The following songs recorded by American singer Britney Spears were not released commercially. Some songs have been given to other recording artists for recording. The list encompasses studio-quality recording by Spears that were not commercially or promotionally released by a reputable label, documented demo versions of songs not released in any form, early demo versions of released songs where there is a substantial difference to the released versions (such as completely different melody), and officially commissioned Spears-related professional remix not chosen for release.
Spears has written and recorded material that has never been officially released. Several unreleased songs had been planned for inclusion on her studio albums ...Baby One More Time (1999), Britney (2001), In the Zone (2003), Blackout (2007), Circus (2008), Femme Fatale (2011), Britney Jean (2013), and Glory (2016), but were ultimately rejected. There are many registered tracks included under the unreleased section that have not been commercially released, but have gained media attention or were confirmed by Spears herself. Many of her unreleased songs have been registered (usually by her company Britney Spears Music) with professional bodies such as the United States Copyright Office, Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI), and American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). [1] [2] [3]
Spears's unreleased material includes songs recorded by her and demo versions, some co-written by artists such as Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga. In 1997, she recorded "Today", originally meant for Toni Braxton. Snippets of "Rebellion" and "Little Me" were released on Spears's official website in 2006. She has also co-written and recorded songs that were later given to other artists, such as her sister Jamie Lynn Spears, Selena Gomez and BoA. A collection of songs that leaked on October 6, 2011 received the name of "Britmas". [4]
† | Denotes songs registered with Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI) |
‡ | Denotes songs registered with American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) |
†‡ | Denotes songs registered with BMI and ASCAP |
* | Denotes songs cited by producers and/or Spears herself |
‡* | Denotes songs registered with ASCAP and cited by producers and/or Spears herself |
Song | Writer(s) | Date | Album | Notes |
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"911"† [5] [6] | Kara DioGuardi J. R. Rotem | October 6, 2011 | Blackout |
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"Abroad" [7] | Marcella Araica Nate Hills Ezekiel Lewis Patrick M. Smith Balewa Muhammad Candice Nelson | October 6, 2011 [7] | Circus |
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"All That She Wants" | Britney Spears Jonas Berggren Ulf Ekberg | January 24, 2008 | Blackout [9] |
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"All the Way" | Cathy Dennis Lukasz Gottwald Jack Splash | — | Blackout | |
"Am I a Sinner?" | Britney Spears BT Brian Kierulf Joshua Schwartz | July 28, 2010 | Britney | [12] |
"And Then We Kiss" | Britney Spears Mark Taylor Paul Barry | September 2011 | In the Zone |
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"Baby Can't You See"* | Pharrell Williams | — | Britney [13] |
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"Boyfriend" | Faheem Najm | — | Blackout |
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"Bring Me Home"* | BT | — | Britney [14] |
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"Burning Up" | Madonna | March 24, 2014 | — |
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"Can Caper"‡ | Samuel Paul Godin | — | — | |
"Conscience" | Michelle Bell Britney Spears Larry "Precision" Gates | January 22, 2015 | In the Zone [18] |
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"Dangerous" | Greg Kurstin Nicole Morier | October 6, 2011 [6] | Circus |
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"Diary Of"‡ | Michelle Bell Christian Lars Karlsson Pontus Johan Winnberg | — | — |
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"Downtown"† | Kara DioGuardi J. R. Rotem | — | Blackout |
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"Dramatic" | Britney Spears | April 16, 2010 [21] | Blackout [ citation needed ] |
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"Every Day"†‡ | Xandy Barry Wally Gagel Britney Spears | October 6, 2011 [22] | Circus | |
"Exaholic"† | Britney Spears Stephanie Jones Joseph Spargur Brad Tursi | February 2, 2021 [25] | Glory |
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"Father's Eyes" | Arnthor Birgisson Ina Wroldsen | — | — |
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"Fed-Ex"‡ | Shakur Green | — | — |
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"Follow Me"† | Henrik Jonback Britney Spears Christian Karlsson Pontus Winnberg | — | — |
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"Follow My Fingers" | Cathy Dennis Freescha Nicole Morier Britney Spears | — | Circus | |
"Free" | Britney Spears Cathy Dennis Guy Chambers | — | In the Zone |
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"Giving It Up for Love" | Britney Spears Kara DioGuardi Scott Storch Robert Waller | — | In the Zone |
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"Graffiti My Soul" | Brian Higgins Miranda Cooper Lisa Cowling Tim Powell Peplab | — | In the Zone [34] [35] |
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"Grow"‡* | Steve Anderson Lisa Greene Britney Spears | — | Blackout [36] | |
"Guilty"† | Joseph Belmatti Mich Hansen Balewa Muhammad Britney Spears | February 22, 2015 | In the Zone |
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"Hey Ma" | Armando Christian Perez Jose Balvin Karla Cabello Jamie Sanderson | December 21, 2017 | — |
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"Higher You Take Me"† | Dean Hajas | — | Britney |
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"Hollow" | Christian Karlsson Pontus Winnberg Cathy Dennis Britney Spears | — | In the Zone | |
"Hooked On"†‡ | Pharrell Williams | October 17, 2007 | Blackout | |
"I Feel So Free with You" | — | October 28, 2019 | — |
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"I Have Nothing"* | David Foster Linda Thompson | May 11, 2018 (snippet) | — |
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"I'm Aight"* | Angela Hunte Nadir Khayat Nanna Martorell [50] | — | In the Zone | |
"I've Been Loving You Too Long" | Otis Redding Jerry Butler | April 9, 2019 | Blackout |
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"Instant Déjà Vu"* | Rick Nowels Gregg Alexander | August 15, 2016 | In the Zone | |
"It's Britney Spears, Baby"† | Wade Robson | — | — |
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"Just Let Me Go" | Evan Bogart J. R. Rotem | December 2, 2011 | Blackout |
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"King of My Castle" | Chris Brann Dave Lambert Carsten Mortensen | June 25, 2021 | The Singles Collection |
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"Kiss You All Over"† | Garrett Hamler Brian Kidd | October 17, 2007 | Blackout [56] |
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"Let Me Take You There"† | Full Force Britney Spears | July 9, 2018 | ...Baby One More Time |
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"Like I'm Fallin'"‡ | Michelle Bell Britney Spears | — | In the Zone |
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"Little Me" | Britney Spears Guy Sigsworth | April 7, 2006 (snippet) [60] | — |
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"Look Who's Talking Now"† | Michelle Bell Britney Spears Bloodshy & Avant | January 9, 2012 [31] [61] [62] | In the Zone [61] | |
"Love's Supposed 2 Be"* | Britney Spears Cathy Dennis Rob Fusari | — | In the Zone | |
"Luv the Hurt Away" | Curtis T. Bedeau Gerard R. Charles Brian P. George Lucien J. George Paul Anthony George | May 7, 2006 | ...Baby One More Time | |
"Mad Love" | Bradley Daymond Lisa Greene Alex Greggs Rodney Price Dennis Shaw | July 29, 2010 | In the Zone |
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"Money, Love and Happiness"†‡ | Michelle Bell Britney Spears Nadir Khayat Nanna Kristiansson | April 5, 2012 [68] | In the Zone | |
"My Big Secret"† | Chad Hugo Pharrell Williams | — | Britney |
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"My Love Was Always There"† | Britney Spears Steve Morales | — | — |
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"Mystic Man"† | Britney Spears | — | — |
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"Never Lie" | Jeff Joseph Dandurand | — | — |
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"Nothing Less than Real"† | — | — | ...Baby One More Time [56] |
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"Now and Then"† | Samuel Paul Godin | — | — |
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"Otis Redding Tribute"† | Christopher Olsen Notes | — | — |
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"One of a Kind" | Faheem Najm | — | In the Zone |
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"Ouch"‡ | Michelle Bell Britney Spears Nanna Kristiansson | April 11, 2012 [76] | In the Zone |
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"Paradise"†‡ | Xandy Barry Wally Gagel Britney Spears | — | Circus |
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"Peep Show"‡ | Michelle Bell Larry Gates Britney Spears | March 2012 (snippet) | In the Zone |
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"Pleasure You" | Anthony Moran Warren Largosa Britney Spears | July 4, 2012 [79] | In the Zone |
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"Police" | William Adams Jean Baptiste Cameron Thomaz | — | Britney Jean |
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"Pull Out"† | Garrett Hamler La Marquis Jefferson Craig D. Love Jonathan Smith | October 17, 2007 [56] | Blackout [56] | |
"Pulse"‡ | Joseph Belmatti Mich Hansen Remee Jackman Lorne Tennant | — | In the Zone |
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"Rebellion" | Jeff Joseph Dandurand Britney Spears | June 20, 2006 (snippet) | Blackout [85] [86] [87] |
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"Red Hot Lipstick" | Doug Elkins Britney Spears | March 13, 2018 [88] | Blackout |
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"Rockstar"‡ | Penelope Magnet Thabiso Nikhereanye Britney Spears Christopher Stewart | October 6, 2011 [6] | In the Zone |
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"Sacred" [90] | Britney Spears Cathy Dennis Guy Chambers | — | In the Zone | |
"She'll Never Be Me"‡ | Brad Daymond Alex Greggs Britney Spears Justin Timberlake | Around 2001 (snippet) | Britney |
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"Second Chances" | Alja Jackson | — | Femme Fatale |
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"Sippin' On"‡ | Penelope Magnet Thabiso Nikhereanye Britney Spears Christopher Stewart | September 2007 | In the Zone [93] | |
"State of Grace"‡* | Steve Anderson Lisa Greene Steve Lee | August 17, 2007 | Blackout [95] |
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"Stay"* | Britney Spears Sheppard Solomon Jimmy Harry | — | In the Zone [97] |
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"Strangest Love"† | Guy Chambers Brian McFadden | December 25, 2011 [98] | In the Zone |
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"Strip"* | Britney Spears Sheppard Solomon Jimmy Harry | — | In the Zone [97] |
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"Square One"† | Tawanna Dabney Lukasz Gottwald Ronnie Jackson Benjamin Levin | — | — |
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"Take Off"‡ | Michelle Bell Britney Spears Christian Karlsson Pontus Winnberg | May 21, 2017 [102] | In the Zone |
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"Take the Bait"† | Marcella Araica Nate Hills Ezekiel Lewis Balewa Muhammad Candice Nelson Patrick M. Smith | — | Circus |
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"Telephone"‡* | Stefani Germanotta Rodney Jerkins | May 2, 2010 | Circus |
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"The Other Side" | Andreas Carlsson Kristian Lundin | April 25, 2024 | ...Baby One More Time |
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"This Kiss" | Britney Spears Nicole Morier | April 29, 2012 | Circus | |
"Tilt Ya Head Back" | Cornell Haynes Jr. Dorian Moore Tegemold Newton Curtis Mayfield | June 24, 2021 | Sweat |
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"To Love Let Go"† | Tom Craskey Britney Spears Devo Springsteen | September 2007 | Blackout | |
"Today" | Darren Wittington | — | — |
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"Unbroken"† | Lindy Robbins Fraser T. Smith | February 16, 2014 | Femme Fatale |
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Untitled DFA demo | Britney Spears DFA | 2006 | — | |
"Untitled Lullaby"† | William Anderson Britney Spears | August 23, 2007 | Blackout | |
"Untouchable"† | LaShawn Daniels Freddie Jerkins Rodney Jerkins Kenneth Pratt Britney Spears | — | — |
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"Weakness"† | Britney Spears Kara DioGuardi Brian Kierulf Josh Schwartz | — | — |
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"Welcome to Me"† | Wade Robson Britney Spears Carole Bayer Sager | May 11, 2014 | In the Zone |
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"When I Say So" | Brian Kierulf Britney Spears Joshua M. Schwartz BT | July 28, 2010 | Britney | |
"Where They From"† | Melissa Elliott Pharrell Williams | — | — |
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"Whiplash"†‡ | Greg Kurstin Nicole Morier Britney Spears | — | Circus [121] |
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"Who Can She Trust?" | Britney Spears | — | Blackout [124] |
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"Wishing on a Falling Star"† | — | — | ...Baby One More Time [56] |
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"Wonderland"† | Jimmy Harry Balewa Muhammad Reza Safinia Sheppard Solomon Britney Spears | — | In the Zone |
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"Work It"† | Clement Bozewski Melissa Elliott Deborah Harry Darryl Matthews Mc Daniels Joseph Ward Simmons Paul Simmons Cristopher Stein | — | — |
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"You Were My Home"† | Britney Spears | — | — |
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