Britney Spears: Pop Princess
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Britney Jean Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album ...Baby One More Time in 1999. During her first decade within the music industry, she became a prominent figure in mainstream popular music and popular culture, followed by a much-publicized personal life. Her first two albums established her as a pop icon and broke sales records, while title tracks "...Baby One More Time" and "Oops!... I Did It Again" became international number-one hits. Spears was credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s.
In 2001, she released her third studio album Britney and expanded her brand, playing the starring role in the film Crossroads. She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, In the Zone released in 2003, which yielded chart-topping singles "Me Against the Music", "Toxic" and "Everytime". After the release of two compilation albums, Spears experienced personal struggles and her career went under hiatus. Her fifth studio album, Blackout, was released in 2007 and despite receiving little promotion, it spawned hits "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me". In 2008, her erratic behaviour and hospitalizations caused her to be placed in a conservatorship. The same year, her sixth studio album Circus was released, with the global chart-topping lead single "Womanizer". After embarking on The Circus Starring Britney Spears, she released greatest hits The Singles Collection, which featured U.S. and Canadian number-one single "3".
Spears has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists in the history of contemporary music. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the eighth top-selling female artist in the United States, with 32 million certified albums. Spears is also recognized as the best-selling female artist of the first decade of the 21st century, as well as the fifth overall. She was ranked the 8th Artist of the 2000-10 decade by Billboard. In June 2010, Spears was ranked sixth on Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world; she is also ranked as the third most powerful musician in the world
In 2001, she released her third studio album Britney and expanded her brand, playing the starring role in the film Crossroads. She assumed creative control of her fourth studio album, In the Zone released in 2003, which yielded chart-topping singles "Me Against the Music", "Toxic" and "Everytime". After the release of two compilation albums, Spears experienced personal struggles and her career went under hiatus. Her fifth studio album, Blackout, was released in 2007 and despite receiving little promotion, it spawned hits "Gimme More" and "Piece of Me". In 2008, her erratic behaviour and hospitalizations caused her to be placed in a conservatorship. The same year, her sixth studio album Circus was released, with the global chart-topping lead single "Womanizer". After embarking on The Circus Starring Britney Spears, she released greatest hits The Singles Collection, which featured U.S. and Canadian number-one single "3".
Spears has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making her one of the best-selling music artists in the history of contemporary music. According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), she is the eighth top-selling female artist in the United States, with 32 million certified albums. Spears is also recognized as the best-selling female artist of the first decade of the 21st century, as well as the fifth overall. She was ranked the 8th Artist of the 2000-10 decade by Billboard. In June 2010, Spears was ranked sixth on Forbes list of the 100 Most Powerful and Influential celebrities in the world; she is also ranked as the third most powerful musician in the world
...Baby One More Time
...Baby One More Time
Britney's First Album
The album's lyrics, and its music videos maintained the typical virgin image of the late 1990s teen pop revival for Spears. The album is certified 14× Platinum by the RIAA. ...Baby One More Time has sold more than 25 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the most successful albums of all time and is Spears' most successful and best selling album to date.
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...Baby One More Time
Britney's First SIngle
...Baby One More Time, Britney's first single, was released on October 23, 1998. The song was written by Max Martin and was originally intended for TLC but after they rejected it, Spears and Martin decided to record the track. The song's lyrics refer to breaking up with someone and regretting the decision, and the pain that the decision has brought to the narrator.The song garnered international praise by critics, most calling it the highlight of the album and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. The track was a worldwide commercial success and remains Spears' most successful single. In the United Kingdom, it became the highest selling single of the year and one of the highest selling singles of all time. The song is one of the best-selling singles of all time, with over 9 million copies sold.
Frequently listed in best songs listings, "%u2026Baby One More Time" was listed at number twenty five in the greatest pop songs since 1963, in a list compiled by Rolling Stone and MTV in 2000. Blender listed it at number nine in The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born. The song was also listed as the seventh best song of the nineties by VH1 and in a listing compiled in 2003, ranked at number twenty eight in 100 Best Songs of the Past 25 Years.
"...Baby One More Time" Music Video
The video begins with Spears appearing bored in class at a Catholic high school. When the bell rings, Spears runs out into the hall and begins a choreographed dance. After this, Spears is outside, now adorned in an athletic outfit. Along with a couple of other students, she performs a number of gymnastic moves before heading back inside. She is then sitting on the bleachers in the gymnasium watching a basketball game. Her love interest is revealed sitting close to her, played by her real-life cousin Chad. After this short segment, Spears begins her final dance routine and the video ends shortly afterwards, revealing that the whole thing had actually just been Spears's daydream. On the Greatest Hits: My Prerogative DVD, two alternate versions of the video were released.
Sometimes
Britney's 2nd Single off ...Baby One More Time
Sometimes, Britney's second single, was released on April 30, 1999. The song was a moderate success, topping the charts in Belgium, Netherlands, New Zealand and Spain. It also reached the top 10 in other nine countries, and peaked at #21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling 1.030.000 copies worldwide. The song was written by Jörgen Elofsson; he would go on to win a BMI Pop Award in 2000 in the category of Song of the Year for composing "Sometimes". The track is a classic example of a pop ballad about love and its symptoms, as Spears declares "sometimes I run, sometimes I hide, sometimes I'm scared of you." The song is on the compilation Now That's What I Call Music 3. During her The Onyx Hotel Tour in Miami, Britney claims that she never really liked the song. "Sometimes" Music Video
During the video, Spears watches her love interest from afar, who is played by model Chad Cole. As he plays with his dog on the sand, Spears is seen on a lookout, by the pier and on a picnic blanket wishing she was there with him. The video also includes dance scenes with Spears and several others on the pier adorned in white. This video portrayed Spears as the girl next door, unlike the Lolita image portrayed in "...Baby One More Time". There are two edits of the video. One features mainly beauty shots during the first verse, the second edit features more dancing footage from on the pier.
(You Drive Me) Crazy
Britney's 3rd Single from ...Baby One More Time
"(You Drive Me) Crazy" was released on August 23, 1999 as the third single from ...Baby One More Time. The song was written and produced by Per Magnusson, Jörgen Elofsson, David Kreuger and Max Martin. It is a dance song about Britney falling in love with someone.The single version differs from the original album version which was recorded in March 1998 in Sweden. On May 12, 1999, Martin and Spears came to the Battery Studios in New York and re-recorded the vocals of the original song to the remixed version, called "The Stop! Remix". The remix was first included on the original motion picture soundtrack of the film Drive Me Crazy, and was later included on Spears first compilation Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.
"(You Drive Me) Crazy" Music Video
The video was first shown on MTV's Making the Video. The entire concept was Spears' idea. The video for "(You Drive Me) Crazy" begins with Spears as one of several waitresses in a restaurant. The waitresses dress to go dancing. Spears goes and changes into a shining green top and black pants and then begins an extensive dance scene. Next, she climbs up onto a stage and sings; behind her, the word "CRAZY" is seen shining in bright orange. Actors Melissa Joan Hart and Adrian Grenier make cameo appearances in the video as well, due to the fact that the song was remixed, used in, and made to promote their film, Drive Me Crazy.
Born to Make You Happy
Britney's 4th Single off of ...Baby One More Time
"Born to Make You Happy" was commercially successful, peaking at number one in Ireland and United Kingdom, while reaching the top-ten positions on every single country that it charted on. Since it wasn't released as a single in the United States, the song didn't charted on Billboard Hot 100 or any Billboard component charts. The song was certified Platinum by IFPI on 2000.
"Born to Make You Happy" Music Video
The music video was released in Europe on November 13, 1999. It begins with a shot of Britney sleeping. In her dream, she is wearing a shiny silver outfit and sitting in a blue and silver futuristic room with several different levels. Following this part of the video, Spears appears atop the apartment building where this room is found, performing a dance segment in a red top and black skirt. In another part of the dream, Spears, now wearing white clothes, is seen at her room, singing. The last part of the dream has her love interest come into her room to see her. The video concludes with the pair having a pillow fight which Spears wins. The radio edit of the song was used for the video, it shortens two instrumental bridges, one in the middle of the song, and the other one towards the end. The video was originally only aired outside the US and was only shown in the US at concerts during Britney's ...Baby One More Time Tour. The video eventually was shown in America a while after it came out.
From the Bottom of My Broken Heart
Britney's 5th and Final Single from ...Baby One More Time
"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" was released on December 15, 1999 as the final single from her debut album, ...Baby One More Time. The song was written and produced by Eric Foster White. Lyrically, the song is a love ballad where Spears recalls her first love and how she wishes it hadn't ended, as her true emotions are revealed "from the bottom of [her] broken heart." "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" achieved moderate success, peaking at number fourteen on United States' Hot 100. The song was certified Platinum by RIAA on 2000. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" Music Video
The music video begins with Spears packing her belongings as she readies herself to move away from home. She is upset because she knows that she is going to miss her first love. Throughout the video, we see scenes of the two from their past, including one where they climb up onto a windmill. Towards the ending, we see Spears waiting at a bus stop while, at the same time, her first love is driving quickly to come see her one last time. However, by the time he finally gets there, she has already left on the bus.
Oops!... I Did It Again
Oops!...I Did It Again
Britney's 2nd Album
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Oops!...I Did It Again
The 1st Single off of Britney's 2nd Album
"Oops!... I Did It Again" is the first single from Britney Spears' second studio album Oops!... I Did It Again. It was released on March 27, 2000. Written and produced by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub, the track's musical style was strongly similar to many songs that appeared on her debut album ...Baby One More Time and its lyrics refer to love as a game. The song received predominately positive reviews from pop music critics and was nominated at the 43rd Grammy Awards in the category of "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". "Oops!" is generally perceived as one of Spears' signature songs by the media and the general public. "Oops!...I Did It Again" Music Video
The music video starts with a brief scene of an astronaut on Mars finding a stone slate with her second album on it. A scientist, back on Earth, sees it through the video transmitter and says, "Cute. What is it?" The astronaut replies, "Oh, it's cute alright. It couldn't be..." After this, the ground begins to shake and Spears appears on a stage as the music begins. During the bridge section of the song, Spears does a flip through the air to where the astronaut is and appears in a white jacket, short black leather skirt, and matching leather boots. The astronaut then gives the "Heart of the Ocean," the jeweled necklace from the 1997 film Titanic, to Spears, as a symbol of his love for her. She wonders where he found it, saying, "But I thought the old lady dropped it into the ocean in the end," to which he replies, "Well, baby, I went down and got it for you." The dialogue is in the song as well as the video. However, she shows no acts of affection towards him, by just saying, "Oh, you shouldn't have." The heartbroken astronaut shrugs and walks off. The dance continues, at one point, the astronaut is seen moonwalking. The command center on earth moves to the music coming through on the transmission from Mars. The music video talks about love and playing with somebody's heart. The video also features clips of Spears in a short white top and skirt, lying barefoot on a white pad with dancers on the ground around her. During these scenes, she is singing to the astronaut, whom she has suspended in mid-air above her.
Lucky
The 2nd Single from Oops!...I Did It Again
Lucky was released on July 7, 2000 as the second single from Oops! I Did It Again. The song was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub, Alexander Kronlud co-wrote the song; it was also produced by Martin and Yacoub. Lyrically, "Lucky" and is about a famous star, who despite being very "lucky" and seemingly having it all - fame, wealth, beauty and so on - is truly lonely on the inside. "Lucky" Music Video
The music video for Lucky starts out with Britney as a narrator of a play showing the life of a very famous Hollywood actress, named Lucky (also played by Britney). The narrator Britney, wearing pink top and green pants, says, "This is the story about a girl named Lucky." The curtains then part to reveal a big billboard with Lucky's picture on it and the words "Lucky in Top of the World." On this billboard, is the narrator Britney, now wearing a red top with white pants. Throughout the video, we see Lucky, wearing a fancy pink nightgown with fluffy white cotton balls attached to the edges, inside her mansion and shots of her out on the balcony too. As beautiful and rich as she is, we see her about a set, as she is acting, looking quite distressed. Through this scene, the narrator Britney also sits above in the "stars," wearing a bright pink dress with black pants and throwing down glittery sparkles. Next, Lucky opens the door to reveal a handsome man, who then takes her in his arms, as the director yells, "Cut! We've got it." Lucky then walks off-set, replying to the director, "Finally! We've done it fifty-million times!" She then goes to have her hair and makeup done; with the narrator Britney standing unnoticed and very worried looking by her side. We then see Lucky in a shiny gray evening gown at the Academy Awards accepting her Oscar ("Best actress, and the winner is Lucky!"). Lucky looks very, very happy as she accepts the Oscar and smiles at her fans, but this is not true happiness. She makes her way away from her screaming fans and back into her limo, where she unexpectedly finds an ornate hand mirror that both she and Spears had handled on the film set. She looks back to the crowd to see who has left it, and the narrator Britney leans forward in the crowd, this time wearing a fancy black top and matching pants. Lucky's fans crowd in and the limo doors close before she manages to catch a glimpse of Britney. The limo drives away, leaving Britney behind on the red carpet and both girls become distressed once again. The video ends with Lucky crying herself to sleep, her make-up already stained on her face. The curtains close, ending the video.
Stronger
The 3rd Single From Oops!...I Did It Again
"Stronger" is the third single from Oops!... I Did It Again. It was released on November 13, 2000. The song was written and produced by frequent collaborators Max Martin and Rami in 1999. In this anthem, Britney sings about overcoming the difficulties of love as she proclaims she is "stronger than yesterday". There is an allusion to "...Baby One More Time": "...my loneliness ain't killing me no more". "Stronger" Music Video
The video begins with a closed caption that reads "Britney Spears - Stronger", amidst the sound of a storm. It then cuts to a close up of Britney looking at her boyfriend, who is smiling with another woman holding him. She realizes she is better without him and walks away, after saying, "Whatever," to the audience. There is a shot of the tower they were in, in an apparent semi-futuristic world. At the beginning of the first chorus, Britney starts dancing with an Emeco 1006 chair in front of a black background. The second half of the video finds Britney driving away from the party in a classic Ford Mustang during a thunderstorm; however, before long, her car goes into a spin out, then stops on the very edge of the bridge. After recovering from the shock of it, she's forced to continue walking on in the rain. Cuts of her dancing with a cane, transformed from the chair, are also included. The video ends with Britney walking across a bridge.
Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know
Britney's fourth and final single from Ooops!...I Did It Again
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was released on January 17, 2001, as the fourth and final single from Oops!... I Did It Again. The song is a teen-pop ballad that speaks of a woman wanting to hear her boyfriend say that he needs her all the way and that he loves her. "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" failed make an appearance on the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart, due to its weak airplay, peaking at number twelve on Bubbling Under Hot 100. "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" Music Video
The music video for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was directed by the American photographer Herb Ritts. It was shot at Key Biscane in Miami, Florida from January 24th to 27th, 2001. Spears' boyfriend is played by the French model Brice Durand. Spears real-life boyfriend at the time Justin Timberlake "was said to be miffed at Spears' kissing scenes with French model," according to Jennifer Vineyard of MTV.] Spears mother, Lynne, considered the original video too racy at the time, because it contained sexually explicit material. Parts of the video were edited before its release to the public. An alternate footage of the video can be found on the DVD of Spears first compilation album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. Vineyard considered 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 a guy from "Toxic" all making cameos".
The music video debuted at the top of MTV's TRL on March 2, 2001. 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. We also see her and her boyfriend on the seashore doing a love scene. 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. The music video was considered by Spears as "the funnest video I've ever done.
The music video debuted at the top of MTV's TRL on March 2, 2001. 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. We also see her and her boyfriend on the seashore doing a love scene. 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. The music video was considered by Spears as "the funnest video I've ever done.
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I'm a Slave 4 U
Britney's First Single off of Britney
"I'm a Slave 4 U" Music Video
The music video was shot on a soundstage in Universal City, California, over Labor Day weekend, under the direction of Francis Lawrence, and is one of her most risqué videos ever. It made its world premiere on MTV's "Making the Video" on September 24 at 5 p.m. EST, the same day the song officially hit the American radio stations, and debuted at #1 on Total Request Live two days later. Some of the dancing was choreographed by Puerto-Rican dancer Mayte Garcia, who taught Spears bellydancing for the video. In the video, Spears and fifteen dancers employ the same choreography seen in her with Spears looking over a balcony whilst singing with cars down in the distance. Spears is portrayed as a slave to the music who dances all day until she and the other dancers are sweaty and near dehydration, forcing them to search for water. Two alternative versions of the video clip can be found on the Greatest Hits: My Prerogative DVD released on November 9, 2004. The music video was nominated in three categories at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Choreography. The video clip for "I'm a Slave 4 U" ranked #1 in the list of the "50 Sexiest Music Videos of All-Time" published by Canadian music channel MuchMusic in 2007. An official remix video used the "Miguel Migs Petalpusher Vocal Mix" was also released. There are another 2 unreleased remix videos using the Thunderpuss Club Mix and the Thunderpuss Dark Mix Nearly 10 years later in 2011, the video would be compared to her Till The World Ends music video. Several references from the Slave video were made in the video for Till The World Ends, such as the dancers crowding around her and the sweaty dancers scene.
Overprotected
The second single off of Britney
"Overprotected" Music Video
The music video for "Overprotected" was directed by Billie Woodruff and produced by Geneva Films, while choreographed by Brian Friedman. It begins with Britney driving away from the intrusive media, with a part of the instrumental version of the song "Bombastic Love", featured on the album Britney, playing. She makes her way into an alleyway and decides to enter an abandoned factory, hoping her pursuers will be thrown off course. When she enters the building she begins to dance her way around the warehouse. Britney's dancers, having spotted her walking into the factory, follow her inside. They find Britney dancing around and joke about it, before heading into a heavy dance routine. Towards the end of the video, we see segments of Spears in a room with walls covered in pictures and articles about herself. These walls move in and out before the video ends, signifying that she is "overprotected". At the end of the video, Britney walks to a wall, exiting the building. In the video Spears uses clothes of the Argentine company/signature "Kosiuko". She decided to use these clothes in her video because she felt it was tasteful. The clothes were given to the singer by the makers, to promote their products in the American market, since they had recently opened fashion houses in Miami and other cities in America.
I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" Music Video
The music video for "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" was filmed at Antelope Canyon, Arizona from August 16-18, 2001 and was directed by Wayne Isham. Isham's concept was to have Spears on a natural environment. Isham stated the video was filmed completely on location and none of the scenes were shot on green screens. He also remarked on Spears attitude on set, saying,
"She went out there and, without a safety cable, just stood there with those cowboy boots on. She was standing on the edge in her cowboy boots, looking hot. We'd be right on the edge, and she had not a blink of fear. I have nothing but positive things to say about my experience with her [..] She stepped into it with positive energy. She ended up stepping out and kicking ass."
The video won an award in Japan for "Best International Music Video". There are two versions of the video for this track. One is the album version which features Spears mostly atop a cliff and inside Antelope Canyon. The other is the movie version, which, because the single was meant to help promote Britney's film Crossroads, includes some scenes from the album version and also several scenes from the movie. Other scenes include Spears in a gown singing in a re-creation of one of the hotel rooms in Crossroads, one where she is sitting near a campfire, and another where she is driving the car featured in the film.
"She went out there and, without a safety cable, just stood there with those cowboy boots on. She was standing on the edge in her cowboy boots, looking hot. We'd be right on the edge, and she had not a blink of fear. I have nothing but positive things to say about my experience with her [..] She stepped into it with positive energy. She ended up stepping out and kicking ass."
The video won an award in Japan for "Best International Music Video". There are two versions of the video for this track. One is the album version which features Spears mostly atop a cliff and inside Antelope Canyon. The other is the movie version, which, because the single was meant to help promote Britney's film Crossroads, includes some scenes from the album version and also several scenes from the movie. Other scenes include Spears in a gown singing in a re-creation of one of the hotel rooms in Crossroads, one where she is sitting near a campfire, and another where she is driving the car featured in the film.
I Love Rock 'n' Roll
"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" Music Video
Directed by Chris Applebaum, the music video for "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" features Spears in a tight-fitting leather getup. Straightforward, it features Spears jamming in a large red room, complete with her own band, a stack of speakers, and flashing lights. She crawls along on the floor, and plays air guitar before smashing the speakers with a real guitar. Spears also dances on a rotating motorcycle and gets covered with confetti. The video made its way to the No. 2 spot at the 100 Best Videos of 2002 at MTV Latin America's countdown, only behind Avril Lavigne's "Complicated". The Director's Cut version of the video was later leaked; it included previously unseen scenes from the video. The Bar where it was shot is called The Inn, in Long Beach, New York.
Boys
"Boys" Music Video
The music video for "Boys" was directed by Dave Meyers. It starts with an intro showing a guy, DJ Qualls, trying to get into the castle where a party, which Britney is attending, is being held. However, he is stopped by the guards at the entrance. He tells them that the night before, he was "eating Fruity Pebbles with P. Diddy." The guards still refuse to let him past and he begins to scream for Spears. As the music starts, the camera zooms into a room in one of the castle's towers, where Spears, adorned in a dress and readying herself for a party, is inside dancing with a group of women in white outfits around her. The next scene takes place in one of the courtyards where Spears and a man are sitting at opposite ends of a long table. Following this, Spears walks around a pool, where she spots a man, portrayed by Justin Bruening swimming around. They begin to interact with each other; at the same time, Pharrell is at the bar with a woman. Spears walks over to him and they begin to talk. Following this, Spears dances with a group of people, including Mike Myers as Austin Powers. Actors Jason Priestley and Taye Diggs also make cameo appearances in the video. The video was nominated for at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Video from a Film, but lost to Eminem's "Lose Yourself."[
In the Zone
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Me Against the Music
"Me Against the Music" Music Video
The video starts with Britney parking her sports car and going into a New York nightclub. She enters a wooden room populated with 'cool kids' flaunting pink and purple hair while taking whiffs from an oxygen tank. Madonna, who is in a room filled with men smoking cigars, observes her from television monitors throughout the club. She wears a white trouser suit and carries a cane, signifying a position of moneyed power. Her suit is also notably fitted, especially in the waistcoat, revealing Madonna's body to be female and not masculine. Although the areas are separated by a wall, Spears and Madonna sense their presences through extrasensory perception and dance in synchronicity.
This is followed with Spears performing a dance routine inside a blacklight paint graffiti room, and the two women dancing around a metal bedframe. Spears then begins chasing Madonna in a wooden-like maze, and the latter enters a room covered with fallen leaves and stands in a swing. Once Spears finds the room, Madonna is nowhere to be found. Throughout the video, Madonna gradually loses her symbolic power, paralleled by her disposing the cane and jacket, becoming less phallic and more noticeably female biologically and more feminine socially. Although it ultimately seems that Spears becomes the dominant figure, Madonna recovers her phallic power in the form of a cigar from an onlooking male. Spears appears in Madonna's room and throws her against the wall, and Madonna vanishes just as they are about to kiss. The video ends as Madonna's laugh is heard in the background.
This is followed with Spears performing a dance routine inside a blacklight paint graffiti room, and the two women dancing around a metal bedframe. Spears then begins chasing Madonna in a wooden-like maze, and the latter enters a room covered with fallen leaves and stands in a swing. Once Spears finds the room, Madonna is nowhere to be found. Throughout the video, Madonna gradually loses her symbolic power, paralleled by her disposing the cane and jacket, becoming less phallic and more noticeably female biologically and more feminine socially. Although it ultimately seems that Spears becomes the dominant figure, Madonna recovers her phallic power in the form of a cigar from an onlooking male. Spears appears in Madonna's room and throws her against the wall, and Madonna vanishes just as they are about to kiss. The video ends as Madonna's laugh is heard in the background.
Toxic
Britney's Second Single Off of In The Zone
"Toxic" Music Video
The music video begins with an open shot of an airplane flying surrounded by many doves, referencing the works of Hong Kong director John Woo. Spears appears with blond hair dressed as a flight attendant, receiving a phone call. After serving some of the passengers, she leads a bald overweight man to the bathroom and seduces him. She takes off the man's mask to reveal an attractive man (Matthew Felker) and steals a black pass from his pocket. Spears is then dropped into the back of a Ducati 999, driven by a shirtless male (Tyson Beckford) in a futuristic Paris, that was compared to the 1982 film Blade Runner. She wears a tight black catsuit and sports red hair, inspired by the character of Sydney Bristow from television series Alias. They pass a woman and lift up her dress, an homage to the iconic Marilyn Monroe scene in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch. They also pass two women frolicking in a store window.
Throughout the video, there are scenes of Spears naked covered in diamonds. The look was compared to that of Kate Bush in the music video for her 1978 single, "The Man with the Child in His Eyes". Spears then enters Toxic Industries, and gains access to a vault from which she steals a vial of green poison. She accidentally triggers a laser trap when she leaves that she evades with elaborate dance moves, including a back handspring. This is followed by scenes of Spears wearing a black superheroine outfit and black hair. She scales a building and enters an apartment, where her unfaithful boyfriend (Martin Henderson) is waiting. She kisses him just before pouring the poison into his mouth, killing him. Spears kisses him again and jumps out of the window. She lands back on the plane sporting her flight attendant outfit, and winks at the camera. The video closes with a shot of the airplane flying surrounded by doves like the beginning
Throughout the video, there are scenes of Spears naked covered in diamonds. The look was compared to that of Kate Bush in the music video for her 1978 single, "The Man with the Child in His Eyes". Spears then enters Toxic Industries, and gains access to a vault from which she steals a vial of green poison. She accidentally triggers a laser trap when she leaves that she evades with elaborate dance moves, including a back handspring. This is followed by scenes of Spears wearing a black superheroine outfit and black hair. She scales a building and enters an apartment, where her unfaithful boyfriend (Martin Henderson) is waiting. She kisses him just before pouring the poison into his mouth, killing him. Spears kisses him again and jumps out of the window. She lands back on the plane sporting her flight attendant outfit, and winks at the camera. The video closes with a shot of the airplane flying surrounded by doves like the beginning
Everytime
The Third Single from In The Zone
"Everytime" Music Video
Outrageous
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My Prerogative
"My Prerogative" Music Video
Do Somethin'
"Do Somethin'" Music Video
Someday (I Will Understand)
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Blackout
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Gimme More
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Piece of Me
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Break the Ice
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Circus
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Womanizer
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Circus
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Femme Fatale
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Hold It Against Me
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Till the World Ends
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I Wanna Go
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