The Singles Collection (Britney Spears album)
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The Singles Collection is the second compilation of the U.S. pop singer Britney Spears. The collection was published as a reminder of its tenth anniversary with her record label Jive Records. The compilation was containing packaged in a slipcase with original cover in many different formats, including a single - disc edition, a CD DVD edition and a boxset 29 singles. The CD DVD edition and the boxset include a DVD of music videos. The album also contains a new track: 3, which was produced by Max Martin and Shellback.
The album could reach the Top 10 in Japan and the French compilation charts and the Top 40 in Australia, Mexico, New Zealand and the United States as well as in a number of European countries. 3 was released as the only single from the album, after all it is in any other section titles to already decoupled songs. In the United States, the song debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first song in three years to have managed this. It is her third number - one hit in the U.S..
Background
On July 12, 2009 Spears confirmed through her Twitter account that she has begun to take new material. She said that she is working with the Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin.
On 23 September 2009 Jive Records officially announced the release of the greatest hits album called The Singles Collection through Spears' official website, due to the ten-year anniversary in the music industry. It is her second greatest hits album after to published in 2004 Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. It was confirmed that the release date of November 24, 2009, and a new single is available, 3, produced by Max Martin. The compilation was available in two editions, a Standard Edition and in a box set. The Standard Edition includes a single CD with 18 songs including 3 The Boxset beinthaltet all 29 songs including 3 wherein each single is housed in a cardboard slipcase with the original cover in the box set, where in addition to ever find even a b-side or a remix is. In addition, the box contains a book with pictures and facts about each song and a DVD with all music videos. On 14 October 2009 Jive Records announced in a press release that the date for the standard version on 10 November 2009 has been brought forward. The date for the box set remained the same.
Commercial success
In the U.S., the album debuted at # 22 with 26,800 sales in its first week. To date, the album about 172,000 times could sell in the U.S.. In Canada, the album has sold over 40,000 times and has won gold. In Mexico, the album debuted at number 15 and was certified gold for sales of over 30,000. On 23 November 2009, the album debuted in Australia at number 23 in the same week, it debuted at number 22 in New Zealand, the album reached the Top 40 in Belgium (Wallonia ), Denmark, Greece, New Zealand and Norway, and was also in Belgium ( Flanders ), Finland, Spain, Great Britain and Germany in the charts.
By broadcasting the Glee episode about Spears album has seen a re-entry at number 47 in the UK. With further 3,561 copies sold, the total number of sales 77 947.
Single release
Chart positions
Contributors
- Song: Britney Spears
- Audio Mastering: Tom Coyne
- Management: Larry Rudolph
- Creative Director: Jackie Murphy
- Art Direction and Design: Meghan Foley, Dan Ichimoto