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'''''Britney''''' is the self-titled third [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] [[pop music|pop]] [[singer]] [[Britney Spears]], released on [[November 5]], [[2001]] around the world (see [[2001 in music]]). ''Britney'' is notable for Spears' increasingly prominent role in the production, and being the transition album away from her [[bubblegum pop]] sound and [[teen pop]] image from her previous two albums.Although not as successful as her previous albums, she assumed some creative control by co-writing five of the album's tracks. It surpassed [[Michael Jackson]]'s album Invincible when it had a successful debut at number one in the U.S. by selling 746,000 units during its first week.<ref>http://britney-spears-mp3-music.blogspot.com/</ref> ''Britney'' would go on to sell more than 9 million copies worldwide.
'''''Britney''''' is the self-titled third [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] [[pop music|pop]] [[singer]] [[Britney Spears]], released on [[November 5]], [[2001]] around the world (see [[2001 in music]]). ''Britney'' is notable for Spears' increasingly prominent role in the production, and being the transition album away from her [[bubblegum pop]] sound and [[teen pop]] image from her previous two albums.Although not as successful as her previous albums, she assumed some creative control by co-writing five of the album's tracks. It surpassed [[Michael Jackson]]'s album Invincible when it had a successful debut at number one in the U.S. by selling 746,000 units during its first week.<ref>http://britney-spears-mp3-music.blogspot.com/</ref> ''Britney'' would go on to sell a bit less than 12 million copies worldwide <ref>http://www.publispain.com/foros/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=49137&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&sid=83232e3308565075a31b432c6ab3323f</ref>.


==Reception==
==Reception==

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Britney is the self-titled third studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears, released on November 5, 2001 around the world (see 2001 in music). Britney is notable for Spears' increasingly prominent role in the production, and being the transition album away from her bubblegum pop sound and teen pop image from her previous two albums.Although not as successful as her previous albums, she assumed some creative control by co-writing five of the album's tracks. It surpassed Michael Jackson's album Invincible when it had a successful debut at number one in the U.S. by selling 746,000 units during its first week.[1] Britney would go on to sell a bit less than 12 million copies worldwide [2].

Reception

The album fared well with critics such as Allmusic, who gave it 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing the tracks, and particularly the titles, as "the record where she strives to deepen her persona, making it more adult while still recognizably Britney."[3] In contrast, Rolling Stone said of the album: "Britney belabors the obvious: Spears is one month away from entering her twenties and clearly needs to grow up if she's going to bring her fans along."[4]

The 1000th issue of Entertainment Weekly dated July 4, 2008 celebrated the 1000 best films, television shows, albums, and books, etc. from 1983 to 2008. In "The Classics: Music" category, Britney was listed at number ninety-seven on the list of the 100 best albums of the previous twenty-five years.[5]

Chart performance

Britney debuted at number one on both the Canadian Albums Chart and the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart, replacing Michael Jackson's Invincible. In the U.S., Britney sold over 746,000 copies in its first week.[6] The following week, Britney moved to number two after a 55% sales decline, selling 337,000 units.[7] In the album's third week of release, its sales increased by 34% to 451,000 because of the holiday season, though it dropped to number three on the Billboard 200 behind two new entries.[8]

The album's number-one debut on the Billboard 200 made Spears the only female artist in SoundScan history to have their first three albums debut at number one. Although Britney has sold five million copies in the U.S. (including Nielsen Soundscan[9] and Club[10] sales), it was considerably less successful than Spears's first two albums, ...Baby One More Time and Oops!… I Did It Again.

In Japan, the album debuted at number four on the Oricon charts, selling 66,900 units during its first week. Britney has since sold 250,000 copies to date and earned Platinum certification there.[11] It has also been certified two times Platinum in Australia, where it reached a peak of number four.[12]

In 2002, Britney was certified two times Platinum by the IFPI for shipments of two million copies inside Europe.[13] The album spent thirty-six weeks on the UK Albums Chart.[14] It debuted at number two in France, where it has since sold over 425,000 copies.

The album has sold a total of 4.9 million copies in the United States (according to Nielsen Soundscan) and has been certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA. The album has sold more than 9 million copies worldwide.

Promotion

Spears first live performance from this album was at the MTV Video Music Awards where she performed her hit single "I'm A Slave 4 U". The jungle-themed performance was highly criticized by animal rights group PETA, because of Spears entering with a yellow python, an exotic snake. She later did the same performance without the python at the NRJ Music Awards and the 2001 Billboard Music Awards, she also reprised that performance on her Dream Within a Dream Tour, Onyx Hotel Tour, and on the Pepsi Chart Show.

Later that year, she made appearances on several popular talk shows like The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Rosie O'Donell Show and Late Show With David Letterman, as well as performing "Overprotected" and "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" on Top of the Pops. and she performed "Boys" & "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" on Saturday Night Live.

Spears later made an MTV Special named Total Britney Live, where she performed "I'm A Slave 4 U" and "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman", and later she used the songs "Overprotected", "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" and "I'm Not A Girl Not Yet A Woman" for promoting her album Britney and her acting debut film Crossroads.

On 2003, she performed "I'm A Slave 4 U" on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to kick off the 2003 National Football League season, she later performed the same song, accompanied with "Boys", on her In The Zone Special in New York City and on CD:UK later on that same year.

Singles

  • "I'm a Slave 4 U", the first single from Britney, was written and produced by hip-hop duo The Neptunes. Featuring layered vocals and a sparse beat, the track showcased Spears at her most grown up, alienating some parts of her younger fan base. The track entered the UK Singles Chart at number four, having been premiered at the MTV VMAs; the performance was criticized for including live animals. The accompanying video, directed by Francis Lawrence, was nominated for three MTV VMAs in 2002, and the track reached number twenty-seven on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 without a commercial release.
  • "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"—the theme song to Crossroads—was the second single released from Britney in the U.S. and Europe, and the third single in the UK and Australia. The song, when it was penned, staggered to fit the release dates for the film. Written by Max Martin, Rami and UK singer-songwriter Dido (who was asked to give a female perspective for the lyrics, as Spears was busy filming), it was a massive hit single worldwide, debuting at number two in the UK. The song did not appear on the U.S. Hot 100 chart, following poor airplay.
  • "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" was released in Australia and central Europe (excluding France, where "Anticipating" was released instead) in mid-2002, with the UK release following in November. Originally made famous by Joan Jett, the track was featured in Crossroads, when Lucy, Kit and Mimi perform the track at a karaoke bar to get money. The single was released to coincide with the film's release in Australia and Europe, and the DVD release in the UK; because of the scheduling of the theatrical and DVD releases, the single was never released in the U.S. The Darkchild remix of "Overprotected", released in the U.S., was used as the B-side.
  • "Boys" was the fourth (in the U.S.) and fifth (in Europe and Australia) single released from Britney. Instead of the album version being released as normal, a remix of "Boys" was commissioned. It was featured on the soundtrack of the third Austin Powers film, Austin Powers in Goldmember (starring Mike Myers), in which Spears makes a cameo appearance as a robot version of herself. The new version—remixed by The Neptunes (who wrote and produced the original album version)—included lyrics from a male perspective, featuring Pharrell performing alongside Spears. With a music video that features Pharrell and includes a cameo appearance from Mike Myers, "Boys" became another top ten hit in the UK, and a top twenty hit worldwide.
  • "Anticipating" was the first (and only) special "test release" for Jive Records, who released different songs in different territories to specifically target the different worldwide audiences. The 1980s-influenced track was released exclusively in France and Brazil (in place of "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"), becoming one of Spears's biggest hits there (it reached number thirty-eight on the singles chart), and having a set of specially commissioned remixes released. The track (written by Brian Kierulf, Josh Schwartz, and Spears herself) was promoted using the Dream Within a Dream Tour live performance of the song (which was featured on the DVD Live from Las Vegas) as the music video.
  • "That's Where You Take Me" the seventh and final single from the album. The single was released exclusively in the Philippines, where it reached No.1 in the chart.

Track listing

North American Edition
  1. "I'm a Slave 4 U"
  2. "Overprotected"
  3. "Lonely"
  4. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
  5. "Boys"
  6. "Anticipating"
  7. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
  8. "Cinderella"
  9. "Let Me Be"
  10. "Bombastic Love"
  11. "That's Where You Take Me"
  12. "What It's Like to Be Me"
Italian and iTunes Deluxe Edition
  1. "I'm a Slave 4 U" – 3:23
  2. "Overprotected" – 3:18
  3. "Lonely" – 3:19
  4. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" – 3:51
  5. "Boys" – 3:26
  6. "Anticipating" – 3:16
  7. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" – 3:06
  8. "Cinderella" – 3:39
  9. "Let Me Be" – 2:51
  10. "Bombastic Love" – 3:05
  11. "That's Where You Take Me" – 3:32
  12. "When I Found You" (B-side to "That's Where You Take Me") – 3:36
  13. "I Run Away" (B-side to "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman") – 4:05
  14. "What It's Like to Be Me" – 2:50
  15. "Before the Goodbye" – 3:50
Latin American, Australian and UK Edition
  1. "I'm a Slave 4 U"
  2. "Overprotected"
  3. "Lonely"
  4. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
  5. "Boys"
  6. "Anticipating"
  7. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
  8. "Cinderella"
  9. "Let Me Be"
  10. "Bombastic Love"
  11. "That's Where You Take Me"
  12. "When I Found You"
  13. "What It's Like to Be Me"
  14. "Before the Goodbye"
European Edition
  1. "I'm a Slave 4 U"
  2. "Overprotected"
  3. "Lonely"
  4. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
  5. "Boys"
  6. "Anticipating"
  7. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
  8. "Cinderella"
  9. "Let Me Be"
  10. "Bombastic Love"
  11. "That's Where You Take Me"
  12. "What It's Like to Be Me"
  13. "I Run Away"

Other tracks

Bonus Video Latin America

  • "Overprotected" (Video)
  • "Overprotected" (Live)
  • Crossroads (Trailer)
  • Exclusive Link

Limited Edition Bonus Track

  • "Overprotected" (The Darkchild Remix) – 3:07
  • "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Metro Remix) – 5:25
  • "I'm a Slave 4 U" (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) – 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"

Release history

Country Date
Worldwide November 5, 2001
United States November 6, 2001
Canada
Japan November 12, 2001


Charts and certifications

Chart Peak
position 		Certification Sales/
shipments
United States Billboard 200[15] 1 4× Platinum[16] 4.9 million 1
Argentina 1 Platinum[17] 40,000[17]
Australia ARIA Charts 4 2× Platinum[18] 140,000[19]
Austria 1 Platinum[20] 30,000[21]
Belgium 3 Platinum[22] 50,000[22]
Brazil 1 Gold[23] 50,000[23]
Canadian Albums Chart[15] 1 3× Platinum[24] 300,000[25]
European Top 100 Albums[26] 2 2× Platinum[27] 2 million[28]
Finland 19 Platinum[29] 32,072[29]
France 2 Platinum[30] 425,000[31]
Germany Media Control Charts[32] 1 Platinum[33] 300,000[34]
Hungarian Albums Chart[35] Gold[36] 7,500
India 4 4 × Platinum 120,000
Irish Albums Chart[37] 1 3× Platinum[38] 45,000
Italy 10 Platinum[39] 100,000
Japan Oricon[40] 4 Platinum[40] 250,000[41]
Mexican Albums Chart 1 Platinum[42] 160,000[43]
Netherlands Megacharts 11 Gold[44] 40,000[21]
New Zealand RIANZ 17 Gold[45] 7,500[46]
Norway 5
Philippines 1 3× Platinum[47] 300,000[21]
Sweden 6 Gold[48] 30,000[21]
Switzerland 1 2× Platinum[49][50] 80,000[49]
UK Albums Chart[51] 4 Platinum[52] 460,000[53]
Chart Sales/Shipments
Worldwide 9 million+

Notes:

  • 1 As of 2006, the album has sold 4.3 million copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan,[54] with an additional 0.6 million sold at BMG Music Clubs.[55]

Tour

Main article: Dream Within a Dream Tour

Awards

Awards ceremony Award
2003
Golden Music Awards Best International Video ("I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman")

Credits

References

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Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
November 24, 2001 – November 30, 2001 		Succeeded by
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