[85][86][87][88][89] At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards (2010), the song was nominated for Best Dance Recording. May has brought Britney in a gold monokini and surrounded by chains as she bronzed herself in a desert for her new 2016 Glory album cover, with yesterdays pool-bobbing bikini photos proving that the gorgeous figure isnt just for the albums. [60] To promote the album, Jive Records set up a hotline where fans could leave a message for Spears, some of which received a return phone call from her. Justin Timberlake spoke out in support of Spears whom he dated from 1999-2002 via Twitter on June 23, 2021, right around the same time the . [36][33] Circus closes with its bonus track "Radar", an electropop and Eurodisco song featuring distorted synthesizers emulating sonar pulses, which received comparisons to those of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love" (1981). [147] The album was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Despite everything, regardless of the personal destruction and undoubted hell she might still be haunted by, within the fictional space of the music, this woman couldn't give a damn. The costumes of the performance were selected to show a metamorphosis. [134] The album placed sixth on the year-end Billboard 200 for 2009. [3] "Circus" was announced on October 31, 2008, as the second single from the album, and was officially serviced to U.S. radio stations on December 2, 2008. [153][154], Circus and endeavors during its promotional campaign were subjects of various controversies. "If U Seek Amy" saw Spears at a sex party that takes place at her house, before she transforms into a typical American housewife,[10] while "Radar" pays tribute to Madonna's "Take a Bow" (1994). "[11] "Circus" was nominated at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards in the category of Choice Music: Single, but lost to Miley Cyrus's "The Climb". Directed by Nigel Dick, the film clip plays on schoolgirl fantasies, with Spears wearing a schoolgirl outfit that exposes her mid-drift. It registered the second biggest debut-week sales of 2008 for a female artist, only behind Taylor Swift's Fearless. Due to the song's double entendre in the chorus, the Parents Television Council (PTC) threatened to file indecency complaints with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) against any station that played the song between 6a.m. and 10p.m.[102] A clean edit of the song, titled "If U See Amy", was later sent to radio by Jive Records. Consequently, the release of "Radar" as the fourth single from Blackout was cancelled so Spears could focus on Circus. [22] She stated that Circus marked the longest time she had spent recording an album, adding: "I think it is more urban [] I'm writing every day, right here at the piano in this living room"[23] and also described the album as her best work to date.[24]. [] The American Humane Association monitors animal action in film and television. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ", "Best Bits and Winners: the Vodafone MTVAAs! [117] Slant Magazine's Eric Henderson shared a similar sentiment, suggesting that the album's "self-actualization" gave off a "hollow" feel through the majority of the record. * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. It was released on December 2, 2008, through Jive Records as the second single from her sixth studio album of the same name. [27] Danja reported that he worked on tracks at the Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles, while Spears recorded them at the Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California. There is no place for apology or humble platitudes. 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Circus is the second single from Circus album of American singer Britney Spears. After she listened to the track for the first time, she felt inspired to create an album and a tour with a circus theme. The 38-year-old pop princess has been steadily lighting up Instagram with her killer body amid COVID-19 while the Toxic singer was dissed for barely appearing at a virtual dinner party featuring stars including Paris Hilton and Liam Payne on Thursday, she received no complaints as her Friday video showed her happy, carefree, and showing that tramp stamp. [9][10][11] Spears made her directional debut with the music video for "Do Somethin'" (2005), credited as her alter ego "Mona Lisa". Britney Spears in her 'Baby One More Time' music video. into sleazy, raunchy, dirrty adult-pop product. [36] The video was set to be released on December 5, 2008, on Entertainment Tonight, but it was moved at the last minute to December 4, 2008. [33], Writing for USA Today, Steve Jones applauded Spears for being "resilient" and "[knowing] who she is as a singer" and not "[wasting] time searching for artistic direction or overthinking her appeal. It became Spears' best-selling single in the country since her debut "Baby One More Time" (1998). "[20] 1st press on Clear With White and Gold Swirl vinyl. We haven't even run an ad yet and we've sold over 100,000 tickets.". The album was first released on November 28, 2008, [1] by Jive Records. [40] It was also nominated for four VMAs at the 2009 awards in the categories of Best Art Direction, Best Choreography, Best Cinematography and Best Editing. The couple said "I do" in front of about 60 guests (including. You can play with a circus in so many different ways". . Tags: spears bikini. [35] Spears chose Lawrence, since he was the "only person who could capture it, make it really twisted, eccentric and different". In the last chorus, Spears returns to the circus ring, surrounded by two elephants, many more circus performers, dancers and fire breathers. 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[1][2] The same year, she gave her voice to the character Donner in the American dubbing of Robbie the Reindeer's television specials Hooves of Fire (1999) and Legend of the Lost Tribe (2002). Kill the Lights. "Circus" by Britney SpearsListen to Britney Spears: https://BritneySpears.lnk.to/listenYDSubscribe to the official Britney Spears YouTube channel: https://Br. Stream songs including "Womanizer", "Circus" and more. [1] It is her second best-selling digital single in the country. The Circus singer was keeping her 24.2 million followers entertained as she worked her smokeshow body in a tiny orange crop top with puff sleeves yes, the abs were on show, with Britney also seen tugging down her tiny white shorts in parts of the footage. [1], In Canada, the track debuted at number two based solely on digital downloads, being blocked from ascending to the top spot by Lady Gaga's "Poker Face". The tour consisted of four legs: two in North America, one in Europe and one in Oceania. She gushed about her future husband in the caption, writing, "Thank you baby for always. [5] "Circus" was recorded at Conway Recording Studios and Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, and at Glenwood Place Studio in Burbank, California. ";[45] it drew similarities to Spears' song "Early Mornin" from In the Zone (2003). Britney Spears Video Essentials Futuristic videos driven by iconic looks and bold choreography. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Retour sur 5 de ses plus grands tubes", "French album certifications Britney Spears Circus", "Adatbzis Arany- s platinalemezek 2009", "The Irish Charts - 2008 Certification Awards - Platinum", "Japanese album certifications ", "Wyrnienia Zote pyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku", "Russian album certifications Britney Spears Circus".