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BuzzJack Music Forum _ Britney Spears _ ...Baby One More Time • Debut Single - 20th Anniversary

Posted by: Jay ☆ 12th August 2018, 05:06 AM

With '...Baby One More Time' fast approaching its 20th anniversary, the Guardian published an article on the making of this iconic song, including quotes from Britney herself!

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‘It was a bit of a blur’: Britney Spears on the making of ...Baby One More Time
by Michael Cragg

As the smash hit that changed the musical landscape turns 20, Britney, along with her collaborators, discuss the creation of a pop masterpiece

DUN DUN DUN. “Oh baby, baby ... ”. In just three seconds ...Baby One More Time, which turns 20 this year, announced the arrival of a new superstar: the then 16-year-old ex-Mouseketeer from Kentwood, Louisiana, Britney Jean Spears. Along with its equally iconic high school-set music video it re-turfed pop, kickstarting an entire sound (think funk-tinged R&B grooves mixed with Abba melodies), sweeping aside the dregs of grunge (sorry, Bush) and US heartland rock (bye, Hootie & the Blowfish), revitalising pop radio and MTV in the process, before cementing its songwriter and co-producer Max Martin as one of modern music’s most influential exponents. In the space of just three minutes and 31 seconds, Spears launched millennial teen pop, fusing family-friendly, girl-next-door fun with good old fashioned controversy, forging a template for those who followed.

Without it, there would by no Christina Aguilera, no Katy Perry, no Charli XCX; Taylor Swift would probably still be singing country songs, and Eminem – who arrived in 1999 – would not have had as much to rail against. Released in the wake of Alanis Morissette’s hugely successful 1995 album Jagged Little Pill and its litany of imitators, it presented a different angle to the prevalent idea of female angst; this was gloriously OTT teen girl longing, encapsulated by a lyric – “My loneliness is killing me” – that feels depressingly evergreen. “The whole song is about that stress that we all go through as teens,” Spears tells me. “I knew it was a great song. It was different and I loved it, [but] I don’t think you can anticipate how a song is going to be received.”

Read the rest of the article here: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/aug/11/britney-spears-making-baby-one-more-time

Posted by: Spiceboy 13th August 2018, 07:27 PM

It is a total classic and one of those rare debuts that kicks off a phenomenon!

Posted by: Jay ☆ 23rd October 2018, 08:17 AM

Today’s date marks 20 years since the ‘...Baby One More Time’ single was released in the US! Two decades of an iconic song, and a legendary artist.

Posted by: Addy K!ng 23rd October 2018, 04:58 PM

I still listen to it and feel the same as when I listened to it for the first time

Such an iconic song!!

Posted by: Jay ☆ 23rd October 2018, 08:23 PM

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Posted by: Joey Lee Curtis 23rd October 2018, 08:27 PM

A song! A moment in time!

Posted by: SweetButJonjo👻 24th October 2018, 12:13 AM

It's crazy just how 90's it is but how it also feels fresh and great it still sounds.

Still the greatest pop debut in my eyes.

Posted by: Danny89 26th October 2018, 07:18 PM

I'll never forget the first time watching the video on The Box music channel, in the days you needed to call to request videos. It seemed to be on that channel every 30 minutes. It must be one of the most requested video ever, there was so much hype before it's release, which resulted into that MAMMOTH first week sale.

Posted by: Nick Jonas 27th October 2018, 09:33 PM

Just performed on TXF ❤️

Posted by: ThePensmith 15th February 2019, 07:24 PM

20th anniversary of its UK release today! Crazy to think how much time has passed since then!

Posted by: Jay ☆ 16th February 2019, 10:27 AM

Completely iconic Still sounds incredible. Can’t quite believe it’s been 20 years since becoming a Britney fan!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 16th February 2019, 10:42 AM

Aaaargh, I feel so old.