...Baby One More Time (song)

Infobox Single
Name = …Baby One More Time


Artist = Britney Spears
from Album = ...Baby One More Time
B-side = "Autumn Goodbye"
Released = Start date|1998|10|23
[ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H6W4RR3kq0 Britney Spears E! Special] ] (See release history)
Format = CD single, cassette single, 12" single
Recorded = 1998
Genre = Bubblegum pop, teen pop, pop
Length = 3:31
Label = Jive
Writer = Max Martin
Producer = Denniz PoP, Max Martin, Rami
Last single =
This single = "…Baby One More Time"
(1998)
Next single = "Sometimes"
(1999)
Misc = Extra album cover
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = single


Caption = UK CoverAudiosample
Upper caption = Audio give more time one more
Name = …Baby One More Time
Audio file= BabyOneMoreTimeSample.ogg

"…Baby One More Time", written by Swedish music producer Max Martin, is the debut single from pop singer Britney Spears, released from her debut album of the same name during the fourth quarter of 1998 in the United States, and in early 1999 internationally. The single was a huge commercial success, benefited from massive exposure of the music video, which outfitted her in full Catholic-school regalia, prior to release.

ong information

The song, written by Max Martin, and produced by Martin, Denniz PoP & Rami for TLC, recalls the singer regretting her previous decision to end a relationship, and how much she wishes to reconcile because of what he means to her, emphasizing how much she wants him to "hit me baby one more time."

The song was originally titled "Hit Me Baby One More Time", but it was revised to "...Baby One More Time" since Jive Records executives were concerned that the song would condone domestic violence. [ [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H6W4RR3kq0 Britney Spears E! Special] ]

"...Baby One More Time" was ranked at #25 on Rolling Stone & MTV's 100 Greatest Pop Songs of all time ["Rock on the Net" [http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/2000/rsmtv100.htm Rolling Stone & MTV: 100 Greatest Pop Songs] Retrieved on May 26, 2007] and Blender reported it as #9 on their list of 'The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born' [ [http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?ID=1775 Blender Magazine - 'The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born'] ] .

Cover versions

Several artists have recorded cover versions: Fountains of Wayne, Travis, Richard Thompson, The Dresden Dolls, Hog Hoggidy Hog, Haddaway, Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa, Heretik Sound System, Children of Bodom, Bowling For Soup, Simple Plan, Ten Masked Men, Decco Band , Black Ingvars, Mr. Bungle, Cargo City, Kevorkian, Wise Guys, Type O Negative, Doll Factory, Christian Ice, Evanescence, System Of A Down, Blink 182, The Offspring, Weezer, Tori Amos and Panic! At The Disco. A cover of the song was used for the video game Karaoke Revolution Volume 2. The song was also a cover on the game as downloadable content. Although it has been claimed that Marilyn Manson has covered this song it is false it is actually P.T. Grimm and the Dead Puppies

Other uses of the title

In April 2005, the British network ITV aired a short series called "Hit Me Baby One More Time" hosted by Vernon Kay. The show pitted one-hit wonders who generally had their moments of fame in the 1980s against each other to play their own hits and a currently popular cover song. The favorites were chosen by audience voting. The American version of the show also aired on NBC later in the year, and it was also hosted by Kay. The song was also featured in an episode of "The Young and the Restless". In 2008, the Korean girl group, Jewelry (쥬얼리), had a hit song titled "One More Time", which contains the lyrics "Baby One More Time".

Music video

Directed by Nigel Dick,cite web | author=MTV | title=Britney Spears Shoots For Fun With Video Debut | publisher=mtv.com | year=December 18, 1998 | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434423/19981218/spears_britney.jhtml | accessdate=2008-07-30] the "...Baby One More Time" music video is what arguably fueled the single to become a success. Its original setup, however, was in high contrast to what eventually became the final product. The plan was to have the video in a cartoon-like environment, in a likely attempt to attract the audience of younger children. However, Spears was unhappy with this, and argued that the set should be a bit more mature. So, the childish nature of the primary plan was scrapped, and instead was replaced with Spears' idea for the video to be shot in a school. [cite web | author=Britney Spears herself | title=Making of "...Baby One More Time" | publisher=YouTube.com | year=1998 | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdJTXaIaalM | accessdate=2008-07-30] The schoolgirl outfit worn by Spears in the video is on display at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV. [cite web | author=Scott Heisel | title=Against Me!: Reinventing Actual Roles | publisher=altpress.com | year=May 30, 2008 | url=http://www.altpress.com/features/169.htm | accessdate=2008-07-30]

Shot in two days at Venice High School in California, the music video for "...Baby One More Time" begins with Spears in a particularly boring class right before the end of the day. Her assistant Felicia Culotta played the role of Spears' teacher. When the bell rings, Spears runs out into the hall and begins a choreographed dance. After this, Spears is outside, now adorned in an athletic outfit. Along with a couple of other students, she performs a number of gymnastic moves before heading back inside. She is then sitting on the bleachers in the gymnasium watching a basketball game. Her love interest, played by her real-life cousin Chad, in the video is revealed. After this short segment, Spears begins her final dance routine and the video ends shortly afterwards, revealing that the whole thing had actually just been Spears's daydream.

The video became an instant hit on MTV and other music channel vehicles, and eventually became her first to retire on "TRL".

The " DVD" released in 2004 contains two alternate versions of the video. One features Britney in her pink singlet'top and white pants dancing with her back-up dancers. The other alternate version sees Britney in her school girl uniform dancing through the school hall from the start of the song to the end of the first chorus. It differs slightly from the original as the shots are longer.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "…Baby One More Time". [cite web | author= | title=U.K. Data | publisher=ukbritney.tv | year=1999 | url=http://www.ukbritney.tv/discography/1babyonemoretime_01baby.php | accessdate=2008-07-30] Australian CD Single (1835)
#"…Baby One More Time" — 3:30
#"…Baby One More Time" [Instrumental] — 3:30
#"Autumn Goodbye" 3:41
#"…Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Club Mix] — 5:40
#Enhanced with "…Baby One More Time" Video

Europe 2-Track CD (0581692)
#"…Baby One More Time" — 3:30
#"…Baby One More Time" [Instrumental] — 3:30

UK CD #1 (52169)
#"…Baby One More Time" — 3:30
#"…Baby One More Time" [Sharp Platinum Vocal Remix] — 8:11
#"…Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Club Mix] — 5:40

UK Limited Edition CD #2 (52275)
#"…Baby One More Time" — 3:30
#"…Baby One More Time" [Instrumental] — 3:30
#"Autumn Goodbye" — 3:41U.S. CD Single (42545)
#"…Baby One More Time" — 3:30
#"Autumn Goodbye" — 3:41
#Enhanced with "…Baby One More Time" Video

U.S. 12" Vinyl (42535)
*Side A:
#"…Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Club Mix] — 5:40
#"…Baby One More Time" [Davidson Ospina Chronicles Dub] — 6:30
#"…Baby One More Time — 3:30
*Side B:
#"…Baby One More Time" [Sharp Platinum Vocal Remix] — 8:11
#"…Baby One More Time" [Sharp Trade Dub] — 6:50

Official versions and Remixes

* Album Version — 3:30
* Instrumental — 3:31
* Answering Machine Message — :20
* Boy Wunder Radio Mix — 3:27
* Davidson Ospina Radio Mix — 3:24
* Davidson Ospina Club Mix — 5:43
* Davidson Ospina Chronicles Dub — 6:33
* Davidson Ospina 2005 Remix — 4:41
* Lenny Bertoldo X-Mix — 5:04
* Sharp Platinum Vocal Mix — 8:12
* Sharp Platinum Vocal Mix (Edit) — 6:50
* Sharp Trade Dub — 6:50
* Wade J. Robson Remix ¹
* Cabaret Mix ²Notes:
*¹ Performed in The Dream Within a Dream Tour.
*² Performed during varaious In The Zone Promotion (ie. The Onyx Hotel Tour .

Awards

As mentioned above, the music video became a hit and it earned Spears her first three MTV Video Music Award nominations in the categories of Best Pop Video, Best New Artist and, most prominently, Best Female Video.cite web | author=MTV | title=Britney Spears Gets "Crazy" For New Single, Video | publisher=mtv.com | year=August 12, 1999 | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434404/19990812/spears_britney.jhtml | accessdate=2008-07-30] Despite her losses at the VMAs, the single still won numerous awards, including a Teen Choice Award for Single of the Year and an MTV Europe Music Award for Best Song,cite web | author=Billboard magazine | title=Spears Tops 1999 MTV Europe Music Awards | publisher=billboard.com | year=November 11, 1999 | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=949845 | accessdate=2008-07-30] proving that the single's success was not limited to the U.S.

The song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.cite web | author=Billboard magazine | title=Santana Grabs 10 Grammy Nominations | publisher=billboard.com | year=January 4, 2000 | url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/search/google/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=869393 | accessdate=2008-07-30]

All-Time Charts

References

External links

* [http://www.britneyspears.com/ Britney Spears] — official website.
* [http://www.britney.com/ Britney Spears] — official website at Jive Records.