinum	2,860,000

Main article: Britney Spears / Music Sales Awards

Track list

Standard edition

No.	title	Producers	Duration
1	Womanizer	The Outsyders	3:43
2	Circus	Dr. Luke , Benny Blanco	3:12
3	Out from under	Guy Sigsworth	3:54
4th	Kill the lights	Danja , Jim Beanz	3:59
5	Shattered glass	Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly	2:53
6th	If U Seek Amy	Max Martin	3:37
7th	Unusual You	Bloodshy & Avant	4:23
8th	Blur	Danja	3:09
9	Mmm papi	Let's Go to War, Nicole Morier	3:22
10	mannequin	Rob Knox, Harvey Mason Jr.	4:06
11	Lace and Leather	Benny Blanco, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly	2:48
12	My baby	Guy Sigsworth	3:20
13	Radar (bonus track)	Bloodshy & Avant, The Clutch	3:49

Bonus tracks

No.	title	Producers	Duration
14th	Rock Me In (Europe & Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)	Greg Kurstin , Nicole Morier	3:17
15th	Phonography (Europe & Deluxe Edition Bonus Track)	Bloodshy & Avant, The Clutch	3:35
16	Quicksand (iTunes Deluxe Bonus Track)	Fernando Garibay, Lady Gaga	4:05
17th	Amnesia (Japan & UK bonus track)	Fernando Garibay	3:57
18th	Trouble (iTunes Bonus Track)	Bloodshy & Avant, The Clutch	3:35
19th	Rock Boy (Musicload, Bazuca & Mimix Chile)	Danja	3:22
20th	Womanizer (Kaskade Radio Edit # 2) (Britney.com MP3 Premium Edition Bonus Track)	cascade	3:12
21st	Womanizer (Junior Vasquez Superstar Mix) (Britney.com MP3 Premium Edition Bonus Track)	Junior Vasquez	7:29

Deluxe Edition

A deluxe edition with the Circus album and a DVD as well as a poster will be released parallel to the normal album . In addition to the thirteen songs, the album includes two other songs - Rock Me In and Phonography . The content of the DVD consists of:

1. The Making Of Circus - 9:33
2. Womanizer (Director's Cut) video clip - 3:45
3. Photo Gallery - 2:00

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2008	Womanizer Circus	DE4 (16 weeks) DE	AT4 (21 weeks) AT	CH2 (27 weeks) CH	UK3 (30 weeks) UK	US1 (23 weeks) US	Initial release: October 3, 2008 Sales: + 4,268,313
	Circus Circus	DE11 (11 weeks) DE	AT14 (13 weeks) AT	CH19 (18 weeks) CH	UK13 (22 weeks) UK	US3 (22 weeks) US	First published: December 2, 2008 Sales: + 3,418,500
2009	If U Seek Amy Circus	DE36 (8 weeks) DE	AT34 (4 weeks) AT	CH61 (4 weeks) CH	UK20 (12 weeks) UK	US19 (20 weeks) US	First published: March 10, 2009 Sales: + 1,335,000
	Radar Circus	-	-	-	UK46 (4 weeks) UK	US88 (3 weeks) US	First published: June 22, 2009
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2008	Shattered Glass Circus	-	-	-	-	US70 (1 week) US	Chart entry: December 20, 2008 Sales: + 160,000

Awards

year	Award show	Award	Result
2009	NRJ Music Awards	Best International Female Artist	won
		Video Of the Year: Womanizer	won
	MTV Australia Awards	Best Moves: Circus	won
	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Pop Video: Womanizer	won
2008	Virgin Media Music Awards	Best album 2008 Circus	2nd place
		Best Track 2008: Womanizer	2nd place
	Fuse Awards	Best Video of 2008: Womanizer	won
	InMusic Awards	Best Music Video: Womanizer	won
	R&B Junk Awards	Best Pop Mainstream Album: Circus	won
		The "Shake your Thang" song: Womanizer	won
		Video of The Year: Circus	won

"The Circus Starring: Britney Spears" tour

The Circus Starring: Britney Spears was the singer's seventh tour . The tour was Spears' first world tour since their " Onyx Hotel Tour " in 2004. a. the pussycat dolls on. Shortly after Womanizer premiered on New York Radio "Z100", Spears announced a world tour for spring 2009 during a surprise visit. The singer signed a contract with the life entertainment company AEG , which produced the tour. Wade Robson was responsible for a third of the choreography , and he also directed the entire tour. Initially the tour was limited to 36 concerts in North America and eight concerts in London in the "O2 Arena". According to the record company, ticket sales for the upcoming tour exceeded all expectations. In North America, over 500,000 tickets were sold after just a few weeks, and the O2 Arena in London was also sold out eight times after a short time with over 100,000 tickets sold. Additional concerts were therefore organized, so u. a. in Manchester at the end of April 2009, the announcement for concerts in Europe followed. With the announcement of the expansion of the tour, the chairman of the company AEG said: “The Circus Tour is one of the largest and best-selling tours of this decade. The acceptance and reactions around the world are incredible. The last tour weekend achieved the highest gross income of a tour so far. All halls have always been sold out so far ”. So followed u. a. Spears could be seen two concerts in Paris and Dublin , also in Belgium, Russia, Finland, Poland, Sweden and Denmark. In Germany the only concert took place on July 26th, 2009 in Berlin. The dance-pop group Cascada performed as the opening act at Spears Germany Concert.

With an average ticket price of $ 102.51 per concert, Spears had sales of about $ 2.4 million and was thus number one on the list of highest tour revenues, ahead of Elton John , Celine Dion and AC / DC .

Others

• The first single Womanizer reached # 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 . So this is Spear's second # 1 hit in the US, almost ten years after debuting ... Baby One More Time in 1999.
• The second single, Circus, debuted at # 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 through 212,000 digital sales - Spears first debut in the US top ten. At the same time, the No. 1 hit Womanizer was at # 10, making it the first time in Spears' career that two of her songs were in the top ten of the US singles charts. In the same week, Shattered Glass was placed at # 70 and If U Seek Amy at # 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100 only through high downloads . A total of four songs by the singer were therefore in the top 100 at the same time. Without an official release as a single, the title could sell 160,000 units.
• The album Circus reached number 7 in the list of the best opening week of 2008 in the USA (number 1 with 505,000 copies sold) after Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III (1,006,000), AC / DC's Black Ice (784,000), Coldplays Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends (721,000), Taylor Swifts Fearless (592,000), TIs Paper Trail (568,000), and Jonas Brothers ' A Little Bit Longer (525,000).

Contributors

Songwriter

• Womanizer : Nikesha Briskoe, Raphael Akinyemi
• Circus : Claude Kelly, Lukasz Gottwald , Benjamin Levin
• Out from Under : Arnthor Birgisson, Wayne Hector and Shelly Peiken
• Kill the Lights : Marcella Araica, Luke Boyd, Nate "Danja" Hills , James Washington
• Shattered Glass : Claude Kelly, Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin
• If U Seek Amy : Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund, Max Martin , Shellback
• Unusual You : Henrik Jonback, Christian Karlsson, Kasia Livingston, Pontus Winnberg
• Blur : Marcella Araica, Stacy Barthe, Nate "Danja" Hills
• Mmm Papi : Britney Spears , Henry Walter, Adrien Gough, Peter-John Kerr, Nicole Morier
• Mannequin : B. Spears, James Fauntleroy II, Rob Knox, Harvey Mason Jr.
• Lace and Leather : Lukasz Gottwald, Benjamin Levin, Ronnie Jackson, Frankie Storm
• My Baby : B. Spears, Guy Sigsworth
• Radar : Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis & Patrick "J.Que" Smith
• Rock Me In : B. Spears, Nicole Morier, Greg Kurstin
• Phonography : C. Karlsson, P. Winnberg, H. Jonback, B. Muhammad, C. Nelson, E. "Zeke" Lewis & P. ​​"J.Que" Smith
• Quicksand : Lady Gaga , Fernando Garibay
• Amnesia : Fernando Garibay, Kasia Livingston
• Trouble : C. Karlsson, P. Winnberg, H. Jonback, B. Muhammad, C. Nelson, E. "Zeke" Lewis & P. ​​"J.Que" Smith
• Rock Boy : Tina Parol

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2008 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. 
2. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003849852
3. ↑ Alex Dobuzinskis: Britney Spears says she plans to tour again . Reuters. September 30, 2008. Accessed December 31, 2009.
4. ^ Britney Spears, Larry Rudolph Return to Studio | Fashion.ie Gossip . Fashion.ie. April 17, 2008. Accessed on December 31, 2009.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20201672,00.html
6. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20212557,00.html
7. ↑ http://www.britneyland.de/news/?id=8497&archive=2008_08&page=5&cpage=1&sid=3b33eb2ace3a7cf4be158d34dda0d608
8. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 19, 2008 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. 
9. ↑ http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,24340825-5009160,00.html
10. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/23181054/page/5
11. ↑ http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/britney-spears-announces-new-album-circus-for-worldwide-release-december-2nd,539297.shtml
12. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 17, 2008 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. 
13. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1594761/20080915/spears_britney.jhtml
14. ↑ http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/081031/ny43349.html?.v=1
15. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1594761/20080915/spears_britney.jhtml
16. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003874105
17. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2008 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. 
18. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20230964,00.html
19. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7483543.stm
20. ↑ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20201672,00.html
21. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2008 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. 
22. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 12, 2008 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. 
23. ↑ http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/article1907117.ece
24. ↑ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a135219/notes-on-the-new-britney-album.html
25. ↑ http://www.britneytime.de/index.php?subaction=showcomments&id=1230548347&archive=&start_from=&ucat=5&
26. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 1, 2009 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. 
27. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 5, 2008 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. 
28. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1599280/20081113/spears_britney.jhtml
29. ↑ http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1596736/20081009/spears_britney.jhtml
30. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 9, 2008 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. 
31. ↑ http://www.britneyspears.de/news_ansicht.php?id=11246
32. ↑ http://www.bunte.de/szene/bambi-2008/bambi-britney-spears-bekommen-bambi_aid_7460.html
33. ↑ http://www.britneyspears.de/news_ansicht.php?id=11386
34. ↑ http://www.britneyspears.de/news_ansicht.php?id=11362
35. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 3, 2008 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. 
36. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 3, 2008 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. 
37. ↑ http://www.okmagazine.com/news/view/10337
38. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/britney-s-circus-on-track-to-top-album-chart-1003919151.story
39. ↑ [1]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
40. ↑ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b72554_britney_spears_circus_act_tops_charts.html
41. ↑ Britney's 'Circus' Arrives With Half-Mil Debut At No. 1 - December 10, 2008
42. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/taylor-swift-reclaims-billboard-200-throne-1003923353.story
43. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2009Albums.htm
44. ↑ http://hitparade.ch/awards.asp?year=2008
45. ↑ http://www.britneyland.de/news/?sid=52fcba72715dda0a32beeeac77bd0868
46. ↑ http://www.britneyland.de/news/?id=9528&search_id=767024229&archive=2011_01&page=35
47. ↑ CRIA Gold / Platinum
48. ↑ http://www.britneyland.de/news/?id=9221&search_id=298581379&archive=2010_03&page=3
49. ↑ http://www.britneyland.de/news/?id=10496&search_id=767024229&archive=2011_01&page=54
50. ↑ http://www.britneyland.de/news/?id=10085&search_id=767024229&archive=2011_01&page=47
51. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
52. ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Britney Spears's Career Sales. In: Billboard. March 24, 2015, accessed August 11, 2015 . 
53. ↑ KEY RELEASES: 11/28/09. In: Music Week. November 28, 2009, archived from the original on February 25, 2014 ; accessed on September 10, 2016 (English). 
54. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2011 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. 
55. ↑ http://www.breatheheavy.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1226913392&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
56. ↑ http://www.musicload.de/album/4150031_2/britney-spears/circus/item.html
57. ↑ http://thomascrownchronicles.blogspot.com/2008/12/britney-spears-rock-boy-produced-by.html
58. ↑ ^{a b} Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
59. ↑ http://www.britneyland.de/news/?id=10830&search_id=912433095&archive=2011_01&page=2&cpage=1
60. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2009 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. 
61. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from January 18, 2009 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. 
62. ↑ http://www.mtv.com.au/news/best-bits-and-winners-vodafone-mtvaas/
63. ↑ 2009 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS Winners
64. ↑ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/awards2008/winners.php/
65. ↑ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/awards2008/winners.php/
66. ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original dated December 1, 2008 in the web archive archive.today ) 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. 
67. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from April 1, 2009 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. 
68. ↑ http://www.rnbjunk.com/blog/rnbjunk-awards-2008/
69. ↑ http://www.rnbjunk.com/blog/rnbjunk-awards-2008/
70. ↑ http://www.rnbjunk.com/blog/rnbjunk-awards-2008/
71. ↑ http://www.ticketmaster.com/Pussycat-Dolls-tickets/artist/1012918
72. ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=30944
73. ↑ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b63595_britney_spears_ready_hit_road.html
74. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003873746
75. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated December 9, 2008 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. 
76. ↑ http://www.ticketmaster.com/Britney-Spears-tickets/artist/723427
77. ↑ http://www.theo2.co.uk/event/britney-spears-20090603.html
78. ↑ [2]  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
79. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 21, 2009 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. 
80. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original dated February 14, 2009 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. 
81. ↑ ^{a b} Archive link ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
82. ↑ http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/entertainment/breakingnews/Britney-Spears-enters-top-concert-tour-list-at-No_-1-this-week-42757672.html
83. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003874105
84. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/britney-s-circus-debuts-atop-album-chart-1003921402.story
85. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 15, 2008 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. 
86. ↑ http://www.britneyland.de/news/?id=10830&search_id=912433095&archive=2011_01&page=2&cpage=1
87. ↑ [3]  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
88. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from January 4, 2011 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.