My Prerogative

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"My Prerogative"
Single by Bobby Brown
from the album Don't Be Cruel
Released	1988
Format	Cassette single 7" single 12" single CD single
Genre	New jack swing
Length	4:51
Label	MCA
Writer(s)	Bobby Brown Gene Griffin Teddy Riley
Producer(s)	Gene Griffin
Chart positions
#1 (U.S.) #6 (U.K.)
Bobby Brown singles chronology
"Don't Be Cruel" (1988)	"My Prerogative" (1988)	"Roni" (1989)

"My Prerogative"
Single by Britney Spears
from the album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Released	UK: November 1, 2004
Format	CD Single
Genre	Pop Dance
Length	3:33
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Bobby Brown Gene Griffin Teddy Riley Additional Lyrics By Britney Spears
Producer(s)	Bloodshy & Avant
Chart positions
#1 (Finland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Taiwan) #2 (Spain. Ukraine) #3 (Belgium, Chile, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom) #4 (United World Chart) #7 (Australia) #101 (U.S.)
Britney Spears singles chronology
"I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)"" (2004)	"My Prerogative" (2004)	"Do Somethin'" (2005)
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"My Prerogative" is a 1988 single by R&B singer Bobby Brown (see 1988 in music). The second single from Brown's second solo album Don't Be Cruel, "My Prerogative" was a number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, and is among Brown's most successful recordings. The song was covered in 2004 by Pop singer Britney Spears for her Greatest Hits: My Prerogative compilation, and released the song as a single during the third quarter of 2004. It was also covered by British punk/Indie band Selfish Cunt, albeit under the title "Bobby".

Contents 1 Overview 2 Charts 3 Tracklisting and formats 4 Remixes (Britney Spears)

[edit] Overview

"My Prerogative" was written by Brown with new jack swing pioneer Teddy Riley and Gene Griffin, the song's producer. In the 2004 cover, Britney Spears penned an additional verse: "People can take everything away from you / But they can never take away your truth / But the question is / Can you handle mine?" The song's lyrics reflected Brown's bad-boy image, and were representative of the new jack swing sound popular in the late-1980s. Following the top ten success of "Don't Be Cruel," "My Prerogative" earned Gold sales, and became Brown's first and only number one single on the U.S Billboard Hot 100. The track was also a number one hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, and reached the top ten of the Hot Dance Club Play chart.

On the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, Bobby Brown's original version rocketed 61-45, the week of November 5, 1988, just as "Don't Be Cruel" was descending from its two-week stint in the Top 10. "My Prerogative" steadily climbed the charts, and was stalled at #2 for three weeks, under Poison's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn", before it finally reached #1 the week of January 14, 1989, becoming the first new #1 of 1989.

[[Image:MyPrerogativeCap.jpg|thumb|left|Scene from Spears' music video Britney Spears' cover was not as successful in the United States, since it did not manage to chart into the Billboard Hot 100. Yet, it peaked a number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles or to the position of number 101. However, her version did peak at number two on the Hot Digital Tracks, and at number one or the top ten in several contries, making her version much successful internationally. Spears' cover was more successful than Brown's in the United Kingdom, where it sold a total of 180,000 copies. Digital downloads did not count toward the Billboard Hot 100 until early 2005, otherwise the single could have been more successful in the United States.

The music video for Britney Spears' version of "My Prerogative" was directed by Jake Nava. It depicts a wedding reception party for Britney Spears and her real-life husband at the time Kevin Federline. Her music video was well-received and it was later chosen by Rolling Stone magazine as the best music video of 2004. MuchMusic's Fromage chose it as the worst music video of 2004.

The song is being re-released in Europe in March 2007, currently at #117.

[edit] Charts

Bobby Brown version Charts (1988) Peak U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 7 U.S. Billboard Dance Singles Sales 2 U.K. Official Top 40 Singles 6 Britney Spears version Charts (2004/2005) Peak U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Tracks 2 U.S. Billboard Top 40 Tracks 34 U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 22 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 15 Argentina Top 20 8 ARIA Charts 7 Austrian Top 75 Singles 7 Belgium UltraTop 50 Singles 3 Brazilian Hot 100 Singles 7 Chilean Top 100 Singles 3 Dutch Top 40 13 Dutch Mega Single Top 100 10

Charts (2004/2005) Peak Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 3 Finnish Top 20 Singles 1 French Top 100 Singles 18 German Top 100 Singles 3 Hungarian Single Charts 5 Indonesia Top 20 Singles 1 Irish Top 50 Singles 1 Italian Top 50 Singles 1 Japanese Top 200 Singles 98 Mexican Top 100 Airplay 6 New Zealand RIANZ Top 50 Singles 17 Norwegian Top 20 Singles 1 Philippine Top 20 Singles 1 Spanish Top 20 Singles 2 Swedish Top 60 Singles 6 Swiss Top 100 Singles 4 Taiwan Top 10 Singles 1 'Tokio Hot 100' 10 U.K. Official Top 75 Singles 3 Ukraine Top 40 Singles 2 United World Chart 3

[edit] Tracklisting and formats

UK 2-Tracks Single

1. "My Prerogative" Album Version
2. "Chris Cox Megamix"

International CD Single

1. "My Prerogative" (Album Version)
2. "My Prerogative" (Instrumental)
3. "My Prerogative" (X-Press 2 Vocal Mix)
4. "My Prerogative" (Armand Van Helden Remix)
5. ""My Prerogative" (X-Press 2 Dub)

UK DVD Single

1. Music Video
2. Photo Gallery

iTunes Digital (EP Single) Download

1. "My Prerogative" (X-Press 2 Vocal Mix)
2. "My Prerogative" (X-Press 2 Radio Edit)
3. "My Prerogative" (Armand Van Helden Remix)
4. "My Prerogative" (Armand Van Helden Dub)

[edit] Remixes (Britney Spears)

• Album Version 3:33
• Instrumental 3:33
• Armand Van Helden Remix 7:37
• Armand Van Helden Dub 7:35
• X-Press 2 Vocal Mix 7:19
• X-Press 2 Dub 7:19
• X-Press 2 Radio Edit 4:17
• LB Phunkstar Mix 5:50
• JJ Flores X-Mix 5:38
• SugarDip Club Mix 7:19

Preceded by "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" by Poison

Billboard Hot 100 number one single (Brown version) January 14, 1989

Succeeded by "Two Hearts" by Phil Collins