In the zone

In the zone
Britney Spears studio album
Publication (s)	November 17, 2003
admission	December 2002 – October 2003
Label (s)	Jive Records
Format (s)	CD, DualDisc, DVD, DVD-Audio, MC
Genre (s)	Pop, R'n'B, dance, hip-hop
Title (number)	12
running time	45:23 min.
occupation	Singing: Britney Spears
production	R. Kelly Britney Spears Avant & Bloodshy Sean Combs Jimmy Harry Brian Kierulf Steve Lunt Penelope magnet The Matrix Moby Josh Schwartz Guy Sigsworth Shepard Soloman Mark Taylor Trixster
chronology Britney (2001) In the zone Blackout (2007)
Single releases November 10, 2003 Me Against the Music March 22, 2004 Toxic May 10, 2004 Everytime July 13, 2004 Outrageous

In the Zone (. English for: " in the field ") is the fourth studio album by the American pop - singer Britney Spears , who thus music in pop, electro-trance, hip-hop, rock and dance music moves.

The album rose u. a. in the USA, France, Mexico and the United World Charts at number 1. The first single Me Against the Music reached number 1 in five countries and the top ten in 12 other countries. The second single Toxic was more successful than the first single, reaching number 1 in six countries and the top ten in 15 other countries. The song won a Grammy Award in the "Best Dance Recording" category.

The third single, Everytime , took first place in four countries and made it into the top ten in 16 other countries.

Production and Criticism

Spears fourth album is the most musically multifaceted and versatile album of the singer so far, as very different producers and authors such as R. Kelly , Bloodshy & Avant, Red Zone, The Matrix, P. Diddy and Moby have worked on the album. Spears also worked closely with the producers himself and wrote 9 of 14 songs. Me Against the Music was a collaboration with Madonna and the album's first single release, while the singer in (I Got That) Boom Boom was supported by the Ying Yang Twins with several rap passages. After the album was released, critics often focused their attention on the songs Breathe on Me and Touch of My Hand , as both have lyrical sexual hints. With the commercial success of the second single Toxic, both critics and fans viewed this song as one of the strongest on the album. The song brought Spears her first Grammy in 2005 in the "Best Dance Recording" category.

Commercial win

In the United States, Spears' fourth album, like its three predecessors, debuted at number 1 and sold around 609,000 copies in the first week. With that she broke her own record, because before that no artist except Spears managed to enter the US album charts from 0 to number 1 with three albums in a row. Spears made it with the album in the US on 3 × platinum , which corresponds to 3,000,000 records sold. In total, In the Zone sold over 3,100,000 copies in the United States. Even if Spears was able to sell more of their previous albums in the USA, the single releases from In the Zone were much more commercially successful than from their predecessor Britney . In Germany and Canada the album entered number 2, while in Latin America the album continued the success of its predecessors and a. First place in Mexico and Argentina; also went platinum in Mexico for 100,000 copies sold.

Like its predecessors , In the Zone reached number 1 in the United World Charts , i.e. the official world charts , and has sold over 12 million copies worldwide to date.

Track list

1. Me Against the Music (Britney Spears, Madonna, Christopher Stewart, Thabiso Nikhereanye, Penelope Magnet, Terius Nash, Gary O'Brien) - 3:44 (feat. Madonna)
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom (Roy Hamilton, Chyna Royal, Deongelo Holmes, Eric Jackson) - 4:51 ( feat.Ying Yang Twins )
3. Showdown (Britney Spears, Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback) - 3:17
4. Breathe on Me (Stephen Lee, Steve Anderson, Lisa Greene) - 3:43
5. Early Mornin ' (Britney Spears, Moby , Christopher Stewart, Penelope Magnet) - 3:45
6. Toxic (Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback) - 3:21
7. Outrageous ( R. Kelly ) - 3:21
8. Touch of My Hand (Britney Spears, Jimmy Harry, Balewa Muhammad, Shep Solomon) - 4:19
9. The Hook Up (Britney Spears, Christopher Stewart, Thabiso Nikhereanye, Penelope Magnet) - 3:54
10. Shadow (Britney Spears, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards, Charlie Midnight) - 3:45
11. Brave New Girl (Britney Spears, Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz, Kara DioGuardi) - 3:30
12. Everytime (Britney Spears, Annette Stamatelatos) - 3:53

Bonus tracks

13. Me Against the Music (Britney Spears, Madonna, Christopher Stewart, Thabiso Nikhereanye, Penelope Magnet, Terius Nash, Gary O'Brien) [Rishi Rich's Desi Kulcha Remix] - 4:33 (feat. Madonna)
14. The Answer ( Sean Combs , Ryan Leslie) - 3:54
15. Don't Hang Up (Britney Spears, Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf) - 4:02

Charts and awards

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	platinum	40,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Brazil (PMB)	gold	50,000
Denmark (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	100,000
Europe (IFPI)	platinum	(1,000,000)
Finland (IFPI)	gold	15.052
France (SNEP)	2 × gold	224,000
Greece (IFPI)	gold	10,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	250,000
Canada (MC)	3 × platinum	300,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)	platinum	100,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	gold	7,500
Norway (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Austria (IFPI)	platinum	30,000
Portugal (AFP)	platinum	30,000
Russia (NFPF)	2 × platinum	40,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	30,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Spain (Promusicae)	gold	50,000
Hungary (MAHASZ)	gold	10,000
United States (RIAA)	2 × platinum	3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	platinum	534,000
All in all	14 × gold 15 × platinum	4,975,552

Main article: Britney Spears / Music Sales Awards

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2003	Me Against the Music In the Zone	DE5 (12 weeks) DE	AT12 (15 weeks) AT	CH4 (15 weeks) CH	UK2 (15 weeks) UK	US35 (13 weeks) US	First published: October 14, 2003 Sales: +75,000; feat. Madonna
2004	Toxic In the Zone	DE4 (17 weeks) DE	AT5 (22 weeks) AT	CH4 (27 weeks) CH	UK1 (14 weeks) UK	US9 (20 weeks) US	First published: January 13, 2004 Sales: + 3327500
	Everytime in the zone	DE4 (19 weeks) DE	AT4 (22 weeks) AT	CH6 (28 weeks) CH	UK1 (15 weeks) UK	US15 (18 weeks) US	First published: May 10, 2004 Sales: + 1,325,000
	Outrageous In the Zone	-	-	-	-	US79 (4 weeks) US	First published: July 20, 2004
	Breathe on Me 2 In the Zone	-	-	-	-	-	First published: 2004

Remarks

• ¹ USA and Japan Promo (Worldwide publication with promotion was discarded due to an injury to Spears while making the video for the single. Video never completed)
• ² Promo only (never released)

Awards

ceremony	Award
2004
Billboard Music Awards	Best-Selling Dance Single of the Year (Me Against the Music)
Brasil Music Award	Best International Female Artist
Holland TMF Awards	Gridlock Award
MTV Europe Music Awards	Best Female Artist of the Year
Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards	Choice Song (Toxic)
Popstar Magazine	Popastic Video Right Now (Toxic)
Teen Choice Awards	Choice Single (Toxic)
TRL Awards	Gridlock Award
UK Ivor Novello Awards	Most Performed Work (Toxic)
2005
Golden Music Awards	Music Video of the Year (Toxic)
Grammy Awards	Best Dance Recording (Toxic)
Groovevolt Awards	Video of the Year (Toxic)
	Best Female Album
	Best Song Performance by a Female Artist (Everytime)
	Most fashionable artist

DVD release

On April 5, 2004, Sony released a DVD of the same name containing the following material:

ABC Television Special, "Britney Spears: In the Zone"

1. Toxic
2. All grown up
3. Breathe on Me
4. Taking control
5. Medley:
6. Boys
7. I'm a slave 4 U
8. Family
9. Inner Circle
10. (I Got That) Boom Boom feat. Ying Yang Twins
11. The Public Eye
12. Little Girl ... Big Dreams
13. Love & Heartbreak
14. Everytime
15. A ride in the park
16. Britney Spears: In the Zone
17. ... Baby One More Time
18. Woman of the Year
19. The Kiss
20. Me Against the Music

MTV's "Spankin New Music Week on TRL" Times Square Performance

1. Me Against The Music
2. (I Got That) Boom Boom feat. Ying Yang Twins

Me Against the Music feat. Madonna - The Video

MTV's "Making The Video: Toxic"

Toxic - The Video

"In The Personal Zone"

1. inspiration
2. Spirituality
3. ABC special
4. Onyx Hotel Tour
5. TRL performance
6. Toxic

Exclusive Bonus Music CD:

1. I've just begun
2. Girls and Boys
3. Toxic
4. Me Against the Music

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sony Music Blog Staff: Britney Spears Wins Her First Grammy Award… . blog.sonymusic.com. February 14, 2005. Archived from the original on February 22, 2007. 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. Retrieved February 19, 2007. 
2. ↑ billboard.com: Britney In Her 'Zone' Atop Billboard 200 ( Memento from September 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (accessed January 12, 2008)
3. ↑ Britney Coming Back 'Bigger And Better' in 2007 . In: Billboard magazine . Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved on May 4, 2007.
4. ↑ Mexican Certification (AMPROFON) . In: Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, AC . Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. 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 May 4, 2007. 
5. ↑ InfoDisc: Les Ventes Réeles of the album depuis 1968. Archived from the original on November 24, 2011 ; accessed on August 14, 2015 . 
6. ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: Britney Spears's Career Sales. In: Billboard. March 24, 2015, accessed August 11, 2015 . 
7. ↑ Justin Myers: Britney Spears: her biggest selling singles and albums revealed. In: Official Charts Company. June 13, 2015, accessed August 13, 2015 .