Born to Make You Happy
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| "Born to Make You Happy" | ||
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| Single by Britney Spears | ||
| from the album ...Baby One More Time | ||
| Released | UK: December 17, 1999 | |
| Format | CD single Not Released in U.S. |
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| Recorded | 1998 | |
| Genre | Pop/Ballad | |
| Length | 4:03 | |
| Label | Jive | |
| Writer(s) | Andreas Carlsson Kristian Lundin |
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| Producer(s) | Kristian Lundin | |
| Certification | Silver in UK | |
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| Britney Spears singles chronology | ||
| "(You Drive Me) Crazy" (1999) |
"Born to Make You Happy" (1999) |
"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (2000) |
"Born to Make You Happy" is the fourth single from pop singer Britney Spears' debut album, ...Baby One More Time. In Canada and Europe, among other regions, it was released during the fourth quarter of 1999.
The song was written by Andreas Carlsson and Kristian Lundin, and was also produced by the latter. In this mid-tempo ballad, Spears recalls a relationship she desires to correct, not quite understanding what went wrong as she comes to the realisation that she was "born to make you happy."
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[edit] Music video
Directed by Billie Woodruff in Los Angeles, the music video for Born to Make You Happy begins with a shot of Spears sleeping. In her dream she is sitting in a futuristic room with several different levels. Following this part of the video, Spears appears atop the apartment building where this room is found, performing a dance segment in a red top and black skirt. The last part of the dream has her love interest come to her room to see her. The video concludes with the pair having a pillow fight.
[edit] Tracklisting
EU CD
- . Born To Make You Happy (Radio Edit)
- . Born To Make You Happy (Bonus Remix)
- . (You Drive Me) Crazy (Jazzy Jim's Hip-Hop Mix)
- . ...Baby One More Time (Answering Machine Message)
UK CD
- . Born To Make You Happy (Radio Edit)
- . Born To Make You Happy (Bonus Remix)
- . (You Drive Me) Crazy (Jazzy Jim's Hip-Hop Mix)
[edit] Chart success
The single was originally given a UK-only release, where it was commercially successful, debuting at number one and becoming the 32nd best seller of 2000, selling a total of 305,000 copies. It was later released in the rest of Europe where it made the top ten across the board. Born To Make You Happy was also released in Canada where it failed to break into the top twenty. Although the single wasn't officially released in Mexico, radio stations began playing it and it became massively popular.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak |
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| Austrian Top 75 Singles | 8 |
| Canadian Billboard Top 100 Singles | 21 |
| Dutch Top 40 Singles | 4 |
| Finnish Top 20 Singles | 5 |
| French Top 100 Singles | 9 |
| German Top 100 Singles | 3 |
| Indonesia Chart | 1 |
| Latvian Airplay Top | 7 |
| Mexican Top 100 Airplay | 24 |
| Norwegian Top 20 Singles | 3 |
| Philippine Top 20 Singles | 1 |
| Swedish Top 60 Singles | 2 |
| Swiss Top 100 Singles | 3 |
| U.K. Official Top 75 Singles | 1 |
| United World Chart | 1 |
[edit] External links
| Britney Spears |
| Discography |
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| Albums: ...Baby One More Time · Oops!... I Did It Again · Britney · In the Zone |
| Other Albums: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative · B in the Mix: The Remixes |
| Singles: "...Baby One More Time " · "Sometimes" · "(You Drive Me) Crazy" · "Born to Make You Happy" · "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" "Oops!...I Did It Again" · "Lucky" · "Stronger" · "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" "I'm a Slave 4 U" · "Overprotected" · "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" · "I Love Rock 'N Roll" · "Boys" "Me Against the Music" · "Toxic" · "Everytime" · "Outrageous" "My Prerogative" · "Do Somethin'" . "Someday (I Will Understand)" |
| Awards · Music videos · Products · Bootlegs Kevin Federline · Jamie Lynn Spears · Crossroads Jive Records · Max Martin · Fifth studio album |
