The Essential Britney Spears

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Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1… Baby One More Time
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
bass guitar:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Johan Carlberg
background vocals:
Nana Hedin (Swedish singer; also known as Na Na and Nana d’Aquini), Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Britney Spears
lead vocals:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 1998) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 1999)
mixed for and produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at and mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
…Baby One More Time by Britney Spears, …Baby One More Time (official music video) by Britney Spears, …Baby One More Time (Angle 1) by Britney Spears and …Baby One More Time (Angle 2) by Britney Spears
part of:
Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 12), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 205) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
…Baby One More Time
lyricist and composer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Imagem, MXM Music AB, Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Freaky Friday (2003)
Britney Spears3.83:31
2Sometimes (radio edit)
acoustic guitar:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
background vocals:
Anders von Hofsten
edit of:
Sometimes by Britney Spears
recording of:
Sometimes
lyricist and composer:
Jörgen Elofsson (Swedish songwriter and producer)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Scandinavia, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Grantsville Publishing Ltd. and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears53:56
3(You Drive Me) Crazy [The Stop remix!]
miscellaneous support:
Stephen George (task: pro tools engineer)
assistant engineer:
Daniel Boom
producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
bass:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Johan Carlberg and Esbjörn Öhrwall
background vocals:
“The Fanchoir”, Jeanette Söderholm, Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Therese Ancker, Charlotte Björkman, Jeanette Stenhammar and Johanna Stenhammar
mixed for and produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Battery Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States and Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
(You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop remix) by Britney Spears
recording of:
(You Drive Me) Crazy
writer:
Jörgen Elofsson (Swedish songwriter and producer), David Kreuger, Per Magnusson (Swedish music producer and songwriter) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Scandinavia, Careers–BMG Music Publishing, Inc., Grantsville Publishing Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears4.53:18
4From the Bottom of My Broken Heart (radio edit)
edit of:
From the Bottom of My Broken Heart by Britney Spears
music videos:
From the Bottom of My Broken Heart (official music video) by Britney Spears
recording of:
From the Bottom of My Broken Heart
lyricist and composer:
Eric Foster White
publisher:
4MW Music, Inc., Grantsville Publishing Ltd. and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Britney Spears4:35
5Oops!… I Did It Again
recording engineer, programming, producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
engineer:
John Amatiello
electric bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
guitar [guitars]:
Johan Carlberg (from 1999-11 until 2000-02) and Esbjörn Öhrwall (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Nana Hedin (Swedish singer; also known as Na Na and Nana d’Aquini) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
background vocals [backing vocals] and spoken vocals [dialog]:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
background vocals [backing vocals], lead vocals and spoken vocals [dialog] and lead vocals:
Britney Spears (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
other vocals [crowd]:
“The Fanchoir” (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2000)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
Oops!… I Did It Again by Britney Spears, Oops!... I Did It Again (Uncut) by Britney Spears and Oops!…I Did It Again (official music video) by Britney Spears
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 5) (number: 4) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 268)
recording of:
Oops!…I Did It Again (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
publisher:
GV-MXM, Imagem London Ltd., Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (in 2000)
Britney Spears3.93:32
6Lucky (remastered)
programming, producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
engineer:
John Amatiello
guitar [guitars]:
Esbjörn Öhrwall (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Nana Hedin (Swedish singer; also known as Na Na and Nana d’Aquini) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02), Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02) and Britney Spears (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
lead vocals:
Britney Spears (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
other vocals [crowd]:
“The Fanchoir 2” (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music video for:
Lucky (Music video on the Enhanced CD) by Britney Spears
music videos:
Lucky by Britney Spears
recording of:
Lucky (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
writer:
Alexander Kronlund, Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998) (ended), GV-MXM, Imagem London Ltd., MCA-Universal Scandinavia (Universal MCA Music Scandinavia AB), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US), Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (in 2000)
Britney Spears2.93:26
7Stronger
programming, producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
engineer:
John Amatiello
keyboard [keyboards]:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
background vocals [backing vocals]:
Nana Hedin (Swedish singer; also known as Na Na and Nana d’Aquini) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02) and Max Martin (Swedish record producer) (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
background vocals [backing vocals] and lead vocals and lead vocals:
Britney Spears (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2000)
produced for:
Cheiron Productions
recorded at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
mixed at:
Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
Stronger (official music video) by Britney Spears
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 1) (number: 5)
recording of:
Stronger (from 1999-11 until 2000-02)
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Imagem London Ltd. (ended), GV-MXM, Zomba Enterprises, Inc. and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing) (in 2000)
Britney Spears2.553:25
8I'm a Slave 4 U
recording engineer:
Andrew Coleman (recording/mix engineer, Neptunes-associated) and Brian Garten (Engineer)
assistant engineer:
Tim Roberts (engineer) and Ryan Smith (NY, US-based engineer/mastering)
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
instruments:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
lead vocals:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2001)
recorded at:
Master Sound Studios (Virginia) in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and Right Track Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
mixed at:
Windmark Recording in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
I’m a Slave 4 U by Britney Spears, I’m a Slave 4 U (Angle 1) by Britney Spears, I’m a Slave 4 U (Angle 2) by Britney Spears and I’m a Slave 4 U (Angle 3) by Britney Spears
recording of:
I’m a Slave 4 U
writer:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc., Songs MP and Waters of Nazareth
Britney Spears3.553:25
9I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
recording engineer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer), Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter) and Michael Tucker (engineer) (lead vocals)
assistant engineer:
Charles McCrorey (lead vocals)
engineer:
John Amatiello
producer and mixer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
bass guitar [bass]:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar [guitars]:
Esbjörn Öhrwall
background vocals:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Jeanette Olsson
lead vocals:
Britney Spears
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording Corporation (not strictly a label - avoid adding releases here) (in 2001)
produced for:
Maratone Productions
recorded at:
Battery Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (lead vocals) and Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
mixed at:
Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman by Britney Spears
recording of:
I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman
writer:
Dido (English singer‐songwriter), Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Maratone, Oldmara‐MXM, Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
part of:
Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song (number: 2002)
Britney Spears2.83:51
10Overprotected (The Darkchild remix)
remixer:
Darkchild
recording of:
Overprotected
writer:
Max Martin (Swedish record producer) and Rami (Swedish record producer and songwriter)
publisher:
Maratone, Oldmara‐Maratone, Oldmara‐MXM and Zomba Enterprises, Inc.
Britney Spears3:20
11Boys (The Co-Ed remix)
producer:
The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
guest vocals:
Pharrell Williams
remixer:
Co-Ed (US punk band) and The Neptunes (US producer duo Chad Hugo & Pharrell Williams)
performer:
Pharrell Williams
music videos:
Boys (The Co-Ed remix) by Britney Spears featuring Pharrell Williams
recording of:
Boys
writer:
Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Blackwood Music Inc. and Waters of Nazareth
Britney Spears & The Neptunes2.93:46
12Me Against the Music
recording engineer:
Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer) and Brian “B‐Luv” Thomas (producer/engineer)
programming:
Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
assistant engineer:
Rob Haggert, Charles McCrorey, Tim Roberts (engineer) and David Treahearn
co-producer:
Penelope Magnet
producer:
Trixster
mixer:
Serban Ghenea and Mark “Spike” Stent (producer, engineer)
editor:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer), Brian “B‐Luv” Thomas (producer/engineer) and Paul ‘P Dub’ Walton
guitar:
Gary O'Brien
other instruments:
Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
background vocals:
Courtney Copeland, Roxanne Estrada, Penelope Magnet and Emma Roads
background vocals and lead vocals:
Britney Spears
guest lead vocals:
Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
arranger:
Steve Lunt (British musician, songwriter, music executive also credited as Stephen Broughton), Penelope Magnet, Britney Spears and Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording LLC (in 2003)
recorded at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States, Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom and Triangle Sound Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States and Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
"Me Against the Music" The Video by Britney Spears feat. Madonna (“Queen of Pop”)
recording of:
Me Against the Music
writer:
Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone (“Queen of Pop”), Penelope Magnet, Gary O'Brien, Britney Spears, Christopher Stewart (producer, C. “Tricky” Stewart), Tab and Terius Youngdell Nash (US singer, songwriter & RnB producer Terius Youngdell Nash)
publisher:
7 Syllables Music, Britney Spears Music, Bughouse c/o Windswept, Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Dalmation Songs Ltd. (this may or may not be the same as Dalmatian Songs Ltd.), Hitco South, March Ninth Music Publishing (ASCAP-affiliated), Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP), Tabulous Music, Webo Girl Publishing, Inc. and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears feat. Madonna3.753:45
13Toxic
recording engineer, programming, producer and editor:
Bloodshy and Avant
assistant engineer:
J. D. Andrew and Jonas Östman
mixer:
Niklas Flyckt
bass:
Tomas Lindberg (Swedish bass player)
guitar:
Henrik Jonback (Swedish producer, engineer, songwriter, guitarist)
other instruments:
Bloodshy and Avant
strings:
Stockholm Session Strings
background vocals:
Blackcell (Mathias Johansson, songwriter and producer), Cathy Dennis and Emma Holmgren
background vocals and lead vocals:
Britney Spears
conductor:
Janson+Janson
strings arranger:
Janson+Janson
arranger:
Bloodshy and Avant and Steve Lunt (British musician, songwriter, music executive also credited as Stephen Broughton)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording LLC (in 2003)
recorded at:
Murlyn Studios in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden and The Record Plant (aka “Record Plant” Los Angeles) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
KhaBang Studio in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden
music videos:
Toxic by Britney Spears and Toxic (karaoke) by Britney Spears
a cappella versions:
Toxic (L∆VINCi Remix) by L∆VINCi (LAVINCi) feat. Britney Spears
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 4) (number: 1), Grammy Award: Best Dance/Electronic Recording nominees (number: 2005 winner), Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 53), Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 114) and BILLIONS CLUB
recording of:
Toxic
writer:
Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback (Swedish producer, engineer, songwriter, guitarist), Christian Karlsson (Swedish producer, remixer, songwriter, DJ, piano, guitar) and Pontus Winnberg (Swedish composer, lyricist, producer, engineer, multi-instrumentalist)
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., Murlyn Songs AB and Universal Music Publishing GmbH (Universal Music Publishing Group Germany)
Britney Spears4.153:20
14Everytime
assistant engineer:
Seth Waldmann
engineer, mixer and editor:
Sean McGhee
producer:
Guy Sigsworth
lead vocals:
Britney Spears
performer:
Guy Sigsworth
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 2003) and Zomba Recording LLC (in 2003)
recorded at:
Conway Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Frou Frou Music in Kensington, Kensington and Chelsea, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
music videos:
Everytime by Britney Spears, Everytime (official music video) by Britney Spears, Everytime (Angle 1) by Britney Spears and Everytime (Angle 2) by Britney Spears
recording of:
Everytime
writer:
Annette Stamatelatos and Britney Spears
publisher:
Andrian Adams Music, Britney Spears Music, Sea Nymph and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears4.153:51
15Outrageous
recording engineer:
Andy Gallas, Abel Garibaldi, Ian Mereness and Brian “B‐Luv” Thomas (producer/engineer)
programming:
Abel Garibaldi and Ian Mereness
assistant engineer:
Steve Bearsley, Jason Mlodzinski, Tim Roberts (engineer), Rich Tapper and Nathan Wheeler
producer:
R. Kelly, Penelope Magnet and Trixster
co-mixer:
R. Kelly
mixer:
Serban Ghenea
editor:
John Hanes (audio engineer, mixer) and Brian “B‐Luv” Thomas (producer/engineer)
additional keyboard:
Kendall Nesbitt
guitar family:
Donnie Lyle
background vocals:
Roxanne Estrada, R. Kelly and Penelope Magnet
background vocals and lead vocals:
Britney Spears
arranger:
Penelope Magnet and Trixster
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Zomba Recording LLC (in 2003)
recorded at:
Battery Recording Studios (NYC; not to be confused with the mastering studio located at 321 W 44th Street) in New York, New York, United States and Old Chocolate Factory in Chicago, Illinois, United States
mixed at:
MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:
Outrageous (Preview) by Britney Spears
recording of:
Outrageous
lyricist and composer:
R. Kelly
publisher:
R. Kelly Publishing Inc. and Zomba Songs Inc.
Britney Spears3.83:28
2▶Digital Media