Sometimes (Britney Spears song)

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" Sometimes " is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her debut album, ... Baby One More Time (1999). Written by JÃÆ'¶rgen Elofsson and produced by Elofsson himself, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, the song was released as Spears' second single on April 30, 1999 by Jive Records. "Sometimes" is a teen pop song influenced by bubblegum pop, and alludes to a relationship in which a shy girl is reserved to express feelings to her lover. The song received mixed public reviews from contemporary critics.

"Sometimes" to achieve success worldwide, culminating in the top ten in eleven countries. In the United States, the song peaked at number twenty-one. The song reached number one in Belgium (Flanders), Netherlands and New Zealand, while reaching number two in Australia. In the UK, the song reached number three, and was also Spears' third best-selling single in the country. The accompanying music video, directed by Nigel Dick, was shot at Paradise Cove in Malibu, California. This describes Spears watching her love interest from afar. Spears has done "Sometimes" in her four concert tour, including in... Baby One More Time Tour (1999), Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour (2000-01), and Dream Within a Dream Tour (2001-02).

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Before recording his debut album, Spears originally envisioned it in the style of "Sheryl Crow music, but younger [and] more contemporary adults". However, the singer agreed with the appointment of his label producer, who had a goal to reach the teenage public at the time. He flew to Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, where half of the album was recorded from March to April 1998, with producers Max Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, among others. "Sometimes" written by JÃÆ'¶rgen Elofsson, and produced by Per Magnusson and David Kreuger. Spears recorded vocals for the song in May 1998, at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. It was also mixed at Cheiron Studios by Martin. EsbjÃÆ'¶rn ÃÆ' â € "hrwall plays an acoustic guitar, while the bass guitar is done by Thomas Lindberg. Keyboard and programming are performed by Kreuger, and additional keyboards by Magnusson. The background vocals are provided by Anders von Hoffsten. Spears also wrote and recorded a song titled "I'm So Curious", produced by Eric Foster White, which was released as b-side to "Sometimes". The song was recorded in 1997 at 4MW East Studios in New Jersey. "Sometimes" was released as the second single from ... Baby One More Time on April 30, 1999.

Songwriting controversy

This song creates controversy over the writing of credit. Steve Wallace, an Indiana songwriter, claimed he wrote "Sometimes" in 1990, but did not own the copyright until 2003, four years after Spears registered the copyright. Wallace claims Spears claimed he wrote the song, by showing the court the possible e-mails of the singer, who said, "I now know the fact that you wrote ['Sometimes']. But there is nothing I can do about it. That's all I can say about it. "The e-mail was considered fake and the lawsuit was dismissed on October 31, 2005, when Judge John D. Tinder stated that the singer did not steal the song.

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Composition

"Sometimes" is a romantic teen pop song influenced by bubblegum pop, with a length of four minutes and four seconds. This song is organized in B key? and set in a general time mark with a fairly slow tempo of 96 beats per minute. After the bridge, it switches to B major. Spears vocal range spans nearly two octaves from low tone F ₃ to high E tone ₅ . This song has a sequence of Cm ₁₁ -F ₇ sus-B ? -B ? (9)/DF/AF as the chord. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic notes "Sometimes" has "interesting tones and charming melodies, with a reminiscent rhythm of euro dance."

The lyrics, this song is a "sad ballad", in which Spears announces his introduction, "You say that you fall in love with me/That you can not distract your beautiful eyes from me/not I do not want to stay/But every time you come too near my move ". According to music expert Melanie Lowe, "Spears shows a different side of her personality [with 'Sometimes'] than she does in her other songs." Both also commented on the song "lacked a fuller rhythm of drive and track backing, with a smoother and more rounded syntho instrument", while describing Spears vocals as more natural when compared to "... Baby One More Time" and "(You Made Me crazy".

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Critical reception

The book review from CD Universe commented that the song "warning of potential love from [Spears] takes time and patience, rolling well with slow grooves and big taps." Amanda Murray of Sputnikmusic is considered "Sometimes" a competent person, but claims the song is mediocre. Kyle Anderson of MTV says that the song "introduces the first ballads to Baby One More Time", and considers it "quite reasonable, even though through three songs, Spears's lyrics approach appears to be completely about people, like, he never stopped thinking about them. "Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone called" Sometimes "became a" further hit "of ... Baby One More Time , along with "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" and "(You drive me crazy." Spence D. of IGN considers "Sometimes" the song "[Max Martin] adult pop glossy", while Annabel Leathes of the BBC Online says the song "represents innocent years when Britney is annoyed and aroused in equal measure." During the 2000 BMI Pop Awards, "Sometimes" was rewarded with the Most Performing BMI Song Award. In 2017, Dave Fawbert of ShortList included the song as "one of the biggest key changes in your history sik ".

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Commercial performance

"Sometimes" to achieve commercial success worldwide. The song reached number one in Belgium (Flanders), Netherlands and New Zealand, and was certified Gold at the last by the New Zealand Recording Industry Association (RIANZ), to sell over 7,500 physical units from singles. It also peaked at number two in Australia, where it was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), after shipping over 70,000 units, and number four in Finland and Sweden, while reaching the top ten on five other music charts. "Sometimes" was also successful in England. It entered and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart on June 26, 1999. According to The Official Charts Company, "Sometimes" was Spears's third best-selling single in the UK, with sales of more than 456,000 physical units. In the United States, the song peaked at number 21 on Billboard Hot 100 in the week of July 24, 1999, while reaching number 11 in Adult Contemporary and number 29 on the Adult Pop Song charts. Although the song enjoys heavy game, it is not available physically to spur album sales. It also reached its peak at number six on Pop Songs. "Sometimes" is also certified Silver by the Syndicat National de l'Æ' ucidion Phonographique (SNEP), for sales of more than 125,000 single units in France, where it peaked at number 13.

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Music video

Spears started practicing for a music video for "Sometimes" in February 1999. However, during practice, the singer injured her knee and was forced to start a physical therapy session. A month later, Spears released in a statement: "I want to thank the wonderful fans and everyone who has offered their love and support during this time," while revealing that he will not be able to record a music video until April 1999. Video The music was later directed by Nigel Dick, who also directed the previous video for his debut debut in 1998 '"... Baby One More Time". It was shot at Paradise Cove in Malibu, California. The music video was released on May 6, 1999 on Total Request Live .

According to MTV, the initial concept for a music video is to describe Spears on the terrace of a beach house watching a bunch of kids having fun, prompting a flashback of her ex-boyfriend. The video starts with Spears going to the telescope, and Spears is looking through the telescope. The concept then changed a man and a dog walking on the beach, portraying the singer as a neighbor girl, paying attention to his love interest, played by Chad Cole's model, from afar. The beach location was preserved, and the music video tangled with the Spears dance scene at Paradise Cove pier with dancers dressed all white on the beach, then Spears sat by the car. A writer from Rolling Stone noted that the video is famous for "purifying the sexy persona introduced by Spears in '... Baby One More Time' video", while describing it as "a virgin Britney in a long , a flowing white dress (and other polite attire) gazing at the clean boy on the beach, then walking on the balcony with a pink ball, then performing a choreography featuring the dancers forming his heart while he sings that he just wants to "hug you tight, treat you correctly. "Spears sits on a picnic blanket wishing she was there with her, leaving alone." On February 20, 2012, behind-the-scenes video footage leaked online.

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Track list

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Personnel

Credits for "Accidental" and "I'm Very Curious" are taken from a single liner record.

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Diagram

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Certification

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Releasing history

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Note

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References

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External links

• The official music video on "Vevo" - Vevo.
• Lyrics of this song in MetroLyrics

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