I'm a Slave 4 U ( Rus. I am your slave ) is the first single of the American pop singer Britney Spears from the album Britney , released on September 24, 2001 in the United States and in October of the same year throughout the rest of the world. The composition, which is a song in the characteristic style of " modern urban ", was written and produced by the production team of The Neptunes .
| I'm a Slave 4 U | ||||
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| Single Britney Spears from Britney album | ||||
| Side "A" | " Overprotected " | |||
| Side B | "Intimidated" | |||
| Released | September 24, 2001 | |||
| Format | Cassette single, CD single , 12 " | |||
| Recorded by | 2001; Right Track Studios ( New York ), Master Sound Studios ( Virginia Beach ) | |||
| Genre | Dance pop , electrohop , R&B | |||
| Duration | 3:24 | |||
| Producer | The neptunes | |||
| Songwriter | Chad Hugo , Farrell Williams | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
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Britney Spears was harshly criticized by People for Ethical Animal Handling (PETA) for performing a song at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards , which featured exotic animals .
Content
Clip
In the video clip, Spears appears as a slave of music that dances all day, until she and the other dancers sweat and weaken from dehydration. Making them search for water, Spears stands in front of a mirror by the sink. Two alternative versions of the video clip can be found on the Greatest Hits DVD : My Prerogative , released on November 9, 2004 [1] .
The clip was nominated in three categories at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards - for Best Female Video, Best Dance Video and Best Choreography. The clip also took first place in the list of “50 Sexiest Music Videos of All Time” by MuchMusic [2] .
Live Performance
Spears first performed “I'm a Slave 4 U” publicly on September 6, 2001 at the MTV Video Music Awards ceremony at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. [3] Along with dancing in a very frank outfit, the audience was struck by the participation in the number of exotic animals, including a white tiger and a live albino, as well as a Burmese python on the shoulders of the singer (the appearance of the singer in front of the audience with a snake on her shoulders became one of the most famous images in Spears' career) . In August 2008 , the MTV Network channel named Spears' 2001 performance the most memorable moment in the history of VMA [4] .
Chart Position
| Chart (2001) | Highest position |
|---|---|
| ARIA Charts | 7 |
| Austrian singles chart | 20 |
| Belgian Singles Chart | four |
| Brazilian Hot 100 | one |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 9 |
| Danish singles chart | eight |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 9 |
| Finnish singles chart | four |
| French singles chart | eight |
| German singles chart | 3 |
| Irish singles chart | 6 |
| Italian Singles Chart | four |
| New Zealand Singles Chart | 13 |
| Norwegian singles chart | 3 |
| Russia TopHit100 | one |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 7 |
| Swiss singles chart | 7 |
| Tokyo Hot 100 | 3 |
| UK Singles Chart | four |
| Billboard hot 100 | 27 |
| US Hot Dance Club Play | four |
| US Top 40 Mainstream | 15 |
| World chart | five |
Notes
- ↑ Greatest Hits: My Prerogative on Discogs
- ↑ MuchMusic. 50 Sexiest Videos (2007). Date of treatment January 5, 2009. Archived July 4, 2007.
- ↑ MTV. 2001 MTV Video Music Awards (August 2008). Date of treatment January 5, 2009.
- ↑ McGregor, Marsha. 50 Sexiest Videos . InStyle magazine (August 2008). Date of treatment January 5, 2009. Archived February 3, 2009.