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Oops!... I Did It Again is the second studio album from American pop music singer Britney Spears, released on May 16, 2000 on Jive Records. The album has sold 22 million copies worldwide as of 2007.

The album's predecessor, ...Baby One More Time, set high commercial standards, but Oops! sold extremely well in North America, less so outside of the United States and Canada, though Spears has maintained a large Latin American fanbase.

The album's mixture of ballads and Eurodance beats was panned by many critics and purists, who dismissed Spears as a teen idol with little or no musical talent. Most reviewers, however, saw Spears as a pop star who never claimed to be anything but, and who succeeded at making pop music. For example, Rolling Stone magazine gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying "Britney's demand for satisfaction is complex, fierce and downright scary, making her a true child of rock & roll tradition," and also refers to her "song-factory" and "fantastic pop cheese," while NME reported (with a score of 8 out of 10) that "She's modern-day pop perfection realised in a nearly, human form," though it also refers to her as an "evil genius" and rather cynically compares her music to the addictive drug ketamine, based on the drug's tendency to blank the user's mind and thought processes.

According to Jive Records, Britney Spears' second album, Oops!... I Did It Again, sold more than 500,000 copies on its first day of release. The album topped the U.S. Billboard 200, selling over 1.3 million units in its first week! She easily broke the SoundScan record for highest sales in a week by a solo female artist. The previous record was held by Alanis Morissette's 1998 album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, which sold 469,000 copies its first week. During its second week the album sold 612,500 units and slipped to number-two, and it remained seventeen weeks in the top 3 in the Billboard 200.

The record also topped the Canadian and U.S. Internet album charts, and reached a peak of number-two in the United Kingdom.

Singles off the album include the title track "Oops!... I Did It Again", "Lucky", "Stronger", and "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know". The album was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, while the title track was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

Track listing

1. "Oops!... I Did It Again" (Max Martin, Rami) - 3:31
2. "Stronger" (Max Martin, Rami) - 3:21
3. "Don't Go Knockin' on My Door" (Max Martin, Jake, A. Kronlund, Rami) - 3:43
4. "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (Jagger, Richards) - cover of The Rolling Stones' song - 4:25
5. "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" (R. J. Lange, S. Twain, K. Scott) - 3:50
6. "What U See (Is What U Get)" (P. Magnusson, D. Kreuger, J. Elofsson, Rami) - 3:36
7. "Lucky" (Max Martin, Rami, A. Kronlund) - 3:26
8. "One Kiss from You" (S. Lunt) - 3:25
9. "Where Are You Now" (Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson) - 3:39
10. "Can't Make You Love Me" (Max Martin, Kristian Lundin, Andreas Carlsson) - 3:17
11. "When Your Eyes Say It" (D. Warren) - 4:29
12. "Girl in the Mirror" [Non-U.S. edition only] (Max Martin, J. Elofsson, Rami) - 4:07
13. "You Got It All" [Non-U.S. edition only] (R. Holmes) - cover of The Jets' song - 4:10
14. "Heart" [Non-U.S. edition only] (G. Teren, E. Wilde) - 3:30
15. "Dear Diary" (B. Spears, J. Blume, E. Wilde) - 2:46

• The Australian Special Edition includes a bonus disc featuring remixes of "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" and all the videos of the singles from the album.
• The Asian Special Edition includes the videos from the album and the karaoke versions of "Lucky" and "Stronger".

Charts and certification

Chart	Provider(s)	Peak position	Certification	Sales/ shipments
U.S. Billboard 200	Billboard/RIAA	1	Diamond	10.4 million
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums		1
European Albums Chart	IFPI	1	4x Platinum	4.3 million+
Australian ARIA Albums Chart	ARIA	2	3x Platinum	210,000+
Austrian Albums Chart	Media Control Europe	1	2x Platinum	80,000+
Portuguese Charts	Fnac Portugal Europe	1	4x Platinum	80.000+
Brazilian Albums Chart	ABPD	—	Platinum	265,000+
Canadian Albums Chart	Nielsen SoundScan	1	5x Platinum	500,000+
Dutch Albums Chart	NVPI/MegaCharts	—	2x Platinum	140,000+
Finnish Albums Chart	GLF		Platinum	50,000+
French Albums Chart	SNEP/IFOP	1	2x Gold	420,000
German Albums Chart	Media Control	1	3x Platinum	900,000+
Mexican Albums Chart	AMPROFON	1	2x Platinum	300,000+
New Zealand Albums Chart	RIANZ	2	2x Platinum	30,000+
Norwegian Albums Chart	VG Nett	1	Platinum	40,000+
Spanish Album Chart	AFYVE		Platinum	100,000+
Swedish Albums Chart	GLF	1	Platinum	60,000+
Swiss Albums Chart	Media Control	1	2x Platinum	100,000+
UK Albums Chart	BPI/The Official UK Charts Company	2	3x Platinum	910,000+

Personnel

Vocals, Vocals (background), Spoken word: Britney Spears Cello: Jeanne LeBlanc, Jesse Levy, Kermit Moore, Eugene J. Moye Editing: Harvey Mason, Sr. Assistant engineer: Bobby Brown, Flip Osman, Clayton Wood, Anthony Ruotolo, Alfred Bosco, Shane Stoneback Engineer, Assistant engineer: Charles McCrorey Engineer, Mixing engineer: Michel Gallone Engineer, Vocal engineer, Mixing Engineer: Chris Trevett Engineer: Eric Gast, Tim Donovan, Harvey Mason, Jr., Dan Gellert, John Amatiello Mixing engineer: Stephen George, Dexter Simmons String engineer: Chris Tergesen Vocal engineer: Michael Tucker Art direction, Design: Jackie Murphy Back cover, Cover photo: Mark Seliger*Bass, Guitar, Producer, Drum Programming: Larry "Rock" Campbell Bass: Marji Danilow, Judith Sugarman, Thomas Lindberg Guitar: Esbjörn Öhrwall, Johan Carlberg, Michael Thompson Hair stylist: Kali Harp: Gloria Agostini Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Mixing engineer, Spoken word: Max Martin Keyboards, Producer, Drum programming: Robert "Esmail" Jazayeri Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Mixing engineer: Per Magnusson, Jake, Kristian Lundin, Rami, David Krueger

Keyboards: Kent Wood Make-Up: Elan Bongiorno Management: Johnny Wright Mastering: Tom Coyne Mixing: Nigel Green Photography: Jon Ragel Piano, Conductor, Keyboards, Producer, Engineer, Orchestral arrangements: Barry Eastmond Producer, Engineer, Vocal arrangement, Mixing engineer: Rodney Jerkins Producer: Robert John, Timmy Allen Programming: Cory Churko, Kevin Churko, Swayd aka Richard Meyer String coordinator: William Meade Stylist: Hayley Hill Viola, Orchestra contractor: Alfred V. Brown Viola: Julien Barber, Olivia Koppell, Harry Zaratzian, Maxine Roach, Stephanie Baer Violin, Concert master: Richard Henrickson Violin: Sanford Allen, Belinda Whitney-Barratt, Sandra Billingslea, Winterton Garvey, Gerald Tarack, Joyce Hammann, Stanley Hunte, Regis Iandiorio, Gene Orloff, Marion Pinhiero, Marti Sweet, Amahid Ajemian, Xin Zhao, Margaret Magill, Ashley Horne Vocals (background): Nikki Gregoroff, Audrey Martells, Nana Hedin, Darryl Anthony, Nora Payne, Jeanette Söderholm, Therese Ancker, Charlotte Björkman, Andres Von Hofsten, Nina Woodford, Mona Yacoub, Jeanette Olsson, Stephanie Baer

 

Miscellanea

• The album's liner notes contain the lyrics for the title track, "Stronger", "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know", "Lucky" and "Dear Diary". Except for "Dear Diary", the rest are the singles from the album. "Dear Diary" is written in a diary-style, and was probably included because it was the first time a song co-written by Spears was officially released as part of an album (even though she has credits for being the co-author of "I'm So Curious", a song recorded for her first album, which was released as a bonus track in some countries).
• Bobby Brown, assistant engineer to the album, recorded "My Prerogative", the song Spears would cover four years later in her greatest hits album.
• Two past hits are covered in this album. The first, "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction", is sung by the Rolling Stones, while "You Got It All" is a Jets song. Both were not released as singles, but were still popular among fans.
• "Don't Go Knockin' on My Door", "What U See (Is What U Get)", and the track before "Dear Diary" (depending on the edition) all have spoken dialogues between Britney and at least one person after the song. These dialogues foreshadow the theme of the next song. The first spoken dialogue pretells the next track, "Satisfaction", when Britney and her friend talk about what the friend's love interest told the friend. Britney isn't impressed, and her friend says she is never satisfied. The intro of "Satisfaction" then starts playing. The second dialogue has Britney and her brother Brian talking about a movie starring a very rich yet sad girl, foreshadowing the next song's theme ("Lucky"). The last dialogue has Britney and her girl friends, one of them named Mina (may be Mina Sarkhosh, a contributor to the album) giggling and chatting about Mina's date last night (which involved going back to the boy's house and kissing) when they suddenly notice a boy "Oh, he's so cute" looking over at Britney. Spears' friends ask her what she will say, and her response is reflected in the song "Dear Diary", which is sung in a diary style and is about Britney meeting the boy; this may be a reference to Spears' then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake.
• It has been rumored that the title track has lyrics that when played backwards refer to Britney's mother. The middle of the song, when reversed, sounds a lot like: "Mommy, I miss you. Mommy I love you." This subliminal messaging is not confirmed by Spears or any of her representatives. Listeners have claimed Britney also says, "I think I'm ready-ready for you." during this song.
• The title track was covered by Finnish metal band Children of Bodom.
• "Dear Diary" is the shortest song yet Spears has made, with a running time of two minutes and forty-six seconds. It is also the softest of the songs on the album, being a piano ballad.
• The song "Lucky" was ironically placed as number 7 on the album. The number 7 is believed to be the "lucky number".

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