Jive Records artist Britney Spears’ latest hit “Gimme More” is shaping up to be another worldwide hit. Nationally, only one week of its release “Gimme More” tops the iTunes Store Top Songs chart at # 1 with over 179,000 digital download sales and races of the charts with a meteoric jump from # 63 to # 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. In Australia and Canada the single ranks # 1 on iTunes while entering the Top 20 in the Top 100 Airplay chart. “Gimme More” is Spears highest charting success since its first single “… Baby One More Time.”
The “Gimme More” video is scheduled to be sold exclusively through iTunes on Friday, October 5 and was officially unveiled in all other video outlets on Monday, October 8.
In addition, the song is receiving critical acclaim. Rolling Stone describes “Gimme More” as “elegant” and “tacky.” It was produced by Nate “Danja” Hills, the result of making producer who has worked with Nelly Furtado, Timbaland and more. The first single from her highly anticipated album titled Blackout.
Britney Spears was very involved in the development of its fifth studio album, Blackout. She collaborated with top-notch composers and producers to produce an optimistic album, with a nod to past musical influences and an ear toward the future. The album includes songs like “Heaven on Earth,” produced by promising newcomer Freescha and Kara DioGuardi whose credits include Kelly Clarkson of “walk.” People magazine describes the songs as “… FAVE and prompt a reversal of [the]” I love ‘era Donna Summer. “Entertainment Weekly says the 25-year-old singer” unleashes an adult of sound, reflected in “Radar,” produced by the Swedish team Bloodshy and Avant, the duo behind Spears’ Grammy-winning “Toxic.” Bloodshy and Avant also produced the much talked about “Piece of Me”, one of his “fierce” and “personal” songs with poignant lyrics according to EW. The album title, Blackout refers to blocking of the negativity and embracing life fully and captures the dance-friendly nature of the songs.
Britney Spears is one of the best-selling artists of the last decade, since its 14x platinum selling debut album … Baby One More Time (1999), which has led to the resurgence of pop music and instantly changed the musical landscape. To date, has sold over 83 million units worldwide and has influenced the pop world with an ever-changing mix of cutting-edge sound and forward-looking videos. Multi-platinum album sales that include Oops … I Did It Again (2000), Britney (2001) and in the area (2003), seven # 1 singles worldwide, and four # 1 albums, Spears is part of a rarefied group of top selling female artists in SoundScan era that include multi-platinum superstars such as Celine Dion, Mariah Carey and Shania Twain.