Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know

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"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
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Single by Britney Spears
from the album Oops!... I Did It Again
ReleasedMarch 12, 2001 (2001-03-12)
RecordedDecember 1999
Studio La Tour-de-Peilz (Switzerland)
Genre Pop
Length3:50
Label Jive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Britney Spears singles chronology
"Stronger"
(2000)		"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
(2001)		"I'm a Slave 4 U"
(2001)
Music video
"Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" on YouTube

"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again (2000). It was released on March 12, 2001, by Jive Records as the fourth and final single from the album. After meeting with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange in Switzerland, Spears recorded several songs for the album, including "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know", which she considered one of her favorites on the album. Additional lyrics were written by guitar player Keith Scott and country pop singer Shania Twain. The pop ballad speaks of a woman wanting to hear her boyfriend say that he loves her, and is sonically similar to David Bowie and Iggy Pop's song "China Girl" (1983).

Contents

"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who considered it a good break from the album's genre and praised Spears' vocals, comparing them to those of Twain and Stevie Wonder. The song attained moderate commercial success, reaching number one in Romania, and peaking inside the top ten in Austria, Europe and Switzerland, while reaching top twenty positions in many European countries. "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was only released for mainstream radio in the United States; therefore, it failed to appear on most major music charts in the country.

An accompanying music video, directed by Herb Ritts, portrays Spears in love scenes with her on-screen boyfriend, played by French model Brice Durand. The singer's real-life boyfriend at the time Justin Timberlake, however, was said to be annoyed at the kissing scenes, while Spears' mother, Lynne, objected to the explicit sexuality of the original cut of the video. Parts of the video were edited before its release to the public on March 2, 2001. As part of promotion for the song, Spears performed it at TRL , Saturday Night Live , and The View . It has also been included on four of her concert tours. "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was nominated at 2002 Kids' Choice Awards for "Favorite Song". Spears has named "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" one of her favorite songs from her career. [1]

Background

In 1999, Spears began work on her second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), in Sweden and Switzerland. [2] [3] After meeting with Robert Lange in Switzerland, the singer started to record several songs for the album, including "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know". After finishing the track, Spears revealed in an interview with Billboard that "with the first album, I didn't get to show my voice off. The songs were great, but they weren't very challenging. This song is incredible. It's going to surprise people in the best way." [3] "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was written and produced by Robert Lange, while additional lyrics were written by his then-wife Shania Twain and Keith Scott. [4] Spears recorded her vocals for the song between November and December 1999 at Robert Lange's and Shania Twain's chateau in La-Tour-de Peilz, Switzerland, and it was later mixed by Nigel Green and programmed by Cory Churko, Kevin Churko and Richard Meyer. [4] During a live concert at Hawaii, included on her second home video release Live and More! (2000), Spears said the song was one of her favorites on Oops!... I Did It Again. [5] "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was released on January 17, 2001 as the final single from the album. [6] [7]

Composition

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"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
A 20-second sample of the song's chorus, which features Spears showcasing her vocals over a melody that drew comparisons to David Bowie and Iggy Pop's "China Girl". [8] [9]
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"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" is a pop ballad that lasts for three minutes and 51 seconds. [4] [10] The song is composed in the key of E major [11] and is set in the time signature of common time with a tempo of 76 beats per minute, and Spears' vocal range spans from the low note of F♯3 to the high key of D♯5. [10] A NME staff reviewer said that the song takes the riff of David Bowie and Iggy Pop's "China Girl" (1983) and "puts it over schmaltzy cocktail-hour bass and love film strings". [8] Tom Terrell of MTV, however, compared the riff to the one of A Taste of Honey's cover of "Sukiyaki" (1981). Terrell further commented that the "Eagles-esque chorus" features "an '80s hair band power ballad groove" where "Britney soul-maxes with a vocal that channels both Stevie Wonder (via "Knocks Me Off My Feet") and Shania herself." [12]

Stephanie McGrath of Jam! said the song is "a nice break from the 'baby babys', 'yeah yeahs' and insistent drum beats that pepper the other songs" of Oops![ sic ]. [9] David Veitch of the Calgary Sun compared the backing vocals to "nicely old-fashioned shoo-be-doo-doos". [13] Lyrically, "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" alludes to how Spears wants to hear her boyfriend say he needs her all the way and that he loves her. [12] Spears considered it a "pure and delicate" song. "It's just one of those songs that pull you in. That's why I like it, and I like singing it as well", she continued. "I think they wrote it 'specially for me, because the lyrics of the song, if you really listen... they're more of what I can relate to, 'cause they're kind of young lyrics, I think. I don't think Shania would probably sing some of the words that I'm saying." [14]

Critical response

"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" received mostly positive reviews from contemporary critics. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic deemed it "sweetly sentimental" and akin to the other ballads on Oops!... I Did It Again, [15] while a Rhapsody review considered them "perfectly constructed ballads". [16] Stephanie McGrath of Jam! called the song "the best showcase of Spears' talents". [9] A NME staff reviewer considered the track "absolutely frightening", [8] with Tracy E. Hopkins of Barnes & Noble deeming "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" a "polished ballad", and praising Shania Twain for the songwriting. [17] Billboard journalist Michael Paoletta noted that Spears may not have the vocal range of "colleagues Jessica Simpson and Christina Aguilera, but she does have an instantly recognizable style-and Oops!... indicates that she's developing a soulful edge and emotional depth that can't be conjured with a glass-shattering note", further commenting that this can be confirmed "on the hitworthy, Shania Twain-penned ballad 'Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know'". [18]

While reviewing 2011's Femme Fatale Tour, Jocelyn Vena of MTV considered the song, along with "Toxic", "old-school jams". [19] Bustle 's Alex Kristelis highlighted its "epic" chorus while the staff from Entertainment Weekly called it "a pretty mid tempo melody", and placed it at number 84 on their ranking of Spears' songs. [20] [21] For Pink News ' Mayer Nissim, "it's not that Britney can't do slow tracks, but her vocals don't always have the energy to push them", citing "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" as an example. [22] Nicholas Hautman, from Us Weekly , concluded that "Spears showcases her soulful, unwavering vocals on this well-executed ballad". [23] "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was nominated at Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards for "Favorite Song" in 2002. [24]

Commercial performance

"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was not commercially available in the United States, and was sent only to mainstream radio on April 2, 2001. [25] Therefore, the track failed to appear on any major music chart in the United States. However, "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was successful in Europe, debuting and peaking at number nine on the European Hot 100 Singles on the chart issue dated April 14, 2001. [26] The song was also able to reach the top ten in Austria and Switzerland, while attaining top 20 positions in Belgium (Flanders), Finland, Ireland, Norway and Sweden. [6] In the United Kingdom, it debuted and peaked at number 12 on April 7, 2001, exiting the UK Singles Chart after eight weeks. "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" achieved commercial success in Romania, where it reached number one and was the third best-selling single of 2001. [27] Despite reaching number 14 in Denmark, [6] the song was later certified gold by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), for shipping over 4,000 units of the single in the country. [28] The single was not released in Australia; instead, it was included as a bonus second disc of the limited edition of Oops!... I Did It Again released in the country. [29]

Music video

Spears and her on-screen boyfriend kissing each other in the music video. The scenes generated conflict between the singer, her mother Lynne Spears, and her real-life boyfriend at the time, Justin Timberlake. Britney Spears - Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know.png
Spears and her on-screen boyfriend kissing each other in the music video. The scenes generated conflict between the singer, her mother Lynne Spears, and her real-life boyfriend at the time, Justin Timberlake.

The music video for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was directed by American photographer Herb Ritts, and shot at Key Biscayne in Miami, Florida in the last week of January 2001. [32] Spears revealed she was inspired by Janet Jackson's video for "Love Will Never Do (Without You)" (1990) to select Ritts as the video's director. [33] According to Ritts, the singer "wanted to do something fresh. There was one outfit, no dancing, and that meant that it boiled down to her. She really had to act the song, and she was very impressive." [32] He also revealed that the video was set at "a funky beach shack" similar to the videos for Madonna's "Cherish" and Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game" (both from 1989). [32] "The story is, pretty much, Britney longing for him to tell her the words", said Ritts, [32] who was impressed with the chemistry between the singer and her on-screen boyfriend, played by French model Brice Durand. [32] Spears' real-life boyfriend at the time Justin Timberlake, however, "was said to be miffed at Spears' kissing scenes with French model", according to Jennifer Vineyard of MTV. [30] Spears' mother, Lynne, also considered the original music video too racy at the time because it contained sexual material. [31] Parts of the video were edited before its release to the public. [34]

The music video premiered on MTV's TRL on March 2, 2001 and peaked at number one on the countdown. [25] [35] The video begins with Spears and her boyfriend in a hammock. Cuts of her cuddling with her love interest beside a fire are also included. Inside a tiki hut, Spears exclaims the words she wants her boyfriend to know. In the second half of the video, she is seen on a tree where her boyfriend reaches for her. There are also scenes where she is running on the beach and her boyfriend is chasing after her. Spears wears only a bikini top and a pair of cutoff shorts during the whole video, going barefoot throughout. [35] The music video was considered by Spears to be "the funnest [sic] video I've ever done." [32] An alternate footage of the video can be found on the DVD of Spears' first compilation album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004). [36] Vineyard described the footage as the one that "makes the most use of Britney's body of work, with the spaceman from "Oops!... I Did It Again", an opening door from "My Prerogative" and one love interest from "Toxic" all making cameos". [36]

Live performances

Spears performing "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" during the Femme Fatale Tour in 2011 Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know (FFT Argentina).jpg
Spears performing "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" during the Femme Fatale Tour in 2011

The first performance of "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was on March 8, 2000, during the Crazy 2k Tour in Pensacola, Florida, where Spears appeared onstage sitting on a magic carpet and flew over the audience while singing the song. [37] [38] After releasing her second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again, Spears performed the song on the American music show TRL , [39] on Saturday Night Live [5] and on The View . [40] She also performed the song live on the Oops!... I Did It Again Tour. After performing "Sometimes", she climbed the staircase and briefly spoke to the audience before moving into the performance of the song, for which she wore a long white dress trimmed with boa feathers. [38] [41] "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was performed also on the Dream Within a Dream Tour in 2001 and 2002. The performance consisted of Spears singing the song on an elevated platform wearing an evening gown with artificial snow falling from the ceiling, while two of her dancers performed a routine. [42] [43]

Almost ten years later, "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was performed by Spears at select dates of the Femme Fatale Tour, in 2011. [44] The performance consists of Spears sitting on a swing singing the song, whilst a male dancer dances beneath her, at one point attaching himself by his feet to the swing whilst midair. [45] Shirley Halperin of The Hollywood Reporter named it one of the best performances of the show along with "Piece of Me" and "3", stating that "ironically enough, [they] were the ones with fewest frills." [46] In a review of the special broadcast by American premium television channel Epix of the tour, Jocelyn Vena of MTV summarized her thoughts about the performance saying, "It's rare these days to see Britney Spears show her soft side, but she takes a break from the nonstop, fist-pumping music during the spectacle that is the Femme Fatale Tour and kicks it old-school, showing us she still has the heart and soul to bust out a power ballad." [47]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" are adapted from Oops!... I Did It Again liner notes. [4]

Technical

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA) [75] Gold25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [28] Gold4,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
GermanyMarch 12, 2001 Maxi CD BMG
United KingdomMarch 26, 2001 Rough Trade
FranceMarch 27, 2001CD Virgin
United StatesApril 3, 2001 Contemporary hit radio Jive
JapanApril 4, 2001Maxi CD Avex Trax

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