Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" | ||||
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Single by Britney Spears | ||||
from the album Oops!... I Did It Again | ||||
Released | March 12, 2001 | |||
Recorded | December 1999 | |||
Studio | La Tour-de-Peilz (Switzerland) | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:50 | |||
Label | Jive | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange | |||
Britney Spears singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know" on YouTube |
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her second studio album, Oops!... I Did It Again (2000). It was released on March 12, 2001, by Jive Records as the fourth and final single from the album. After meeting with producer Robert John "Mutt" Lange in Switzerland, Spears recorded several songs for the album, including "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know", which she considered one of her favorites on the album. Additional lyrics were written by guitar player Keith Scott and country pop singer Shania Twain. The pop ballad speaks of a woman wanting to hear her boyfriend say that he loves her, and is sonically similar to David Bowie and Iggy Pop's song "China Girl" (1983).
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who considered it a good break from the album's genre and praised Spears' vocals, comparing them to those of Twain and
An accompanying music video, directed by
Background
In 1999, Spears began work on her second studio album,
Composition
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" is a
Stephanie McGrath of Jam! said the song is "a nice break from the 'baby babys', 'yeah yeahs' and insistent drum beats that pepper the other songs" of Oops! [sic].[9] David Veitch of the Calgary Sun compared the backing vocals to "nicely old-fashioned shoo-be-doo-doos".[13] Lyrically, "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" alludes to how Spears wants to hear her boyfriend say he needs her all the way and that he loves her.[12] Spears considered it a "pure and delicate" song. "It's just one of those songs that pull you in. That's why I like it, and I like singing it as well", she continued. "I think they wrote it 'specially for me, because the lyrics of the song, if you really listen... they're more of what I can relate to, 'cause they're kind of young lyrics, I think. I don't think Shania would probably sing some of the words that I'm saying."[14]
Critical response
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" received mostly positive reviews from contemporary critics.
While reviewing 2011's
Commercial performance
"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was not commercially available in the United States, and was sent only to
Music video
The music video for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was directed by American photographer
The music video debuted at number one on
Live performances
The first performance of "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was on March 8, 2000, during the
Almost ten years later, "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was performed by Spears at select dates of the
Track listings
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Credits and personnel
Credits for "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" are adapted from Oops!... I Did It Again liner notes.[4]
Technical
- Recorded at Mutt Lange's and Shania Twain's chateau in La-Tour-de Peilz, Switzerland.
- Mixed by Nigel Green for Out Of Pocket Productions, Ltd.
Personnel
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Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA)[75] | Gold | 25,000* |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[28] | Gold | 4,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Germany | March 12, 2001 | Maxi CD | BMG | |
United Kingdom | March 26, 2001 | Rough Trade | ||
France | March 27, 2001 | CD | Virgin | |
United States | April 3, 2001 | Contemporary hit radio | Jive | |
Japan | April 4, 2001 | Maxi CD | Avex Trax |
See also
- List of Romanian Top 100 number ones of the 2000s
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