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For the song, see ...Baby One More Time (song)
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...Baby One More Time is the debut album from American A-list pop superstar Britney Spears. It was released on January 12, 1999, in the U.S. and was principally produced by Max Martin and Rami (and was largely composed by the former). The title track, which is her only U.S. #1 single to date, is generally considered Spears' signature song. Although she herself had very minimal artistic input with this record, it is her best-selling album both in the U.S. and internationally and propelled the then-seventeen-year-old to superstardom during the year of its release. The album also spent a huge 51 weeks in the top ten of the Billboard 200 and 60 weeks in the Top 20. It stayed on the Billboard 200 for exactly two years.

Although the critical response to the album was lukewarm, ...Baby One More Time was a huge commercial success. It debuted at number one in both the U.S. and Canada, and reached the top ten in many other countries. The record has been certified 15x Platinum in the U.S. It is the highest selling album by a teenager both in the US and World-wide. [1] [2] and has sold an estimated 28 million copies worldwide (according to her official web site). [3]

Track listing

Australian Tracklisting

  1. "...Baby One More Time" (M. Martin) – 3:31
  2. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (J. Elofsson, P. Magnusson, D. Kreuger, M. Martin) – 3:20
  3. "Sometimes" (J. Elofsson) – 4:06
  4. "Soda Pop" (M. Bassie, E. Foster White) – 3:22
  5. "Born to Make You Happy" (K. Lundin, A. Carlsson) – 4:05
  6. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (E. Foster White) – 5:11
  7. "I Will Be There" (M. Martin, A. Carlsson) – 3:54
  8. "I Will Still Love You" (with Don Philip) (E. Foster White) – 4:03
  9. "Deep in My Heart" [*] – 3:35
  10. "Thinkin' About You" (M. Bassie, E. Foster White) – 3:36
  11. "E-Mail My Heart" (E. Foster White) – 3:43
  12. "The Beat Goes On" (S. Bono) – 3:43
  13. "I'll Never Stop Loving You" [*] – 3:42
  14. "Autumn Goodbye" [*] – 3:41
  15. "…Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Radio Mix] [*] – 3:26
  16. "...Baby One More Time" [Boy Wunder Radio Mix] [*] – 3:27

[*]: Tracks 9 and 13-16 are featured on the international versions.

US Tracklisting

  1. "...Baby One More Time" (M. Martin) – 3:31
  2. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (J. Elofsson, P. Magnusson, D. Kreuger, M. Martin) – 3:20
  3. "Sometimes" (J. Elofsson) – 4:06
  4. "Soda Pop" (M. Bassie, E. Foster White) – 3:22
  5. "Born to Make You Happy" (K. Lundin, A. Carlsson) – 4:05
  6. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (E. Foster White) – 5:11
  7. "I Will Be There" (M. Martin, A. Carlsson) – 3:54
  8. "I Will Still Love You" (with Don Philip) (E. Foster White) – 4:03
  9. "Thinkin' About You" (M. Bassie, E. Foster White) – 3:36
  10. "E-Mail My Heart" (E. Foster White) – 3:43
  11. "The Beat Goes On" (S. Bono) – 3:43

Singles

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Personnel

Charts

The album was a huge success in the UK, originally debuting at number eight in March 1999 [4], and staying in the top twenty until January 2000, where it peaked at number two. ...Baby One More Time sold nearly 28,000 copies in its first week of release in the UK [4] , a total of 1,110,000 copies in the UK, and spent 90 weeks on the UK Top 75. The album's worldwide sales are estimated around 28 million copies, placing it among the best-selling albums of all time. [5] The album spent 50 weeks (almost a full year) in the top ten of The Billboard 200, and did not leave the charts until 103 weeks after it first appeared.


Chart trajectories

U.S. Billboard 200
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
1
3
2
1
1
1
5
4
3
3
1
1
3
3
5
5
6
6
3
3
4
4
6
7
6
4
4
4
7
5
Week 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Position
3
5
6
6
6
8
10
7
7
5
5
5
7
7
8
6
4
3
4
3
6
16
13
13
13
17
15
17
20
17
Week 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
Position
26
29
30
36
44
45
40
32
55
61
52
23
64
64
54
64
66
68
66
73
62
57
60
64
88
75
77
81
93
102
Week 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104
Position 118 144 148 138 149 140 121 112
98
85
87
88
97
143


UK TOP 75 ALBUMS
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Position
8
5
8
4
6
11
19
19
19
22
15
16
15
15
14
8
10
10
11
11
14
14
14
16
19
17
16
17
19
21
Week 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Position
17
19
21
17
15
13
12
18
19
21
23
23
26
27
10
7
5
5
2
4
4
5
6
10
11
15
23
27
29
27
Week 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87
Position
24
24
20
15
23
29
29
35
48
50
46
47
50
48
41
44
50
63
71
58
46
46
59
68 (*1)
60 (*2)
55 (*2)
74 (*2)


Sales by contrie Total
USA 15.000.000
UK 1.582.688
Mexico 1.500.000
Germany 1.078.000
Canada 1.003.481
Phiilipine 900.000
France 673.189
Indonesia 610.000
Venezuela 559.000
Brazil 420.000
Japan 323.613
Netherlands 310.869
India 300.000
Australia 289.743
Spain 364.988
Colombia 236.000
South Corea 220.000
Swiss 182.210
Belgium 164.722
Italy 127.880
Sweden 72.423
Austria 70.384
Dinamarc 56.117
Norway 48.199
New Zeland 45.000
Irleand 43.951
Greece 34.241
Chile 34.218
Finland 33.992
Hungry 26.027
Argentina 24.771
Polonia 20.000


  1. Re-entry in July 20,2002
  2. Re-entry in January 10,2004
  • 30 in all time chart U.S. (14xPlatinim)

Miscellanea

  • The song, ...Baby One More Time became a US #1 hit from this album. Of the singles from this album, only the title track has topped the Hot 100. The rest are either Top 10 or Top 20 hits.
  • Unlike other albums by Britney Spears, the front cover is a fold-out page with a poster of Britney (much like Ashlee Simpson's I Am Me).
  • The album's liner notes contain the lyrics only of the singles "...Baby One More Time", "Sometimes", "Born To Make You Happy" and "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart". Lyrics for "(You Drive Me) Crazy" do not appear, probably because the single was a remix.
  • Some editions (like the Australian edition) have an alternate cover picture, a picture of Spears in white, with her hands in a praying gesture. This picture also appears inside.
  • "Soda Pop" appears in the soundtrack of Pokemon: The First Movie. Mikey Bassie sings additional vocals on the track.
  • "The Beat Goes On" is a cover version of the same song, originally a duet sung by Sonny Bono and Cher. Bono had in fact passed away earlier the same year Spears debuted with "...Baby One More Time", in 1998. The song itself is engraved on Bono's headstone and was his funeral theme song.
  • In the song ...Baby One More Time, when the line "{w}ith you I lose my mind. Give me a s{ign}" is phonetic reversed you can hear "Sleep with me, I'm not too young." The first part is widely disputed, however.
  • The song, ...Baby One More Time was featured in Karaoke Revolution Volume 2. After the words, "'Cause I need to know now", what she really says is "Oh, because", but Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 erroneously put in these words, "what we've got". This has happened in most karaoke versions of the song.
  • "Born To Make You Happy" was released internationally. "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" is a US single.

The song "Baby One More Time" was originally written for the R&B group TLC, but was later given to Spears after the group passed on the chance to record it.

See also

  1. ^ Jeckell, Barry (2004). "Britney's Debut Tips 14 Million Mark". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2006-04-01.
  2. ^ "Top 100 Albums". Recording Industry Association of America. 2006. Retrieved 2006-04-01.
  3. ^ Morillo, Gabriel (2004). "Total Sales of singles and Albums from Britney". BritneyNow.com. Retrieved 2006-04-01.
  4. ^ a b Jones, Alan (1999-03-20). "The Official UK Charts: Albums". CMP Information Ltd. p. 15. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help); Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ ""...Baby One More Time" Album". UKBritney. TV. Retrieved 2006-04-01.
  6. ^ "Britney Spears - ... Baby One More Time". Austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2006-03-25.
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