What was Britney’s smartest career move?

[mmseventy]

I’ve been wondering about this a little bit lately. You can tell even from the really early videos of Britney performing BOMT at shopping malls that she had star quality, but there are also a lot of talented performers who just fizzle out at that level. What do you think was the smartest thing Britney and/or her team did to push her into the next level of stardom? Was it the iconic Oops video, or was it even earlier when she rejected the “power rangers” BOMT video in favour of the schoolgirl outfit? What do you all think?

[frank194]

Say that she was virgin 

[briprin1]

Definitely the BOMT video… it was one of the most talked about videos at the time and even to this day is, when people think of Britney, they think of the school girl outfit from k-mart that she tied up herself. Second of course is the oops outfit.

[whitedove]

Leaving Innosense !!!! 🤪😂😂

[mmseventy]

16 minutes ago, whitedove said:

Leaving Innosense !!!! 🤪😂😂

Probably the true answer tbh  

[Louis-j]

- BOMT video

- Oops video

- In The Zone album

- Toxic

- Everytime

- Blackout album

- Perfume deal

- Pepsi deal

- Acting gig in How I Met Your Mother

 

 

[Jefferson Silva]

saying no to a dance move athough they sent her to Bridges to recovery but it also started the FB movement

[ObsessedBritFan1]

Baby One More Time is an iconic and timeless track. It still slaps today and considered the pinnacle and transition to what we now know as "Pop" genre music. Couple that with an iconic music video with unbeatable dance moves, BOOM, a star is born!

[PokemonSpears]

it depends on what sense. I think in the end any decision, smart or not, defined the outcome of her career. 

Some may say the BOMT video, but if I'm not mistaken, they had already recorded like half the album before she worked with Max Martin. If she didn't work with him, we wouldn't even have BOMT, the song, in the first place. So that was a really important decision. Whose decision, probably someone in the record label 

[Tear the floor up up]

To an extent, MMC..hear me out. I believe the training and experience she learnt from those two years really prepared her for the BOMT era. The director of BOMT said she even came on set already prepared on how to work the cameras.

[Stefani]

Working with Godshy & Slayant.

[Puppy]

Tying up her shirt for the BOMT video, it’s a small decision but look how it catapulted her and her image. It would’ve been a forgettable typical school video as girls her age wore those types of uniforms too but showing her belly in a uniform caused controversy and had people talking and felt conflicted about it. Not to mention it made it look cool rather than cheesy and dorky. 

[hotasice2007]

I would say a lot of the music videos and performances. Some of which include:

-Videos: BOMT, Oops, Toxic, Lucky, Stronger, Slave

-Performances: 2000 VMA's, 2001 VMA's, 2003 VMA's

I think her music videos are some of the best of her generation. They inspired so many other artists. These are the things that built her legacy and continue to live on years later. These are the reasons why her name sold tickets even when she wasn't getting # 1 hits. 

[Krill]

SHE wanted Toxic to become a single

 

[ObsessedBritFan1]

1 minute ago, hotasice2007 said:

I would say a lot of the music videos and performances. Some of which include:

-Videos: BOMT, Oops, Toxic, Lucky, Stronger, Slave

-Performances: 2000 VMA's, 2001 VMA's, 2003 VMA's

I think her music videos are some of the best of her generation. They inspired so many other artists. These are the things that built her legacy and continue to live on years later. These are the reasons why her name sold tickets even when she wasn't getting # 1 hits. 

of her generation?

Name a video this generation that's better? 

[jerusalem86]

Talking strictly career and not overall well-being… For the Record and the Circus era seemed to be very effective at getting Brit back on the good side of the GP

[TakeYourHand]

Britney’s just one of those rare stars where everything she touched and did was iconic and gold. That’s why she’s royalty and was put up there with MJ and Madge early on. She was a Phenomenon. Newer fans will never know the amount of power that girl had. She was it. Everywhere. Haven’t seen it since. It’s also rare to be loved by the entire industry. I mean Madge would normally have beef with other competition or shade the girls often and even she couldn’t help but fall in love with Brit. Then you have the controversy Queen Azelia Banks who hates everyone but Britney Spears. She’s just unmatched on so many levels and that’s also another reason why the media and paps don’t leave her alone. She’s literally addicting. It’s not just one or two things it’s everything. The perfect package. Super rare. And her story is definitely the most fascinating in Hollywood. What’s nice about 2021 is that if you don’t like Britney or love to hate her, the world at least RESPECTS her now. Her legacy will be massive the day she’s gone. 

[stanLOONA]

Every idea for her MVs tbh and pushing to release Toxic as a single.

[SosEtaSeth]

After the insanity that was 2006-2008, Circus really did help salvage her career and establish her as a superstar. I mean, who else goes on a 5 year hiatus from music, go through several mental situations, and come back like nothing's happened?

 

Unfortunately, this was the beginning of her family taking over, which sucks, as it tarnishes the legacy of an otherwise impeccable album.

[dritney]

44 minutes ago, stanLOONA said:

Every idea for her MVs tbh and pushing to release Toxic as a single.

this and her billion dollar perfume line