Womanizer

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General Information
Released	September 26, 2008
Genre	Electropop • dance-pop
Length	3:44
Album	[[Circus]]
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Nikeshia Briscoe • Rafael Akinyemi
Producer(s)	K. Briscoe • The Outsyders
Music Video
Audio

"Womanizer" is a song by Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus. It was released on September 26, 2008 by Jive Records as the lead single of the album.

Background

The song was written and produced by the Atlanta crew The Outsyders. It was their first major writing and producing credit. It charted at number one in America, making it Spears' second US chart-topper, nine years after "Baby One More Time".

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Superstar, where you from? How's it goin'?
I know you got a clue what you're doin'
You can play brand new to all the other chicks out here
But I know what you are, what you are, baby
Look at you, gettin' more than just a re-up
Baby, you got all the puppets with their strings up
Fakin' like a good one, but I call 'em like I see 'em
I know what you are, what you are, baby


[Pre-Chorus]
Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh, you're a womanizer, baby
You-you-you are, you-you-you are
Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer (Womanizer)


[Chorus]
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
(You) You got me goin', (You) you're oh-so charmin'
(You) But I can't do it, (You) you womanizer
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
(You) You say I'm crazy, (You) I got you crazy
(You) You're nothing but a (You) womanizer


[Verse 2]
Daddy-O, you got the swagger of a champion
Too bad for you, you just can't find the right companion
I guess when you have one too many
Makes it hard, it could be easy
Who you are, that's just who you are, baby
Lollipop, must mistake me, you're the sucker
To think that I would be a victim, not another
Say it, play it how you wanna, but no way
I'm never gonna fall for you, never you, baby


[Pre-Chorus]
Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh, you're a womanizer, baby
You-you-you are, you-you-you are
Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer (Womanizer)


[Chorus]
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
(You) You got me goin', (You) you're oh-so charmin'
(You) But I can't do it, (You) you womanizer
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
(You) You say I'm crazy, (You) I got you crazy
(You) You're nothing but a (You) womanizer


[Bridge]
Maybe if we both lived in a different world
(Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer, womanizer)
It would be all good, and maybe I could be your girl
But I can't 'cause we don't, you...


[Pre-Chorus]
Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh, you're a womanizer, baby
You-you-you are, you-you-you are
Womanizer, womanizer, womanizer (Womanizer)


[Chorus]
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
(You) You got me goin', (You) you're oh-so charmin'
(You) But I can't do it, (You) you womanizer
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
(You) You say I'm crazy, (You) I got you crazy
(You) You're nothing but a (You) womanizer


[Outro]
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
Boy, don't try to front, I-I know just, just what you a-a-are
Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh, womanizer, oh, you're a womanizer, baby

Music video

The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, was created by Spears as a sequel to the music video of "Toxic". It portrays Spears as a woman who disguises herself in different costumes and follows her boyfriend through his daily activities to expose him in the end. The video also contains interspersed scenes of Spears naked in a steam room, as a response to the attacks she had received over the years about her weight. It received positive reviews and was considered as a return to form for Spears. The video was also nominated for two categories at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, and went on to win Best Pop Video.

Track listings

• Digital download

1. "Womanizer" — 3:43

• CD Single 1 (Australian CD A/European CD)

1. "Womanizer" — 3:43
2. "Womanizer" (Instrumental) — 3:43

• CD Single 2 (Australian CD B/European Maxi CD/Korean CD)

1. "Womanizer" — 3:43
2. "Womanizer" (Kaskade Remix) — 5:31
3. "Womanizer" (Junior's Electro Tribal Remix) — 8:47
4. "Womanizer" (Instrumental) — 3:43
5. "Womanizer" (Video)

• Digital EP — The Remixes

1. "Womanizer" (Kaskade Remix) — 5:31
2. "Womanizer" (Benny Benassi Extended Mix) — 6:16
3. "Womanizer" (Junior's Tribal Electro Remix) — 8:47
4. "Womanizer" (Jason Nevins Club Remix) — 7:31
5. "Womanizer" (Tonal Extended Mix) — 5:29

• CD Remixes promo

1. "Womanizer" (Junior's Tribal Electro Remix) — 8:47
2. "Womanizer" (Kaskade Remix) — 5:31
3. "Womanizer" (Digital Dog Club) — 6:26
4. "Womanizer" (Digital Dog Dub) — 6:09
5. "Womanizer" (Digital Dog Radio) — 3:15
6. "Womanizer" (Sodaboys Remix) — 3:57
7. "Womanizer" (Main Version) — 3:43

• The Singles Collection Boxset Single

1. "Womanizer" — 3:43
2. "Womanizer" (Kaskade Remix) — 5:31

Single artwork

The Original Single

Womanizer The Remixes