Sometimes (Britney Spears song)
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| "Sometimes" | ||
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| Single by Britney Spears | ||
| from the album ...Baby One More Time | ||
| Released | UK: May 17, 1999 | |
| Format | Airplay only | |
| Recorded | 1998 | |
| Genre | Pop/Bubblegum | |
| Length | 4:05 | |
| Label | Jive | |
| Writer(s) | Jorgen Elofsson | |
| Producer(s) | Jorgen Elofsson P. Magnusson D. Kreuger |
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| Certification | Gold in UK | |
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| Britney Spears singles chronology | ||
| "...Baby One More Time" (1998/1999) |
"Sometimes" (1999) |
"(You Drive Me) Crazy" (1999) |
"Sometimes" is the second single from Pop singer Britney Spears, released from her debut album ...Baby One More Time during the second quarter of 1999.
The song was written and primarily produced by Jorgen Elofsson; he would go on to win a BMI Pop Award in 2000 in the category of Song of the Year for composing "Sometimes." The track is a classic example of a pop ballad about love and its symptoms, as Spears declares "sometimes I run, sometimes I hide, sometimes I'm scared of you."
In spring 2005, Spears and her management were sued because of the writing credits on "Sometimes." Indiana native Steve Wallace pushed a $150,000 USD lawsuit, claiming he was the one who wrote the song.
In The Summer of 1999, Joel Whine requested and granted the rights for "Sometimes" and was used for a video that was to sponsor "a walk for AIDS." Which was a 20 mile walk to raise money for the curse of aids. It was taken place on the streets of Mystic Island, New Jersey sometime at the end of July 1999.
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[edit] Music video
As with her previous single "...Baby One More Time", "Sometimes" was also directed by Nigel Dick. Shot at Paradise Cove in Malibu, CA, this music video is largely responsible for setting the virginal image that Britney upheld early on in her career.
Coupled with a beach setting that aligned well with the time of year it was released, the video finds Spears watching her love interest from afar. As he plays with his dog on the sand, Britney is seen on a lookout, by the pier and on a picnic blanket wishing she was there with him. The video also includes dance scenes with Spears and several others on the pier adorned in white.
[edit] Tracklistings
Australian/EU CD Single:
- Sometimes (Radio Edit) (03:55)
- I'm So Curious (03:35)
- Sometimes (Soul Solution Mid-Tempo Mix) (03:29)
Japanese CD Single:
- Sometimes (Radio Edit) (03:55)
- Baby One More Time (Sharp Platinum Vocal Mix) (08:11)
- Baby One More Time (Davidson Ospina Club Mix) (05:40)
UK CD Single:
- Sometimes (Radio Edit) (03:55)
- Sometimes (Soul Solution Mid-Tempo Mix) (03:29)
- I'm So Curious (03:35)
UK Promo 12" Vinyl:
- Sometimes (Thunderpuss 2000 Club Mix) (08:02)
- Sometimes (Soul Solution Extended Mix) (06:59)
- Sometimes (Thunderpuss 2000 Radio Mix) (03:50)
USA Promo 12" Vinyl:
- Sometimes (Thunderpuss 2000 Club Mix) (08:02)
- Sometimes (Mike Ski's Drum Dub) (04:56)
- Sometimes (Soul Solution Mid-Tempo Mix) (03:29)
- Sometimes (ThunderDub) (07:18)
- Sometimes (Mike Ski's 3AM Bass Bin Destroyer Mix) (09:34)
- Sometimes (Radio Edit) (03:55)
- Sometimes (Boris & Beck Roxy Dub) (06:51)
- Sometimes (Beats Of Thunderpuss) (04:27)
[edit] Remixes And Other Versions
- Album Version (04:03)
- Radio Edit (03:55)
- Soul Solution Mid Tempo Mix (03:29) - Mislabeled as "Soul Solution Drum Dub"
- Soul Solution Extended Mix (06:59)
- Mike Ski's 3 AM Bass Bin Destroyer Mix (09:34)
- Mike Ski's Drum Dub (04:56)
- Boris & Beck Roxy Dub (06:51)
- Thunderpuss 2000 Club Mix (08:02)
- Thunderpuss 2000 Radio Mix (03:50)
- ThunderDUB (07:18)
- Beats Of Thunderpuss (04:27)
- Answering Machine Message (00:25)
There is an edit going around labeled as "Promo Edit," but it's a combination of the original and the answering machine message made by Nick. Proper name is Sometimes (Short Radio Version).
[edit] Chart performance
Due to its airplay only status, "Sometimes" was at a chart disadvantage from the beginning. At the time it was released, songs generally were accompanied by a CD single, being that they were still a major key in a song's commercial success. Despite this, "Sometimes" still proved to fare well on the charts, peaking just outside the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 at number twenty-one due to its top twenty peak on the Hot 100 Airplay. The song was later ranked at number eighty-six on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart for 1999.
"Sometimes" also proved successful at Top 40 radio, going top ten on both the Top 40 Tracks and Mainstream Top 40 charts, as well as top twenty on the Rhythmic Top 40 and, perhaps more notably, the Adult Contemporary.
The single was another international smash, reaching the top ten in many European nations and Australia, as well.
"Sometimes" was also a huge hit in the UK ranking at forty-eight on the 1999 year-end charts selling a total of 414,000 copies.
[edit] Charts
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| 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 · Crossroads Jive Records · Max Martin · Fifth studio album |
| Preceded by "Cold" by Deep Obsession |
RIANZ (New Zealand) number one single 18 July 1999 |
Succeeded by "Swear It Again" by Westlife |
