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Circus[1] is the upcoming 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 due to last minute changes.[3][4]

Lady GaGa, Lil Jon,[5] J.R. Rotem, Keri Hilson, Sean Garrett, Guy Sigsworth, Nate "Danja" Hills, Bloodshy & Avant, Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, Fernando Garibay, and The Outsyders have all been confirmed to be working with Spears on Circus.[1][6]

History

It was confirmed in May 2008 that Spears was "in the experimental stages of a new album."[7] 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."[8] 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."[9] "I'm writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room... This is my best work ever."[10]

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."[11]

Rolling Stone's fall music preview stated that Spears "has recorded some 30 tracks for her sixth studio album." They quote Britney as saying, "I wanted to experiment with producers I haven't worked with much before, like the Underdogs, who have a Timbaland kind of sound". 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."[12]

Collaborators

Sean Garrett announced that he has "a few things in the works" for Spears.[7] He continued that he would "take her stuff to the next level" by "coming up with something crazy for her."[13] 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 Britney.[14] He said of Spears: "Everyone has personal stuff, but a true professional doesn’t bring it into the studio."[15] British singer and songwriter Taio Cruz worked with Beanz on the songs.[16][17]

In her interview with OK! magazine, Spears revealed that she was working with Harvey Mason of The Underdogs.[18] 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.[19] Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins announced in a June 2008 interview that he would be producing Spears's new album.[20] Jerkins says that while "it usually takes people a long time to record songs", Spears recorded one in just two hours.[21] "I'm trying to reinvent her and reinvent myself with her project. It's about to be her time again."[20] He has described the songs as "very dancey, really up-tempo, aggressive, catchy, and hook friendly".[22]

Keri Hilson and 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.[23] According to MTV News, Lil Jon is also working with Spears.[5] Max Martin, who worked with Spears on a number of he early hits like "...Baby One More Time", has produced tracks with Dr. Luke - including the album's title track.[24] Another notable collaborator is The Outsyders, an Atlanta-based production team.[24] "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."[25]

J. R. Rotem, Fernando Garibay, and Junkie XL worked on songs for Spears that did not make Circus.[7][26][27]

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".[28] 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 or beginning of next year. [29][30] This will mark her first return to the United Kingdom since her Onyx Hotel Tour.

Track listing

Confirmed tracks

Recorded tracks

Release history

Country Date
Europe November 28, 2008
South Africa
Australia November 29, 2008
United Kingdom December 1, 2008
Canada December 2, 2008
United States

References

  1. ^ a b Cohen, Jonathan (2008-09-15). "Britney Makes December Date For 'Circus'". Billboard magazine. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  2. ^ a b c d "Britney Spears Announces New Album 'Circus' for Worldwide Release December 2nd". Yahoo!. September 15, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  3. ^ http://www.britney.com/blog/its-official
  4. ^ http://breatheheavy.com/index.php?subaction=showfull&id=1222064423&archive=&start_from=&ucat=&
  5. ^ a b c d e Jennifer Vineyard (2008-09-11). "Britney Spears' collaborators talk about new album". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
  6. ^ Lee, Chris (2008-07-17). "Britney Spears is back in the studio". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
  7. ^ a b c Marisa Laudadio (2008-05-21). "Producer: Britney is 'really shaping up'". People.com. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  8. ^ Natasha Stoynoff and Bryan Alexander (2008-07-16). "Britney Spears working and 'having fun' on new album". People. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-07-16.
  9. ^ Gil Kaufman (2008-08-13). "Britney Spears says new album is her 'best work ever,' describes shock of Jamie Lynn's pregnancy". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  10. ^ "World exclusive: Britney reveals all!". OK!. Northern and Shell. 2008-08-12. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  11. ^ Jonathon Moran (2008-09-14). "How he danced with Britney Spears". The Daily Telegraph. News Corporation. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  12. ^ "The Killers, AC/DC, Britney Spears, 50 Cent, Bob Dylan: 50 of the Season's Biggest Records". Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. 2008-09-20. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
  13. ^ Shirley Halperin (2008-07-16). "Confirmed: Britney Spears working on new album". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved 2008-07-17.
  14. ^ "Britney Spears recording new album". Us Weekly. Wenner Media. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  15. ^ "Britney Spears prepping 'Blackout' follow up". Access Hollywood. NBC Universal. 2008-06-20. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  16. ^ Kim Dawson (2008-07-03). "Cruz pens Brit songs". Daily Star. Northern and Shell. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  17. ^ Alex Fletcher (2008-07-04). "Cruz pens tracks for Spears, Timberlake". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi Médias. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  18. ^ Lorena Blas (2008-08-13). "Now Britney's all about being a mom, making an album". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  19. ^ Richard Cromelin (2008-06-05). "Korn's Davis ready to sretch with Britney's old producer?". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  20. ^ a b "Spears wants child-friendly home". BBC News. BBC. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  21. ^ Gil Kaufman (2008-07-02). "Britney Spears working on 'dance-y, really up-tempo' new album, producer says". MTV News. MTV.ca. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
  22. ^ "Producer says he's helping 'reinvent' Britney Spears". Now. IPC Media. 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-07-02. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  23. ^ Jonathan Cohen (2008-07-16). "Britney Spears spending summer in studio". Billboard.com. Nielsen Company. Retrieved 2008-07-18.
  24. ^ a b Jennifer Vineyard (2008-09-15). "Britney Spears' new album slated for December 2". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 2008-09-16.
  25. ^ http://64.78.33.181/features/index.cfm?id=4293&cat=1&page=features&sub_page=weekly
  26. ^ "Works". FernandoGaribay.com. F2 Inc. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
  27. ^ "Junkie XL's tracks did not make it onto Britney's 'Circus' album". Oh No They Didn't!. LiveJournal. 2008-09-19. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
  28. ^ Troubled Britney Spears plans comeback gig in Las Vegas on New Year's Eve
  29. ^ Spears to appear in X-Factor
  30. ^ Britney Comes back to the UK
  31. ^ a b http://www.fernandogaribay.com/works.html
  32. ^ Moran, Jonathon (2008-09-14). "How he danced with Britney Spears". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2008-09-15.
  33. ^ http://www.theinsider.com/news/1158281_New_Britney_song_confirmed
  34. ^ http://knockedupcelebs.com/2008/08/14/the-full-britney-spears-interview-from-ok-magazine/


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