This Day in Pop: Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) music video premieres in 2002 (March 26)

[PokemonSpears]

 

On March 26, 2002 Britney Spears released the Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) music video. The album version of the song had already been released outside of the US as the second single off her album Britney in late 2001, while the US got I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman. In early 2002, the singles were released in the opposite regions, but the remix produced by Rodney Jerkins, and described by him as "having an old-school-type rhythm", was the one sent to the American radio stations instead, on April 1st.

The music video was shot at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, the first weekend of March. Chris Applebaum directed it and it was produced under A Band Apart Productions (which also produced Oops!... I Did It Again). According to Applebaum, Britney herself came up with the concept of the video and admired her impressive stamina after a marathon shoot of 23 hours that wrapped up at 5:00 AM on Monday. He also said that "the shoot went so smoothly, the most derailing obstacle was less-than-scrumptious catering".  Brian Friedman was in charge of the choreography.

In 2017, Chris Applebaum shared a clip of the video on his Instagram, revealing he prepped the video while on an IV drip at the hospital due to a stomach ailment, and that production designer Shel Greb drew art sketches for the sets, sitting in the chair by his bed.

 

Joe D'Angelo from MTV News considered that the Darkchild Remix video "furthers her "I'm Not a Girl" crusade to shirk her adolescent image":

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Britney Spears will do as she pleases no matter who's watching. Even the protective gaze of a burly bodyguard or a sudden downpour isn't enough to stand between her and a night of fun.

The clip furthers her "I'm Not a Girl" crusade to shirk her adolescent image, as she and five friends outsmart her bodyguard with the old "you're wanted elsewhere" trick and sneak out of a hotel and into an underground dance club.

The videoclip starts with Britney and her friends at a hotel room, where they're watching a reporter on the TV criticizing Britney's revealing outfits. Britney turns off the TV and convinces her friends to go outside, tricking the security guard that was watching her door to leave after calling him on the phone, disguising her voice with a towel. We then see them walking through the hallway of the hotel, in a shot that resembles Janet Jackson's Son of a Gun video, which was released a few months earlier and that was also filmed at the same hotel.

A group of guys arrives at the hotel, and Britney and her pals steal their car which was parked at the entrance. Her friends are driving her to some place, when they push a button that turns the car into a limo with a dancefloor and a DJ turntable. After that, we see them back at the hotel, this time with a different outfit, for the dance break of the song.

In the end we see the group of girls sneaking through an alley to get to the "Sugardawg", but they get caught by a sudden rain before they make it. They perform there the final part of the choreography, as the paparazzi that were waiting at the entrance of the club notice them, and the video finishes with now the picture of a wet Britney making the news with the same TV news reporter from the beginning.

We also see some intercalated shots of Britney wearing a lime green dress, dancing by herself, throughout the videoclip.

 

The Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) remains the only official video of Britney (not counting alternative cuts) that hasn't been uploaded to her official YouTube channel since its creation in 2009.

 

 

 

[princessmimi]

Her best looking video imo

She looked like complete GODDESS in it!
However the only thing is that I dont like the remix, 

the original is WAY better!

[Anibalto]

The dance break is iconic. No one, not a single ***** out there can top this choreo, and remains as one or her best choreo to date. 

[Midnight]

The middle picture at the top is pure fire. If I was a woman I would love to have Brits body she looked sooo good.

[phinyls]

this is the supreme version of the song - fight me  

[Britneylandia]

[Look But Don't Touch]

THE BEST MUSIC VIDEO  Still waiting for her lazy team to upload it on YT 

[rennen]

One of her best. 

[HIM]

I remember watching it every time after the movie on the Crossroads DVD extras 

[Marcanthony]

Where's the femme fatale thread?

[MortalMarshmallow]

Best mv outfits ever 🔥 (not the lime 🍈 dress although it’s nice too).

I don’t even notice the difference between the original and remixed song 💩 but I do prefer raunchy over sugary sweet here

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[Frankie8]

Great video. Iconic choreo. I remember hearing the neighbors were complaining while Brit was filming the outside rain scene where she's dancing, because the music was loud and it went on for hours as they did multiple takes and it was the middle of the night. And the same part of the song was playing over and over again.

[4darkchildney]

My favorite video of hers ❤️

[THE_MIKY]

Definitely the best looks of Britney on a music video, she looked amazing, her outfits were amazing and the choreography is amazing. And I personally love that remix!

[NastyT]

I LOVE this video!

And I hate to compare women’s looks but I always make an exception for Britney! 
 

No other pop star can touch Britney’s looks and body at her prime! Hottest pop star on the planet!

[britneymegamix]

In my opinion, her best look in a music video, followed by Toxic and Do Somethin'. Pure ***iness and beauty. This is Britney Spears. 

[Isla]

One of my top 5 Britney music videos. She looks fierce, the outfits are iconic and the choreography was great too.

Waiting for that VEVO upload

[PokemonSpears]

5 hours ago, Marcanthony said:

Where's the femme fatale thread?

jk, as I said on the merch thread, with previous albums people complained because I did the threads before the US release date, so this time I decided to wait for March 29, and now it turns out everyone wanted to celebrate it on the European release anniversary 

I thought about doing it yesterday, but I wasn't feeling well, so I chose to favor the Overprotected, and I guess I'll end up doing it until the 29, because tomorrow is Oops single, then there's something else the following day, so yeah. 

 

[SJK]

Till this day this is my favorite video of hers choreography and looks wise. 
She looked flawless in this video!! 

[Jordan Miller]

One of my favorite Britney videos/songs EVER