Womanizer (translated from English - “womanizer”) is the first single from the sixth studio album of Circus by American singer Britney Spears . The producer of the single was the producer group The Outsyders . The official premiere of the song took place on September 26, 2008 on the waves of American radio stations . The single was released on iTunes on October 7, 2008 . Spears described the composition as a "woman’s anthem." The text of the song tells about a man who is a womanizer, while the girl knows about his intentions. Womanizer received many positive reviews from critics who praised the hook, melody, and inspirational lyrics. Critics also noted that this is one of the best tracks on the Circus album and is Spears' return to pop music.
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| Single Britney Spears from the album Circus | ||||
| Released | October 3, 2008 | |||
| Format | CD single , digital distribution | |||
| Recorded by | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Electropop, dance pop | |||
| Duration | 3:44 | |||
| Producer | K. Briscoe / The Outsyders | |||
| Songwriter | Nikeshia Briscoe, Rafael Akinyemi | |||
| Label | Jive zomba | |||
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In Russia, the song reached 4 positions on the radio charts, becoming the most successful singer song of all time. On YouTube, the number of views of the clip has exceeded 190 million (as of January 2018).
Womanizer debuted at 96th place on the Billboard Hot 100 , but on October 15th it climbed to first place, becoming the second (after ... Baby One More Time ) single Spears, which reached the top of the American chart. [1] . In the first week after the release, the single was downloaded 286 thousand times, which was a record in the history of music among performers. He started from 3rd place in the Hundred Best ND Hits, but the very next day he climbed to the first line of all ND Top’s charts, which made Womanizer the only hit that managed to get to the top of all 9 ND charts in one day. The hit held first place in the world ND for 6 weeks and became the smash hit in 2008 according to ND All. The single went platinum in Ireland, Australia, and Denmark. Gold in Belgium (Walloon), in Belgium (Flanders), New Zealand. Multiplatinum in the USA with 2 million copies sold.
In 2010, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Record , but lost to Lady Gage with the song Poker Face .
Womanizer , ... Baby One More Time , 3 and Hold It Against Me are the most successful Britney Spears singles as of 2012.
Content
Edition
Lyrics for Womanizer were published on the official website the day before. A week before the official release, September 19, 2008, The River 107.5 radio station released a 40-second excerpt from the song. Jive later announced that this version of the track is not final.
The single was released on radio on September 26, 2008, went on sale in online music stores on October 7, and was released on CD on October 25 (in Australia ), November 14 (in Germany ), November 24 (in the UK ).
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Video clip
The video was shot September 24 and 25, 2008 in Los Angeles , California . The director was Joseph Kahn, who had previously worked with Spears on music videos for the songs Stronger (2000) and Toxic (2004). [2] The premiere of the clip took place on October 10 on the ABC channel [3] , as well as on the singer’s official website.
The plot of the clip echoes the Toxic clip. Spears plays four roles - the blonde escorting her boyfriend to work (Brandon Stoughton plays the guy), the secretary in his office, the waitress in the cafe, and the driver of his car. The guy of the main character flirts with all the girls, showing that he is a womanizer. At the end of the clip, Spears the blonde takes revenge on him.
Billboard Criticism Reviews
Billboard magazine provided an overview of the single “Womanizer”: Everyone likes a good comeback, although it’s ironic that Britney Spears didn’t really go anywhere. Her last year’s troubles only increased interest in the album “Blackout”, as well as the hit from the TOP 5 “Gimme More”. This year, Spears appears less frequently in public, and does not get up to what she has done the last couple of years. The song "Womanizer" from the new album "Circus" portrays Britney fantastic and electronic. The producers and authors from the Outsider team introduced a little clarity into the lyrics directed to a certain person from her ex where she reads “You say I'm crazy ... I'll drive you crazy.” Although the recurring link could have a good effect on the length of the track’s stay in the charts, Spears’s vocals are changed here, which is not like last year’s songs, where they paid more attention to the tricks of production to cover up an unfocused product. After winning three times at the VMA award ceremony, where Spears seemed grateful and surprised, could this be the real return of our Britney? [four]
Public Response
Currently, videos have been watched more than 202 million times (as of May 2018) on YouTube . On the TRL Mexico channel, the video started from position No. 1, which is the second case in the history of the channel. On the American MTV channel, video also ranks first with 3 million views.
Cover versions
One of the popular covers was made by Franz Ferdinand while performing on BBC Radio. There is also a jazz version recorded by Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox.
Singer Lily Allen also recorded an acoustic version of the song.
Participation in Charts
| Charts ( 2008 ) | Best result |
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| Russia TopHit 100 | one |
| Russia Love Radio Top40 | one |
| Australian ARIA Singles Chart | 7 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | one |
| Italian Singles Chart | ten |
| Japan Hot 100 | 29th |
| Finland Singles Top 20 | 6 |
| Norway Singles Top 20 | four |
| Billboard Turkey Top 20 Chart | one |
| US Billboard Hot 100 | one |
| US Billboard Pop 100 | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot Digital Songs | one |
| ND World Chart International | 1 (October 13 - November 28) |
| ND Songs 100 | 1 (October 13 - December 3) |
| Big Love Radio Russia 20 | 1 (October 27 - December 7) |
In general, Womanizer made a record jump, starting on October 14 from the 96th position of Billboard and in a day finding itself on the top line of the chart.
End of Year Positions
| Chart (2008) | Position |
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| Russia ( Love Radio ) [5] | ten |
| Chart (2009) | Position |
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| Russia ( Love Radio ) [6] | 15 |
Notes
- ↑ New single Britney Spears rose from 96th to first place in the American charts
- ↑ Britney tried new looks in the new Womanizer video. Archived October 11, 2008.
- ↑ First frames of the new Britney Spears clip
- ↑ Billboard review translation (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Top 100 best songs of 2008 from LOVE RADIO! . Archived on February 28, 2012.
- ↑ Top 100 best songs of 2009 from LOVE RADIO! . Archived on March 19, 2012.