| Playlist: The Very Best of Britney Spears | ||||
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| Released | November 6, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 1998–2010 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 51:14 | |||
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Playlist: The Very Best of Britney Spears is the fourth greatest hits album by American artist Britney Spears. It was released on November 6, 2012. [1] The album contains a selection of remastered recordings, and is part of a series of similar Playlist albums issued by Legacy Recordings.
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic said the album "covers much of the same ground as 2009's The Singles Collection but does take into account 2011's Femme Fatale, adding "Till the World Ends" and "Hold It Against Me." What was cut from Singles is generally not missed, as the big songs are here—"Baby One More Time," "You Drive Me Crazy," "Oops...I Did It Again," "I'm a Slave 4 U," "Toxic"—making this arguably a preferable comp to its full-price predecessor." [2]
It debuted at number 111 on the Billboard 200 on the week of December 8, 2012 with 11,000 copies. [3] [4] That week the album was priced for $1.99 at some retailers for a limited time. However, as the set was less than four weeks old, those sales were not counted, per Billboard's pricing policy, which didn't affect other albums from the Playlist series, such as Playlist: The Very Best of Destiny's Child, which were older. [5]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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| 1. | "...Baby One More Time" | Max Martin | ...Baby One More Time | 3:32 |
| 2. | "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!) | Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Martin | ...Baby One More Time | 3:17 |
| 3. | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Martin, Rami Yacoub | Oops!... I Did It Again | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Stronger" | Martin, Yacoub | Oops!... I Did It Again | 3:23 |
| 5. | "I'm a Slave 4 U" | Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams | Britney | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Toxic" | Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback | In the Zone | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Gimme More" | Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica | Blackout | 4:11 |
| 8. | "Womanizer" | The Outsyders | Circus | 3:44 |
| 9. | "Hold It Against Me" | Martin, Lukasz Gottwald, Bonnie McKee | Femme Fatale | 3:49 |
| 10. | "Till the World Ends" | Gottwald, Alexander Kronlund, Martin, Kesha Sebert | Femme Fatale | 3:59 |
| 11. | "If U Seek Amy" | Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Kronlund | Circus | 3:36 |
| 12. | "I Wanna Go" | Martin, Kotecha, Shellback | Femme Fatale | 3:30 |
| 13. | "Piece of Me" | Karlsson, Winnberg, Klas Åhlund | Blackout | 3:32 |
| 14. | "Circus" (Diplo Circus Remix) | Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Benjamin Levin | Previously unreleased on CD | 4:25 |
| Total length: | 51:14 | |||
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [6] | 111 |
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Various | November 6, 2012 | CD | Jive | [1] |
Britney Jean Spears is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Spears has sold over 150 million records worldwide, making her one of the world's best-selling music artists. She has earned numerous awards and accolades, including a Grammy Award, 15 Guinness world records, six MTV Video Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, the inaugural Radio Disney Icon Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her heavily choreographed videos earned her the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
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Britney is the third studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on October 31, 2001, by Jive Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her first two studio albums ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), Spears began to embrace a significantly more mature sound with Britney. The record incorporates genres of pop and R&B with influences of EDM and occasionally dips into disco, hip hop, rock, and electronica. Its lyrical themes address the subjects such as coming of age, adulthood, control, and sexuality. Contributions to its production came from a variety of collaborators, including Max Martin and Rami Yacoub. Spears herself assumed a more prominent role in the album's development, co-writing six of its tracks.
In the Zone is the fourth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 1, 2003, by Jive Records. Spears began writing songs during her Dream Within a Dream Tour, not knowing the direction of the record. She stated she was an autobiographical songwriter, although not to the point where she felt self-exploited. During the process, she ended her highly-publicized relationship with singer Justin Timberlake. With the tour's conclusion in July 2002, Spears planned to take a six-month break from her career; however, recording for the album commenced in November.
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"...Baby One More Time" is the debut single of American singer Britney Spears from her debut studio album of the same title (1999). It was written by Max Martin and produced by Martin and Rami. Released on September 29, 1998, by Jive Records, the song became a worldwide hit, topping the charts in at least 23 countries, including the United Kingdom, where it earned triple-platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and was the country's best-selling single of 1999. The song is one of the best-selling singles of all time, with over 10 million copies sold.
"Sometimes" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time (1999). Written by Jörgen Elofsson and produced by Elofsson, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, the song was released as Spears' second single on April 6, 1999, by Jive Records. "Sometimes" is a bubblegum pop ballad that alludes to a relationship where a shy girl is reserved on expressing feelings to her lover. The song received generally favorable reviews from contemporary critics.
"(You Drive Me) Crazy" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time (1999). Written and produced by Max Martin, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger with additional writing by Jörgen Elofsson and remix by Martin and Rami Yacoub, it was released as the album's third single on August 24, 1999, by Jive Records. It was featured on the soundtrack of the 1999 teen romantic comedy film Drive Me Crazy. The song garnered positive reviews from music critics, some of whom praised its simple formula and noted similarities to Spears's debut single, "...Baby One More Time".
"Me Against the Music" is a song by American singers Britney Spears and Madonna for Spears' fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003). It was written by Spears, Madonna, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Thabiso "Tab" Nikhereanye, Penelope Magnet, Terius Nash and Gary O'Brien. The song was released on October 14, 2003, by Jive Records, as the lead single of In the Zone. After bonding with Spears during a night in New York City, Stewart and Magnet started working on the song for her. During rehearsals for the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, Spears played Madonna the track and asked her to do the song with her.
"Toxic" is a song by American singer Britney Spears, released as the second single from her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003). It was written and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, with additional writing from Cathy Dennis and Henrik Jonback. It was initially offered to Kylie Minogue for her album Body Language, but she turned it down. A dance-pop and techno-pop song with elements of South Asian music, "Toxic" features varied instrumentation, such as drums, synthesizers and surf guitar. It is accompanied by breathy vocals and high-pitched Bollywood strings, sampled from Laxmikant–Pyarelal's "Tere Mere Beech Mein" (1981). Its lyrics draw an extended metaphor of a lover as a dangerous and addictive drug.
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B in the Mix: The Remixes is the first remix album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 22, 2005, by Jive Records.
Blackout is the fifth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on October 25, 2007, by Jive Records. Its production and release occurred as Spears' personal struggles were highly publicized and overshadowed her professional projects. She executive-produced the album, working with producers Danja, Bloodshy & Avant, Sean Garrett, and the Neptunes, among others; it is the only album on which Spears is credited as the executive producer. The final result was primarily a dance-pop and electropop record with Euro disco and dubstep influences, with lyrical themes revolving around love, fame, media scrutiny, sex, and clubbing.
"My Only Wish (This Year)" is a teen pop Christmas song by American singer Britney Spears. It was written and produced by Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz. It was released originally in the Christmas compilation album Platinum Christmas (2000). In the song, Spears asks Santa Claus to find her a lover during the holidays.
"Piece of Me" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her fifth studio album, Blackout (2007). It was released on November 27, 2007, by Jive Records as the second single from the album, but was actually the last song recorded. It was written and produced by Swedish producers Bloodshy & Avant and Klas Åhlund as a response to the media scrutiny and sensationalism of the singer's private life, which they had witnessed firsthand after working with her over the years. The song, acting as the singer's manifesto, has biographical lyrics retelling Spears's mishaps. It can be classified as an electropop, dance-pop and EDM-pop song that features an "electro instrumental track" and runs through a down-tempo dance beat. Spears's voice is heavily synthesized and her pitch constantly shifts; backing vocals are provided by Bloodshy & Avant and Robyn.
Circus is the sixth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released to coincide with her 27th birthday on December 2, 2008, by Jive Records. Transitioning from the "darker and more urban" themes of her fifth studio album Blackout (2007), Spears wanted to make her next project "a little bit lighter". She recorded much of the album between March and September 2008, after being involuntarily placed under a conservatorship earlier that year, following her highly-publicized personal struggles in 2007. As executive producers, Larry Rudolph and Teresa LaBarbera Whites enlisted Spears' previous collaborators such as Max Martin, Bloodshy & Avant, Guy Sigsworth and Danja, as well as new ones, including Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco and Claude Kelly. Their efforts resulted in a primarily pop and dance record, whose lyrical themes addressed fame, infidelity, and infatuation.
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The Essential Britney Spears is the fifth greatest hits album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on August 20, 2013, by RCA Records and Legacy Recordings, initially as a Walmart exclusive. It was later released on digital platforms the following year. The compilation was produced by Jeffrey James and Darren Salmieri, and it was mastered by Seann Brennan at Battery Studios in New York.
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