Check out this new Britney Spears
single cover for her current radio smash single, "Circus."
#1, selling more than 500,000 units in its first week. Circus will be her fifth #1
album. According to Billboard, Britney will join Barbra Streisand,
Madonna, Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson on the list of female singers who has had more than four #1 albums.
So sippers,
aren’t you happy that Britney finally got it together? And what do you
think of this new single cover?
– Bumble Bee
Fabulous album! She is definitely on top of the game again and I bet “Circus” (the song) will be a major hit also! The single cover looks lovely, especially her cheery smile on it. Oh, you crazy girlfriend, I love you Brit 🙂
Rather than assuming that Britney has “got it together,” I would point out that Blackout is actually just as good of a CD, if not better, than Circus. The only difference is the implied listener. Blackout is a dance CD through-and-through, meant for the sexually promiscuous listener (or at least aspirer to sexual promiscuity). Circus, on the other hand, contains numerous dance tracks, such as “Circus,” “Womanizer,” and “Kill the Lights.” The rest of the CD, however, looks back to classics Britney tracks such as “Sometimes”–therefore, laden with a fabricated innocence. This implied listener likes to pretend that she (or gay he) is hot and naughty yet still maintains a sense of decorum. I, for one, prefer to construct my identity as a slut so you can guess that I find Britney’s love ballads to be simulacra and prefer what I hope is the real Britney: a squeeze ball, oversexed hussy.
All the best,
puppywhipper
P.S. We have to remember that Britney is a product. Even if she were in jail for drug charges or unruly conduct (a la Kid Rock), she would come out with a CD that partially reflects her life. She ISN’T writing the lyrics to the tracks. Everything is manufactured, just as a her public persona. Read Chuck Klosterman “Bending Spoons with Britney Spears” in his collection IV for more insights into Britney’s pop-produced psyche.
I’m sorry, Thomas, but I don’t agree with you on most things. I don’t have the breath to go into this (man, have I argued with a lot of guys about Brit lately), but to respond to your last comment: she co-wrote four songs on the album and the one in particular, “My Baby”, which she only co-wrote with Sigsworth, reflects her own personal love. Is that manufactured, I ask you? While I do believe she’s a commercial figure (pretty freaking duh), don’t just consider that to be a generalising characteristic. Thank you.