broken heart broken heart song recorded american singer britney_spears debut studio album baby time released december fifth final single album spears recorded unused song sent labels executives commented rare hear young deliver emotional content commercial appeal appointing singer work producer teen pop ballad written produced white features spears singing loss love breaking hard broken heart received mixed positive reviews music critics noted song classic hit competent single despite considering like ballads album calling rejection ballad refers kissing broken heart achieved moderate success peaking number australia new_zealand imports song managed peak number united_kingdom united_states broken heart reached number billboard hot pop songs later certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa march shipping physical units single 8th best selling physical single 2000s country accompanying music video directed released december portrayed spears packing belongings away home feeling upset knows going miss love video subject controversy press panned singer hiring adult filmmaker direct video spears representative commented aware dark music videos singer performed broken heart live appearances including grammy awards medley baby time concert tours background june spears talks manager join female pop group mother asked family friend entertainment lawyer opinion submitted tape spears singing whitney houston karaoke song pictures decided wanted pitch record labels needed professional demo sent spears unused song rehearsed week recorded vocals studio sound engineer spears traveled new_york demo met executives labels returning day labels rejected arguing audiences wanted pop bands boys wasn going madonna weeks later executives returned calls senior vice president stated spears audition rare hear age deliver emotional content commercial appeal artist motivation eye tiger extremely important britney appointed work producer white month reportedly shaped voice lower poppy delivery britney hearing recorded material president ordered album broken heart written spears debut studio album baby time spears recorded vocals song new_jersey new_york_city new_york played guitar bass guitar song later mixed white background vocals provided spears released december final single baby time composition broken heart produced described spears soulful ballad draws influence teen pop lasts minutes seconds billboard noted singer turn sad track lyrics talking loss love breaking hard song begins spears declares look said know miss loneliness ahead chorus realizes lost true love stating broken heart time find somebody new real love knew love till according sheet music published broken heart composed key major set time signature common time slowly tempo beats minute single teen pop influenced song song composed key major set time signature common time moderate tempo beats minute spears vocal range spans octaves low note high note said lyrics born happy verge sort boy noted spears puts heartfelt soul critical response broken heart received mixed positive reviews music critics sputnikmusic considered song competent single mtv criticized lyrics deeming rejection ballad references kissing rolling_stone called broken heart hit baby time drive crazy song track pick allmusic review stephen_thomas_erlewine praised singles album saying baby time share crafted filler singles combined britney burgeoning charisma pretty great piece author considered lyrics noticed track seen interesting relevant fans clearly enjoyed song billboard critic praised song review column eighteen year old britney_spears biggest selling new artist spreads like soft cream cheese fourth runaway smash single spin baby time year ago ballad following debut drive crazy broken heart possesses breezy air certain continue success singles charts helm time writing producing song easily appeal miss spears young core potential chart mature audience spears star shining brighter track serve ace chart performance chart issue dated february broken heart number billboard hot following issue song peaked number selling physical units single greatest sales title week song went number number hot singles sales chart peaking number chart issue dated march broken heart appeared billboard component charts peaking number tracks number pop songs number march broken heart certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa shipping physical units single country end song peaked number billboard hot year end chart broken heart 8th best selling physical single 2000s according nielsen_soundscan june broken heart sold physical singles paid digital downloads united_states spears second best selling physical single country australia broken heart entered aria chart number peaking number following issue song stayed total weeks chart performed better new_zealand peaked number imports broken heart manage peak number united_kingdom canada staying weeks song peaked number dated week february music video background synopsis commissioned music video song directed according dark label hired intention image spears naughty persona baby time stated wanted story oriented video dance emotional stated filming joke feel comfortable acting opposed britney_spears moment video produced music video portrays spears packing belongings away home feeling upset knows going miss love video scenes couple past seen spears sitting tyre swing including climb spears singing song spears standing billboard reads welcome gardens similar video lucky end video spears waiting bus stop time love driving come time time finally gets spears left taken bus reception according writer music video attracted attention press clash spears image dark catalogue spears representative spoke sunday sport revealed far aware director music videos video young teenage girls sexy dark responded negative reviews saying don deny adult films like people know don currently haven long time billboard reporter noted don think people buy records concerned background video director author definitive history women rock pop soul noted hiring dark video director implied spears innocent time journalists said spears queen pop new video broken heart entirely affair mtv considered suitably soft focus affair video added mtv list biggest best memorable music videos year beginning mtv highly criticized spears music video thought singer lack musical talent begun affect career dark selected director video commented spears history questionable decisions cited rolling_stone early condemned example continued state plotline set singer fast track adulthood questioned bed britney tabloid recently reported old louisiana mother approval fans want believe britney member boys fact work spears started running darker crowd finished review saying avant garde film techniques britney lips speaking frankly light lives hurts fire broken hearts live performances broken heart performed time spears tour baby release single spears performed song medley baby time 42nd grammy awards spears wearing skirt beginning performance dancers surrounded enormous hand fans singing shortened version song took moments shuffle form fitting red outfit emerged stage perform baby time jocelyn_vena mtv included performance list spears best performances spears performed song 2000s crazy tour dancers picked boy audience invited onstage spears dedicated performance broken heart boy year song performed world tour wearing jeans orange performed acoustic version song guitarist skip spears performed broken heart born happy concert performances recorded included spears home video release time britney_spears song performed television program january baby time track listings credits personnel credits broken heart adapted baby time liner notes britney_spears lead vocals white audio mixing producer songwriting audio mixing guitar bass guitar bass guitar charts certifications release history
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