Overprotected

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"Overprotected"
Single by Britney Spears
from the album Britney
B-side(s)	"I'm a Slave 4 U" (UK & Australia)
Released	January 21, 2002
Format	CD single
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop/Dance
Length	3:19
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Max Martin Rami
Producer(s)	Max Martin Rami
Chart positions
#1 (Philippines) #2 (Chile, Mexico, Sweden) #3 (Indonesia, Italy) #4 (UK) #6 (United World Chart, Argentina, Denmark, Greece) #8 (Euro Hot 100) #9 (Ireland, Norway) #11 (Germany) #15 (France) #16 (Australia) #22 (Canada)

"Overprotected (The Darkchild Remix)"
Single by Britney Spears
from the album Britney
Released	March 19, 2002
Format	CD Single
Recorded	2001
Genre	Pop/R&B
Length	3:19
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Max Martin Rami
Producer(s)	Darkchild
Chart positions
#78 (Mexico) #86 (US Hot 100) #37 (US Top 40 Mainstream)
Britney Spears singles chronology
"I'm A Slave 4 U" (2001)	"Overprotected" (2002)	"I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman" (2002)

"Overprotected" is a pop-dance song by American pop singer Britney Spears released from the album Britney. It was the second single released during the first quarter of 2002 internationally released in Europe, and third single released in the U.S. in 2002.

The song is another product of the pop songwriting and producing team made up of Max Martin and Rami, though the "Darkchild Remix" version of the song was produced by Rodney Jerkins. The single was released in its original state internationally in Europe, but as the "Darkchild Remix" in the U.S. Thus, there were two different music videos released to promote the song. Britney declares in the song that she is "overprotected" and explains to the world that she cannot find out who she is, where she needs to go and what she needs to do if she is restricted from certain experiences.

In 2003, Spears was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for the song.

Contents 1 Music videos 1.1 International Video 1.2 Darkchild Video 2 Tracklisting 3 Mixes 4 Chart performance 5 References 6 External links

[edit] Music videos

[edit] International Video

For the release of the original version of the song internationally, Spears reunited with director Billie Woodruff ("Born to Make You Happy").

The music video for Overprotected begins with Britney driving away from the intrusive media. She makes her way into an alleyway, and decides to enter an abandoned factory, hoping her pursuers will be thrown off course. When she enters the building she begins to dance her way around the warehouse. Britney's dancers spotted her walking into the factory and followed inside. They find Britney dancing around and joke about it, before heading into a heavy dance routine. Towards the end of the video, we see segments of Britney in a room with walls covered in pictures and articles about herself. These walls move in and out before the video ends, signifying that she is Overprotected.

[edit] Darkchild Video

For the release of Overprotected [The Darkchild Remix] version of the song in the U.S., the video was directed by Chris Applebaum. It starts out with Britney watching the news in a hotel, when a negative story about her comes up. Britney calls down to her bodygaurd, to create a decoy so she and her girl friends can make their exit. Britney and her friends rush in an elevator, where they fool around briefly with the security cameras. A dance scene in the main lobby of the building proceeds. After this, Spears makes her way into her SUV.

The interior transforms itself into a sort of dance hall, and Britney and her friends begin to dance and grind. Making their way to a destination in an alleyway, it begins to rain down on Spears and her friends. Now wet, the group dances suggestively. We also see a powerful sequence in the lobby, with strobe lights, and Britney dancing fiercely. At the end of the video, we discover that Spears and her friends dancing in the rain was the latest news story being reported on the TV.

The video faced minor controversy as it is similar in setting to the music video of Janet Jackson's "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)." Still, it was as popular as any of Britney's previous efforts, and the video retired itself on MTV's TRL.

Due to the public demand, the "Darkchild Remix" version of the video was aired on MTV Latinamerica and the song entered on the Official Mexican Top 100 even when the official single there was charting too.

[edit] Tracklisting

UK/AUS EP

1. Overprotected (Album Version) 3:18
2. Overprotected (JS16 Remix) 6:07
3. Overprotected (JS16 Dub) 5:24
4. Exclusive Chat With Britney 6:12
5. I’m A Slave 4 U (Album Version) 3:23
6. I’m A Slave 4 U (Thunderpuss Radio Mix) 3:18

3-Tracks UK CD Single

1. Overprotected (Album Version) 3:18
2. Overprotected (JS16 Remix) 6:07
3. I’m A Slave 4 U (Thunderpuss Mixshow Edit) 6:15

EU CD Single

1. Overprotected (Album Version) 3:18
2. Overprotected (JS16 Remix) 6:07
3. Overprotected (JS16 Dub) 5:24
4. Exclusive Chat With Britney 6:12
5. Crossroads (Enhanced Movie Trailer) 2:15

US CD Single

1. Overprotected (Darkchild Remix)
2. Overprotected (Darkchild Remix Radio Edit)
3. Overprotected (Album Version Radio Edit)

[edit] Mixes

• Album Version 3:18
• Radio Edit 3:18 - The "action" phrase was cut out.
• Instrumental 3:18
• Darkchild Remix 3:18
• Darkchild Remix Instrumental 3:18
• Darkchild Remix Radio Edit 3:06
• Riprock 'N' Alex G. Remix 3:23
• JS16 Remix 6:07
• JS16 Dub 5:24

[edit] Chart performance

Despite being given a harder remix to tailor to the U.S. market, "Overprotected (The Darkchild Remix)" reached a peak of number eighty-six on the Billboard Hot 100. Though the track failed to chart on the Hot 100 Airplay, it still had managed to chart on the Hot 100 as it was released as 'airplay-only'. This is a somewhat notable feat, and would be repeated similarly with "Outrageous" in 2004.

The story was the same at Top 40 radio, as the song failed to chart on either the Top 40 Tracks or Rhythmic Top 40, though it did make it into the lower reaches of the Mainstream Top 40.

At this point in Spears' career, "Overprotected" was probably only second to "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" in terms of least international success. Though it was hardly a flop, it missed the top ten in most countries. It was received well in the United Kingdom debuting at five and moving up to four in its second week. The single sold 124,000 copies.

It was the second single to be released from Britney in Australia, with "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" being the third.

Chart (2002) [1]	Peak Position
Argentina Top 20 Singles	6
Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles	16
Belgium Top 50 Singles	9
Brazilian Hot 100 Singles	23
Canadian Billboard Top 100 Singles	22
Chilean Top 100 Singles	2
Dannish Top 20 Singles	6
Dutch Mega Single Top 100	12
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles	8
Finnish Top 20 Singles	7
French Top 100 Singles	15
German Top 100 Singles	11
Greek Top 20 Singles	6
Indonesian Top 20 Singles	3
Irish Top 50 Singles	9
Italian Top 50 Singles	3
Latvian Airplay Top	14
Mexican Top 100 Airplay	2
Mexican Top 100 Airplay 1	78
Norwegian Top 20 Singles	9
Philippine Top 20 Singles 1	1
Spanish Top 20 Singles	14
Swedish Top 60 Singles	2
'Tokio Hot 100'	58
UK Official Top 75 Singles	4
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1	86
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40 1	37
United World Chart	6

• ¹ Darkchild Remix

[edit] References

1. ^ Chart position:
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[edit] External links

• Britney Spears Official Web Site