don let know don let know song recorded american singer britney_spears second studio album released march fourth final single album meeting producer switzerland spears recorded songs album including don let know considered favorites album additional lyrics written guitar player country pop singer teen pop ballad speaks woman wanting hear boyfriend needs loves features sound similar david_bowie pop song china girl don let know received positive reviews music critics considered good break album genre praised spears vocals comparing song attained moderate commercial success reaching number romania peaking inside austria europe switzerland reaching positions european countries don let know released mainstream radio united_states failed chart major music chart country accompanying music video directed portrays spears love scenes fictional boyfriend played french model singer real life boyfriend time justin_timberlake said annoyed kissing scenes original video considered time spears mother contained sexually explicit material parts video edited release public march promotion song spears performed saturday night live view included concert tours don let know nominated category best song spears named don let know favorite songs career background spears began work second studio album sweden switzerland meeting switzerland singer started record songs album including don let know finishing track spears revealed interview billboard album didn voice songs great weren challenging song incredible going surprise people best way don let know written produced additional lyrics written wife spears recorded vocals song november december switzerland later mixed programmed live concert hawaii included second home video release live spears claimed song favourites don let know released january final single album composition don let know pop ballad lasts minutes seconds song composed key major set time signature common time tempo beats minute spears vocal range spans low note high key nme staff reviewer said song takes riff david_bowie pop china girl puts cocktail hour bass love film strings mtv compared riff taste honey cover commented eagles esque chorus features 80s hair band power ballad groove britney soul vocal channels knocks feet jam said song nice break baby yeah drum beats pepper songs sic compared backing vocals nicely old fashioned lyrically don let know alludes spears wants hear boyfriend needs way loves spears considered pure delicate song songs pull like like singing continued think wrote specially lyrics song listen relate cause kind young lyrics think don think probably sing words saying critical response don let know received positive reviews contemporary critics stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic deemed sentimental ballad ballads review considered perfectly constructed ballads jam called song best showcase spears talents nme staff reviewer considered track absolutely frightening deeming don let know polished ballad praising songwriting billboard journalist noted spears vocal range colleagues christina_aguilera instantly recognizable style indicates developing soulful edge emotional depth glass shattering commenting confirmed penned ballad don let know reviewing jocelyn_vena mtv considered song toxic old school jams song nominated category best song commercial performance don let know commercially available united_states sent mainstream radio april track failed appear major music chart united_states don let know successful europe debuting peaking number european hot singles chart issue dated april song able reach austria switzerland attaining positions belgium flanders finland ireland norway sweden united_kingdom debuted peaked number april exiting singles chart weeks don let know achieved commercial success romania reached number best selling single despite reaching number denmark song later certified shipping units single county single released australia instead included bonus second disc limited edition released country music video music video don let know directed american photographer shot key miami florida week january spears revealed inspired janet_jackson video love select video director according singer wanted fresh outfit dancing meant boiled act song impressive revealed setting video built funky beach similar madonna wicked game story pretty britney longing tell words said impressed chemistry singer fictional boyfriend played french model spears real life boyfriend time justin_timberlake said spears kissing scenes french model according mtv spears mother criticized considered original music video time contained sexually explicit material parts video edited release public music video debuted number mtv march video begins spears boyfriend cuts love interest fire included boyfriend love scene inside spears words wants boyfriend know second half video seen tree boyfriend reaches scenes running beach boyfriend chasing spears wears bikini pair shorts video music video considered spears video alternate footage video found dvd spears compilation album greatest_hits considered footage makes use britney body work opening door love interest toxic making cameos live performances performance don let know march crazy tour pensacola florida spears appeared onstage sitting magic carpet flew audience singing song releasing second studio album spears performed song american music saturday night live view performed song live 2000s world tour performing climbed staircase briefly spoke audience moving performance song wore long white dress trimmed feathers don let know performed dream dream tour performance consisted spears singing song elevated platform wearing evening gown artificial snow falling ceiling dancers performed routine years later don let know performed spears performance consists spears sitting swing singing song whilst male dancer dances beneath point feet swing whilst hollywood reporter named best performances piece stating ironically ones fewest review special broadcast american premium television channel tour jocelyn_vena mtv summarized thoughts performance saying rare days britney_spears soft takes break nonstop fist pumping music spectacle kicks old school showing heart soul bust power ballad track listings credits personnel credits don let know adapted liner notes technical recorded switzerland mixed pocket productions ltd personnel charts chart procession succession certifications release history
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