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Britney is the third album by the American pop artist Britney Spears. It was released on November 6, 2001 and debuted at number 1 in the Billboard charts. The album has sold over 4 million copies in the United States and over 12 million copies worldwide; nevertheless, it was less successful than Spears' first two albums, Baby One More Time and Oops!...I Did It Again. Britney is notable for Spears' own increasingly prominent role in the songwriting as well as a greater focus on her own sexuality. Spears worked with producers such as The Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins, Max Martin and others.
"I'm a Slave 4 U", "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman", "Overprotected", and "Boys" were released as singles in the US. "I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" and "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" were featured in Spears' 2002 movie Crossroads.
Track listing
- "I'm a Slave 4 U" (Hugo, Williams) - 3:24
- "Overprotected" (Martin, Rami) - 3:19
- "Lonely" (Jerkins, Kierulf, Schwartz, Spears) - 3:21
- "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Dido, Martin, Rami) - 3:52
- "Boys" (Hugo, Williams) - 3:28
- "Anticipating" (Kierulf, Schwartz, Spears) - 3:16
- "I Love Rock & Roll" (Hooker, Merrill) - 3:06
- "Cinderella" (Martin, Rami, Spears) - 3:40
- "Let Me Be" (Kierulf, Schwartz, Spears) - 2:51
- "Bombastic Love" (Martin, Rami) - 3:06
- "That's Where You Take Me" (Kierulf, Schwartz, Spears) - 3:32
- "What It's Like to Be Me" (Robson, Timberlake) - 2:52
Personnel
- Britney Spears - vocals, background vocals
- Sue Ann Carwell - background vocals
- Tyler Collins - background vocals
- Albert Hall - background vocals
- Damion Hall - background vocals
- Nana Hedin - background vocals
- Chad Hugo - musician
- Jennifer Karr - background vocals
- Thomas Lindberg - bass
- Max Martin - guitar, background vocals
- Maxayne Moriguchi - background vocals
- Esbjörn Öhrwall - guitar
- Jeff Pescetto - background vocals
- Nile Rodgers - guitar
- Jason Scheff - background vocals
- Chris Thompson - background vocals
- Wil Wheaton - background vocals
- Pharrell Williams - musician
Production
- Producer: Max Martin, Rodney Jerkins, The Neptunes, Rami, Wade Robson, Justin Timberlake
- Engineer: Max Martin, Andrew Coleman, Brian Garten, Brad Gilderman, Pablo Munguia, Rami, Michael Tucker, Yasu
- Assistant Engineer: Jaime Duncan, Richard G. Johnson, Marc Stephen Lee, Charles McCrorey, Daniel Milazzo, Tim Roberts, Ryan Smith, Rich Tapper, Jill Tengan
- Mastering: Tom Coyne
- Mixing: Max Martin, Stephen George, Serban Ghenea, Jean-Marie Horvat, Rami
- String Arrangements: James Biondolillo, Mark Suozzo
- Vocal Arrangement: Justin Timberlake
Charts
Album
| Year
| Chart
| Position
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| 2001
| The Billboard 200
| 1
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| 2001
| Top Canadian Albums
| 1
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| 2001
| Top Internet Albums
| 1
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Singles
| Year
| Single
| Chart
| Position
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| 2001
| "I'm a Slave 4 U"
| Canadian Singles Chart
| 8
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| 2001
| "I'm a Slave 4 U"
| Hot Dance Music/Club Play
| 4
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| 2001
| "I'm a Slave 4 U"
| Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
| 8
|
| 2001
| "I'm a Slave 4 U"
| Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks
| 85
|
| 2001
| "I'm a Slave 4 U"
| Rhythmic Top 40
| 21
|
| 2001
| "I'm a Slave 4 U"
| The Billboard Hot 100
| 27
|
| 2001
| "I'm a Slave 4 U"
| Top 40 Mainstream
| 15
|
| 2001
| "I'm a Slave 4 U"
| Top 40 Tracks
| 18
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| 2002
| "Boys"
| Canadian Singles Chart
| 21
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| 2002
| "Boys"
| Top 40 Mainstream
| 38
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| 2002
| "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
| Top 40 Mainstream
| 21
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| 2002
| "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
| Top 40 Tracks
| 32
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| 2002
| "Overprotected"
| Canadian Singles Chart
| 22
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| 2002
| "Overprotected"
| The Billboard Hot 100
| 86
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| 2002
| "Overprotected"
| Top 40 Mainstream
| 37
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