"Oops!... I Did It Again" is apop song recorded by American singerBritney Spears from her second studio album ofthe same name. It was released on April 11, 2000, byJive Records as thelead single from the album, and her sixth single overall. It was written and produced byMax Martin andRami Yacoub. Itsbridge features spoken dialogue which references the 1997 filmTitanic.
A 22-second sample of "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Spears, in which she sings about playing with her lover's emotions and claims "I'm not that innocent".
The lyrics to the track discuss a woman who toys with her lover's emotions; the lover mistakes Spears' flirtatiousness for something more, and considers her a serious romantic interest.[7] During its bridge, Spears delivers a spoken-word dialogue that references theblockbuster filmTitanic (1997).
Upon its release, "Oops!... I Did It Again" received generally favorable reviews frommusic critics. Lennat Mak of the Asian division ofMTV complimented the song as "a perfect 10 on the "wow" scale, with the wacky "Jack-Rose" dialogue", referencing theTitanic spoken lyrics.[8] Some however, were not as positive; writing forEntertainment Weekly, David Browne called it "ludicrously derivative" of Spears' debut single "...Baby One More Time", and commented that it "amounts to nothing so much as ajailbaitmanifesto".[9]
A reviewer fromNME compared the structure of the recording to '80s-style riffs ofMichael Jackson and further described the track as a "harder, carbon copy" of "...Baby One More Time" that is "easily as good as her breakthrough single".[10]Robert Christgau recognized "Oops!... I Did It Again" and Spears' rendition of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" as his "choice cuts" from the parent album,[11] Writing forRolling Stone,Rob Sheffield compared the track musically toBarbra Streisand's "Woman in Love" and lyrically toThe Smiths' "I Started Something I Couldn't Finish", and complimented it for being "terrific" and displaying "a violently ambivalent sexual confusion her audience can relate to".[12] Andy Battaglia ofSalon described the track as a "sweetly sadistic companion piece to the masochism lite lurking beneath her debut '...Baby One More Time'".[13]
In the United States, "Oops!... I Did It Again" peaked at number nine on theBillboard Hot 100.[18] It additionally peaked at numbers one and 27 on theBillboardMainstream Top 40 andAdult Top 40 component charts.[18] In Canada, the track topped theRPM 100 Hit Tracks chart for six weeks.[19] It topped the singles charts in both Australia and New Zealand,[20] and was certified platinum in the former country for reaching sales of 70,000 copies.[21]
"Oops!... I Did It Again" enjoyed success throughout Europe, and peaked atop theEurochart Hot 100.[22] It also peaked at number one on theUK Singles Chart selling 124,000 copies in its first week, becoming Spears' third UK number one,[23] and was certified platinum for exceeding sales of 600,000 copies.[24] The single also peaked at number one on The Official UK Airplay Chart.[25] As of August 2022, the song has sold 931,000 copies in the country.[26] The song reached number two in Austria,[20] where it was additionally recognized with platinum certification for sales of 15,000 units.[27] It respectively peaked at numbers one and three on the Wallonia and Flanders charts in Belgium, and also respectively reached numbers one and two in Denmark and Finland.[20]
"Oops!... I Did It Again" reached number four in France, and number two in both Germany and Ireland.[20] In Germany, the single additionally received a gold certification, signifying sales of 250,000 units.[28] It additionally topped singles charts in Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.[20] The song was awarded gold certifications in the Netherlands and Switzerland, respectively marking sales of 40,000 and 15,000 copies,[29][30] and attained platinum certification in Sweden for reaching sales of 20,000 units.[31] As of July 2025, the single has generated over 1 Billion streams.[32]
Spears dances, wearing a redcatsuit that covers her whole body. She is surrounded bybackup dancers in shiny silver futuristic outfits during the music video.
An accompanying music video for "Oops!... I Did It Again" was directed byNigel Dick and was filmed from March 17–18, 2000 inUniversal City, California. It was choreographed byTina Landon. During its production, Spears was reportedly struck in the head by a falling camera and began bleeding.[33] According to Dick, she was actually struck by the camera'smatte box, which fell off the front of the lens.[34] Spears' motherLynne (who was present) suggested that she might have suffered from aconcussion, though she received fourstitches and continued work after resting for four hours.[33] Spears created the concept for the clip, commenting that "[she wanted] to be onMars, dancing on Mars" and "[wanted] to be in a redjumpsuit".[35] The final product premiered on April 10, 2000, on an episode of MTV'sMaking the Video.[33]
The music video begins with a brief scene of anastronaut on Mars uncovering a stone slate featuring the cover of the albumOops!... I Did It Again. A scientist back on Earth sees it through a video transmitter and says, "Cute. What is it?" As the astronaut replies, "Oh, it's cute all right. It couldn't be...", the ground begins to shake as a large stage rises from the ground. Spears, with long, straight hair, then descends from a platform onto a stage in a red catsuit as the track begins to play. As she continues to sing and dance, she suspends the astronaut mid-air above her. Interspersed throughout the video are scenes of Spears wearing a midriff-baring white top and skirt, lying barefoot on a white web pad with backup dancers on the ground around her. During its bridge, Spears does a flip in the air to where the astronaut is and appears in a white jacket, short black leather skirt, and leather boots. As a symbol of his love for her, the astronaut gifts Spears with theHeart of the Ocean, the blue diamond from the blockbuster filmTitanic. She questions that she "thought the old lady [Rose] dropped it into the ocean in the end", to which he responds, "Well, baby, I went down and got it for you". Spears comments "Aww, you shouldn't have" and walks away, the astronaut shrugs and leaves (this spoken interlude is also heard on the record). The video concludes as Spears and her performers continue to dance.[36]
At the2000 MTV Video Music Awards, the music video for "Oops!... I Did It Again" was nominated for the Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, the Best Pop Video, and the Viewer's Choice.[37] However, she lost in each of the four categories.[38]
On September 7, Spears performed "Oops!... I Did It Again" and her rendition of "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" byThe Rolling Stones at the2000 MTV Video Music Awards, where she notably tore off herblack suit to unveil a more provocative, flesh-colored two-piece.[42]Entertainment Weekly included the performance on its end-of-the-decade "best-of" list, describing "the pre-breakdown pop tart, then just 19 years old, writhing and shaking her moneymaker in nude-colored rhinestone spandex" to be "pure kitsch bliss".[43]
Spears has performed "Oops!... I Did It Again" on three of her eightconcert tours. She premiered the song on theCrazy 2k Tour and later included the track as the encore to herOops!... I Did It Again Tour in 2000, where it was performed with special effects involving fire and an extended dance break.[44] In 2001, it was featured as the opening to herDream Within a Dream Tour.[45] In 2004, Spears sang "Oops!... I Did It Again" duringThe Onyx Hotel Tour, held in support of her fourth studio albumIn the Zone. The track was reworked with "...Baby One More Time" as a jazz-style performance.[46]
Cover versions of the song appear on the video gamesDance Dance Revolution Extreme 2 (2005),[58]Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (2004),[59] andJust Dance 4 (2012),[60] while Spears' original version is included onSingstar as DLC and her own video gameBritney's Dance Beat.[61] In 2005, the comedy website Super Master Piece released aparody version of "Oops!... I Did It Again" titled "Oops I Did It Again!: The Original", which they jokingly labeled as the original recording byLouis Armstrong in April 1932 inChicago, Illinois; their version was actually recorded by Shek Baker.[62] The track has also been parodied under the title "Oops! I Farted Again" by producerBob Rivers.[63]
In 2013, the song appeared as a lip sync song on the fourth episode of the 5th season ofRuPaul's Drag Race ("Black Swan: Why It Gotta Be Black?"), where contestantsHoney Mahogany andVivienne Pinay had to perform it to stay in the competition; notoriously, the episode marked the show's first ever double elimination asRuPaul declared neither queen "showed me the fire it takes to stay".[64] That same year, it was reported that "Oops!... I Did It Again" and "...Baby One More Time" has been used by the British Navy to scare off pirates near Somalia.[65] "Oops!... I Did It Again" is referenced in the lyrics ofPeeping Tom's 2006 single "Mojo" andFall Out Boy's 2017 single "Young and Menace".[66]
Anne Marie referenced the song on the chorus of her single "2002".Miley Cyrus' "Mother's Daughter" music video pays homage to the red latex suit Spears wore in the "Oops!... I Did It Again" music video.
In 2015,Postmodern Jukebox covered the song in thejazz style ofMarilyn Monroe for their albumSwipe Right for Vintage, withHaley Reinhart singing lead.[67] Its music video has amassed more than 36 million views on YouTube as of September 2023.[68]
In theTesco's British and Irish Christmas adverts for 2020, it uses the song as part of its "No Naughty List" campaign.[69][70]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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^"charts music".The Straits Times. June 22, 2000. p. 17. RetrievedNovember 14, 2023.(As compiled by SPVA from sales figures from record companies, retailers and radio station charts) Week ending June 16, 1. Oops! I Did It Again - Britney Spears
