List of songs recorded by Britney Spears
Spears performing "Everytime " on the Circus Starring Britney Spears , 2009
American singer Britney Spears made her chart debut in November 1998 with "...Baby One More Time ", which attained global success. It was followed by the release of her debut studio album ...Baby One More Time (1999), which opened at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 , and was later certified fourteen-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[ 1] Spears's second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again , was released on May 16, 2000, and became the fastest-selling album by a female act in the US, selling 1,319,193 units in its opening week.[ 2] It spawned the singles "Oops!... I Did It Again ", "Lucky ", "Stronger ", and "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know ". In November 2001, Spears's released "I'm a Slave 4 U ", the lead single from her self-titled third studio album (2001).[ 3] In November 2003, Spears's fourth studio album, In the Zone , was released. The album includes "Me Against the Music ", a collaboration with Madonna that reached number one on the European Hot 100 Singles , and "Toxic ", which earned Spears her first Grammy Award in the category Best Dance Recording .[ 4] Her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative , was released the following year.
Following her personal struggles through 2007,[ 5] Spears's fifth studio album, Blackout , was released in October of the same year. The album sold over three million units worldwide, spawning the hit singles "Gimme More " and "Piece of Me ".[ 6] With the release of her sixth studio album Circus (2008), Spears became the only act in the Nielsen SoundScan era (1991–present) to have four albums debut with US sales of 500,000 or more copies.[ 7] Including the singles "Womanizer " and "Circus ", it sold four million copies worldwide.[ 6]
Spears's third compilation album, The Singles Collection (2009), includes her third US number-one single "3 ". In 2011, Spears released the single "Hold It Against Me ", making her the second artist in the Billboard Hot 100 chart's 52-year history to debut at number one with two or more songs, after Mariah Carey .[ 8] The track was included on her seventh studio album Femme Fatale (2011), which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.[ 9] Spears's eighth studio album, Britney Jean , was released in 2013; it made little commercial impact and received mixed reviews from critics but spawned the hit single "Work Bitch ", which was certified platinum in the United States. Glory , the ninth studio album from Spears, was released in August 2016 to critical praise and chart success but failed to reach the success of her other albums.
Spears has sold over 150 million records worldwide and more than 36.9 million digital singles in the US alone, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[ 10] [ 11] Billboard ranked her as the eighth-overall Artist of the Decade; it also recognized her as the best-selling female album artist of the first decade of the 21st century and the fifth overall.[ 12] [ 13] The RIAA also recognized Spears as the ninth top-selling female artist in the US, with 38.5 million certified albums.[ 14] Spears is among the few artists in history to have had a number-one single and a number-one album in each of the three decades of their career (1990s, 2000s, and 2010s).[ 15]
Songs
Max Martin has written many songs performed by Spears.
Dr. Luke has co-written ten songs performed by Spears, including "Circus ".
Madonna is featured on "Me Against the Music ".
Spears is featured on a remix of Rihanna 's "S&M ".
Nicki Minaj lent her vocals to the remix of "Till the World Ends ".
Kesha co-wrote "Till the World Ends ".
"Passenger " from Britney Jean was co-written by Katy Perry .
Lady Gaga co-wrote "Quicksand" from Circus .
Sia co-wrote "Perfume ", "Passenger", and "Brightest Morning Star" from Britney Jean .
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know " was co-written by Shania Twain .
"What It's Like to Be Me" from Britney was co-written by Justin Timberlake .
David Guetta co-wrote "Body Ache" and "It Should Be Easy" from Britney Jean .
Keri Hilson co-wrote four songs from Blackout , including "Gimme More " and "Break the Ice ".
will.i.am is featured on Spears's "Big Fat Bass " and "It Should Be Easy", and Spears is featured on will.i.am's "Scream & Shout ". He is executive producer on Spears's eighth album Britney Jean .
Pharrell Williams co-wrote "I'm a Slave 4 U " and "Boys ".
"Chillin' with You" features her sister Jamie Lynn Spears .
"Crazy" was performed by Kevin Federline featuring Spears.
Iggy Azalea collaborated with Spears on "Pretty Girls ".
Spears is featured in Miley Cyrus 's "SMS (Bangerz) ".
"Tik Tik Boom" features American rapper T.I.
Robyn co-wrote "Over to You Now" from Britney & Kevin: Chaotic and she provided backing vocals on "Piece of Me " from Blackout .
"Make Me... " features American rapper G-Eazy .
Diane Warren wrote "When Your Eyes Say It" from Oops!... I Did It Again .
Bonnie McKee co-wrote four songs from Femme Fatale , including "Hold It Against Me ".
Spears covered "The Beat Goes On ", which was co-written by Sonny Bono .
Spears covered "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction ", written by Mick Jagger (left ) and Keith Richards (right ).
Spears covered "Tom's Diner " by Suzanne Vega .
Key
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Indicates songs covered by Britney Spears
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n In the Zone (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 2003. 82876-57644-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "...Baby One More Time " (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 1998. JDJ-42545-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ Britney Europe version (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 2001. 9222532.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Glory (Liner notes). Britney Spears. RCA Records . 2016. 88985-36359-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Femme Fatale (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 2011. 88697-87183-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Born to Make You Happy " (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 1999. 9250029.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Blackout (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 2007. 88697-19073-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ Platinum Christmas (Liner notes). Various Artist. Arista Records . 2000. 74321-80254-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Ooh La La " (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Kemosabe Records . 2013. 88883-74574-7.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Pretty Girls" (Liner notes). Britney Spears & Iggy Azalea. RCA Records . 2015. 88875-11559-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ a b c d Circus (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 2009. 10022-3211.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Scream & Shout " (Liner notes). Britney Spears with will.i.am. Interscope Records . 2013. 06025–3727848–0.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ Bangerz (Liner notes). Miley Cyrus. RCA Records . 2013. 88883-79261-1.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Sometimes " (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 1999. JDJ-42576-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Tom's Diner " (Liner notes). Giorgio Moroder. Giorgio Moroder Music LCC. 2015. 88644-551698-2.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "Stronger " (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 2000. 9251392.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "What's Going On " (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Playtone . 2001. CK 861992.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "When I Found You" Europe version (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 2001. 9222532.{{cite AV media notes }}
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^ "(You Drive Me) Crazy " (Liner notes). Britney Spears. Jive Records . 1999. VISA 8411.{{cite AV media notes }}
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