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Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is the debut greatest hits album by American recording artist Britney Spears. It was released on November 3, 2004, by Jive Records. The compilation was released in two different formats, a standard edition and a limited edition containing a bonus disc with remixes. A compilation DVD of the same name was released to accompany the audio versions. The album includes two new tracks, a cover of Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative" and "Do Somethin'", and the previously released "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)", also released digitally in August 2004. Critics gave the compilation mixed reviews. Some felt that it was an accurate portrayal of Spears as the defining figure of American pop culture, while others stated that she did not have enough material for a compilation and also deemed it as premature.

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative debuted at the top of the charts in Ireland and Japan, and the top ten in other fourteen countries, including Australia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. As of November 2007, the album had sold 5 million copies worldwide. The title track was released as the first single from the album. It went on to peak at number one in Finland, Ireland, Italy and Norway, and reached the top ten in another fourteen countries. "Do Somethin'" was released as the second single from the album, becoming a moderate commercial success.

Track Listing[]

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "My Prerogative" Bobby Brown, Gene Griffin, Teddy Riley Bloodshy & Avant 3:33
2. "Toxic" Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback Bloodshy & Avant 3:19
3. "I'm a Slave 4 U" Chad Hugo, Pharrell Williams The Neptunes 3:25
4. "Oops!... I Did It Again" Max Martin, Rami Max Martin, Rami 3:33
5. "Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna) Britney Spears, Madonna, Christopher Stewart, Penelope Magnet, Thabiso Nikhereanye, Terius Nash, Gary O'Brien Trixster, Penelope Magnet 3:45
6. "Stronger" Martin, Rami Max Martin, Rami 3:26
7. "Everytime" Spears, Annette Stamatelatos Guy Sigsworth 3:51
8. "...Baby One More Time" Martin Max Martin, Rami, Denniz Pop 3:32
9. "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop! Remix) Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Martin Max Martin, Rami 3:18
10. "Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams) Hugo, Williams The Neptunes 3:47
11. "Sometimes" Elofson Per Magnusson, David Kreuger, Jörgen Elofsson (co.) 4:05
12. "Overprotected" (The Darkchild Remix on the US/Canada version) Martin, Rami Max Martin, Rami 3:20
13. "Lucky" Martin, Rami, Alexander Kronlund Max Martin, Rami 3:26
14. "Outrageous" R. Kelly R. Kelly 3:27
15. "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" (UK, AU and Japan only) Robert Lange, Keith Scott, Shania Twain Robert Lange 3:51
16. "Born to Make You Happy" (Not on US version) Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin Kristian Lundin 4:04
17. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Not on US version) Alan Merrill, Jake Hooker Darkchild 3:08
18. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" Martin, Rami, Dido Max Martin, Rami 3:51
19. "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" Spears, Michelle Bell, Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback Bloodshy & Avant 3:23
20. "Do Somethin'" Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback, Angela Hunte Bloodshy & Avant 3:22

Singles[]

Trivia[]

  • Spears wrote the spoken intro of "My Prerogative" herself.
  • Spears had just started recovering from her knee injury while filming the music video for "My Prerogative", which is why she doesn't move much or dance in the video.
  • "Do Somethin'" was never planned to be released as a single, but Spears wanted to shoot a music video for it.
  • "Do Somethin' was the first music video Spears co-directed, under the name 'Mona Lisa'.
    • According to Spears, Mona Lisa was an alter-ego which she used when she "needed to get things done".
    • "Mona Lisa" later became the infamous unreleased song from Spears' shelved project Original Doll.
  • Spears was also a stylist and composed most of the choreography for the "Do Somethin'" video.
  • "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" was originally an In the Zone downloadable bonus track and DVD b-side. It was only released as a digital single due to its deal as a Walmart exclusive download expiring, and was not an official single.
  • Four demos titled "Get Up & Dance", "Rush Me", "Always Gonna Be About Me" and "Doing It" were possibly pitched for the album, but this is unconfirmed.
  • Greatest Hits: My Prerogative was originally going to have four new songs, but only had two new songs and a previously released b-side.
  • There are two versions of the album's cover art, a physical and a digital one.
    • The physical cover features Spears standing against a light grey-blue like background with dark grey lace in the back, wearing a bra, small shorts, and a fur jacket, with a piercing in her belly button.
    • The digital cover uses the same photo, but the background is dirt-brown, with a darker shade of brown coloured lace, and uses a different logo typeface.
  • "Do Somethin'" was originally recorded by girl group Melodi Brown, but was unreleased.
  • The compilation received no promotion aside from its music videos due to Spears focusing on her knee injury and engagement to Kevin Federline. Despite this, the album peaked at no. 4 in the US, and reached the top five and top ten in other countries.
  • The only singles (released from 1998 to 2004) not to be included on the compilation are "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" and "Anticipating".
    • The DVD, however, features all of Spears' music videos released from 1998 to 2004 ("Do Somethin'" was not included due to being filmed and released in 2005), aside from "Anticipating" which was only released in France as a single, and its "music video" being a live performance of the song.
  • "Do Somethin'" was not released in the United States (and thus charted at no. 100 on the Billboard Hot 100 due to strong digital sales), but became a hit single in Australia, Denmark, Hungary, and the United Kingdom.

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