''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' is the first
greatest hits album
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...
by American singer
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the "Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
. It was released on November 1, 2004, by
Jive Records
Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, ...
.
Released in the midst of Spears' hiatus, ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' included three new tracks–a cover of
Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Brown, alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&B. Brown started h ...
's "
My Prerogative
"My Prerogative" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown from his second studio album, ''Don't Be Cruel'' (1988). It was released on October 11, 1988, as the second single from the album. After recording sessions were completed, Brown and pr ...
", "
Do Somethin'
"Do Somethin" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her first greatest hits album, '' Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' (2004). It was written and produced by Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (known collectively as Bloodshy & Ava ...
", and "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)", which was previously included on the international editions bonus disc of Spears' sixth video album ''
Britney Spears: In the Zone'' (2004). The album was released in two different editions–standard and limited, with the latter containing a bonus disc with remixes. An accompanying
video of the same title, featuring 20 of Spears'
music videos
A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing devi ...
, was simultaneously released.
''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' received mixed reviews from
music critics
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, some of whom felt that it was an accurate portrayal of Spears as the defining figure of American pop culture, while others stated that she did not have enough material for a greatest hits album and also deemed it premature. A commercial success, it debuted at number four on the US
''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 255,000 copies, but became Spears' first album not to reach the summit. It was certified
platinum
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Pla ...
by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) and has sold over five million copies worldwide.
''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' received little to no promotion as Spears
injured her knee in June 2004 and was left unable to perform, but produced two singles. The title track was released as the
lead single
A lead single (also known as a debut single) is the first single to be released from a studio album by an artist or a band, usually before the album itself is released and also occasionally on the same day of the album's release date.
Release ...
and peaked within the top ten in most international countries, but failed to enter the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100, instead peaking atop the US
Bubbling Under Hot 100
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart lists the top songs that have not yet charted on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart ...
. "Do Somethin'" was released as the second and final single from the album, and peaked at number 100 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 despite not being released in the US, while reaching the top ten in 11 countries.
Background

In 1997, 15-year-old Spears signed a record deal with
Jive Records
Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, ...
after plans for her to join the girl group
Innosense
Innosense was an American girl group that were together from 1997 to 2003.
History
The band was managed by Lou Pearlman and Lynn Harless (mother of Justin Timberlake). The original members were Danay Ferrer, Britney Spears, Mandy Ashford, Nikki ...
fell through.
Her debut single "
...Baby One More Time" was released in September 1998, peaking atop the US
''Billboard'' Hot 100 and almost everywhere it charted. Her
debut studio album of the same title was released in January 1999, and made Spears the first artist in history to have their debut single and debut album simultaneously atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and
''Billboard'' 200, respectively. It was followed by ''
Oops!... I Did It Again'' in May 2000, which debuted atop the US
''Billboard'' 200 and registered the highest first-week sales for a female artist at the time, selling 1,319,000 copies in its first week. Both albums were eventually certified
diamond
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by the
Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) and became two of the
best-selling albums of all time.
Spears' subsequent studio albums ''
Britney
Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer. Often referred to as the " Princess of Pop", she is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s. After appearing in stage productio ...
'' (2001) and ''
In the Zone
''In the Zone'' is the fourth studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 12, 2003, through Jive Records. With the conclusion of her Dream Within a Dream Tour in July 2002 and the end of her relationship with ...
'' (2003) both debuted atop the US ''Billboard'' 200, albeit selling slower than their predecessors. Regardless, both received multi-platinum certifications from the RIAA,
and made Spears the second female artist after
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...
to have four consecutive US number-one albums. The latter produced "
Toxic
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", Spears' most commercially-successful single since "
Oops!... I Did It Again" (2000); it won Spears her first
Grammy Award
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, for
Best Dance Recording
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in
2005
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.
The Onyx Hotel Tour
The Onyx Hotel Tour (billed as The Onyx Hotel Tour 2004) was the fifth concert tour by American entertainer Britney Spears. It showcased her fourth studio album, '' In the Zone'' (2003), and visited North America and Europe. A tour to promote th ...
, on which Spears embarked in support of ''In the Zone'', was abruptly cancelled in June 2004, following Spears' knee injury while filming the accompanying
music video
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for "
Outrageous", the final single from ''In the Zone''.
During the tour, Spears had recorded two new songs, which would appear on ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'', and began a relationship with American dancer
Kevin Federline
Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978), often referred to, and also known as K-Fed, is an American dancer, rapper, actor, model, wrestler and DJ. He is known for his two-year marriage to American singer Britney Spears, for whom he was previo ...
.
The couple became engaged in July and got married on September 18. Within that period, Spears embarked on a prolonged hiatus from performing, both due to the injury and to start a family; she wouldn't release another studio album until ''
Blackout'' (2007). Retrospectively,
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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from
AllMusic
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noted that Spears "hadn't been out of the pop culture headlines since she released her debut album, ''...Baby One More Time'', in January 1999. In the nearly six years separating that debut album and the release of ''Greatest Hits'' in November 2004, Britney was omnipresent, representing both the entire
teen pop
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phenomenon of the turn of the millennium, plus the teasing, ''
Maxim
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''-fueled sexuality of the time".
New material
''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' included three previously unreleased tracks–"
My Prerogative
"My Prerogative" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown from his second studio album, ''Don't Be Cruel'' (1988). It was released on October 11, 1988, as the second single from the album. After recording sessions were completed, Brown and pr ...
", "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" and "
Do Somethin'
"Do Somethin" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her first greatest hits album, '' Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' (2004). It was written and produced by Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (known collectively as Bloodshy & Ava ...
"–all of which were produced by
Bloodshy & Avant
Bloodshy & Avant are a Swedish songwriting and production duo consisting of Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson and Pontus "Avant" Winnberg. They have worked with many prominent artists, including Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Ms. Dynamite, Madonn ...
.
"My Prerogative" is a cover of
Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Brown, alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&B. Brown started h ...
's 1988
song of the same title, with the original version's lyrics altered to fit a woman's perspective: "They say I'm nasty, but I don't give a damn / Getting boys is how I live / Some ask me questions, why am I so real? / But they don't understand me, or really don't know the deal / About a sista trying hard to make it right."
Spears recorded the cover during the European leg of
the Onyx Hotel Tour
The Onyx Hotel Tour (billed as The Onyx Hotel Tour 2004) was the fifth concert tour by American entertainer Britney Spears. It showcased her fourth studio album, '' In the Zone'' (2003), and visited North America and Europe. A tour to promote th ...
in May 2004, at the
Murlyn Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, and the
Teldex Studio in Berlin, Germany.
The cover is musically different from the bass-infused
new jack swing
New jack swing, new jack, or swingbeat is a fusion genre of the rhythms and production techniques of hip hop and dance-pop, and the urban contemporary sound of R&B. Spearheaded by producers Teddy Riley and Bernard Belle, new jack swing was ...
original, showcasing a more contemporary
synthpop
Synth-pop (short for synthesizer pop; also called techno-pop; ) is a subgenre of new wave music that first became prominent in the late 1970s and features the synthesizer as the dominant musical instrument. It was prefigured in the 1960s a ...
sound, driven by synthesizers and elements typical of Bloodshy & Avant productions.
Jennifer Vineyard of
MTV commented the cover could be interpreted as a statement on Spears' life and the media reactions to some of her decisions at the time, including her engagement to
Kevin Federline
Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978), often referred to, and also known as K-Fed, is an American dancer, rapper, actor, model, wrestler and DJ. He is known for his two-year marriage to American singer Britney Spears, for whom he was previo ...
.
"I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" was originally recorded for Spears' fourth studio album ''
In the Zone
''In the Zone'' is the fourth studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 12, 2003, through Jive Records. With the conclusion of her Dream Within a Dream Tour in July 2002 and the end of her relationship with ...
'' (2003), but was left unused until the release of the
video album of the same title in April 2004; the DVD+CD set included an
extended play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record. (EP), whose international editions included "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)".
In the United States, the song was made available as a free
digital download on the
Walmart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquarter ...
-exclusive edition of ''In the Zone'', due to an exclusive deal with Walmart and
Sony Connect
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...
.
A
dance and
electro track, "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" was noted for its resemblance to
No Doubt
No Doubt is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1986. For most of their career, the band has consisted of vocalist Gwen Stefani, guitarist Tom Dumont, bassist Tony Kanal, and drummer Adrian Young. Since the mid-1990s, t ...
's 2001 song "
Hella Good".
Lyrically, it describes a "
make-believe encounter with a boy at a party that made her feel a little wild but leaves her falling asleep in a chair".
Like "My Prerogative", Spears recorded "Do Somethin'" during the Onyx Hotel Tour, at the Battery Studios in New York City and the Murlyn Studios in Stockholm.
"Do Somethin'" is an electric guitar-driven
dance-rock
Dance-rock is a dance-infused genre of rock music. It is a post-disco genre connected with pop rock and post-punk with fewer rhythm and blues influences. It originated in the early 1980s, following the decline in popularity of both punk and dis ...
track, "filled with faux string bursts and mock-'70s synth gurgle (think
Zapp/
Gap Band
The Gap Band was an American R&B and funk band that rose to fame during the 1970s and 1980s. The band consisted of three brothers: Charlie, Ronnie, and Robert Wilson, along with other members; it was named after streets (Greenwood, Archer, and ...
era) and plenty of treated guitar and bass".
Lyrically, the track refers to having fun while being watched by other people, encouraging them to "do something".
Release and promotion
On August 13, 2004, Spears announced through
Jive Records
Jive Records was an American independent record label founded by Clive Calder in 1981 as a subsidiary to the Zomba Group. In the US, the label had offices in New York City and Chicago. Jive was best known for its successes with hip hop, R&B, ...
the release of her first
greatest hits album
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be creat ...
, titled ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' for November 16.
"I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" was released as a
promotional single
A promotional recording, or promo, or plug copy, is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as ...
via
iTunes Store
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on August 17, following the end of the deal between Jive,
Walmart
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and
Sony Connect
, commonly stylized as SONY, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. As a major technology company, it operates as one of the world's largest manufacturers of consumer and professional ...
, which kept the song exclusive to Walmart.
The track listing for the album was officially revealed on September 13, including "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" alongside two previously unreleased songs as the album's new tracks.
The album's release would later be moved up a week in the United States.
A
video album of the same title was simultaneously released, featuring all of Spears'
music video
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s.
A limited edition of the album was also released, which included a bonus disc with remixes of Spears' songs by different producers, as well as a
Chris Cox-produced
megamix
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of Spears' hits.
[
]
Due to a knee injury, which had occurred during the music video shoot for " Outrageous" on June 8, 2004, Spears cancelled the remainder of the Onyx Hotel Tour and embarked on a prolonged hiatus from performing. Consequently, she made no televised appearances upon the release of ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'', much unlike her heavily-promoted previous albums. She wouldn't perform live again until the M+M's Tour in May 2007, during which she performed "Do Somethin'
"Do Somethin" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her first greatest hits album, '' Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' (2004). It was written and produced by Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (known collectively as Bloodshy & Ava ...
" live for the first time, wearing a hot pink bra, a white fur coat and a jean skirt and mimicking the music video's choreography. Following the cancellation of Spears' concert residency Britney: Domination, which was planned for 2019, its creative directors Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo
Tabitha A. D'umo (née Cortopassi) and Napoleon Buddy D'umo, known together as Nappytabs, are Emmy Award-winning married choreographers. They are best known for their choreography on the television show ''So You Think You Can Dance'' and for bei ...
revealed that Spears would have performed "My Prerogative
"My Prerogative" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown from his second studio album, ''Don't Be Cruel'' (1988). It was released on October 11, 1988, as the second single from the album. After recording sessions were completed, Brown and pr ...
" live for the first time during the residency. As of 2023, she has never performed the song live.
Singles
"My Prerogative
"My Prerogative" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown from his second studio album, ''Don't Be Cruel'' (1988). It was released on October 11, 1988, as the second single from the album. After recording sessions were completed, Brown and pr ...
" was released as the lead single
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Release ...
from ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' on September 21, 2004. Prior to its official release, it leaked via the Real Tapemasters Inc.'s mixtape ''The Future of R&B'' on September 10. It received mixed to negative reviews from music critics
Music journalism (or music criticism) is media criticism and reporting about music topics, including popular music, classical music, and traditional music. Journalists began writing about music in the eighteenth century, providing commentary on ...
,[ but went on to achieve international commercial success, topping the charts in Finland, Ireland, Italy and Norway, and reaching the top ten in additional 14 countries.] In the United States, it peaked at number 22 on the Mainstream Top 40
Pop Airplay (also called Mainstream Top 40, Pop Songs, and Top 40/ CHR) is a 40-song music chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' Magazine that ranks the most popular songs of pop music being played on a panel of Top 40 radio stations in the Un ...
and atop the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (also known as Bubbling Under the Hot 100) is a chart published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine in the United States. The chart lists the top songs that have not yet charted on the main ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Chart ...
, failing to enter the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, hence becoming Spears' first lead single not to enter the chart. The song's Jake Nava
Jake Nava is a British director, mostly known for his work in music videos for Beyoncé, Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Britney Spears and The Rolling Stones. He also directs TV commercials, notably for Guinness and Levi Strauss & Co.
Early life and e ...
-directed accompanying music video
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was described by Spears' mother Lynne as being "about capturing gorgeous close-ups and very subtle movement" since Spears could not do any choreography due to her knee injury two months prior to its filming, and as having "an element of old Hollywood glamour and mystery", featuring Spears' then-fiancé Kevin Federline
Kevin Earl Federline (born March 21, 1978), often referred to, and also known as K-Fed, is an American dancer, rapper, actor, model, wrestler and DJ. He is known for his two-year marriage to American singer Britney Spears, for whom he was previo ...
.
Although no more singles were planned, Spears wanted to film an accompanying music video for "Do Somethin'
"Do Somethin" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her first greatest hits album, '' Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' (2004). It was written and produced by Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg (known collectively as Bloodshy & Ava ...
" and pushed for it to be released. The song was released as the second and final single from ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' outside North America on February 14, 2005. It received critical acclaim,[ and reached the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Romania, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Although the song was not released as a single in the US, it entered the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 due to digital downloads, peaking at number 100.] The accompanying music video was directed by Spears herself, who was credited as her alter ego Mona Lisa, and Bille Woodruff
Bille Woodruff is a director of film, television and music videos, noted for directing many videos for a number of R&B and hip-hop artists since the mid-1990s. These artists include Joe, for whom Woodruff has directed 9 music videos since 1994, ...
. Spears was also the stylist and choreographer for the video.[ The video follows the song's lyrical theme, with Spears and her entourage dancing at a nightclub whilst being stared at by other attendees.
]
Critical reception
''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics
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. Mary Awosika of the '' Sarasota Herald-Tribune'' selected "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" as the best of the new tracks, and added that "The rest of the album is a romp down memory lane of when Spears was the 'It' girl of popular culture, ruling the pop charts as a multi-million dollar entertainment should. ..In all honesty, no one can deny Spears has recorded some great dance songs, and this album is the best way to get all the songs in one swoop". Faridul Anwar Farinordin of the ''New Straits Times
The ''New Straits Times'' is an English-language newspaper published in Malaysia. It is Malaysia's oldest newspaper still in print (though not the first), having been founded as ''The Straits Times'' on 15 July 1845. It was relaunched as the ' ...
'' said "rest assured, fans will surely grab this one" and selected " Oops!... I Did It Again" and "Overprotected
"Overprotected" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her third studio album, ''Britney'' (2001). It was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami. The song was released on December 10, 2001, by Jive Records as the second internat ...
" as the best tracks. Annabel Leathes of BBC Online
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deemed it "calorific as the KFC burgers dished up at her chav-style wedding; twenty finger lickin' tracks that mirror her trajectory from pretty pop puff to lusty strumpet". Christy Lemire of the Associated Press
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stated that it was premature for Spears to release a greatest hits album after only five years, but highlighted " I'm a Slave 4 U", "Toxic
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" and "Everytime
"Everytime" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her fourth studio album, ''In the Zone'' (2003). It was released as the third single from ''In the Zone'' on May 10, 2004, by Jive Records. After her relationship with Justin Timbe ...
". Andy Petch-Jex of MusicOMH
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History
MusicOMH was founded and launched by ...
highlighted the first four tracks and commented "true some of the tunes are complete pony plops, but beneath the occasional reek there beats a solid gold pop heart". Kitty Empire from ''The Guardian
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'' described the album as "an aural history of the past five years. It leaves you knowing nothing about the woman herself, but plenty about the absurd and joyous strut and fret of contemporary sound confectionery."
Spence D. of '' IGN'' said: "If Britney Spears' ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' illuminates anything it's that Spears is a fairly proficient sonic chameleon, able to mimic and adopt the stylings of those who have come before her with enough panache and verve to convince younger generations that she's a bona fide pop revelation. ..This is the kind of kitschy album that you can get away with having because Spears is such a prevalent component of pop culture." James Gashinski of ''The Gazette'' said: "As a time capsule, ''My Prerogative'' does its job well", but "Added together, the pop hits on this album are somewhat less than the sum of their parts". He explained, "Even if it isn't as great a listen as a cohesive album, ''My Prerogative'' does work as a portrait of the time when Britney Spears was the defining figure of American pop culture". Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the dat ...
agreed with Gashinski, but added "if you compare it to ''The Immaculate Collection
''The Immaculate Collection'' is the first greatest hits album by American singer Madonna, released on November 13, 1990, by Sire Records. It contains fifteen of her hit singles recorded throughout the 1980s, as well as two brand new tracks, ...
'', which captured the time when Madonna was the defining figure of American pop culture and does work as an album, it's clear that a cultural artifact isn't necessarily the same thing as great music". Ann Powers of ''Blender
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'' said: "The hits collected on ''My Prerogative'' are as sticky as soda and almost as easy to rinse out. Spears will go down in history books, but not for anything she's created, besides a world-class stir". She named " ...Baby One More Time" "the song that defined her legacy" and also added: "In less than five minutes, it contains an emotional storm that is both widely public and deeply personal. If only she had continued to prove worthy of that heroic task." Kelefa Sanneh of ''The New York Times
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'' said: "Listening to her hits all at once, you may be struck by the seductive severity of Ms. Spears's music: the beats are sharp as tines, the lyrics are filled with evocations of fear and control, the voice projects nothing you might mistake for warmth".
Accolades
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Commercial performance
In the United States, ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' debuted at number four on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart dated November 27, 2004, with first-week sales exceeding 255,000 copies, becoming her first album not to debut at the summit. In its second week, it descended to number 12, and went on to spend a total of 34 weeks on the chart. In December, the album was certified platinum
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Pla ...
by the Recording Industry Association of America
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(RIAA) for shipments of one million copies. On the ''Billboard'' 200 year-end chart for 2005, the album placed at number 74. As of March 2015, it has sold over 1.8 million copies in the US. In Canada, the album debuted at number three on the Canadian Albums Chart
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, with first-week sales of 20,400 copies.
In the United Kingdom, ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart
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, behind Eminem
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's ''Encore
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'', with first-week sales of 115,341 units. It was certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry
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(BPI) on July 22, 2013, and has sold over one million copies in the UK as of 2016. The album debuted atop the charts in Ireland and Scotland. Across mainland Europe, it debuted at number three on the European Top 100 Albums
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, and within the top ten in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Switzerland, also peaking at number one in Greece. In November 2004, the album was certified platinum by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry
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(IFPI) for sales of one million copies across Europe.
In Australia, ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' debuted and peaked at number four on the ARIA Top 100 Albums, spending its first three weeks within the top ten. It was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association
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(ARIA) on January 23, 2005, indicating shipments of 140,000 units. In New Zealand, the album debuted and peaked at number 17, later being certified gold by the Recorded Music NZ (RMNZ).
In Japan, it became her first number-one album on the Oricon Albums Chart
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, selling 173,145 copies in its first week. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of Japan
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The RIAJ's activities include p ...
in March, for shipments of over 750,000 copies, and remains her best-selling album in the country with sales of over one million copies. As of 2019, ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' has sold over five million copies worldwide.
Track listing
;Notes
*"My Prerogative" is a cover of the 1988 song of the same title by Bobby Brown
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.
* signifies a co-producer
* signifies a remix producer
* signifies a vocal producer
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative''.
* John Amatiello – Pro Tools engineering (tracks 4, 6, 12, 13 and 18), Vocalwestefoolaway engineering (tracks 12 and 18)
* J.D. Andrew – engineering assistance (track 2)
* Dido Armstrong – songwriting (track 18)
* Steve Bearsley – engineering assistance (track 14)
* Michelle Bell
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– backing vocals (track 19), songwriting (track 19)
* BlackCell – backing vocals (tracks 1, 2, 19 and 20)
* Bloodshy & Avant
Bloodshy & Avant are a Swedish songwriting and production duo consisting of Christian "Bloodshy" Karlsson and Pontus "Avant" Winnberg. They have worked with many prominent artists, including Britney Spears, Kylie Minogue, Ms. Dynamite, Madonn ...
– arrangement (tracks 1, 2, 19 and 20), digital editing (tracks 1, 2, 19 and 20), engineering (tracks 1, 2, 19 and 20), instrumentation (track 1, 2, 19 and 20), production (tracks 1, 2, 19 and 20), programming (tracks 1, 2, 19 and 20), songwriting (tracks 2, 19 and 20)
* Daniel Boom – engineering assistance (track 9)
* BossLady – backing vocals (track 12)
* Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter and dancer. Brown, alongside frequent collaborator Teddy Riley, is noted as one of the pioneers of new jack swing: a fusion of hip hop and R&B. Brown started h ...
– songwriting (track 1)
* Ann Marie Bush – backing vocals (track 17)
* C2 – Pro Tools engineering (track 15), programming (track 15)
* Johan Carlberg – guitar (tracks 4, 8 and 9)
* Andreas Carlsson
Andreas Carlsson (; born 3 April 1973) is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter.
Biography
Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2000. In January 2001, former Cheiron-members Andreas Carlsson, Kr ...
– songwriting (track 16)
* Sue Ann Carwell – backing vocals (track 17)
* Corey Chase – scratches (track 17)
* Andrew Coleman – engineering (tracks 3 and 10)
* Tyler Collins – backing vocals (track 17)
* Fran Cooper – make-up
* Courtney Copeland – backing vocals (track 5)
* Tom Coyne – mastering (disc one)
* Cathy Dennis
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– backing vocals (track 2), songwriting (track 2)
* Deann Dover – backing vocals (track 17)
* Dan Dymtrow – management representation
* Jörgen Elofsson – keyboards (track 11), production (track 11), songwriting (tracks 9 and 11)
* Roxanne Estrada – backing vocals (tracks 5 and 14)
* The Fanchoir – backing vocals (tracks 4 and 9)
* The Fanchoir 2 – backing vocals (track 13)
* Niklas Flyckt – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 19 and 20)
* Andy Gallas – engineering (track 14)
* Michel Gallone – engineering assistance (track 15), mix engineering (track 15)
* Abel Garibaldi – engineering (track 14), programming (track 14)
* Brian Garten – engineering (track 3)
* Stephen George – Pro Tools engineering (track 9)
* Şerban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 3, 5, 10 and 14)
* Brad Gilderman – engineering (track 17)
* Lori Goldstein – styling
* Nigel Green – mixing (track 15)
* Gene Griffin – songwriting (track 1)
* Rob Haggert – engineering assistance (track 5)
* Damion Hall – backing vocals (track 17)
* John Hanes – digital editing (tracks 5 and 14)
* Chaz Harper – mastering (disc two)
* Nana Hedin
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Career
NaNa Hedin started her career in the late 1980s, and worked ...
– backing vocals (tracks 4, 6, 8, 13 and 16)
* Emma Holmgren – backing vocals (tracks 1 and 2)
* Jake Hooker – songwriting (track 17)
* Jean-Marie Horvat – mixing (track 17)
* Chad Hugo
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– additional production (track 10), instrumentation (tracks 3 and 10), production (tracks 3 and 10), remix production (track 10), songwriting (tracks 3 and 10)
* Angela Hunte – backing vocals (track 20), songwriting (track 20)
* Janson & Janson – string arrangement (tracks 2 and 19), string conduction (tracks 2 and 19)
* Rodney Jerkins
Rodney Roy Jerkins (born July 29, 1977), also known by his stage name Darkchild, is an American record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He has collaborated with a broad range of popular artists.
Jerkins has won multiple Grammy Awards. Among hi ...
– production (track 17), remix engineering (track 12), remix instrumentation (track 12), remix mixing (track 12), remix production (track 12)
* Henrik Jonback – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 19 and 20), songwriting (tracks 2, 19 and 20)
* R. Kelly
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During his recording career, Kelly sold over 75 million records worldwide ...
– backing vocals (track 14), mixing (track 14), production (track 14), songwriting (track 14)
* David Kreuger
David Kreuger is a Swedish songwriter and music producer.
Career
David Kreuger began at Cheiron Studios in the spring of 1993. During the period 1993-1997, he worked with Per Magnusson on several projects. Together, they produced and wrote song ...
– production (track 11), programming (track 11), songwriting (track 9)
* Alexander Kronlund
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Kronlund co-wrote Meja's million-selling debut album on Sony and co-wrote two songs for Britney Spears' second album, '' Oops!... I Did It Again' ...
– songwriting (track 13)
* Robert John "Mutt" Lange
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– production (track 15), songwriting (track 15)
* Marc Lee – engineering assistance (track 17)
* Tobias Lehmann – vocal engineering (track 1)
* Uwe Lietzow – logic audio operation (track 1)
* Thomas Lindberg – bass (tracks 2, 4, 8, 9, 11, 18 and 19)
* Kristian Lundin – keyboards (track 16), production (track 16), programming (track 16), songwriting (track 16)
* Steve Lunt – A&R, arrangement (tracks 1, 2, 5, 19 and 20)
* Donnie Lyle – guitar (track 14)
* Madonna – songwriting (track 5), vocals (track 5)
* Penelope Magnet – arrangement (track 5), backing vocals (tracks 5 and 14), production (track 5), songwriting (track 5), vocal arrangement (track 14), vocal production (track 14)
* Per Magnusson – keyboards (track 11), production (track 11), songwriting (track 9)
* Fabian Marasciullo – engineering (track 17), remix engineering (track 12), remix mixing (track 12)
* – backing vocals (tracks 6, 8, 9, 13 and 18), engineering (tracks 4, 6, 8 and 12), guitar (track 12), keyboards (tracks 4, 6 and 13), mixing (tracks 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 18), production (tracks 4, 6, 8, 9, 13 and 18), programming (tracks 4, 6 and 13), songwriting (tracks 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 18), vocals (track 4)
* Charles McCrorey – engineering assistance (tracks 5, 12 and 18–20)
* Sean McGhee – editing (track 7), engineering (track 7), mixing (track 7)
* Chris McMillan – hair
* Ian Mereness – engineering (track 14), programming (track 14)
* Alan Merrill – songwriting (track 17)
* Richard Meyer Richard Meyer may refer to:
* Richard Meyer (composer) (born 1957), American composer, teacher, and strings editor
* Richard Meyer (academic) (born 1966), writer and professor of art history at Stanford University
* Richard Meyer (Fatal Fury), a cha ...
– Pro Tools engineering (track 15), programming (track 15)
* Jason Mlodzinski – engineering assistance (track 14)
* Maxayn Moriguchi – backing vocals (track 17)
* Jackie Murphy – art direction
* Terius Nash – songwriting (track 5)
* Kendall Nesbitt – keyboards (track 14)
* Thabiso "Tab" Nkhereanye – songwriting (track 5)
* Gary O'Brien – guitar (track 5)
* Esbjörn Öhrwall – acoustic guitar (track 11), guitar (tracks 4, 9, 13, 16 and 18)
* Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals (tracks 18 and 19)
* Paul Oliveira – vocal engineering assistance (track 15)
* Jonas Östman – engineering assistance (tracks 2, 19 and 20)
* Jeff Pescetto
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– backing vocals (track 17)
* Rami – backing vocals (track 9), engineering (tracks 4, 6, 8, 12 and 13), keyboards (tracks 4, 6 and 13), mixing (tracks 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 18), production (tracks 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 and 18), programming (tracks 4, 6 and 13), songwriting (tracks 4, 6, 12, 13 and 18)
* Edward Teddy Riley – songwriting (track 1)
* Emma Roads – backing vocals (track 1)
* Tim Roberts – engineering assistance (tracks 3, 5 and 7)
* Matthew Rolston
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– photography
* Larry Rudolph – management
* Reza Safina – engineering assistance (track 16)
* Daniel Savio
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– turntable (track 12)
* Jason Scheff
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– backing vocals (track 17)
* Keith Scott – songwriting (track 15)
* Guy Sigsworth
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– instrumentation (track 7), production (track 7)
* Ryan Smith – engineering assistance (track 3)
* Tom Soares – drum engineering (track 19)
* Jeanette Söderholm – backing vocals (track 9)
* Britney Spears
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– arrangement (track 5), songwriting (tracks 5, 7 and 19), vocals (all tracks)
* Annette Stamatelatos – songwriting (track 7)
* David Stamm – remix A&R direction
* Mark "Spike" Stent
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– mixing (track 5), vocal engineering (track 5)
* Christopher Stewart – arrangement (track 5), instrumentation (track 5), production (track 5), programming (track 5), songwriting (track 5), vocal arrangement (track 7), vocal production (track 7)
* Stockholm Session Strings – strings (tracks 2 and 19)
* Rich Tapper – engineering assistance (track 14)
* Brian "B-Luv" Thomas – digital editing (tracks 5 and 14), vocal engineering (track 14)
* Chris Thompson – backing vocals (track 17)
* David Treahearn – engineering assistance (track 5)
* Chris Trevett – vocal engineering (track 15)
* Michael "PGA Tour" Tucker – Pro Tools engineering (tracks 12 and 16), vocal engineering (track 18)
* Shania Twain
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– songwriting (track 15)
* Paul Umboch – guitar (track 17)
* Javier Valverde – engineering assistance (track 17)
* Anders von Hoffsten – backing vocals (track 11)
* Seth Waldmann – engineering assistance (track 7)
* Courtney Walter – art direction, design
* P-Dub Walton – digital editing (track 5)
* Jennifer Webster – management representation
* Will Wheaton – backing vocals (track 17)
* Nathan Wheeler – engineering assistance (track 14)
* Pharrell Williams
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– additional production (track 10), instrumentation (tracks 3 and 10), production (tracks 3 and 10), remix production (track 10), songwriting (tracks 3 and 10), vocals (track 10)
* Steve Wolf – drums (track 19)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Release history
See also
* ''Greatest Hits: My Prerogative'' (video)
* '' The Singles Collection''
* Britney Spears discography
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* List of number-one albums of 2004 (Ireland)
* List of Oricon number-one albums of 2004
These are the ''Oricon'' number one albums of 2004, per the Oricon Albums Chart.
Chart history
Trivia
*Number-one album of 2004: ''Utada Hikaru Single Collection Vol. 1'' by Hikaru Utada.
*Most weeks at number-one: Hikaru Utada with a total o ...
Notes
References
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External links
Official website
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Albums produced by R. Kelly
Albums produced by Rodney Jerkins
Albums produced by the Neptunes
Britney Spears compilation albums
Jive Records compilation albums