Greatest Hits: My Prerogative

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Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative cover
Greatest hits by Britney Spears
Released Flag of Japan November 1, 2004
Flag of World November 8, 2004
Flag of the United States November 9, 2004
Recorded 1998–2004
Genre Pop, dance-pop
Length 60:55 (American edition)
67:43 (worldwide edition)
71:25 (British edition)
Label Jive
Producer R. Kelly, Bloodshy, Avant, The Neptunes, Max Martin, Rami, Trixster, Guy Sigsworth, Per Magnusson, David Krueger, Rodney Jerkins,
Professional reviews
Britney Spears chronology
In the Zone
(2003)		 Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
(2004)		 Blackout
(2007)
Singles from Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
  1. "My Prerogative"
    Released: September 23, 2004
  2. "Chris Cox Megamix"
    Released: December 21, 2004
  3. "Do Somethin'"
    Released: February 13, 2005

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is the first greatest hits album by pop singer Britney Spears. The album was released on November 1, 2004 in Japan, on November 8, 2004 around the world and on November 9, 2004 in the United States and Canada.

The set includes most of Spears' hit singles, from "...Baby One More Time" to "Outrageous", and almost everything in between. Included are three new songs; a cover of Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative" (which was featured as the lead single and has gone on to be an international number-one hit), and two previously unreleased songs entitled "Do Somethin'" (which was later released as a single) and "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)", the latter of which also appeared on the In the Zone DVD.

Rumors abounded that her record company were to release a greatest hits at the end of 2004 in early March, around the time of the massive success of "Toxic." The album was officially announced later on in the year, with the UK leg of her label taking it upon themselves to launch a promotional campaign entitled "I Love Britney"; with badges, T-shirts, bags and CDs being sent out to promote the album (such a collage appears in the liner notes, with the album cover included as well), and an exhibition at a London art gallery officially launching the album in the UK.

Bobby Brown, original performer of "My Prerogative", has worked with Spears before as an assistant engineer on her previous smash hit album "Oops!...I Did It Again." Spears also wrote additional lyrics for the song (the spoken part at the start), but is not credited normally.

On February 16, 2007 the compilation was re-printed in Europe in the low-priced budget card pack format, with the liner notes made from recycled paper. In it, one of the new songs, "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)", accidentally has the "My" removed from the title.

Contents

[edit] Limited Edition

The limited edition of the album was printed in a digipak, wherein its cover is the same as the standard edition, but the colors look darker because of the shining effect. There is a collage of all of Britney's albums and singles covers in the limited edition. It also contains a second disc with unreleased remixes and the Chris Cox Megamix (see below for track listing).

[edit] Significance

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative was released only a mere five years after Spears first released ...Baby One More Time. While it is somewhat common for artists to release compilations after four studio albums (compare with Madonna's The Immaculate Collection), Spears released her hits album before she turned 23 years old. This age is considered young for an artist to release a greatest hits album (compare with LeAnn Rimes Greatest Hits).

[edit] Album design

The album's liner notes, in addition to the aforementioned collage, contains snapshots of Spears in her music videos. The inside front and back covers also have a "Poster Choice", with various shots of Spears throughout her career, symbolizing the transition she underwent between the releases of her second and third albums.

[edit] Track listing

Only the UK edition provides a complete compilation of all the singles released in that country. The Australian release omits "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (it is replaced by the Europe-only single, "Born to Make You Happy"); the European release omits "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" (the Brazilian and French version also omitting "Anticipating," but including "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"), the American version omitting "From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart" and "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know."

"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" is excluded altogether from the album for reasons unknown.

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative [Import Bonus CD] Disc 1

  1. "My Prerogative" (Riley, E.T./Brown, B./Griffin, G.) – 3:33
  2. "Toxic" (Karlsson, C./Winnberg, P./Dennis, C./Jonback, H.) – 3:19
  3. "I'm a Slave 4 U" (Williams, P./Hugo, C.) – 3:25
  4. "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Max Martin, Rami) – 3:33
  5. "Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna) (Nash, T./Nkhereanye, T. "Tab"/O'Brien, G./Madonna/Stewart, Chris "Tricky"/Spears, B/Magnet, P.) – 3:45
  6. "Stronger" (Max Martin, Rami) – 3:23
  7. "Everytime" (Stamatelatos, A./Spears, B.) – 3:51
  8. "...Baby One More Time" (Max Martin) – 3:32
  9. "(You Drive Me) Crazy(The Stop Remix)" (Max Martin, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson, Jorgen Elofsson) – 3:18
  10. "Boys (The Co-Ed Remix)" (featuring Pharrell) (Williams, P./Hugo, C.) – 3:47
  11. "Sometimes" (Elofsson, Jorgen) – 4:05
  12. "Overprotected1 (Max Martin, Rami) – 3:20
  13. "Lucky" (Max Martin, Rami) – 3:25
  14. "Outrageous" (R. Kelly) – 3:21
  15. "Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" (R. J. Lange, S. Twain, K. Scott) – 3:50 (Only In UK & Japan Edition)
  16. "Born To Make You Happy1 (Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson) – 4:03 (Non-US & Latinamerica Editions)
  17. "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" (Hooker, Merrill) – 3:06 (Non-US & Latinamerica Editions)
  18. "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Max Martin, Dido, Rami) – 3:51
  19. "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" (Karlsson, C./Winnberg, P./Spears, B./Jonback, H./Bell, M. ) – 3:23
  20. "Do Somethin'" (Hunte, A./Karlsson, C./Winnberg, P./Jonback, H.) – 3:22

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative [Import Bonus CD] Disc 2

  • Limited Edition: Remix Bonus Disc
  1. "Toxic" [Armand Van Helden Remix Edit] – 6:24
  2. "Everytime" [Hi-Bias Radio Remix] – 3:26
  3. "Breathe on Me" [Jacques Lu Cont Mix] (Greene, L./Lee, S./Anderson, S.) – 8:08
  4. "Outrageous" [Junkie Xl's Dancehall Mix] – 2:56
  5. "Stronger" [Miguel "Migs" Vocal Mix] – 6:31 (Non-US & Latinamerica Editions)
  6. "I'm a Slave 4 U" [Thunderpuss Club Mix] – 8:46 (Non-US & Latinamerica Editions)
  7. "Chris Cox Megamix" – 4:57
  • 1 Appears as the DarkChild Remix on US edition and misprinted as such on the International Deluxe Editions.

[edit] Singles

[edit] Chart performance

"Greatest Hits: My Prerogative" is a career-spanning collection which debuted at number-four on sales of 255,000 copies.[1] The album has sold over 1.6 million copies in the US according to Nielsen SoundScan and it has been certified Platinum according to the RIAA.[2] In Canada it debuted at number-three.[3]

In Japan, it became her first number-one album opening with 173,200 copies,[4] after a few months it earned double-platinum certification (500,000+ units) and it has sold 705,000+ to date.[5]

Within a month of its release date the album receives its first Platinum Europe Award for achieving sales of one million across Europe.[6] for shipments of one million copies inside Europe. The album debuted at number-two in the United Kingdom selling 115,341 copies during its first week, the chart-topper that week was Eminem's "Encore" with two-day sales total of 122,459 copies were enough to overtake the full-week tally Britney Spears' "Greatest Hits".[7] And it has sold over 750,000 copies in the UK earning double-platinum certification.[8] Also, It become in her third number-one album in France[9], where it's been certified Gold (over 100,000 copies).[10] It is also 2x Platinum in Australia[11] where it debuted at number-two.[9] The album has sold 8 million copies worldwide.

The album has reached the Billboard year-end charts twice: No. 98 in 2004, and No. 74 in 2005.

[edit] Charts and certification

Chart Provider(s) Peak
position		 Certification Sales/
shipments
U.S.[2] RIAA 4 Platinum 1,600,000+
Europe[6] IFPI 1 Platinum 1,3 million
Argentinian CAPIF 1 Gold[12] 20,000+
Australia [11] ARIA 2 2× Platinum 140,000+
Austria [13] IFPI 4 Gold[14] 10,000+
Belgium Albums Chart IFPI Belgium 5 Gold[citation needed] 15,000+
Canadian Albums Chart[3] Nielsen SoundScan 3 Gold [15] 50,000+
Czech Republic Albums Chart IFPI Czech Republic 1 Platinum[citation needed] 6,000+
Denmark Albums Chart IFPI Denmark 7 Gold[citation needed] 20,000+
Ecuador - 1 Platinum[citation needed] 15,000+
Finland GLF 2 Platinum[16] 30,000+
France[10] SNEP/IFOP 1 2x Gold[17] 200,000+
German Albums Chart Media Control 4 [18]
Hong Kong Albums Chart IFPI - Platinum[citation needed] 20,000+
Hungary Albums Chart MAHASZ - Gold[19] 3,000+
India 1 Platinum[citation needed] 20,000+
Indonesia Albums Chart IRIA 1 2× Platinum[citation needed] 100,000+
Ireland Albums Chart IRMA 1 6× Platinum[citation needed] 100,000+
Italy Albums Chart FIMI 7 Platinum[citation needed] 80,000+
Japan Oricon 1 3× Platinum[citation needed] 850,000
Malaysia - Gold[citation needed] 15,000+
Mexican Albums Chart AMPROFON 3 Gold[20] 50,000+
New Zealand Albums Chart [21] RIANZ 17 Gold [22] 7,500+
Norwegian Albums Chart VG Nett 4 Gold [23] 15,000+
Portugal Albums Chart AFP 1 Platinum[citation needed] 20,000+
Singapore Albums Chart RIAS - 2× Platinum[citation needed] 15,000+
South Africa Albums Chart RISA - Platinum[citation needed] 50,000+
South Korea Albums Chart RIAC 1 3xPlatinum[citation needed] 90,000+
Swedish Albums Chart GLF 14 [24]
Taiwan Albums Chart IFPI Taiwan 1 3× Platinum[citation needed] 90,000+
Thailand Albums Chart RIAT 1 Platinum[citation needed] 50,000+
U.K.[8] BPI 2 2× Platinum 886,000 +[25]
  • Total America sales: 1,635,000
  • Total Europe sales: 1,300,000
  • Total Oceania sales: 148,000
  • Total Asia sales: 1,150,000
  • Total Africa sales: 50,000
  • Total Worldwide sales: 5,000,000

[edit] References in pop culture

  • In the music video for Daft Punk's song "The Prime Time of Your Life", at least 2 minutes into the video there is a scene where a girl looks at herself in her bathroom mirror. In that scene, for a split second, if you look into the mirror a poster for "My Prerogative" is visible reflected in the mirror, except Spears' face is blocked out by a skull head.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Eminem Takes Early 'Encore' To No. 1. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  2. ^ a b Recording Industry Association of America Recording Industry Association of America.
  3. ^ a b Britney Spears: Charts & Awards. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  4. ^ Japanese Sales Oricon.
  5. ^ (Japanese) Oricon Main Albums Chart. Oricon. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  6. ^ a b European Certification (IFPI). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  7. ^ Eminem Races By Britney On U.K. Album Chart. Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2007-05-07.
  8. ^ a b UK Certification (BPI). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  9. ^ a b Chart Data: Britney Spears Mariah-Charts.com
  10. ^ a b French Chart, Sales & Certification. FanOfMusic.Free.fr. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  11. ^ a b Australian Certification (ARIA). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  12. ^ [1]
  13. ^ Austrian Certification (IFPI). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  14. ^ [2]
  15. ^ Biography | Britney Spears
  16. ^ Finnish Certification (IFPI). IFPI. Retrieved on 2007-05-19.
  17. ^ [3]
  18. ^ [4]
  19. ^ http://www.mahasz.hu/m/?menu=arany_es_platinalemezek&menu2=adatbazis&ev=2005]
  20. ^ Amprofon. AMPROFON. Retrieved on 2004-12-15.
  21. ^ New Zealand Albums Chart. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved on 2007-05-04.
  22. ^ Biography | Britney Spears
  23. ^ Biography | Britney Spears
  24. ^ [5]
  25. ^ Britney Album Sales in UK | Britney Spears

[edit] External links

v • d • e
Britney Spears
Studio albums
…Baby One More Time (1999) · Oops!… I Did It Again (2000) · Britney (2001) · In the Zone (2003) · Blackout (2007)
Other albums
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004) · Britney & Kevin: Chaotic EP (2005) · B in the Mix: The Remixes (2005)
Singles
DVD's
Tours
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