" Break the Ice" did not fare as well as its predecessors, peaking at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100. Its accompanying music video won Spears her first MTV Video Music Award, winning Video of the Year, Best Female Video and Best Pop Video in 2008. " Piece of Me" peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, but replicated the international commercial success of its predecessor. Baby One More Time" (1998), and reached the top ten in additional 16 countries. " Gimme More" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming her highest-peaking single on the chart since ". By the end of 2008, it had sold 3.1 million copies worldwide, but was deemed commercially disappointing compared to its predecessors.īlackout produced three singles. It won Best Album at the 2008 MTV Europe Music Awards. The album was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Although it was expected to debut atop the US Billboard 200, it entered at number two due to a last-minute change in Billboard 's rules, with first-week sales of 290,000 copies it became Spears' first studio effort not to debut at the summit. Contemporary reviews were polarized: some critics described it as Spears' most progressive and consistent album to date, while others dismissed it due to Spears' controversial public image.
The final result was primarily a dance-pop and electropop record with Euro disco and dubstep influences, with lyrical themes revolving around love, fame, media scrutiny, sex, and clubbing.īlackout was originally slated for November 13, 2007, but was rush-released after leaking online. She executive-produced the album, working with producers Danja, Bloodshy & Avant, Sean Garrett, and the Neptunes, among others it remains Spears' sole album to be executive produced by her.
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Its production and release occurred as Spears' personal struggles were highly publicized and overshadowed her professional projects. It was released on October 25, 2007, by Jive Records. Blackout is the fifth studio album by American singer Britney Spears.
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