Friday, February 8, 2008

Singles

* "Gimme More" is the first single from Blackout. Spears performed the song at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards on September 9, 2007. It was released earlier to radio stations on August 30, 2007 and as a digital download on iTunes on September 27, 2007. "Gimme More" became Spears' highest peaking single since "...Baby One More Time," having reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100. Since the release in September of 2007, "Gimme More" has been certified gold in the U.S.

* "Piece of Me" was released for radio airplays in the US and set as the second single off the album. The music video was shot on November 27, 2007 at Los Angeles restaurant and night club Social Hollywood. It debuted at number sixty-five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart mostly due to its digital download sales. Since the release of the "Piece of Me" music video, the single has risen to number eighteen. It has also reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart, number two on the UK Singles Chart, and number five on the Canadian Hot 100 so far.

* Although the next single has not been officially announced, "Millennium Dance Complex" owner stated that Spears is practicing a routine for the song "Hot as Ice". On the same day, X17online reported that Spears told photographers while leaving the studio that she plans to shoot a new music video for the song "Hot as Ice" and that she wants it to be "Something new" and fresh..

* Contrary to the media reports that "Hot as Ice" is the next single, a promo CD has just been released for "Break the Ice" and has been confirmed by her official website, Britney.com . In addition, the single has been steadily climbing the Mediabase chart, and is currently at number sixty-one.

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