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"Oops!... I Did It Again" is the first single from American pop singer Britney Spears's 2000 album of the same name during the second quarter of 2000.

The song was written and produced by constant Spears suppliers Max Martin and Rami. This upbeat dance track shows a more dangerous side to Britney as she describes her toying with a new lover and thinks of love as a game as she proclaims "oops! I did it again."

"Oops!" is generally perceived as one of Spears' signature songs by the media and public, partially due to it becoming one of her most successful singles, but also because it, similarly to "...Baby One More Time", has become one of the more famous singles of the teen pop revival at the turn of the Millennium. The phrase "Oops! She Did It Again" is often used by the media, whenever Britney makes a public mistake or does something shocking. The music video for this song also ranks among her most famous, and began to more openly express a sexually-provocative Britney.

This track has been covered by Richard Thompson, Children of Bodom and The Last Dance. It was parodied as "Oops! I Farted Again" by Bob Rivers. The track was also the subject of a parody cover which claimed that it was "the original" 1932 recording by Louis Armstrong. Although convincing, the track is in fact a hoax.[1][2][3]

Music video

Shot at Universal Studios in California and directed by veteran Spears collaborator Nigel Dick, the music video for Oops!...I Did It Again begins with a room of scientists conducting research for life on Mars. By contacting their astronaut on the planet, they find there indeed is, via Miss Spears. Riding down on a platform, Britney makes her way into a dance scene with the other 'martians', wearing a tight-fitting red catsuit. This synopsis continues for a while, and includes cuts to Spears lying on a type of a stage, wearing a white and skimpy outfit. Towards the end of the video, the astronaut gives something (insinuated to be the famous necklace from the blockbuster film Titanic that was dropped into the ocean during the movie) to Spears in order to proclaim his love for her. Britney walks away before he can say anymore, taking the necklace. The video became her fifth to retire on MTV's TRL.

Throughout the video, the camera zooms in and out on Spears' face in various spots. Accidentally, the camera came in too close and cut Spears on the top of her head.

The Greatest Hits: My Prerogative DVD, released in 2004, contained an alternate version of the video where viewers sees a medium shots of Spears dancing in her red catsuit from beginning to end. Cuts from these are featured in the original video clip.

Covers

The Last Dance covered the song on Reflections of Rage, a 2004 collection of remixes and obscurities.

The metal version of this song was covered and performed by Children of Bodom.

Richard Thompson covered the song in a November 2003 appearance on National Public Radio.

German singer Max Raabe also covered the song with his band The Palast Orchester.

Parodies

This is a list of some of the "Oops!... I Did It Again" song parodies:

Awards

"Oops!... I Did It Again" earned several award nominations, though it failed to actually win any. By this time, Spears had become an MTV favorite, and her three nominations at the annual Video Music Awards reinforced this. However, for a second year in a row, Britney was shut out completely. Still, she gave a very memorable performance the night of the ceremony with a medley of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" and "Oops!" in which she tore off a black suit to reveal a light, flesh-colored one.

For a second year in a row, Spears was also nominated at the Grammys in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the single; again, however, she lost.

Year Ceremony Award Result
2000 MTV Video Music Awards Best Female Video Nominated
2000 MTV Video Music Awards Best Pop Video Nominated
2000 MTV Video Music Awards Viewer's Choice Nominated
2001 Grammy Awards Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Nominated
2001 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Song Nominated

Trivia

Chart performance

The single ended up becoming a top ten hit, peaking at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100, thanks to its number eight peak on the Hot 100 Airplay. In a somewhat daring move from her label Jive, "Oops!" was released only as a 12" single rather than a full CD single (like most major releases from high-profile artists were at the time). Critics believe that if the song had the commercial sales of a CD single to help it on the charts, it likely would've become a number one hit. Still, the track spent twenty weeks on the Hot 100, with a vast majority (fifteen) of them within the top forty; this later led the song to be ranked at number fifty-five on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart for 2000.

"Oops!" also became a success at Top 40 radio, going top ten on the Top 40 Tracks and Rhythmic Top 40, as well as to number one on the Mainstream Top 40. The song also holds the record for the most radio additions in a single day.

Internationally, the song was a top five hit across the board in all European nations, as well as Canada. It also hit No. 1 in Australia, but the single's release came during a change of distribution for the Zomba label there and the single was deleted after only a few weeks and its chart life was cut dramatically short. The follow-up single "Lucky" thus ended up eclipsing it in sales, despite only peaking at No. 3.

"Oops!... I Did It Again" became Britney's third UK number-one and for a short while she became the youngest artist to claim three number-ones. The single sold a total of 423,000 copies and became the 14th biggest seller of the year.[4]

Chart (2000)[5] Peak
Position
United World Chart 1
United World Chart Year End Chart 2000 3
Australian Singles Chart 1
Austrian Singles Chart 2
Belgian Singles Chart 3
Canadian Singles Chart 4
Dutch Singles Chart 1
French Singles Chart 4
German Singles Chart 2
Israeli Singles Chart 1
Japanese Oricon Singles Chart 67
New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Philippine Chart 1
Swedish Singles Chart 1
Swiss Singles Chart 1
UK Singles Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 9
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 2

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Oops!... I Did It Again".[4]

UK CD Single (9250542)

  1. "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Radio Edit) — 3:30
  2. "Deep In My Heart" — 3:34
  3. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" [Ospina's Millennium Funk Mix] — 3:29

UK Cassette Single (9250544)

  1. "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Radio Edit) — 3:30
  2. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Instrumental] — 3:30
  3. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" [Ospina's Millennium Funk Mix] — 3:29

Europe/Australia/Japan CD Single (9250552)

  1. "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Radio Edit) — 3:30
  2. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Instrumental] — 3:30
  3. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" [Ospina's Millennium Funk Mix] — 3:29
  4. "Deep in My Heart" — 3:34

Europe 2-Track CD (9250559)

  1. "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Radio Edit) — 3:30
  2. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Instrumental] — 3:30

Europe Remixes CD (9250792)

  1. "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Radio Edit) — 3:30
  2. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Rodney Jerkins Remix] — 3:07
  3. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Ospina's Crossover Mix] — 3:15
  4. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Riprock 'N' Alex G. Oops! We Remixed Again! (Radio Mix)] — 3:54
  5. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Ospina's Deep Club Mix] — 6:05
  6. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Riprock 'N' Alex G. Oops! We Remixed Again! (Club Mix)] — 4:52
  7. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Ospina's Instrumental Dub] — 6:05

U.S. Promo 12" Vinyl (DUTCH19)

  • Side A:
  1. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Rodney Jerkins Remix] — 3:07
  2. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Music Breakdown Mix] — 3:16
  3. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Ospina's Crossover Mix] — 3:15
  • Side B:
  1. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Jack D. Elliot Club Mix] — 6:24
  2. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Riprock 'N' Alex G. Oops! We Remixed Again!] — 4:52
  3. "Oops!... I Did It Again" [Ospina's Deep Edit] — 3:24

Remixes/Other versions

  • Album Version — 3:05
  • Radio Edit — 3:31 [Easter egg found on Britney's Dance Beat (PC Editon)]
  • Instrumental — 3:29
  • Music Breakdown Mix — 3:16
  • Rodney Jerkins Remix — 3:07
  • Rodney Jerkins Remix Instrumental — 3:07 [Easter egg found on Britney's Dance Beat (PC Editon)]
  • Riprock 'N' Alex G. Oops! We Remixed Again! Club Mix — 4:52
  • Riprock 'N' Alex G. Oops! We Remixed Again! Radio Mix — 3:54
  • Jack D. Elliot Club Mix — 6:24
  • Jack D. Elliot Radio Mix — 2:52
  • Ospina's Deep Club Mix — 6:05
  • Ospina's Deep Edit — 3:24
  • Ospina's Crossover Mix — 3:15
  • Ospina's Instrumental Dub — 6:05

Non-official released:

  • Wade Robson Remix Edit — (Unreleased, MTV VMA 2000)
  • Wade Robson Remix — (Unreleased, Dream Within a Dream Tour)

References

  1. ^ "Oops! I Did It Again: The Original". Retrieved August 16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ ""Oops! I Did It Again": The Original by Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra". Retrieved August 16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Am I RIght - "Oops! I Did It Again" was originally recorded in 1932 by..... (Are you sitting down?).... Louis Amrsrong!". Retrieved August 16. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b UKBritney.tv Britney Spears — Oops!... I Did It Again (UK). Retrieved on May 27, 2007
  5. ^ Chart peak positions:
Preceded by UK Singles Chart number one single
7 May 2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by United World Chart number one single
27 May 2000 - 22 July 2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by ARIA Australian Chart number one single
4 June 2000 - 11 June 2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by RIANZ (New Zealand)
number one single
4 June 2000 		Succeeded by
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