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The Singles Collection is the second greatest hits compilation from American pop singer Britney Spears. The album will be released on November 24, 2009 in two different editions, a standard version and a 30-disc deluxe box set.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Production

In July 2009, Spears confirmed through her Twitter that she had begun recording new material, stating that she was going into the studio with Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin, who produced the album's lead single "3".[7]

Editions

Standard

The one-disc standard edition contains 17 Spears hits along with the new song "3"; the Japanese edition contains an additional new song, a cover of "It's All in the Game".

Ultimate Fan Box Set

The Ultimate Fan Box Set includes

  • 29 of Spears' singles, each single will be on its own disc and packaged in its own slip sleeve case with original artwork, and will include a remix or a B-side.
  • Video collection DVD that will feature all of Spears' videos in chronological order.
  • It will also include a special booklet featuring iconic images and fun facts about each track. [8]
  • Track listing

    North America and Europe Standard Editions[9]
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."3" (previously unreleased)Max Martin, Shellback, Tiffany Amber3:33
    2."...Baby One More Time" (from ...Baby One More Time)Max Martin3:30
    3."(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) (from ...Baby One More Time)Max Martin, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger3:16
    4."Born to Make You Happy" (from ...Baby One More Time)Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin4:03
    5."Oops!...I Did It Again" (from Oops!... I Did It Again)Max Martin, Rami Yacoub3:30
    6."Stronger" (from Oops!... I Did It Again)Max Martin, Rami Yacoub3:21
    7."I'm a Slave 4 U" (from Britney)Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo3:23
    8."Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams, from Britney)Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams3:45
    9."Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna, from In the Zone)Britney Spears, Madonna, Christopher Stewart, Penelope Magnet, Thabiso Nikhereanye, Terius Nash, Gary O'Brien3:43
    10."Toxic" (from In the Zone)Bloodshy & Avant, Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback3:21
    11."Everytime" (from In The Zone)Britney Spears, Annette Artani3:53
    12."Gimme More" (from Blackout)Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica4:11
    13."Piece of Me" (from Blackout)Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Klas Åhlund3:32
    14."Womanizer" (from Circus)Nikesha Briscoe, Rafael Akinyemi3:43
    15."Circus" (from Circus)Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Benjamin Levin3:12
    16."If U Seek Amy" (from Circus)Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund3:37
    17."Radar" (from Blackout / Circus)Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis & Patrick "J.Que" Smith3:49
    18."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (UK edition only) (from Britney)Max Martin, Dido, Rami Yacoub3:51


    Japanese Standard Edition[10][11]
    No.TitleWriter(s)Length
    1."3" (previously unreleased)Max Martin, Shellback, Tiffany Amber3:33
    2."...Baby One More Time" (from ...Baby One More Time)Max Martin3:30
    3."(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) (from ...Baby One More Time)Max Martin, Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger3:16
    4."Born to Make You Happy" (from ...Baby One More Time)Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin4:03
    5."Oops!...I Did It Again" (from Oops!... I Did It Again)Max Martin, Rami Yacoub3:30
    6."Stronger" (from Oops!... I Did It Again)Max Martin, Rami Yacoub3:21
    7."I'm a Slave 4 U" (from Britney)Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo3:23
    8."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (from Britney)Max Martin; Dido; Rami Yacoub3:51
    9."Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams, from Britney)Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams3:45
    10."Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna, from In the Zone)Britney Spears, Madonna, Christopher Stewart, Penelope Magnet, Thabiso Nikhereanye, Terius Nash, Gary O'Brien3:43
    11."Toxic" (from In the Zone)Bloodshy & Avant, Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback3:21
    12."Everytime" (from In The Zone)Britney Spears, Annette Artani3:53
    13."Gimme More" (from Blackout)Nate Hills, Jim Beanz, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica4:11
    14."Piece of Me" (from Blackout)Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Klas Åhlund3:32
    15."Womanizer" (from Circus)Nikesha Briscoe, Rafael Akinyemi3:43
    16."Circus" (from Circus)Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Benjamin Levin3:12
    17."If U Seek Amy" (from Circus)Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Alexander Kronlund3:37
    18."Radar" (from Blackout / Circus)Christian Karlsson, P. Winnberg, H. Jonback, B. Muhammad, C. Nelson, E. Lewis & P. Smith3:49
    19."It's All in the Game [12]" (previously unreleased) (Japanese bonus track)Carl Sigman, Charles DawesN/A

    Singles

    • "3": It was confirmed to be the lead single of the compilation on September 23, 2009 along with the announcement of The Singles Collection. It had its radio premiere on September 29, 2009 and received positive reviews.

    Release history

    Country Date
    Australia, Europe November 20, 2009
    United Kingdom, Ireland[13] November 23, 2009
    North America November 24, 2009
    Japan[14] November 25, 2009
    Philippines November 28, 2009

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    10. ^ "コンプリート・ヒット・シングルズ【初回生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. 2009-09-24. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
    11. ^ "ブリトニー・スピアーズ デビュー10周年記念、全ヒット・シングルを完全網羅する 最強ベスト盤11月25日に全世界同時緊急発売が決定!". Billboard-Japan.com (in Japanese). Hanshin Contents Link. Retrieved 2009-09-26.
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