“I’m a Slave 4 U” parts ways with Spears’s previous singles in a number of ways. It was written and produced by The Neptunes. The song was originally intended for Janet Jackson, who found the song to be too sultry for her vocals and unfit for her album, so The Neptunes offered it to Spears. [...]

Reviews were generally favorable. According to Metacritic, which combines reviews from the nations top critics, the album has a 64% approval rating from critics.
The Sun newspaper in the U.K. had an exclusive preview of the album and were the first ones to post the world’s first reviews of Circus. Of the track, “If U Seek [...]

The controversial music video for Everytime was directed by David LaChapelle. Vanessa Grigoriadis reported in “The Tragedy of Britney Spears” (2008), her cover story for Rolling Stone, that “Her concept was to die in an overflowing bathtub with pills and booze strewn around, and get reincarnated as a baby. There were demons that she was [...]

Announced as the lead single from the album, “Womanizer” was first released to radio stations worldwide on September 26, 2008. It was released commercially in the United States on October 7, 2008 through digital distribution. It was released as a CD single on October 25, 2008 in Australia; November 14, 2008 in Germany; and on [...]