Britney Spears’ Blackout It contains some of her most experimental songs. The “…Baby One More Time” singer Blackout It made her feel spiritual, which is a bold claim considering the song in question. Blackout It’s one of the most important albums of the last 25 years.
Britney Spears’ ‘Blackout’ features her fiercest vocal performance yet
In the 2023 memoir The woman in meIn “Hot as Ice,” Spears talked about one of her best album tracks. “When I recorded ‘Hot as Ice,’ I walked into the studio and six huge men were sitting next to me,” she said. “That was probably one of the most spiritual recording moments of my life. I was with these men, quietly listening to me sing. My voice was the highest it’d ever been. I sang it twice and I was out. I didn’t even have to try.”
“Hot as Ice” is Spears’ signature sex song. The song isn’t what most people would consider spiritual music. But the “Womanizer” singer has the right to draw spirituality from whatever she likes. Some consider spiritual music to be gospel choirs, while for Spears, it’s weird club songs with bleeping synthesizers.
This song is included in the album Blackoutis often considered Spears’ masterpiece. Blackout “I felt good, but life was tearing me apart from every direction,” the “Toxic” singer said. “Every moment was so extreme. I needed more self-esteem and a sense of worth than I ever dreamed possible at the time. But even though it was such a hard time in every other way, artistically it was amazing. Something I had in my head made me a better artist.”
Britney Spears’ records changed pop music
It took time, but Blackout It became one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the 2000s. In 2020, Rolling Stone magazine Blackout It ranked it 441st on its list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. The magazine particularly praised the punk elements of the hit single “Piece of Me”.
The Blackout helped bring a new style of R&B-influenced dance music into the mainstream. Lady Gaga’s fameFergie DuchessKesha’s animal and Cannibaland the Black Eyed Peas end I got a lot of inspiration BlackoutAmong the fans, Blackout “Pop Bible” may be a bit of a stretch, but the title underscores just how important this album is.
“Blackout” Chart Performance
“Hot as Ice” was not released as a single and did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Blackouton the other hand, was much more popular, peaking at number two on the Billboard 200 and staying on the chart for 34 weeks.
Blackout produced three singles, “Gimme More”, “Piece of Me” and “Break the Ice”. “Gimme More” reached number 3, “Piece of Me” reached number 18 and “Break the Ice” reached number 43. Blackout“Radar” was later included on Spears’ next album. Circus. Circus A version of “Radar” was also released as a single, reaching number 88.
“Hot as Ice” may not be everyone’s favorite religious song, but Spears loved it.
