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This article is about Britney Spears's album. For other albums, see Circus (music).
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Circus is the sixth studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. Jive Records, in collaboration with Zomba Label Group and Sony Music Entertainment, released it on November 28, 2008. Having sold over 505,000 copies in the United States in its first week, Circus debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one, making it Spears's fifth number-one album. The feat made Spears the only act in Nielsen SoundScan history to have four albums debut with 500,000 or more copies sold.[3]

The album's first single, "Womanizer", became Spears's first number one single on the Billboard Hot 100 since her debut "...Baby One More Time", almost 10 years prior.[4] The second single, "Circus", debuted at number three on the Hot 100 chart.[5] On January 7, 2009, "If U Seek Amy" was announced as the album's third single via Spears' official website.[6]

Background

It was confirmed in May 2008 that Spears was "in the experimental stages of a new album."[7] Spears's manager, Larry Rudolph, announced in a July 2008 press release that Spears would be "spending her summer in the studio, working on a brand new album [...] with a team of top-notch producers and songwriters, and we're very excited about what she's accomplished so far."[8] In an August 2008 interview with OK! magazine, Spears said that the album is "more urban. I'm working with producers who are just amazing [...] There is this fresh new energy."[9] "I'm writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room... This is my best work ever."[10]

Shannon Holtzapffel, a dancer in the leaked video of Spears dancing to "Mannequin", told The Daily Telegraph, "When we were finished rehearsing, they'd take the CD and put it in a safe. I've never experienced anything like it before."[11]

Rolling Stone magazine's fall music preview stated that Spears "has recorded some 30 tracks for her sixth studio album." Spears continued, "I came into the studio because I had some free time, but once I started working, I was like, 'This is cool!' It just happened."[12]

In the United Kingdom, the album was in direct competition with the new Take That album, titled The Circus, released on the same day.[13] Take That's manager claimed the album's title choice was a coincidence, and that the band had worked "months in advance " and would not be changing the title.[14]

Production

Danja and Bloodshy & Avant, who produced several tracks from Blackout, both announced independently that they were recording with Spears again.[15] Vocal producer Jim Beanz told Us Weekly that he had also been in the studio with Spears.[16] He said of Spears: "Everyone has personal stuff, but a true professional doesn’t bring it into the studio."[17] Spears collaborated much on the album, saying, "The process was cool, because I got to write a lot of the songs, and in the beginning, I really took part in that. ... I experimented with a lot of the pop producers that I worked with on my earliest albums."[18] In her interview with OK! magazine, Spears revealed that she was working with Harvey Mason of The Underdogs.[19] Spears commented, "I wanted to experiment with producers I haven't worked with much before, like the Underdogs, who have a Timbaland kind of sound."[12] According to the Los Angeles Times, Guy Sigsworth - who previously produced the singles "Everytime" and "Someday (I Will Understand)" - spent time in the studio with Spears.[20] Max Martin, who wrote Spears's first hit, "...Baby One More Time", has produced, what he calls, his "best work ever".[21] Dr. Luke (who actually often collaborates with Martin) has produced songs for the album, including the title track,[22] with up-and-comer Benny Blanco.[23] Nicole Morier, who co-wrote Blackout's "Heaven on Earth", wrote several songs with Britney in spring 2008, including "Mmm Papi" and "Rock Me In". Another notable collaborator is The Outsyders, an Atlanta-based production team, who produced the album's first single.[22]

Reception

Critical

Reviews were generally favorable. According to Metacritic, which combines reviews from the nations top critics, the album has a 64% approval rating from critics.[24]

The Sun newspaper in the U.K. had an exclusive preview of the album and were the first ones to post the world's first reviews of Circus.[25] Of the track, "If U Seek Amy", "It’s a great track. A stomping robo pop number with clattering kettle drums and Brit being quite frank about the opinion she holds of herself". "Kill the Lights" was described as "a brilliant disco banger". The reviewer expressed the opinion that the album had similarities to Madonna's Hard Candy.[26] According to Nick Levine of Digital Spy, it has many similarities to her last studio album, although she sounds more confident and there is less reliance on the vocoder. "Out From Under" was described as "a teary eyed ballad...that's really quite lovely". [27] Billboard Magazine gave a positive review of "Circus." It states "From the synthy open of "Womanizer" to the regretful ache spurring "Blur," "Circus" gives Brit pop a whole new meaning" and goes on to say "she is in a class of her own."[28] Rolling Stone's Caryn Ganz says he was blown away with Britney's new work and that Toxic producers Bloodshy & Avant hit pay dirt again with the melodic, glowing "Unusual You." The Max Martin-produced "If U Seek Amy" is a saucy, swinging standout, and the photographer-taunting stomper "Kill the Lights" recalls the synth crush of 2007's Blackout and then he went on to credit songs "Blur", "My Baby", "Mmm Papi", and "Out From Under," calling it Spears best ballad since I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman.[29]

However, The Hartford Courant did not feel that it was her best performance, writing "It's too bad the best songs here don't really match up with her best performances, but that's nothing new for Spears."[30] Slant Magazine gave an unfavorable review as well, writing that Circus "doesn't quite feel like a comeback",[31] while The Guardian felt that the album was "substantially less edgy and exciting than its predecessor."[32] Allmusic was in a similar agreement with The Guardian, writing that the album "never feels as sleek or addictive as its predecessor."[33]

Commercial

Circus debuted at number-one on the US Billboard 200, moving over 505,000 units in its first week after moving 219,000 units in its first day of release, making it the sixth fastest-selling album of 2008.[34][35] In the first three months of US release, the album had sold over 1.5 million copies.[36][37][38][39] The album has spent nine weeks in the top 10. Making it Spears' longest-running top 10 album since Britney, which spent eight weeks in the top 10 in 2001.[40][41] Circus was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on January 29, 2009.[42]

Circus first appeared on the European Top 100 Albums chart, where the album had its earliest release. The album debuted at number one on the chart.[43]

In Mexico the album debuted at number one in both the national and international chart, making Spears the only artist to have all of her albums debut at number one in the International chart.[44] Circus became Spears' first number one on the national chart since In The Zone back in 2003.[44] The album became the highest sales in that country for any international artist selling more than 21,000 copies on its first day and 46,000 copies in its debut week.[44]

In France the album sold 18,319 copies in its two first days of release, debuting at number five in the French Weekly Album Charts.[45] and it moved two space up to a new position #3 on the following week. In Ireland, it debuted at number two. The album debuted at #4 on the UK Albums Chart, moving over 76,000 in its first week.

In Oceania, the album has been a top ten hit. It debuted at number three in Australia and was certified Platinum after three weeks, selling over 70,000 copies.[46] In New Zealand, the album debuted at number eight and was certified Gold after three weeks selling over 7,500 copies.[47] In the albums fifth week, it reached a new peak at number six becoming her highest charting album since Oops!... I Did It Again. [48]

As of January 2009, sales of Circus stand at 3 million copies worldwide.[49]

Accolades

For the second year in a row Britney Spears was awarded the Billboard Readers' Choice Album of the Year. According to Billboard magazine, more than 16,000 votes were cast in the poll. This marks Spears as the first artist to have an album named Album of the Year two years in a row.[50]

Publication Country Accolade Year Rank
Billboard United States Billboard Readers' Choice Album of the Year[51] 2008 1
TV Azteca Mexico 44 Greatest Albums of 2008[52] 2008 1
Univision Latin America The 50 Best Albums of the Year[53] 2008 1

Promotion

In order to promote the album Jive Records set up a hotline where fans could leave a message for Spears, with some of the callers receiving a return phone call from Spears.[54] Some tracks off the album were previewed via the website of the New York radio station WKTU and Amazon.com.[55]

MTV aired a 90-minute documentary titled Britney: For the Record November 30, 2008. The show was about her return to the pop music spotlight.[56] Spears's official website released a series of posters to promote Circus.[57]

A pre-taped holiday greeting from Spears was shown during the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree on December 3, 2008.[58]

Live performances

Spears's live comeback began on November 6, 2008 with a cameo appearance at the Dodger Stadium show of Madonna's Sticky & Sweet Tour.[59] Midway through "Human Nature", Spears joined Madonna on stage.[60]

The week before the release of the album saw a string of performances in several different countries. On November 27, 2008 Spears performed "Womanizer" live at the Bambi Awards in Offenburg, Germany, where she received an award for "Best Pop International Artist".[61] The following day, Spears again performed the song live on French show Star Academy.[62] In addition, she performed "Womanizer" on The X Factor, in the United Kingdom, on November 29, finishing the European pre-release promotional tour.[63] Her performance on The X Factor was watched by 12.8 million UK citizens, becoming the most viewed episode in the show's history.[64]

Tour

Main article: The Circus: Starring Britney Spears

Shortly after the New York radio station Z100 played her new song, "Womanizer", Spears made a surprise appearance on the show and announced she would be going on a worldwide tour in spring of 2009 to support the album, and that rehearsals would begin in January for a March start.[65][66]Spears signed a deal with live entertainment company AEG Live to produce the tour.[67][68] Jamie King will serve as tour director and Simon Ellis will be musical director.[69] Spears announced on Good Morning America that her concert tour would begin in New Orleans on March 3, 2009.[70]

Singles

  • "Womanizer": On September 15, Jive released a statement announcing the title of her sixth studio album, Circus as well as the first single. The single was released to radio stations on September 26, and the release date for the album is December 2, Spears's 27th birthday.[71] On October 15, the song made a record-breaking jump to number one on the Billboard Hot 100, breaking the record set the week before by T.I.'s "Live Your Life". It also garnered first-week download sales of 286,000, the biggest opening-week tally by a female artist since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking digital downloads in 2003. It marked Spears's first number one single on the Hot 100 since her debut, "...Baby One More Time".[72]
  • "Circus": On October 31, 2008, it was announced on Spears's official website that "Circus" would be released as the album's second single. The song debuted at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was Spears's highest debuting single on the Billboard Hot 100 to date.[73].
  • "If U Seek Amy": On January 7, 2009, Spears's official website announced that "If U Seek Amy" would be released as the album's third single.[74] After the album's release and before it was released as a single, the song debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 86.[75]

Track listing

# Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
1. "Womanizer" Nikesha Briscoe, Rafael Akinyemi K.Briscoe, The Outsyders 3:43
2. "Circus" Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Benjamin Levin Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco 3:12
3. "Out From Under" Shelly Peiken, Arnthor Birgisson, Wayne Hector Guy Sigsworth 3:54
4. "Kill the Lights" Nathaniel Hills, James Washington, Luke Boyd, Marcella Araica Danja 3:59
5. "Shattered Glass" Gottwald, Kelly, Levin Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco 2:53
6. "If U Seek Amy" Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund Max Martin 3:37
7. "Unusual You" Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Kasia Livingston Bloodshy & Avant 4:23
8. "Blur" Hills, Stacy Barthe, Araica Danja 3:09
9. "Mmm Papi" Britney Spears, Henry Walter, Adrien Gough, Peter-John Kerr, Nicole Morier Let's Go To War 3:22
10. "Mannequin" Spears, Harvey Mason, Jr., Rob Knox, James Fauntleroy II Harvey Mason, Jr., Rob Knox 4:06
11. "Lace and Leather" Gottwald, Levin, Frankie Storm, Ronnie Jackson Dr. Luke 2:48
12. "My Baby" Spears, Sigsworth Guy Sigsworth 3:20

Bonus tracks

# Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Time
13. "Radar" [Included in all editions of "Circus"] Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis & Patrick "J.Que" Smith Bloodshy & Avant, The Clutch 3:49
14. "Rock Me In" (Deluxe Edition bonus track) Spears, Greg Kurstin, Morier Greg Kurstin 3:17
15. "Phonography" (Deluxe Edition & Britney.com bonus track) Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback, Muhammad, Nelson, Lewis, Smith Bloodshy & Avant, The Clutch 3:35
16. "Trouble" (iTunes Pre-order bonus track)
17. "Amnesia" (UK, Japanese & Britney.com bonus track) Fernando Garibay, Kasia Livingston Fernando Garibay 3:56
18. "Quicksand" (European iTunes bonus track) Stefani Germanotta, Garibay 4:05
19. "Rock Boy" (7Digital Europe, Amazon UK MP3, BigPond Music (Australia) and Dada Music Store (Italy) bonus track)[76] Tina Parol [77] Danja [78] 3:23
20. "Womanizer" (Kaskade Radio Edit #2)[79](Britney.com MP3 Premium Edition bonus track) Briscoe, Akinyemi Kaskade 3:12
21. "Womanizer" (Junior Vasquez Superstar Mix)[79] (Britney.com MP3 Premium Edition bonus track) Junior Vasquez 7:29

Deluxe Edition

First confirmed by Amazon and the promo packet released by Jive Records, a two-disc Deluxe Edition of Circus was released on December 2, 2008.[80][81] The Deluxe Edition contains two additional tracks, "Rock Me In" and "Phonography",[82] and a DVD. It was released on November 28, 2008 in most of the European Union.[83], November 29, 2008 in Australia[84] and December 1, 2008 in the United Kingdom. [85][86] The Deluxe Edition also includes a special collector's two sided poster.[87]

Deluxe Edition DVD contents : [88]

# Title Time
1. The Making of The Album 09:33
2. Womanizer (Directors Cut Music Video) 3:45
3. Photo Gallery 2:00

Charts and certifications

Chart Provider(s) Peak
position 		Certification Sales/shipments
Argentina Albums Chart[89] CAPIF 2 Gold[90] 20,000
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[91] ARIA 3 Platinum[92] 70,000
Austrian Albums Chart[93] IFPI 9
Belgium Walloon Albums Chart[94] IFPI 4 Gold 15,000+[95]
Belgium Flanders Albums Chart[96] 7 Gold
Canadian Albums Chart[97] Nielsen SoundScan 1 156,100+[98][99][100]
Danish Albums Chart[101] IFPI 4
Dutch Album Chart[102] IFPI 10
European Top 100 Albums[103] IFPI 1
France Physical Albums Chart[104] SNEP 3 Gold [105] 100,000+ [106]
France Digital Albums Chart[107] SNEP 2
German Albums Chart[108] IFPI 9
Greek International Albums Chart[109] IFPI Greece 1 Gold [110] 25,000+
Greek Albums Chart[111] 13 Gold [112]
Irish Albums Chart[102] IRMA 2
Italian Albums Chart[113] FIMI 9
Japan Oricon Album Chart[114] RIAJ 5
Japan Oricon International Album Chart[114] 1
Mexican Albums Chart[115] AMPROFON 3 Gold[115] 46,000+[115]
Mexican Albums Chart - International[116] AMPROFON 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[117] RIANZ 6 Gold[118] 7,500+[119]
Portugal Albums Chart[120] AFP 28
Polish Music Charts[121] ZPAV 32 Gold[122] 10,000+
Russian Top 25[123] 1 2× Platinum[124] 40,000+[124]
Spanish Albums Chart[125] PROMUSICAE 10
Swedish Albums Chart[126] IFPI 19
Swiss Albums Chart[127] IFPI 1 Gold[128] 15,000+[129]
Taiwan International Albums Chart[130] G-Music 1
UK Albums Chart[131] BPI 4 Platinum [132] 300,000+
U.S. Billboard 200[133] Nielsen SoundScan 1 Platinum[42] 1,500,000+[36][37][38][39][134][135][136][137][138]
Worldwide Sales
3,000,000+ [49]

End of year charts

Year Country Chart Ranking
2008 Mexico AMPROFON #2[139]
2008 Australia ARIA #25[140]
2008 Greece IFPI #23[141]
2008 New Zealand RIANZ #36[142]
2008 France SNEP #50[143]

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by Taiwan International Albums Chart[144]
December 12, 2008 		Succeeded by
Swiss Albums Chart[145]
December 14, 2008 		Succeeded by
Der Mann Mit Der Mundharmonika by Michael Hirte
Canadian Albums Chart
December 20, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by U.S. Billboard 200 number-one album
December 20, 2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ранетки by Ранетки
 Russian Top 25
January 12, 2009 		Succeeded by
Стас Михайлов by Жизнь-Река
Preceded by Greek International Albums Chart
March 8, 2009 		Succeeded by
incumbent

Awards

Year Awards ceremony Award Results
2008 Virgin Media Music Awards Best Album[146] 2
Best Track[147] 2
Best International Act[148] 2
Legend Of The Year[149] 3
Best Comeback[150] 2
2009 NRJ Music Awards Best International Female Arist[151] Winner
Music Video of the Year[152] Winner
2008 Rockbjörnen Foreign Artist of the Year[153] Nominated
MTV Australia Awards 2009 Best Moves in a Video (Circus) [154] Nominated

Release history

Country Date
European Union[155] November 28, 2008
Indonesia
South Africa
Australia
United Kingdom December 1, 2008
New Zealand
Hong Kong[156]
United States December 2, 2008
Mexico[157]
Canada
Malaysia
Dubai
Brazil
Israel
Taiwan
Japan December 3, 2008
Philippines
South Korea
Germany
Argentina December 4, 2008
Latin America
Chile December 15, 2008
Turkey[158] December 25, 2008
Thailand December 26, 2008

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  77. ^ "Britney Spears: Circus". Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  78. ^ "Britney Spears: Circus". Retrieved 2008-12-15.
  79. ^ a b http://britney.skyroo.com/se/view/music/index.html Circus (Britney.com MP3 Premium Edition)
  80. ^ ""Circus" Deluxe Edition on Amazon.com". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2008-10-22.
  81. ^ "Circus Promo Packet". Britney Spears official site.
  82. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Circus-Britney-Spears/dp/B001HMHMBU/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1226291556&sr=1-2#moreAboutThisProduct
  83. ^ "Circus - Deluxe Version (CD+DVD)". CDON.com. 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-08. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |firsrt= (help)
  84. ^ Sanity.com.au Deluxe release
  85. ^ http://www.bigwentertainment.com.au/product/circus_2375732_8571.html
  86. ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1;-1&sku=900467
  87. ^ http://www.amazon.com/Circus-Deluxe-Britney-Spears/dp/B001HMHMBU
  88. ^ http://www.sonybmg.de/artists2.php?iA=7&artist=176644&product=88697407762
  89. ^ http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESCS&CO=6
  90. ^ Argentinean Certifications
  91. ^ ARIA Albums Chart
  92. ^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display.asp?chart=1G50
  93. ^ acharts
  94. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=a
  95. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/fr/weekchart.asp?cat=a
  96. ^ http://www.ultratop.be/nl/weekchart.asp?cat=a
  97. ^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Spears_Britney/2008/12/10/7697401-ca.html
  98. ^ The Nielsen Company 2008 Canadian Music Industry Report
  99. ^ Circus 2009 first week sales:8.1K
  100. ^ Circus 2009 second week sales:5K
  101. ^ http://danishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a
  102. ^ a b "Britney Spears - Circus - Music Charts". aCharts. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  103. ^ European Top 100 Albums
  104. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/Patrick-Sebastien/news-67230.html
  105. ^ http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259165&year=&type=8
  106. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/charts/bilan-2008.php
  107. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/charts/albums-telechargement.php
  108. ^ [4]
  109. ^ [5]
  110. ^ [6]
  111. ^ [7]
  112. ^ [8]
  113. ^ "FIMI - Archivie 24-11-08, 30-11-08" (in Italian). Retrieved 2009-01-31. {{cite web}}: Text "publisher:FIMI" ignored (help)
  114. ^ a b Editors from Oricon "Japanese charts". Oricon. Retrieved November. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  115. ^ a b c Mexican Website "Britney Goes Gold (in Spanish)". Newspaper. Retrieved December. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Unknown parameter |accessyear= ignored (|access-date= suggested) (help)
  116. ^ http://greaves.tv/amprofon3/Top20.pdf
  117. ^ New Zealand albums chart!
  118. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp
  119. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_facts.asp
  120. ^ Portugal Albums Chart - Year 2008, Week 50
  121. ^ Polish albums chart!
  122. ^ http://zpav.pl/plyty.asp?page=zlote&lang=en
  123. ^ Russian Albums Chart
  124. ^ a b Russian International Certifications 2008
  125. ^ Spanish Albums Chart
  126. ^ [9]
  127. ^ Swiss albums chart
  128. ^ http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2008
  129. ^ http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2008
  130. ^ Taiwanese albums chart
  131. ^ UK Albums Chart
  132. ^ [10]
  133. ^ http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b72554_britney_spears_circus_act_tops_charts.html
  134. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/taylor-swift-still-in-control-of-billboard-1003927556.story
  135. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/taylor-swift-tops-album-chart-for-sixth-1003929962.story
  136. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/swift-makes-it-lucky-seven-atop-billboard-1003932876.story
  137. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/taylor-swift-album-starts-eighth-week-at-1003935143.story
  138. ^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/springsteen-has-dream-debut-atop-album-chart-1003937687.story
  139. ^ http://www.univision.com/content/content.jhtml?cid=1821278
  140. ^ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2008.htm
  141. ^ http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01_annual.htm
  142. ^ http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp
  143. ^ http://www.chartsinfrance.net/charts/albums-2008.php
  144. ^ Taiwanese albums chart
  145. ^ Swiss albums chart
  146. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/awards2008/best-album/
  147. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/awards2008/best-track/
  148. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/awards2008/best-international-act/
  149. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/awards2008/legend-of-the-year/
  150. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/awards2008/best-comeback/
  151. ^ http://nrjmusicawards.nrj.fr/vote/#categorie10
  152. ^ http://nrjmusicawards.nrj.fr/vote/#categorie8
  153. ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/rockbjornen2008/ Rockbjörnen 2008
  154. ^ http://www.britneyspears.com/2009/02/britney-nominated-for-mtv-australia-award.php
  155. ^ "Britney Spears "Circus" Swedish Album Release". CDON.com. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  156. ^ http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/rockpop.asp?sku=195385
  157. ^ Britney Spears's Mexican release of "Circus" Deluxe
  158. ^ http://www.sonybmg.com.tr/news_detail.php?nid=255
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