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Circus Studio album by Britney Spears Released December 2, 2008 (see release history) Recorded March–September 2008 Genre Pop Length TBA Label Jive, Zomba Producer J.R. Rotem, Sean Garrett, Guy Sigsworth, Nate "Danja" Hills, Bloodshy & Avant, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Lady GaGa, The Underdogs, The Outsyders, Lil Jon Britney Spears chronology Blackout (2007) Circus (2008) Singles from Circus "Womanizer" Released: October 7, 2008 Circus[1] is the sixth studio album from American pop singer Britney Spears. The album was announced by Jive Records on September 15, 2008,[2] and is set for release in the United States on December 2, 2008[2], in accordance with Spears's 27th birthday. The first single, "Womanizer" was set to be released to radio stations on September 22, 2008, but was pushed back to September 26, 2008.[3][4] Lady GaGa, Lil Jon,[5] J.R. Rotem, Keri Hilson, Sean Garrett, Guy Sigsworth, Nate "Danja" Hills, Bloodshy & Avant, Chris Brown[6], Max Martin, Dr. Luke,and Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins have all been confirmed to be working with Spears on Circus.[1][7] Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Production 3 Promotion 3.1 2009 World Tour 4 Track listing 4.1 Confirmed tracks 4.2 Recorded tracks 5 Deluxe edition 6 Singles 6.1 Womanizer 7 Leaks 8 Release history 9 References 10 External links [edit] History It was confirmed in May 2008 that Spears was "in the experimental stages of a new album."[8] Spears's manager, Larry Rudolph, announced in a July 2008 press release that Spears would be "spending her summer in the studio, working on a brand new album [...] with a team of top-notch producers and songwriters, and we're very excited about what she's accomplished so far."[9] In an August 2008 interview with OK! magazine, Spears said that the album is "more urban. I'm working with producers who are just amazing [...] There is this fresh new energy."[10] "I'm writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room... This is my best work ever."[11] Shannon Holtzapffel, a dancer in the leaked video of Spears dancing to "Mannequin", told The Daily Telegraph, "When we were finished rehearsing, they'd take the CD and put it in a safe. I've never experienced anything like it before."[12] Rolling Stone's fall music preview stated that Spears "has recorded some 30 tracks for her sixth studio album." Spears continued, "I came into the studio because I had some free time, but once I started working, I was like, 'This is cool!' It just happened."[13] [edit] Production Sean Garrett announced that he has "a few things in the works" for Spears.[8] He continued that he would "take her stuff to the next level" by "coming up with something crazy for her."[14] Garrett later said that "you always want to give her something she can feel intrigued by, because she's done so much".[5] "If it's a ballad, a midtempo, fusing techno with hip-hop or whatever it is, what matters is that it has some sounds we've never heard before."[5] Vocal producer Jim Beanz told Us Weekly that he had also been in the studio with Spears.[15] He said of Spears:

"Everyone has personal stuff, but a true professional doesn’t bring it into the studio."[16] British singer and songwriter Taio Cruz worked with Beanz on the songs.[17][18] In her interview with OK! magazine, Spears revealed that she was working with Harvey Mason of The Underdogs.[19] Spears commented, "I wanted to experiment with producers I haven't worked with much before, like the Underdogs, who have a Timbaland kind of sound".[13] According to the Los Angeles Times, Guy Sigsworth - who previously produced the singles "Everytime" and "Someday (I Will Understand)" - spent time in the studio with Spears.[20] Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins announced in a June 2008 interview that he would be producing Spears's new album.[21] Jerkins says that while "it usually takes people a long time to record songs", Spears recorded one in just two hours.[22] "I'm trying to reinvent her and reinvent myself with her project. It's about to be her time again."[21] He has described the songs as "very dancey, really up-tempo, aggressive, catchy, and hook friendly".[23] The Clutch will be writing lyrics for Spears again. Hilson has said that she wants to explore deeper lyrics, saying "I want it to feel a little more real and organic."[5] Danja and Bloodshy & Avant, who produced the majority of Blackout, have both announced independently that they will record with Spears again.[24] According to MTV News, Lil Jon is also working with Spears.[5] Max Martin, who wrote Spears' first hit, "...Baby One More Time", has produced tracks with Dr. Luke - including the album's title track and Martin's rep claim that he said that it's his best work ever.[25][26] Another notable collaborator is The Outsyders, an Atlanta-based production team.[26] "Womanizer" will be their first major credit. Lady GaGa told "HX Weekly" that she wrote a song for the album. Speaking of listening to the song for the first time, she "really had chills."[27] Junkie XL and Taio Cruz worked on songs for Spears that did not make Circus.[28] [29] [edit] Promotion It was reported by Daily Mirror on September 13, 2008 that Spears will be performing at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on New Years Eve to promote her new album, in what would be "one of the biggest comebacks in history".[30] MTV UK, MSNBC and Simon Cowell himself have reported that Spears will perform at the British reality television contest The X Factor at the end of the year.[31][32] This will mark her first return to the United Kingdom since her Onyx Hotel Tour. On the October 6th, 2008 episode of Good Morning America host Robin Roberts stated that Spears would be performing her single "Womanizer" on the show in December.[33] MTV will be airing a 90-minute documentary tentatively titled For the Record, on November 30th, 2008. The show is about her return to the pop music spotlight.[34] [edit] 2009 World Tour During an interview on New York's Z100 Spears announced she would be going on a worldwide tour in early 2009 to support her two recent albums, and that rehearsals had already begun.[35] Spears signed a deal with live entertainment company AEG to produce the tour.[36][37] Wade Robson has been hired to choreograph the tour.[38] The World Tour is due Spring 2009.[39] [edit] Track listing [edit] Confirmed tracks "Womanizer" (Produced and written by The Outsyders)[40] "Circus" (Produced & written by Dr. Luke)[41] [edit] Recorded tracks

"Amnesia" (Produced by Fernando Garibay)[42](Written by Fernando Garibay and Kasia Livingstone)[43] "Mannequin"[44] "My Baby" (Written by Britney Spears)[45] "Quicksand" (Produced by Fernando Garibay)[42](Written by Fernando Garibay and Lady GaGa)[46] [edit] Deluxe edition According to Amazon.com and the promo packet released by Jive Records a Deluxe Edition of Circus will be released on December 2, 2008.[47][48] [edit] Singles [edit] Womanizer Main article: Womanizer (song) On September 26, the album's first single "Womanizer" made its debut on Z100 at 6:00am EST. The song rapidly began to receive airplay worldwide causing it to debut at number one on several airplay charts. Due to the strong airplay in the United States, it charted at number ninety-six in the U.S Billboard Hot 100. The single was released as a digital download on October 7, 2008, and a week later sky-rocketed from its debut spot of number ninety-six to number one on the Hot 100 chart, due to first week download sales of 286,000 units. It became the highest upward trajectory to number one in the chart's history, as well as the highest first-week digital sales of a single by a female artist. The single and its accompanying video managed to garner mostly positive reviews from critics. Also, the song's video which was directed by Joseph Kahn, rose to number one in the iTunes Video Chart minutes after its release. [edit] Leaks In early September a video of Spears rehearsing a dance routine was leaked by MSN.[49] Hours after the leak, the video received over three million views.[49] The video was once rumored to be a rehearsal for the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards. On September 19, 2008, a low quality 40-second clip from her new single "Womanizer" was leaked via Nashville's 107.5 The River.[50] Jive later released a statement to MTV stating that the clip was from the "rough mix" of the track, not the finalized single.[51] The DJ who played the clip was later suspended and was fined $250,000 by Jive Records.[52] [edit] Release history Country Date Philippines December 2, 2008 Hong Kong November 23, 2008 European Union November 28, 2008 New Zealand Australia South Africa November 29, 2008 Rest of Europe November 30, 2008 United Kingdom December 1, 2008 Canada December 2, 2008 [edit] References ^ a b Cohen, Jonathan (2008-09-15). "Britney Makes December Date For 'Circus'", Billboard magazine. Retrieved on 2008-09-15. ^ a b "Britney Spears Announces New Album 'Circus' for Worldwide Release December 2nd". Yahoo! (September 15, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-09-15. ^ "It's Official!!!", Britney.com (2008-09-15). Retrieved on 2008-10-01. ^ Confirmed: "Womanizer" Single Release Pushed Back ^ a b c d e Jennifer Vineyard (2008-09-11). "Britney Spears' collaborators talk about new album". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved on 2008-09-12. ^ "Chris Brown Recording for Britney", ABC News (2008-07-17). Retrieved on 2008-10-20. ^ Lee, Chris (2008-07-17). "Britney Spears is back in the studio", Los Angeles Times. Retrieved on 2008-08-18. ^ a b Marisa Laudadio (2008-05-21). "Producer: Britney is 'really shaping up'". People.com. Time Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-07-02. ^ Natasha Stoynoff and Bryan Alexander (2008-07-16). "Britney Spears working and 'having fun' on new album". People. Time Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-07-16. ^ Gil Kaufman (2008-08-13). "Britney Spears says new

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