My philosophy is, when you have a young fan base, get 'em while they're hot."Īlexander Kronlund・Martin・Jake Schulze・Yacoub Geoff Mayfield, director of charts at Billboard, added that the decision to release "Oops!" less than a year and a half after Spears' debut amounts to " very smart timing. It's more me, and I think teenagers will relate to it more." It's edgier - it has more of an attitude. But in my opinion, is a lot better than the first album. Her cover of " (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" was recorded with Rodney Jerkins at Pacifique Recording Studios in Hollywood, California from February 24–26, 2000, after attending the 42nd Grammy Awards.ĭuring the release of Oops!.I Did It Again, Britney said: " I mean, of course there's some pressure. The instrumental track and melody for " Can't Make You Love Me" were recorded in the fall of 1999 in Sweden with Britney recording the vocals in mid-January at Parc Studios in Orlando, Florida.ĭiane Warren's song " When Your Eyes Say It" was recorded at Battery Studios New York on Friday, January 28, 2000, which preceded Britney's TRL appearance that day. She finalized the material in New York City.īritney was heavily pressured after ".Baby One More Time's" huge commercial success to create another incredibly successful album: " It's kind of hard following ten million, I have to say, but after listening to the new material and recording it, I'm really confident with it." Britney had worked on it primarily in the U.S. And, of course, it's more mature because I've grown as a person too."īy January 2000, the then-untitled album was halfway to completion. I just got finished recording the first six tracks in Sweden two months ago, and the material is so much more funkier and edgier. I mean, when I look at the album cover, I'm like, 'Oh, my lordy.' I know this next album's going to be totally different-especially the material. " When I did the first album, I had just turned 16. The song " Where Are You Now" was recorded at Cheiron in November and finished at Battery Studios in January. The songs "Stronger" and "Lucky" were also recorded, but were finalized (along with the title track) in January 2000.
The songs " Oops!.I Did It Again", " Walk on By", " What U See (Is What U Get)" and " Don't Go Knockin' On My Door" were recorded at Martin's Cheiron Studios in the first week of November. It featured contributions from Max Martin, Eric Foster White, Diane Warren, Timmy Allen, and Rodney Jerkins. The majority of the recording took place in November of 1999. Baby One More Time Tour in September 1999, Britney returned to New York City to begin recording songs for her follow-up album. Spears' writing skills are also praised in the album for the song " Dear Diary".Īfter vacationing for six days following the completion of the. "Stronger" received a Gold certification in the United States and three other countries. The album's second single, " Lucky", reached number one in five countries while " Stronger" (the album's third single) became the highest selling single of the album in the United States. The album's lead single, " Oops!.I Did It Again", became an international hit reaching number one in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and nine other countries while peaking in the top five positions in six other countries. Additionally, The album has sold over 20 million copies to date making it one of the highest selling albums of all time and Spears' second best selling album after. It was also her second album to receive a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album also reached number one in thirteen other countries while peaking inside the top five positions in Australia, Finland, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Billboard 200 selling over 1,319,193 units during its first week. The album became a commercial success after debuting at top position on the U.S. It was released on May 3, 2000, by Jive Records. Oops!.I Did It Again is the second studio album by American recording artist Britney Spears.
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