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Also. during the tour Britney ate Oprah.
Also. during the tour Britney ate Oprah.

And during her performance Britney gave birth to baby #199 and announced she was pregnant of baby #200!
==Album history==
==Album history==


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Blackout is the fifth studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. It was released on October 27, 2007 in Australia, October 29, 2007 in the UK and October 30,2007 in the U.S., and around the world. According to IFPI, Blackout has sold 20 million copies worldwide. Britney has supported the album by going on the 120 dates tour 'My coochie' featuring hit songs from her hit movie 'Oops, I did it again and again'.

Also. during the tour Britney ate Oprah.

And during her performance Britney gave birth to baby #199 and announced she was pregnant of baby #200!

Album history

In February 2006, it was reported that Spears was "in the midst of recording her next album, which could surface later this year." According to People, Spears said "her new music could reinvigorate the current pop scene."[1] Eleven months later, Spears revealed in a personal message on her official website that she was "working hard to release the new album sometime later this year."[2]

American producer Sean Garrett first spoke of his songs for Spears in May 2006. Garrett described the tracks together as "some real crazy-ass stuff that the world is going to love."[3] After Britney's personal troubles in the beginning of 2007, Garrett said "She will be coming back really strong, I promise," and that there are "a couple of bombs, instant party classics that we worked up then, and we are still feeling strong about them."[4] Garrett also told People that the album's sound "is like 'Toxic' times 10."[5] In July 2007, Garrett stated "I've got this one record I've been holding for 10 months that...will shake up the world. It's uptempo, out of control...produced by me and Bloodshy," and also revealed that "the record is done and definitely what people want to hear from her."[6] The song in question turned out to be "Toy Soldier".

Jonathan "J.R." Rotem said that Spears had uptempo club songs, relationship songs "and everything in between."[3] He later said of his work with Spears that his "goal is to try to one-up it." Rotem also revealed "there's some dance stuff; there's some slow, more introspective stuff; some club things."[7]

Britney Spears began working with Nate "Danja" Hills while she was pregnant with her second child. Recording began in Las Vegas and continued at Spears's home in Los Angeles. Songwriter Keri Hilson said that Spears "gave 150 percent." Hills, Hilson, and their co-writers wrote "Gimme More", "Break the Ice", "Get Naked (I Got A Plan), "Perfect Lover", and "Outta This World".[8] In August 2007, it was revealed that "Gimme More," would be going to airwaves as the album's first single.[9]

The album was originally slated to be released on November 13, 2007[10] The release date was later brought forward to October 30, due to numerous unauthorized online leaks and to prevent any future illegal distribution of songs.[11] Internet blogger Perez Hilton is being sued by Zomba Label Group for posting at least ten unfinished or complete tracks on his website.[12]

When asked about Spears' most meaningful song on the album, she responded: "I really like 'Heaven on Earth.' I really like the producer. It's different than all the other songs."[13]

There was confusion as to the album's title prior to an official announcement. Spears's website ran a competition for fans to vote for the album's title; however, none of those names were used. Several sources claimed "Piece of Me" was the album's title as well as second single. On October 5, 2007, a message was posted on Spears's official website confirming that the title of the album is Blackout. A spokesperson for Jive Records has said that the title and theme of Britney’s fifth studio album Blackout is about "blacking out negativity and embracing life."

On November 13, 2007, U.S. store Target released a special edition of Blackout with the bonus track "Outta This World", a bonus mobile wallpaper and ringtone.

Spears won "Best International Album" for Blackout at France's NRJ Awards in January 2008.[14] Spears was not present to accept the award, so a representative for Jive Records accepted it on her behalf.

There are heavy rumors that the album will be re-released as a deluxe edition.

Promotion

This is the first studio album for which Spears did not do any promotion prior to its release with the exception of her performance at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. However, Jive posted the commercial for the album, which was in rotation on television and on its official YouTube page and a phone call on KISS FM with Ryan Seacrest.[15]

In addition to the official "Piece of Me" music video, the "Britney Spears Wants a Piece of You" contest, in which fans could create videos for "Piece of Me" single themselves using MTV.com's Video Remixer, began on November 30, 2007. The winning video aired on TRL on December 20, 2007. MTV, Jive Records, and Spears herself chose the winner.

Release history

Date
Europe October 26, 2007
Australia October 27, 2007
United Kingdom October 29, 2007
United States October 30, 2007
Mexico November 30, 2007
Philippines November 4, 2007
Brazil November 28, 2007

Critical reception

The album has received hundreds of positive reviews. Digital Spy called it "the most danceable, modern and thrilling album that Spears has ever made, the disc where she finally shakes off the last remnants of her Mickey Mouse Club image".[16] The Guardian stated that "It's a bold, exciting album: the question is whether anyone will be able to hear its contents over the deafening roar of tittle-tattle.[17] Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ rating and praised the album as "a perfectly serviceable dance album abundant in the kind of bouncy electro elements that buttressed her hottest hits."[18] Popjustice also stated the album was "modern sounding, and brilliantly produced."[19] Rolling Stone went on to give the album three and a half stars out of five and joked that Spears will "continue to crank the best pop booty jams until a social worker cuts off her supply of hits".[20] Critics have also noted new influences in Spears' music, such as the London-based underground electronic genre dubstep as the main influence for the track "Freakshow".[21]

This album was ranked at number fifty by Rolling Stone in its annual publication of top 50 albums of 2007.[22]

Chart performance

It was initially predicted both by music critics, the media and fans alike that the album would claim the number one spot in its first week of release in the United States after it sold 124,000 copies in its first day of release.[23] However, a last minute and controversial rule change which allowed albums sold at only one retailer to appear on the Billboard 200 denied Spears the top spot.[24]

Therefore, despite selling 290,000 copies in its first week, the album became her first studio album not to debut at number one on the Billboard 200. Instead, it debuted at a still impressive number two with sales far behind that of The Eagles' Long Road Out of Eden which claimed the number one spot that week selling nearly 711,000 copies exclusively at Walmart.[25] This made Spears the only female artist in history whose first five studio albums have debuted in the top two slots on the chart. Blackout also set the record for the biggest-selling digital album debut by a female artist in one week.[26]

The album was received equally well in the United Kingdom, debuting at number two on the UK Albums Chart, her highest debut since her sophomore album Oops!… I Did It Again, which debuted at number 2. The album quickly fell out of the top forty. However, the album managed to remain in the top seventy five through continued sales and has been certified Gold. As a result of the success of the album's singles "Gimme More", "Piece of Me" and "Break the Ice", the album climbed back into the top forty in its twenty second week of release, with a massive jump of eighteen places from number forty three to number twenty five in one week.[27] The following week, the album climbed another six places and re-entered the top twenty, placing at number nineteen in the chart and marking its ninth week back in the top 40.[28]

In New Zealand, the album debuted at number eight on the New Zealand Albums Chart, making it Spears' highest debut since Oops!... I Did It Again back in 2000. Although it quickly fell off the chart, it re-entered after the sucess of Piece Of Me and climbed back up to number eleven where it stayed for three weeks. Blackout was certified Gold for sales of over 7,500 after fifteen weeks. So far the album has remained on the chart for twenty weeks.[29]

The album was also successful in Australia, debuting at number three on the Australian Albums Chart and has so far reached Platinum status, for sales of over 70,000 copies.

On the whole, the album sold 435,906 copies in its first week, ultimately debuting at number two on the United World Chart. The album continued to sell strongly in its second and third weeks of release, with combined sales of almost 200,000. The album has continued to sell consistently and by the year the end of 2007, it has so far sold 2,000,000 copies worldwide.[30]

Track listing

# Title Writers Producer Time
1. "Gimme More" Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica Danja 4:11
2. "Piece of Me" Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Klas Åhlund Bloodshy & Avant 3:32
3. "Radar" Karlsson, Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Patrick Smith Bloodshy & Avant, The Clutch 3:49
4. "Break the Ice" Araica, Hills, Hilson, Washington Danja 3:16
5. "Heaven on Earth" Nick Huntington, Michael McGroarty, Nicole Morier Freescha, Kara DioGuardi 4:52
6. "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)" Ellis, Araica, Hills Danja 4:45
7. "Freakshow" Spears, Nelson, Smith, Karlsson, Winnberg, Lewis Bloodshy & Avant, The Clutch 2:57
8. "Toy Soldier" Sean Garrett, Karlsson, Winnberg, Magnus Wallbert Bloodshy & Avant, Sean "The Pen" Garrett 3:22
9. "Hot as Ice" Hills, Araica, T-Pain Danja 3:17
10. "Ooh Ooh Baby" Spears, Farid Nassar, DioGuardi, Erick Coomes Fredwreck, Kara DioGuardi 3:28
11. "Perfect Lover" Araica, Hills, Hilson, Washington Danja 3:02
12. "Why Should I Be Sad" Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 3:10
Bonus Tracks
# Title Writers Producer Time
13. "Outta This World" (U.S. Target and Japan) Hills, Washington, Hilson, Araica Danja 3:44
14. "Everybody" (iTunes and Japan) Spears, Annie Lennox, Jonathan Rotem J.R. Rotem 3:18
15. "Get Back" (iTunes and Japan) Hills, Araica, Ellis Danja 3:51
16. "Gimme More" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) (Japan Edition) Araica, Hills, Hilson, Washington Danja 6:08
17. "Gimme More" (Junkie XL Dub) (iTunes International) Araica, Hills, Hilson, Washington Danja 4:59
18. "Gimme More" (StoneBridge Dub) (Swiss and Italian iTunes) Araica, Hills, Hilson, Washington Danja 7:23

Singles

  • "Break the Ice" was officially released to for radio airplays in the U.S. on March 3, 2008,[33] and a promotional CD was released.[34] In addition, the single has been steadily climbing the Mediabase chart, and is currently at number twenty-five.[35] On February 11, 2008 Jive's Britney Spears official website confirmed it as the third single.[36] The music video for the song premiered on March 12, the first ever of Spears' videos to be fully animated.

Charts and certifications

Chart Country Provider(s) Peak
position 		Certification Sales/shipments
Australian Albums Chart[37] Australia ARIA 3 Platinum[37] 70,000+
Austrian Albums Chart[38] Austria IFPI Austria 6
Belgium Wallonie Albums Chart[38] Belgium IFPI Belgium 6
Belgium Flemish Albums Chart[38] 17
Brazilian Albums Chart[39] Brazil Hot100Brasil 1
Canadian Albums Chart[40] Canada CRIA 1 Platinum[41] 100,000+
Czech Republic Albums Chart[42] Czech Republic IFPI Czech Republic 27
Danish Albums Chart[38] Denmark IFPI Denmark 6
European Top 100 Albums[38] Europe IFPI 1
Finnish Albums Chart[43] Finland IFPI Finland 22
French Albums Chart[43] France Disque En France 2 Gold[44] 75,000
German Albums Chart[38] Germany IFPI Germany 10
Greek International Albums Chart[45] Greece IFPI Greece 3
Greek Albums Chart[45] 7
Irish Albums Chart[38] Ireland IRMA 1 Platinum[46] 20,000+
Italian Albums Chart[38] Italy FIMI 6
Japan Oricon Album Chart[47] Japan RIAJ 4 80,000+[48]
Japan Oricon International Album Chart[47] 1
Mexican Albums Chart[49] Mexico AMPROFON 2
Mexican International Albums Chart[49] 1
Netherlands Albums Chart[50] Netherlands MegaCharts 14
New Zealand Albums Chart[43] New Zealand RIANZ 8 Gold[51] 7,500+[52]
Norwegian Albums Chart[43] Norway IFPI Norway 12
Portuguese Albums Chart[38] Portugal AFP 10
Spanish Albums Chart[53] Spain PROMUSICAE 11
Swedish Albums Chart[43] Sweden IFPI Sweden 11
Swiss Albums Charts[38] Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 4
UK Albums Chart[38] United Kingdom BPI 2 Gold[54] 250,000
Billboard 200[55] United States RIAA 2 989,857
United World Chart[43] World MediaTraffic 2 2,000,000 [56]

Awards

2007

Awards ceremony Award Results
Billboard Readers' Choice Album of the Year Won[57]

2008

Awards ceremony Award Results
NRJ Music Awards Best International Album[58] Won[59]
Apelzin Awards Best Pop Artist[60] Won
Hit Music Awards[61] Best International Album Won
Best International Female Artist Won
Best Song (Gimme More) Won
Alfa Music Awards Awards Best International Album Won
TRL Italy Awards Best Number One (Gimme More) Nominated
First Lady Nominated

Personnel

  • Vocals – Britney Spears
  • Background vocals – Britney Spears, Corte Ellis, Jim Beanz, Robin "Robyn" Carlsson, Kara DioGuardi, Sean Garrett, Keri Hilson, Windy Wagner, Pharrell Williams, Nicole Morier, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Nate Hills
  • Keyboards – Avant, Bloodshy, Fredwreck
  • Bass – Klas Alund, Eric Coomes, Henrik Jonback
  • Guitar – Eric Coomes, Fredwreck, Henrik Jonback

Production

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