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Criminal (Britney Spears song)
"Criminal" the only ballad in Femme Fatale, and is less aggressive
than the other songs of the album. "Criminal" is influ-
enced by the works of ABBA and Madonna. In the song,
Spears sings about being in love with a bad boy and out-
law, and pleads to her mother to not worry about their
relationship. "Criminal" received positive critical appre-
ciation, with reviewers praising its organic and refresh-
ing feel in comparison with the rest of the album. After
the release of Femme Fatale, the song charted on the South
Korean International chart. "Criminal" has also charted
in major markets such as Canada, France, Sweden,
Switzerland and the United States.
The accompanying music video for the song was
filmed in Stoke Newington, London. It features Spears as
a woman in upper society and follows her relationship
Single by Britney Spears with a criminal, played by her real-life boyfriend Jason
Trawick. Prior to its release, London officials criticized
from the album Femme Fatale Spears for shooting scenes with a replica gun and glam-
Released September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30) orizing violence. The video received positive apprecia-
tion from critics, with some calling it the best video from
Format Music download
Femme Fatale. Reviewers also noted the parallels between
Recorded Stockholm, Sweden the storyline and themes of the video with Spears’s per-
(Maratone Studios) sonal life.
Genre Soft rock, Pop
Length 3:45 Background and artwork
Label RCA "Criminal" was written in 2008 by Max Martin, Shellback
and Tiffany Amber, and was produced by Martin and
Writer(s) Max Martin, Shellback, Tiffany Amber Shellback.[1][2] Spears told MTV News that after she first
Producer Max Martin, Shellback listened to the song, she felt it was different and unlike
anything she had heard before.[3] In an interview with
Britney Spears singles chronology
Rolling Stone, Spears spoke about Martin’s productions on
Femme Fatale, saying, "Max played a huge role on this al-
"I Wanna Go" Criminal"
"Criminal
(2011) (2011) bum and he has been there since the beginning so there
is such a huge level of trust. He gets exactly what I am
saying when I tell him what I want and don’t want mu-
Criminal"
"Criminal is a song by American recording artist Britney
sically".[4] Spears recorded her vocals at Maratone Stu-
Spears from her seventh studio album, Femme Fatale. The
dios in Stockholm, Sweden. The track was later mixed by
song was released as the fourth and final single from
Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Vir-
the album. "Criminal" was written and produced by Max
ginia.[2] It was registered on Broadcast Music Incorporat-
Martin and Shellback, with additional writing by Tiffany
ed under the legal title "In Love With a Criminal".[5] On
Amber. After Spears first listened to the song, she felt it
March 2, 2011, Spears posted on her Twitter account a
was different and unlike anything she had heard before.
link to a 17-second clip of the song, deeming it as "one of
She posted a snippet of it online on March 2, 2011, prior
[her] favorites".[6]
to the album’s release. "Criminal" was chosen as a single
On August 5, 2011, she launched a poll on her Face-
by a poll on her Facebook page, as Spears explained it was
book page asking fans whether her next single should
a way to give back to her fans. The artwork for the single
be "Criminal", "Inside Out" or "(Drop Dead) Beautiful."[7]
was released on September 14, 2011.
After the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, she revealed to
"Criminal" is a guitar-driven mid-tempo song, which
MTV News that "Criminal" was chosen as the fourth sin-
incorporates a folk-style flute melody. It is considered
gle.[3] On the British talk show This Morning, Spears ex-
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plained that the song "was chosen by the fans. It was just vocals are less processed than on the rest of the album,
cool to give something back to them and see what they while according to Amy Sciarretto they are "heavily
would appreciate."[8] The Radio Mix of "Criminal" was re- auto-tuned and studio-treated, [...] she delivers her lines
leased a single on September 30, 2011 and the song was in a monotone, robotic fashion."[16][20]
added to the United States mainstream radio playlists on
October 4, 2011.[9][10] The artwork for the single was re-
leased on September 14, 2011. It features Spears looking
Critical reception
out into the distance, with her wavy hair falling on her Andy Gill of The Independent called it one of the higlights
bare back. A mysterious hooded man is also featured on of Femme Fatale, along with "Till the World Ends". Gill also
the cover.[11] Robbie Daw of Idolator said that "it appears said that the album sounds more programmed than nat-
as if Camp Spears hired the best Photoshop expert $15 ural, commenting that "indeed, such is the shock when
could buy when it came to designing the art. Oh, just kid- the final track, ’Criminal’, opens with a little folksong-
ding — we love red and blue! Makes us think of sex and, style flute and guitar figure that one’s immediate reac-
uh, ice-cold criminals. Or something."[12] The Radio Mix tion is that a Midlake soundfile has been accidentally
of "Criminal" was included on her second remix album, B appended to Britney’s running-order."[15] Amy Sciarret-
in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2.[13] to of PopCrush gave the song four stars, explaining that
"Only Brit can make a flute sound sexy. Seriously, few
pop stars can pull off a flute and Brit does it with
Composition ease."[20] Aaron-Spencer Charles of Metro said that "the
"Criminal" is a guitar-driven midtempo song, which in- verses, chorus and bridge all work perfectly for Ms.
corporates a folk-style flute melody.[14][15] Erin Thomp- Spears, showing that she still has it from all those years
son of the Seattle Weekly said the song "takes a breather ago."[23] Erin Thompson of the Seattle Weekly called it her
from aggressive, wall-to-wall synths, driven instead by best vocal performance of the album, and added that "it
a steady guitar rhythm and an oddly Asian folky-sound- has a spark and a mischievous sass to it – and these days
ing flute melody."[16] It is considered the only ballad of anytime Britney shows even just a bit of her old liveliness
the album.[17] Thompson compared it to her past ballads, and independence, we like it."[16] Rudy Klapper of Sput-
saying it is not "sappy" like "I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a nikmusic commented the song "isn’t exactly the progres-
Woman" (2002) and not "teary-sad" like "Everytime" sive stylings of a Janelle Monae [sic], but damn if it’s not
(2004).[16] "Criminal" is reminiscent of the music of ABBA catchy and interesting."[24]
and Madonna, and the latter’s albums Ray of Light (1998) The A.V. Club’s Genevieve Koski claimed that the al-
and American Life (2003), according to David Buchanan bum "[i]s not all dance-floor narcotics", adding that "In-
of Consequence of Sound and Samesame.com.au, respec- side Out", "Till the World Ends" and "Criminal" "add tex-
tively.[14][18] The beat was compared by Keith Caufield ture to the wall-to-wall synth waves and booty bass."[25]
of Billboard to Madonna’s "Don’t Tell Me" (2000).[17] Carl Robert Copsey of Digital Spy said the production of
Wilson of the Los Angeles Times said "Criminal" is "awk- Femme Fatale is "polished, intriguing and – best of all –
wardly pitched between rock and ballad".[19] The use of fun", exemplifying "Inside Out", the piano breakdown in
the flute was compared by Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush to "Big Fat Bass" and the flute in "Criminal".[26] Compar-
the sample of "The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of ing the song to the music of Madonna, Samesame.com.au
Music (1959) on Gwen Stefani’s "Wind It Up" (2006).[20] said that "after eleven tracks of bleeps, production tricks
In the verses, Spears sings about being in love with and absolutely nothing organic, it’s nice to see the album
a bad boy and outlaw, in lyrics such as "He is a hustler closes with a nice guitar driven mid tempo track, ’Crim-
/ He’s no good at all / He is a loser, he’s a bum, bum, inal’ [...]. Think a mix of ‘Love Profusion’ and ‘Interven-
bum, bum" and "He is a bad boy with a tainted heart / tion’ with better production and not half as preachy."[14]
And even I know this ain’t smart". During the chorus, No Ripcord’s Gary McGinley stated that Femme Fatale "is
she pleads to her mother not to worry in lines such as so synth-led that hearing the simple guitar lines on Crim-
"But mama im in love with a criminal" and "Mama please inal and He’s About To Lose Me (from the Deluxe Edition)
don’t cry / I will be alright."[21] Andrew Leahey of The is refreshing."[27] Natalie Shaw of the BBC Online com-
Washington Times and Erin Thompson of the Seattle Weekly mented that "Criminal" "with its teenage lyrics [...] on
compared the lyrics to those of Madonna’s "Papa Don’t top of a fairytale flute melody and a rhythm so summery
Preach" (1986), while David Bunachan compared them it manages to completely set itself free from the rest of
to Coolio’s "Mama I’m in Love Wit’ a Gangsta" the album."[28]
(1994).[16][18][22] The words in the chorus end in ’al’s syl- David Buchanan of Consequence of Sound found that
lables, as evident in lyrics such as "And this type of love Femme Fatale "is entirely rescued by backtracking to Cir-
isn’t rational / It’s physical". Keith Caufield noted that cus-style material, with Rihanna-esque ’Gasoline’, and
they were an unintentional nod to Supertramp’s "The the Ray Of Light-era Madonna influence in closing song
Logical Song" (1979).[17] Thompson stated that Spears’s ’Criminal’.[18] Katherine St Asaph of Popdust said that as
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"a bad-boy track, it at least makes a bit more lyrical sense
than ’Judas’ and is more vulnerable than her past few
singles, which is probably a good career move."[29] Keith
Caufield of Billboard commented that "while some of the
lyrics are a teensy clunky at times – [it] is a fitting clos-
er to a nearly-completely excellent album."[17] Los Ange-
les Times writer Carl Wilson stated that the album’s mo-
mentum "flags only on the closing ’Criminal’, with its
formless Renaissance fair flute line and a tempo [that
is] joyless".[19] Thomas Conner of the Chicago Sun-Times
considered "Criminal", along with "Inside Out", "weak
mid-tempo fare" songs.[30] Eric R. Danton of the Hartford
Courant deemed the song as "an eye-rolling homage to
those oh-so-attractive bad boys that good girls lust for
in spite of themselves."[31] Stephen Thomas Erlewine, se-
Scenes of the music video were shot at Stoke Newington Town
nior editor of Allmusic, called it "a lousy song".[13]
Hall.[40]
Chart performance some passionate, steamy scenes, but we also wanted it to
Following the release of Femme Fatale, "Criminal" reached be intensely beautiful. We didn’t want to go for raunchy.
number fifty-one on South Korea’s GAON International We wanted it to be sensual and steamy."[42] On Septem-
Chart, due to digital sales.[32] On September 26, 2011, ber 6, 2011, Spears announced through her Twitter ac-
the song debuted at number forty on the US Billboard count that she had decided to shoot the video "in the
Pop Songs.[33] On October 5, 2011, "Criminal" entered streets of merry old England when I get there."[43] In an
on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at number interview with AOL, she explained, "I’ve never shot on lo-
twenty-one.[34] Two weeks later, it debuted on the Hot cation out of the country of America for a video. So, it
100 at number ninety-two. It then rose to a new peak of should be very interesting. It was partly my idea ... to see
66.[35] The song also entered Canadian Hot 100 at num- if it could to happen, and they were like, ’Yeah, it’s a great
ber eighty-three,[36] reaching a new peak of sixty-three idea,’ so we did it."[44]
a week later.[36] In Brazil, the song reached number nine The music video for "Criminal" was shot in Stoke
on Billboard Hot Pop Songs,[37] and number sixty-one on Newington, a district of London, on the weekend of
the country’s Hot 100 Airplay.[38] "Criminal" also September 17, 2011.[40][45] Marrs Piliero hired model
achieved moderate success in Europe, reaching the top- Freddy Bradshaw to play Spears’ boyfriend in his first
forty in Belgium, Denmark, France, Switzerland and Swe- acting role.[46] He approached working with Trawick as a
den.[39] challenge, explaining, "I went into it like, ’Wow, he’s not
an actor. This is going to be interesting,’ but [...] I really
do like the idea that I’m a director and my job is to direct
Music video and get the performance. [...] For me, it was a fun chal-
lenge to be like, ’I’m gonna make sure that you are awe-
Development some,’ and he was."[41] On September 17, 2011, MTV UK
At the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, Spears said to reported that the video would "see her embark Bonnie
MTV News that she had thought of a "really cool concept and Clyde-style crime spree across the capital."[47] The
for the video, just to make it interesting. You’ll have to following day, pictures of Spears and Trawick on the set
see."[3] She then contacted Chris Marrs Piliero, who di- of the video were posted online. They were both walking
rected the music video for her previous single "I Wanna out of a convenience store while carrying guns.[48] With
Go", to work with her.[41] She told him the basic story she This Morning, Spears explained that video is "about a girl
had planned, which he described as a "fairy-tale, sweet, in upper society and the way she lives her life is totally
knight-in-shining-armor feel to it. I said let’s take that different to the person she’s in love with. And it’s about
and make the fairy tale badass."[42] Spears also wanted bringing those two totally different characters together
her real-life boyfriend Jason Trawick to play the criminal. and what happens."[49] On October 9, 2011, Marrs Piliero
Marrs Piliero was initially hesitant to cast Trawick feeling posted on his Twitter account about the video, "Not a
that a professional actor would do a better job, but did whole lot I’m allowed to say about [it] other than that I
not talk to Spears about it.[41] He told USA Today, "When love this video and can’t wait for it to come out. Oh and
you’re doing nudity, I don’t think it was at the top of that [Spears] looks gorgeous in it... pretty sure it’s cool
Britney’s list to bring in some random guy while her for me to say that..."[50]
boyfriend watches. [...] We definitely wanted to make
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Synopsis UK controversy
Spears and her boyfriend Jason Trawick kissing as his house is
being shot.
The video begins at a formal party in which Spears seems
to be looking for someone. The opening shot of her was
inspired by the scene of Jennifer Love Hewitt walking in-
to the party in Can’t Hardly Wait (1998).[46] Her boyfriend
(Bradshaw) talks with two people next to her.[51] He then
verbally abuses her and grabs her face, after which she
leaves to the toilet, where she wipes a tear and puts on
her fragrance Radiance. She comes back to the party and
sees her boyfriend flirting with another woman; Spears
tells her "So you’re not working the street corner tonight
I see?", making her boyfriend angry.[52] He then grabs
Spears by the arm and carries her outside the building. Hackney MP Diane Abbott said that Spears contributed to the
After he slaps her, one of the waiters of the party (Traw- glamorization of guns with the video.[40]
ick) wearing a leather jacket punches her boyfriend sev-
eral times.[51] The waiter asks Spears if she is okay, and After pictures of Spears and Trawick carrying replica
after she kicks her boyfriend in the crotch, she replies guns on set surfaced online, the Hackney London Bor-
"Now I’m okay."[53] She and the waiter climb on his mo- ough Council criticized her for "promoting gun vio-
torcycle and leave the scene. When they get to his house, lence", since the area had been badly affected by the
it is revealed by a newspaper that he is a criminal. She 2011 England riots. The Council told London Tonight that
opens one of the lockers in his house and finds a gun, af- they had not agreed to the use of replica guns at Stoke
ter which the couple kisses. This is followed by scenes of Newington Town Hall, and that they would be raising
them having sex. the matter with the production company. Councillor Ian
The next morning, the criminal brings Spears break- Rathbone added that Spears should apologize and make a
fast to the bed. He has several tattoos in his body, includ- sizeable donation to a Hackney charity "for the rudeness
ing one on his chest that reads "R.I.P. Goose", a refer- and damage she’s done to this community." When asked
ence to the film Top Gun (1986).[54] They go to a conve- if she thought the council was overreacting, Hackney MP
nience store where she steals vanilla candles and points Diane Abbott insisted: "It is only a music video but it’s
the gun to the employee; the criminal takes money out images like this, with popstars glamorising gangs, which
of the cash register and they escape by stealing a Citroën means that some young people... get drawn in. Britney
DS3.[55][56] The robbery is caught by the security cam- should really know better."[40] Rae Alexandra of the SF
eras, and pictures of the couple appear on the local news. Weekly explained that the United Kingdom "is not a place
There are scenes of them having sex in the shower. As that readily embraces guns. Rather, it’s a place where
they change clothes, several policemen then appear out- guns are rare, gun licensing is tightly controlled, and the
side the criminal’s house; they start shooting it as Spears entire establishment has been in a panic about gun use
and the man kiss passionately. The policemen then enter on its streets for the last three years."[57] On September
the house, and one of them confirms that the couple es- 26, 2011, Spears’ representatives released a statement to
caped. The video ends with Spears and the criminal es- MTV News saying, "The video is a fantasy story featuring
caping on the motorcycle as the credits roll. One of them Britney’s boyfriend, Jason Trawick, which literally plays
reads "No vanilla candles were harmed in the making of out the lyrics of a song written three years before the ri-
this music video." The video also includes intercut scenes ots ever happened."[1] The production company apolo-
of Spears performing dance moves similar to voguing.[55] gized to the Council before the release of the video.[58]
Marrs Piliero stated about the controversy,
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"Holding the gun became a controversial thing "21 Guns" (2009).[55] A writer for Rolling Stone also com-
’cause we filmed it in London, and they don’t have pared it to a Hitchcock film and deemed the opening
a lot of gun use out there. That doesn’t mean that scene as "a tribute to Old Hollywood". The reviewer
there’s no gun use, so I did find it really interesting. found the scenes of physical abuse "surprising" and
For me, the thing is, it blew me away that members called the acting "stiff", but said that "from there on
of [the British] Parliament were speaking about out, we’re in the usual comfort zone of a Britney video
this. One, because it’s a music video, and two, be- – sexy dancing, sexy vamping – with the added bonus
cause don’t you guys have television shows out of gratuitous PDA between the pop star and her real-life
there that show crime? It’s really strange to me. I boyfriend."[60]
don’t understand why pop stars are put on such a USA Today’s Ann Oldenburg described the video as
high pedestal over other celebrities. Why do mem- sexy and "pretty personal."[67] Kenneth Partridge of AOL
bers of Parliament feel that they need to scrutinize commented, "Packed with sex, violence and questionable
her for having a gun, and ’She’s in the public,’ and acting, the new Britney Spears video, ’Criminal,’ has all
’She should know better,’ and ’She’s a role model,’ the trappings of a midnight movie."[61] A reporter from
but what about every other celebrity out there? the American edition of The Huffington Post said: "We can’t
What about every other actor? That’s very strange honestly remember the last time Britney Spears looked
to me. I was really surprised at how much the gun so gorgeous in a music video" and deemed it as the best
use was scrutinized. [Trawick plays] a a profession- video from Femme Fatale.[52] Erin Strecker Entertainment
al criminal, so it makes sense he has a gun. We Weekly also called it the best video of the album, and
shouldn’t censor ourselves."[59] highlighted Spears’ look, the ending scene and the "fun
story".[68] Katherine St Asaph of Popdust said it is "prob-
Release and reception ably the best video of the Femme Fatale era."[69] Tom
Townshend of MSN stated that although the video was
not appropiate for Spears’ younger fans, "[it] is actually
rather compelling and feels more like a short film rather
than a pop starlet’s music video."[70] A writer for VH1
said that part of the reason the video works is the comic
sensibility between Spears and Marrs Piliero, explaining
that "[it] point[s] to one of Spears’s greatest talents: giv-
ing the impression that although she takes her career ex-
tremely seriously, she nevertheless doesn’t take it too se-
riously." The critic summarized the review by saying that
the video is "entertaining [as] a bad-girl adventure sto-
ry, and her role here is essentially that of a (wait for it)
femme fatale."[71]
Critics also commented on the Hackney controver-
sy.[53] Sarah Dean of the UK edition of The Huffington Post
said: "If having a blonde, leather-clad superstar brandish-
ing a gun at a shop owner’s face isn’t glamourising vio-
The video was compared to films by Alfred Hitchcock (left) and Guy Ritchie (right).[55][60][61]
lence, I’m not sure what is" and added that, in essence,
the video "seems more like an opportunity for her to
The video was ranked at number ten on a list of the live out her sexual fantasies than anything beneficial to
ten most controversial music videos in pop by AOL on music fans."[72] Amanda Dobbins of New York stated that
September 29, 2011.[62] Spears announced through her "After viewing the final product, we’re guessing [the lo-
Twitter account on October 13, 2011, that the video cal officials] probably won’t be down with the shower
would be released the following week.[50] On October 17, sex, the regular sex, the domestic abuse, the armed rob-
2011, she posted five GIF files with scenes from the video bery, or any of Britney’s other questionable activities, ei-
on her Tumblr.[63][64] The video was released the same ther."[53] Katherine St Asaph of Popdust joked about the
day on the iTunes Store; it reached the top position on situation, saying, "Britney Spears’ video for ’Criminal’ is
its chart within minutes.[65][66] Becky Bain of Idolator out, and gang recruitment is already up 200% since 8 a.m.! This
called it "an epic mini-movie, full of romance, intrigue has not happened."[69] Marianne Garvey of the UK web-
[...] [with] a whole lot of unnecessary PDA between Brit site of E! Online said, "With the ’fantasy’ getting so hot
and her beau. It was full of passion, joy and just a little and heavy and Britney stripping down to nothing, the
touch of madness — just like its star." Bain also noted sev- guns are the last thing you notice."[73]
eral influences, such as Alfred Hitchcock films and the
music videos for Spears’ "Toxic" (2004) and Green Day’s
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Themes and analysis cording to her, that there are two contradictory ways to
analyze the relationship between Spears and Trawick as
the criminal: it could be seen as him luring her into her
life, but Spears is the one that kisses him and she is the
first to pull the gun.[74]
St Asaph explained that the only interpretation of the
video lies on the opinion of each viewer about Spears’s
personal life, and how active a role each person imagines
she plays in it. It was noted by St Asaph that although
most pop stars release videos that draw from their per-
sonal lives, they do not make the viewer uncomfortable.
The same cannot be said for Spears and Rihanna, and it
does not matter if they themselves have moved on from
past situations, because the discussion around them has
not. St Asaph also expressed that neither Spears or Ri-
hanna said much about the parallels to their lives, but
that they do not need to: their videos are much more
effective than anything they could reveal in an inter-
view.[74] Rae Alexandra of the SF Weekly also compared it
to "We Found Love", saying that both videos feature an
anti-British sentiment. She wrote that all the villains in
the video – her boyfriend and the policemen – are British,
whereas her savior in the video is an American criminal.
Alexandra noted that Spears and Rihanna chose to films
their "grittiest videos" in a country with a lower crime
rate than the United States, that is also so against guns
that politicians felt the need to talk about it. According to
The plot and themes of the video received comparisons to Ri- her, the videos continue with a xenophobic portrayal of
hanna’s "We Found Love", which premiered two days after British people as villains by American pop culture.[57]
"Criminal".[74]
Alyssa Rosenberg of ThinkProgress said that although it Track listing
is common to see pop stars being assaulted by men in • Digital download[9]
their videos —exemplifying Rihanna’s "Man Down"— the 1. "Criminal" (Radio Mix) – 3:45
public is aware of Spears’s vulnerability, explaining that • 76]
German digital single[76]
"we believe she really would choose a guy who would do 1. "Criminal" (Radio Mix) – 3:45
something like this to her." Rosenberg also stated even 2. "Criminal" (Varsity Team Radio Remix) – 4:23
though her bad behaviour once she leaves her boyfriend • 77]
Digital Remixes EP[77]
is not directed at him, the fact that he treated her badly is 1. Criminal (DJ Laszlo Mixshow Edit) – 5:20
a form of narrative permission for her to rob a store and 2. Criminal (DJ Laszlo Club Mix) – 6:53
have sex with the criminal. She also commented that the 3. Criminal (Tom Piper & Riddler Remix) – 5:50
same narrative works on her previous video with Marrs 4. Criminal (Varsity Team Extended Remix) – 6:36
Piliero for "I Wanna Go".[75] The video received compar- 5. Criminal (Varsity Team Mixshow) – 6:21
isons to Rihanna’s "We Found Love", which was released
two days after "Criminal", on October 19, 2011.[57][74]
Among the similarities, critics noted that they were both
Credits and personnel
filmed in the United Kingdom and arose controversy in Credits adapted from Femme Fatale booklet liner notes.[2]
the country; both contain scenes of sex, violence and • Britney Spears – lead • Chau Phan –
crime; both feature bad boy archetypes and both evoke and background vocals background vocals
the personal lives of the artists.[74] Katherine St Asaph • Max Martin – • John Hanes –
found the opening line of Spears’s boyfriend ("Would you songwriter, producer engineering
try smiling just once?") a subtle dig at the press. She ex- and keyboards • Tim Roberts –
plained that there is a tendency among writers and spec- • Shellback – engineering
tators to call "her every smile plastered on or conserva- songwriter, producer, • Serban Ghenea – audio
tor-mandated", and that the fact the line is delivered by keyboards and guitar mixing
her abusive boyfriend only makes it more evident. Ac-
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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[78] 38
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[79] 24
Brazil (Billboard Hot 100)[38] 32
Brazil (Billboard Hot Pop Songs)[37] 3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[36] 16
Czech Republic (IFPI)[80] 15
Denmark (Tracklisten)[81] 39
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[82] 11
France (SNEP)[83] 13
Slovakia (IFPI)[84] 8
South Korea (International Chart) (GAON)[32] 51
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[85] 36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[86] 33
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 55
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[36] 19
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[36] 41
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