In the Zone

In the Zone was also the title of a TV series that preceeded MLB on Fox telecasts from 1996-1999.

See also: In the Zone (DVD)

Untitled

In the Zone is the fourth studio album from American singer Britney Spears, released on November 18, 2003.

Album information

"In The Zone" is the fourth studio album by Britney Spears. Her most sexual offering to date, "In The Zone" was also Britney's most musically diverse album, featuring producers such as R.Kelly, Bloodshy & Avant, and Moby and also, an increased artistic input by Spears herself compared to her other albums.

The album's first single was "Me Against the Music", a duet with Madonna. Though the song was a hit on the dance charts, it had only minor success on the Top 40. With the release of the second single "Toxic", Britney scored her first major hit in four years, hitting number 9 on the Billboard Top 100 and was certified platinum. Shortly after, "Everytime" was released as the album's third single. Fueled by a controversial video directed by David LaChapelle, the song became a Top 20 hit and was ultimately certified gold. Though a fourth single, "Outrageous", was released, a video was never finished as Britney reportedly damaged her knee while shooting the clip. As an unfortunate result, however, the song did chart on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles at number 79.

The album debuted at number 1 (with sales of over 609,000 copies) and has sold 2.95 million copies in the US according to Soundscan and is listed at 2 million according to the R.I.A.A.. When it debuted at number 1, Britney broke her own record again by becoming the first female artist in SoundScan history to have her first 4 studio albums debut at number one. (She previously set the record for her 2001 number one album "Britney."). However, the album became her lowest selling studio album to date in the United States. Despite the fact it was her least commercial successful album of original material, "In the Zone" had more success with singles in the US than its predecessor; "Toxic" number 9, "Everytime" number 15 and "Me Against the Music" number 35. The album debuted at number 14 in the UK, but later re-entered the top 15 and peaked at number 13.

After the release of the album the critics ignored "Toxic" and focused their attention on "Breathe on Me" and "Touch of My Hand". Both songs have lyrics that are sexually suggestive.

Miscellanea

The song The Answer, produced by P. Diddy, was also due to feature on In The Zone. The song can be found on the UK version and other versions of the CD as a bonus track along with "Don't Hang Up".

The front cover of the In The Zone album released with just her head showing, but was to have her shoulders showing with the straps around them.

Track listing

1. "Me Against the Music" [featuring Madonna] (Spears, Madonna, Stewart, Nikhereanye, Magnet, Nash, O'Brien) – 3:44
2. "(I Got That) Boom Boom" [featuring Ying Yang Twins] (Hamilton, Royal, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson) – 4:51
3. "Showdown" (Spears, Dennis, Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback) – 3:17
4. "Breathe on Me" (Lee, Anderson, Greene) – 3:43
5. "Early Mornin'" (Spears, Moby, Stewart, Magnet) – 3:45
6. "Toxic" (Dennis, Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback) – 3:21
7. "Outrageous" (R. Kelly) – 3:21
8. "Touch of My Hand" (Spears, Harry, Muhammad, Soloman) – 4:19
9. "The Hook Up" (Spears, Stewart, Nikhereanye, Magnet) – 3:54
10. "Shadow" (Spears, Christy, Spock, Edwards, Charlie Midnight) – 3:45
11. "Brave New Girl" (Spears, Kierulf, Schwartz, Dioguardi) – 3:30
12. "Everytime" (Spears, Stamatelatos) – 3:53
13. "Me Against the Music" [Rishi Rich's Desi Kulcha Remix] [featuring Madonna] [Bonus Track] (Spears, Madonna, Stewart, Nikhereanye, Magnet, Nash, O'Brien) – 4:33
14. "The Answer" [International Bonus Track] (Sean Combs, Ryan Leslie) – 3:54
15. "Don't Hang Up" [International Bonus Track] (Spears, Josh Schwartz, Brian Kierulf) – 4:02

Singles

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Personnel

• Britney Spears - vocals, background vocals
• Algozee - orchestra
• Steve Anderson - keyboards
• Avant Arranger - multi instruments
• Blackcell - background vocals
• Bloodshy - multi instrument
• B.U.D. - background vocals
• Courtney Copeland - background vocals
• DaCorna Boyz - keyboards
• Kara Dioguardi - background vocals
• Roxanne Estrada - background vocals
• Roy Gartrell - banjo, guitar
• Roy "Royalty" Hamilton - background vocals, multi instruments
• Jimmy Harry - guitar, keyboards
• Emma Holmgren - background vocals
• Henrik Jonback - guitar
• Jennifer Karr - background vocals
• R. Kelly - background vocals
• Brian Kierulf - guitar, keyboards
• Kyron Leslie - background vocals
• Thomas Lindberg - bass
• Donnie Lyle - guitar
• Penelope Magnet - background vocals
• Matrix - background vocals
• Moby - multi instruments
• Kendall D. Nesbitt - keyboards
• Emma Roads - background vocals
• Chyna Royal - background vocals
• Josh Schwartz - guitar
• Chris "Tricky" Stewart - background vocals, multi instruments
• Tumbi - orchestra
• Wizardz of Oz - background vocals
• Ying Yang Twins - background vocals

Production

• Producers: Britney Spears, Avant, Bloodshy, Jimmy Harry, R. Kelly, Brian Kierulf, Steve Lunt, Penelope Magnet, Matrix, Moby, Josh Schwartz, Guy Sigsworth, Shepard Soloman, Mark Taylor, Trixster
• Production Coordination: Vanessa Letocq
• Engineers: Avant, Bloodshy, Chris Fudurich, Andy Gallas, Abel Garibaldi, Brad Gilderman, Brian Kierulf, Sean Magee, Matrix, Sean McGhee, Ian Mereness, Moby, Pablo Munguia, Josh Schwartz, Mark "Spike" Stent, Rich Tapper, Mark Taylor, Brian "B Luv" Thomas
• Assistant Engineers: J.D. Andrew, Steve Bearsley, Tom Bender, Blackcell, Josh Copp, Cathy Dennis, Matt Furnidge, Rob Haggert, Vance Hornbuckle, Charles McCrorey, Jason Mlodzinski, Andrew Nast, Jonas Ostman, Jason Rankins, Tim Roberts, Rich Tapper, David Treahearn, Seth Waldmann, Nathan Wheeler, Jong Uk Yoon, Antony Zeller
• Digital Editing: Avant, Bloodshy, John Hanes, Brian "B Luv" Thomas, P-Dub Walton, Dan Yashiz
• Mixdown Producer: Serban Ghenea
• Mixing: Niklas Flyckt, Mick Guzauski, R. Kelly, Matrix, Sean McGhee, Mark "Spike" Stent, Mark Taylor
• Remixing: Rishi Rich
• Editing: Sean McGhee
• Programming: Steve Anderson, Avant, Bloodshy, Abel Garibaldi, Jimmy Harry, Brian Kierulf, Ian Mereness, Moby, Chris "Tricky" Stewart
• Mastering: Tom Coyne
• Arrangers: Avant, Bloodshy, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Jimmy Harry, Steve Lunt, Penelope Magnet, Chris "Tricky" Stewart
• String Arrangements: Ed Alton, Janson & Janson
• Instrumentation: Guy Sigsworth
• Conductor: Janson & Janson
• Pro-Tools: Dug Hanes, John Hanes
• Vocal Producers: Penelope Magnet, Trixster,
• Vocal Engineers: Brian Kierulf, Mark "Spike" Stent, Brian "B Luv" Thomas, Mike Tucker
• Vocal Editing: Brian Kierulf, Mike Tucker
• Vocal Arrangement: Penelope Magnet, Trixster
• Design: Jackie Murphy
• Photography: Patrick Demarchelier, Ranjit
• Stylists: Ray Brown, Lori Goldstein, Mary Alice Stephenson
• Hair Stylists: Laurentius, Stephanie Louise, Oribe
• Make-Up: Fran Cooper, Isabel, Stephanie Louise

Charts

"In the Zone" debuted at number 14 in the UK in November 2003 but later returned to the top fifteen twice with the releases of "Toxic" and "Everytime" peaking at 13. Though the album debuted at number 14 in the U.K., Britney is her lowest-selling studio album in the U.K. with 460,000 copies. The "In the Zone" album sold a total of 492,000 copies in the UK and spent a total of 43 weeks in the top 75.

Year	Chart	Peak
2003	U.S. Billboard 200	1 (1)
2003	U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums	1 (1)
2003	Argentinian Top 50 Albums	1 (1)
2003	Australia ARIA Top 100 Albums	10
2003	Canadian Top 100 Albums	1 (1)
2003	Germany Top 100 Albums	2
2003	Indonesia Top 200 Albums	1 (5)
2003	Mexico Top 100 Albums	1 (1)
2004	U.K. Top 75 Albums	13
2003	United World Chart	1 (2)

Chart trajectories

Australia ARIA Top 100 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
Position	10	16	30	36	35	37	40	40	54	53	39	35	36	36	37	35	31	34	40	43	50	53	63	47	52
Week	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46
Position	41	38	30	35	34	39	38	30	28	21	26	27	32	32	37	41	55	49	64	79	89

U.S. Billboard 200
Week	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Position	1	3	7	10	13	10	14	16	11	10	6	12	21	13	14	15	14	16	24	25	23	27	33	33	39
Week	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45
Position	34	40	46	43	53	58	53	68	70	78	82	92	105	124	130	146	164	182	185	192