piece piece song recorded american singer britney_spears fifth studio album released november second single album song written produced swedish producers response media scrutiny spears private life seen working years piece song recorded self manifesto song lyrics written like biography retelling musically piece electro song runs tempo dance beat spears voice heavily synthesized constantly shifts pitch backing vocals provided avant music critics cited highlights rolling_stone ranked song number list best songs commercially successful peaking number ireland reaching positions australia austria canada denmark finland new_zealand sweden united_kingdom united_states second single album peaked chart music video directed portrayed spears life time showed friends order confuse concept spears situation received mixed reviews critics arguing body digitally altered video nominated categories mtv_video_music_awards won including video year piece performed song shares title spears las_vegas residency britney piece performed background piece written produced swedish duo professionally known recording spears years saw hand regular activities interrupted including experience hamburg deemed scary spears worked radar toy soldier album considered finished persuaded work new track commented rule write songs spears personal life label rejected sweet dreams response track justin_timberlake cry river duo wrote piece sent spears loved worked track stockholm sweden spears recorded vocals los_angeles california stated spears extremely came studio recorded song half hour learned lyrics heart car piece later mixed stockholm october radio interview spears talked song saying lot people ask questions don know intentions stuff like kind cute way putting know like want piece know cool cute clever way cute song like composition piece described backed electro instrumental track performed pop groove song composed key minor time signature common time melody runs tempo dance beat spears vocals span octaves heavily synthesized constantly pitch shifted track consists vocal causing split sound effect making difficult voice spears background vocals provided swedish pop singer sing line extra extra chorus writer sings repeated piece line voice sputnikmusic drew comparisons songs specifically single handle lyrics piece written reaction scrutiny spears private life media deal fame living spotlight verse spears sings want piece repeated song according new_york_times line accusation invitation threat piece constructed common verse chorus pattern piece written like biography retelling spears sung nearly spoken manner digital_spy compared lyrics rehab bill_lamb said piece makes michael_jackson scream sound like critical reception digital spy gave piece stars calling salute media electro cry defiance warning turning opening line great height penned reveals spears laughing hardest year media antics observer watson entertainment weekly named piece standout tracks album blender called best tracks said song doubt best track album masterpiece new_york_times said evoke horror finally spears life brilliant pitchfork_media suggested voice way edges music suggests price fame identity understand filter hear multiple backing fragment identity turn song universal sputnikmusic picked album highlights rolling_stone named best track album deeming tabloid said musically songs piece radar break ice dimensional robotic exercises stephen allmusic commented avant try desperately craft defiant anthem tabloid fixture couldn bothered write said song slowly production lyrical theme close connection trials spears deal weren penned singer easily recorded fairly input week song later included rolling_stone best songs number chart performance november piece debuted number billboard hot february song peaked number second consecutive single reach number chart song shipped copies united_states earning platinum certification recording_industry_association_of_america riaa march piece sold digital downloads united_states according nielsen_soundscan sixth best selling digital single country canada song entered canadian hot number thirty seven november april reached peak position number piece certified platinum paid digital downloads february piece debuted australian_singles_chart number song shipped copies australia earning platinum certification australian_recording_industry_association aria new_zealand song debuted number thirty december certified gold recording_industry_association_of_new_zealand rianz sales copies united_kingdom piece debuted number singles chart december week ending december physical release track peaked number january week ending date january according official_charts_company song sold copies ireland song debuted number seven irish_singles_chart december january peaked number stayed position weeks piece achieved similar success europe peaking inside european hot singles chart austria denmark finland sweden reaching belgium flanders wallonia czech_republic italy netherlands music video development music video piece filmed november november nightclub restaurant los_angeles california directed previously worked spears music video girl woman british national newspaper daily_mail reported video cost expensive music video music video toxic scenes music video spears wore purple dress american designer spears reportedly arrived hours late set spending day sons talked situation saying late people big thing late people running street chasing car long day crew literally hour day crew hours got late showed kicked ass explained concept music video music video wanted mirror experience kind confidence literally confident fun going sarcastic having laugh going confidence dance piece hair hair dropped hair intercut hair hair piece heart choreographed dance end said let synopsis video begins blonde women changing clothes putting dancing bedroom outside taking pictures situation window spears appears multi colored illuminated background wearing short brown fur vest black bra ripped low rise jeans intercut scenes spears wearing white fur vest tearing tabloid covers creating positive ones britney bitch exceptional tabloid particular labeled rats weakly likely pun star magazine written backwards chorus spears joins women wearing matching blond bob dark sunglasses black trench coats enter nightclub spears wearing purple dress spears starts flirting man guides women bathroom discovers hidden camera chest writes forehead dance sequence song ends spears women dance bathroom end women seen bedroom watching entertainment news program britney invasion earlier reported final scene shows close spears reception music video received mixed reviews critics arguing spears body digitally altered daily_telegraph commented britney presumably help digital turned clock looking young gave dose said bad bad favourite protesting deposition wearing pop august announced video nominated best pop video video year mtv_video_music_awards ceremony held september spears won categories october live interview new_york explained shocked won saying cool video think far videos way better shocked got video year inspiring going forward videos crazy happens international version international version video officially released version exactly original difference early shots spears dances background replaced shots spears short blonde bob wig wearing purple dress black background flashing lights mtv alternate video november mtv launched contest britney spears wants piece fans direct separate video song footage interviews performances spears fans mix create mash footage winning video premiered december mtv spears picked winner winner received device year subscription spears entire discography released united_states live performances piece performed second song end performance circus spears took red jacket represented reveal black crystals high laced boots designed dean smoke surrounded entered cage middle stage piece began performance spears represented slave attempted escape dancers piece performed following spears climbed small platform started performing song floating stage male dancers dressed policemen took shirts reveal hollywood reporter named best performances don let know stating ironically ones fewest song currently performed live spears las_vegas residency britney piece track listings credits personnel lead vocals britney spears writers avant recording avant mixing keyboard programming bass piano guitar vocals charts certifications release history
Piece of Me