| 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] As of 2020 [update] , it sold 170,000 units in the united states. [6]
| 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 [7] | 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 music videos earned her the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
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"Oops!... I Did It Again" is a pop song recorded by American singer Britney Spears from her second studio album of the same name. It was released on April 11, 2000, by Jive Records as the lead single from the album, and her sixth single overall. It was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub. The lyrics refer to a woman who views love as a game, and she decides to use that to her advantage by playing with the emotions of a boy who likes her. Its bridge features spoken dialogue which references the hit 1997 film Titanic.
"Lucky" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again (2000). It was released on July 25, 2000, by Jive Records as the second single from the album. After meeting with producers Max Martin and Rami Yacoub in Sweden, the singer recorded numerous songs for the album, including "Lucky". The song's narrative follows the story of the eponymous famous actress, who, despite seemingly having it all – fame, wealth, beauty – is truly lonely and unhappy on the inside. It received critical acclaim, with critics praising its melody and rhythm, and Spears' vocals.
"Stronger" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again (2000). It was released on October 31, 2000, by Jive Records as the third single from the album. After meeting with producers Max Martin and Rami in Sweden, Spears recorded several songs for the album, including "Stronger". The dance-pop, synth-pop and teen pop song features self-empowerment lyrics about a girl who is tired of her cheating boyfriend and decides to move on without him. It received acclaim from music critics, who described the song as being both musically and lyrically innovative, with some deeming it the best track on Oops!... I Did It Again.
"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).
"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. 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 played in the key of C minor with a tempo of 143 beats per minute. It is accompanied by breathy vocals and high-pitched strings, sampled from the 1981 Bollywood song "Tere Mere Beech Mein" by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The lyrics of "Toxic" 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.
"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 included on 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 in the United States, 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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