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Oops!... I Did It Again is the second studio album by American recording artist Britney Spears. It was released on May 3, 2000, by Jive Records. The album became a commercial success after debuting at top position on the U.S. Billboard 200 selling over 1,319,193 units during its first week. The album also reached number one in thirteen other countries while peaking inside the top five positions in Australia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It was also her second album to receive a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Additionally, The album has sold over 20 million copies to date making it one of the highest selling albums of all time and Spears' second best selling album after ...Baby One More Time.
The album produced three worldwide hits. The album's lead single, "Oops!...I Did It Again", became an international hit reaching number one in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and nine other countries while peaking in the top five positions in six other countries. The album's second single, "Lucky", reached number one in five countries while "Stronger" (the album's third single) became the highest selling single of the album in the United States. "Stronger" received a Gold certification in the United States and three other countries. Spears' writing skills are also praised in the album for the song "Dear Diary".
Background[]
"When I did the first album, I had just turned 16. I mean, when I look at the album cover, I'm like, 'Oh, my lordy.' I know this next album's going to be totally different–especially the material. I just got finished recording the first six tracks in Sweden two months ago, and the material is so much more funkier and edgier. And, of course, it's more mature because I've grown as a person too."
After vacationing for six days following the completion of the ...Baby One More Time Tour in September 1999, Spears returned to New York City on September 20 to begin recording songs for her second studio album. Producers Max Martin, Eric Foster White, Diane Warren, Robert Lange, Steve Lunt, and Babyface made contributions to the album. "Where Are You Now" and bonus track "You Got It All"–a cover of the Jets' 1986 song of the same title–were outtakes from the recording sessions for ...Baby One More Time. The songs "Oops!... I Did It Again", "Walk on By", "What U See (Is What U Get)", and "Don't Go Knockin' on My Door" were recorded at Martin's Cheiron Studios within the first week of November. Spears recorded "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" at Lange's villa in Switzerland in December 1999; Lange produced the song. "Stronger" and "Lucky" soon followed, and were finalized along with the title track in January 2000.
By January, the then-untitled Oops!... I Did It Again was halfway to completion. Instrumental tracks and melodies of "Girl in the Mirror" and "Can't Make You Love Me" had been recorded in the fall of 1999 in Sweden, with Spears recording the vocals on January 14 at the Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida. After recording internationally, Spears returned to New York City, linking up with producer Steve Lunt to record Diane Warren's "When Your Eyes Say It" at the Battery Studios on January 28, which preceded her Total Request Live appearance that day. "One Kiss from You" was also recorded at the Battery Studios, later being finished at 3rd Floor in New York City. Spears also demoed and recorded "Dear Diary", which would later be completed at East Bay Recording in Tarrytown, New York and at the Avatar Studios in New York City. Spears' cover of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was recorded with Rodney Jerkins at the Pacifique Recording Studios in Los Angeles during February 24–26, 2000, after the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards.
Spears was heavily pressured to repeat the tremendous commercial success of ...Baby One More Time, stating: "It's kind of hard following ten million, I have to say. But after listening to the new material and recording it, I'm really confident with it." Upon the album's release, Spears said: "I mean, of course there's some pressure", and added: "But in my opinion, [Oops!] is a lot better than the first album. It's edgier – it has more of an attitude. It's more me, and I think teenagers will relate to it more." Geoff Mayfield, director of the Billboard charts, added that the decision to release Oops!... I Did It Again less than a year and a half after Spears' debut amounts to "very smart timing. My philosophy is when you have a young fan base, get 'em while they're hot."
Critical reception[]
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Oops!... I Did It Again received an average score of 72, based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Giving the album four out of five stars, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic noted that the album "has the same combination of sweetly sentimental ballads and endearingly gaudy dance-pop that made 'One More Time'," but remarked that, "Fortunately, she and her production team not only have a stronger overall set of songs this time, but they also occasionally get carried away with the same bewildering magpie aesthetic, [...] giv[ing] the album character apart from the well-crafted dance-pop and ballads that serve as its heart. In the end, it's what makes this an entertaining, satisfying listen." Billboard magazine wrote that "'Oops!...' indicates that she's developing a soulful edge and emotional depth that can't be conjured with a glass-shattering note," praising the album for consistently cast[ing] Spears as a young woman coming to terms with her inner power—and that's a darn good message to offer an impressionable audience." Entertainment Weekly's David Browne gave the album a B-rating, writing that the album "reminds us once again that the best new pop can be a blast of cool air in a stifling room."
Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone gave the album a three-and-a-half out of five stars rating, calling the album "fantastic pop cheese, with much better song-factory hooks than 'N Sync or BSB get", also noting that "the great thing about Oops!, under the cheese surface, is complex, fierce and downright scary, making her a true child of rock & roll tradition." A writer of NME reported that "she's modern-day pop perfection realised in a nearly, human form", commenting that "she's done it again." Lennat Mak of MTV Asia named it "a brilliant second album", writing that Spears "is armed with a more mature and seasoned pop star look, stronger and poppier songs, and of course, extensive media exposure." Andy Battaglia of Salon called the album "a masterpiece of sorts not for its message but for the way it applies the conventions of the pop-musical medium." Website The A.V. Club was more mixed, calling it "a joyless bit of redundant, obvious, competent cheese, recycling itself at every turn and soliciting songwriting from such soulless hacks as Diane Warren and assorted Swedes."
More negative reviews found a lack of depth in the album. The Los Angeles Daily News referred to the album as "transparently shallow" while Slant Magazine wrote that the album as "super-processed, disposable crap, and Spears doesn't even have the personality to salvage it."
Spotify[]
Track listing[]
Oops!... I Did It Again[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Oops!... I Did It Again" | Max Martin, Rami Yacoub | Max Martin, Rami Yacoub | 3:30 |
| 2. | "Stronger" | Max Martin, Rami Yacoub | Max Martin, Rami Yacoub | 3:23 |
| 3. | "Don't Go Knockin' on My Door" | Alexander Kronlund, Max Martin, Jake Schulze, Rami Yacoub | Jake Schulze, Rami Yacoub | 3:43 |
| 4. | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" | Mick Jagger, Keith Richards | Rodney Jerkins | 4:28 |
| 5. | "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" | Robert John Lange, Keith Scott,Shania Twain | Robert John Lange | 3:50 |
| 6. | "What U See (Is What U Get)" | Jörgen Elofsson, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Rami Yacoub | David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Rami Yacoub | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Lucky" | Alexander Kronlund, Max Martin, Rami Yacoub | Max Martin, Rami Yacoub | 3:24 |
| 8. | "One Kiss From You" | Steve Lunt | Larry Campbell, Steve Lunt | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Where Are You Now" | Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin, Max Martin | Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze | 4:39 |
| 10. | "Can't Make You Love Me" | Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin, Max Martin | Kristian Lundin, Jake Schulze | 3:16 |
| 11. | "When Your Eyes Say It" | Diane Warren | Robert Jazayeri, Steve Lunt, Paul Umbach | 4:30 |
| 12. | "Dear Diary" | Britney Spears, Jason Blume, Eugene Wilde | Timmy Allen, Barry J. Eastmond | 2:46 |
Oops!... I Did It Again (Saudi Arabian Edition)[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Girl in the Mirror" | Jörgen Elofsson | David Kreuger, Per Magnusson | 4:06 |
Oops!... I Did It Again (Japan Edition)[]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Girl in the Mirror" | Jörgen Elofsson | David Kreuger, Per Magnusson | 4:06 |
| 13. | "You Got It All" | Rupert Holmes | Eric Foster White | 4:09 |
| 14. | "Heart" | George Teren, Eugene Wilde | Barry Campbell, Steve Lunt | 3:31 |
Singles[]
"Oops!... I Did It Again" was released as the lead single from Oops!... I Did It Again on March 27, 2000. The song received widespread acclaim from music critics, who praised its infectious production and Spears' charismatic performance. Commercially, "Oops!... I Did It Again" topped the charts in over 15 countries, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the song peaked at number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and dominated the Mainstream Top 40 chart, where it reached number one. Its iconic music video, featuring Spears in a red latex jumpsuit, portrays her as a space-dwelling pop star engaging in a flirtatious narrative with an astronaut, further cementing her status as a global pop phenomenon.
"Lucky" was released as the second single from Oops!... I Did It Again on July 25, 2000 to a positive response from the music critics, who considered it one of the album's best offerings. Commercially, "Lucky" topped the charts in Austria, Germany, Sweden and Switzerland, while reaching number five on the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, "Lucky" only managed to peak at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number nine on the Mainstream Top 40. Its "glittery" accompanying music video sees Spears as both the narrator and an actress named Lucky, who is a melancholy movie star and shows her conflicted relationship to fame.
"Stronger" was released as the third single from Oops!... I Did It Again on October 31, 2000. It became the album's second highest-charting single in the US, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and atop the Hot Singles Sales. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. Its accompanying music video sees Spears catching her boyfriend cheating on her at a futuristic turntable nightclub, then driving off, getting in a wreck and singing in the rain, while the chair sequence in the video was inspired by Janet Jackson's music video for "The Pleasure Principle".
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was released as the fourth and final single from Oops!... I Did It Again on March 12, 2001. In the US, the song performed below expectations, failing to chart on any of the Billboard charts. However, the song attained success in Europe, peaking atop the Romanian Top 100 and within the top ten in Austria, Poland and Switzerland, while just missing the top ten in Germany, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom, peaking at number 12 in all of them. The accompanying music video was considered too racy at the time, portraying Spears in love scenes with her fictional boyfriend, played by French model Brice Durand.
Unreleased & Unused Songs[]
Main article: Oops!... I Did It Again outtakes
Pitched songs[]
Main article: List of Songs Pitched to Britney Spears
CD Booklet[]
Physical Versions[]
Personnel[]
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Oops!... I Did It Again.
- Gloria Agostini – harp
- Amahid Ajemian – violin
- Sanford Allen – violin
- Timmy Allen – production
- John Amatiello – engineering
- Therese Ancker – backing vocals
- Darryl Anthony – backing vocals
- Stephanie Baer – backing vocals, viola
- Julien Barber – viola
- Sandra Billingslea – violin
- Charlotte Björkman – backing vocals
- Elan Bongiorno – make-up
- Alfred Bosco – engineering assistance
- Alfred V. Brown – orchestral contracting, viola
- Bobby Brown – engineering assistance
- Larry "Rock" Campbell – bass, drum programming, guitar, production
- Johan Carlberg – guitar
- Cory Churko – programming
- Kevin Churko – programming
- Tom Coyne – mastering
- Marji Danilow – bass
- Tim Donovan – engineering
- Barry J. Eastmond – conducting, engineering, keyboards, orchestral arrangement, piano, production
- Michel Gallone – engineering, mixing engineering
- Winterton Garvey – violin
- Eric Gast – engineering
- Dan Gellert – engineering
- Stephen George – mixing engineering
- Nigel Green – mixing
- Nikki Gregoroff – backing vocals
- Joyce Hammann – violin
- Nana Hedin – backing vocals
- Richard Henrickson – concertmastering, violin
- Hayley Hill – styling
- Ashley Horne – violin
- Stanley Hunte – violin
- Regis Iandiorio – violin
- Jake – keyboards, mixing engineering, production, programming
- Robert "Esmail" Jazayeri – drum programming, keyboards, production
- Rodney Jerkins – engineering, mixing engineering, production, vocal arrangement
- Kali – hair styling
- Olivia Koppell – viola
- David Kreuger – keyboards, mixing engineering, production, programming
- Robert John "Mutt" Lange – production
- Jeanne LeBlanc – cello
- Jesse Levy – cello
- Thomas Lindberg – bass
- Kristian Lundin – keyboards, mixing engineering, production, programming
- Steve Lunt – A&R, production, songwriting, string arrangements
- Margaret Magill – violin
- Per Magnusson – keyboards, mixing engineering, production, programming
- Audrey Martells – backing vocals
- Max Martin – keyboards, mixing engineering, production, programming, vocals
- Harvey Mason, Jr. – engineering
- Harvey Mason, Sr. – editing
- Charles McCrorey – engineering, engineering assistance
- William Meade – string coordination
- Richard Meyer – programming
- Kermit Moore – cello
- Eugene J. Moye – cello
- Jackie Murphy – art direction, design
- Esbjörn Öhrwall – guitar
- Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals
- Gene Orloff – violin
- Flip Osman – engineering assistance
- Nora Payne – backing vocals
- Marion Pinhiero – violin
- Jon Ragel – photography
- Rami Yacoub – keyboards, mixing engineering, production, programming
- Maxine Roach – viola
- Anthony Ruotolo – engineering assistance
- Mark Seliger – photography
- Dexter Simmons – mixing engineering
- Jeanette Söderholm – backing vocals
- Britney Spears – conceptualization, songwriting, vocals
- Shane Stoneback – engineering assistance
- Judith Sugarman – bass
- Marti Sweet – violin
- Gerald Tarack – violin
- Chris Tergesen – string engineering
- Michael Thompson – guitar
- Chris Trevett – engineering, mixing engineering, vocal engineering
- Michael Tucker – vocal engineering
- Andres Von Hofsten – backing vocals
- Belinda Whitney-Barratt – violin
- Clayton Wood – engineering assistance
- Kent Wood – keyboards
- Nina Woodford – backing vocals
- Johnny Wright – management
- Mona Yacoub – backing vocals
- Harry Zaratzian – viola
- Xin Zhao – violin
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| Discography | |
| Artists | Britney Spears |
| Releases | Oops!... I Did It Again |
| Tracklist | Oops!... I Did It Again • Stronger • Don't Go Knockin' on My Door • (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction • Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know • What U See (Is What U Get) • Lucky • One Kiss From You • Where Are You Now • Can't Make You Love Me • When Your Eyes Say It • Girl in the Mirror • You Got It All • Heart • Dear Diary • Walk on By |
| Non-album | Overprotected |
| Misc | I've Got the Urge (to Herbal) |
| Other Eras | |
| ...Baby One More Time • Oops!... I Did It Again • Britney • In the Zone • Blackout • Circus • Femme Fatale • Britney Jean • Glory | |