In the Zone
Album by Britney Spears
Released	November 18, 2003
Recorded	???
Genre	Pop/Rock
Length	?? min ?? sec
Record label	Jive
Producers	Britney Spears, Avant, Bloodshy, Jimmy Harry, R. Kelly, Brian Kierulf, Steve Lunt, Penelope Magnet, Matrix, Moby, Josh Schwartz, Guy Sigsworth, Shepard Soloman, Mark Taylor, Trixster
Professional reviews
AMG	3 / 5	link http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47D1ED847A47E20E0B11A40DEB 561F61A8F1AACD83E284541D1B43844C30E79EC40A6D8B1E8B800E203E3FE2EBB5B0ACCC8EE56F89 0673F378DEDAC603C2E2B7B&sql=10:hi63mp9k9f1o~T1
E! Online	B+	link http://www.eonline.com/Reviews/Facts/Music/RevID/0,1107,3087,00.html
Entertainment Weekly	B-	link http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,543124_4_0_,00.html
The Guardian	4 / 5	link http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/reviews/story/0,11712,1084201,00.html
Rolling Stone	3 / 5	link http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/301370
Britney Spears Chronology
Britney (2002)	In the Zone (2003)	—

In the Zone is Britney Spears' fourth album, released on November 18, 2003. Spears co-wrote 7 of the tracks. The first single was "Me Against the Music" featuring Madonna.

Contents

1 Chart success 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 Charts 6 External links

Chart success

In the Zone reached number one on the Billboard 200 on release in 2003 and number two in the Canadian charts. While "Me Against the Music" only reached No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100, it was a smash in the rest of the world reaching number one on the European charts, Ireland, Australia, Spain and Denmark and number two in the UK, and Canada. Overall, it charted on 32 different charts around the world. The follow up single "Toxic", co-written by Cathy Dennis, became a worldwide hit and charted on over 30 different charts throughout the world. It reached number one in the UK and Australia as well as the American Top 40, where it spent four consectutive weeks at the top. The third single, "Everytime", a piano ballad, was also very successful, reaching the top of the UK charts in June 2004; the fourth single, "Outrageous", was only released in the U.S. There was no video for the song due to the severe knee injury Spears suffered while filming the video. The album has sold close to three million copies in the U.S. and over six million worldwide.

The album is widely considered Spears' most overtly sexual to date. For instance, the song "Touch of My Hand" refers to Censored page.

Track listing

1. "Me Against the Music" featuring Madonna (Spears, Madonna, Stewart, Nikhereanye, Magnet, Nash, O'Brien) - 3:43
2. "(I Got That) Boom Boom" featuring Ying Yang Twins (Hamilton, Royal, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson) - 4:51
3. "Showdown" (Spears, Dennis, Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback) - 3:17
4. "Breathe on Me" (Lee, Anderson, Greene) - 3:43
5. "Early Mornin'" (Spears, Moby, Stewart, Magnet) - 3:45
6. "Toxic" (Dennis, Karlsson, Winnberg, Jonback) - 3:21
7. "Outrageous" (R. Kelly) - 3:22
8. "Touch of My Hand" (Spears, Harry, Muhammad, Soloman) - 4:19
9. "The Hook Up" (Spears, Stewart, Nikhereanye, Magnet) - 3:54
10. "Shadow" (Spears, Christy, Spock, Edwards, Charlie Midnight ) - 3:45
11. "Brave New Girl" (Spears, Kierulf, Schwartz, Dioguardi) - 3:30
12. "Everytime" (Spears, Stamatelatos) - 3:53
13. "Me Against the Music" (Rishi Rich's Desi Kulcha Remix) featuring Madonna (Spears, Madonna, Stewart, Nikhereanye, Magnet, Nash, O'Brien) 4:29

Personnel

• Britney Spears - vocals, background vocals
• Algozee - orchestra
• Steve Anderson - keyboards
• Avant Arranger - multi instruments
• Blackcell - background vocals
• Bloodshy - multi instrument
• B.U.D. - background vocals
• Courtney Copeland - background vocals
• DaCorna Boyz - keyboards
• Kara Dioguardi - background vocals
• Roxanne Estrada - background vocals
• Roy Gartrell - banjo, guitar
• Roy "Royalty" Hamilton - background vocals, multi instruments
• Jimmy Harry - guitar, keyboards
• Emma Holmgren - background vocals
• Henrik Jonback - guitar
• Jennifer Karr - background vocals
• R. Kelly - background vocals
• Brian Kierulf - guitar, keyboards
• Kyron Leslie - background vocals
• Thomas Lindberg - bass
• Donnie Lyle - guitar
• Penelope Magnet - background vocals
• Matrix - background vocals
• Moby - multi instruments
• Kendall D. Nesbitt - keyboards
• Emma Roads - background vocals
• Chyna Royal - background vocals
• Josh Schwartz - guitar
• Chris "Tricky" Stewart - background vocals, multi instruments
• Tumbi - orchestra
• Wizardz of Oz - background vocals
• Ying Yang Twins - background vocals

Production

• Producers: Britney Spears, Avant, Bloodshy, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Jimmy Harry, R. Kelly, Brian Kierulf, Steve Lunt, Penelope Magnet, Matrix, Moby, Josh Schwartz, Guy Sigsworth, Shepard Soloman, Mark Taylor, Trixster
• Production Coordination: Vanessa Letocq
• Engineers: Avant, Bloodshy, Chris Fudurich, Andy Gallas, Abel Garibaldi, Brad Gilderman, Brian Kierulf, Sean Magee, Matrix, Sean McGhee, Ian Mereness, Moby, Pablo Munguia, Josh Schwartz, Mark "Spike" Stent, Rich Tapper, Mark Taylor, Brian "B Luv" Thomas
• Assistant Engineers: J.D. Andrew, Steve Bearsley, Tom Bender, Blackcell, Josh Copp, Cathy Dennis, Matt Furnidge, Rob Haggert, Vance Hornbuckle, Charles McCrorey, Jason Mlodzinski, Andrew Nast, Jonas Ostman, Jason Rankins, Tim Roberts, Rich Tapper, David Treahearn, Seth Waldmann, Nathan Wheeler, Jong Uk Yoon, Antony Zeller
• Digital Editing: Avant, Bloodshy, John Hanes, Brian "B Luv" Thomas, P-Dub Walton, Dan Yashiz
• Mixdown Producer: Serban Ghenea
• Mixing: Niklas Flyckt, Mick Guzauski, R. Kelly, Matrix, Sean McGhee, Mark "Spike" Stent, Mark Taylor
• Remixing: Rishi Rich
• Editing: Sean McGhee
• Programming: Steve Anderson, Avant, Bloodshy, Abel Garibaldi, Jimmy Harry, Brian Kierulf, Ian Mereness, Moby, Chris "Tricky" Stewart
• Mastering: Tom Coyne
• Arrangers: Avant, Bloodshy, Roy "Royalty" Hamilton, Jimmy Harry, Steve Lunt, Penelope Magnet, Chris "Tricky" Stewart
• String Arrangements: Ed Alton, Janson & Janson
• Instrumentation: Guy Sigsworth
• Conductor: Janson & Janson
• Pro-Tools: Dug Hanes, John Hanes
• Vocal Producers: Penelope Magnet, Trixster,
• Vocal Engineers: Brian Kierulf, Mark "Spike" Stent, Brian "B Luv" Thomas, Mike Tucker
• Vocal Editing: Brian Kierulf, Mike Tucker
• Vocal Arrangement: Penelope Magnet, Trixster
• Design: Jackie Murphy
• Photography: Patrick Demarchelier, Ranjit
• Stylists: Ray Brown, Lori Goldstein, Mary Alice Stephenson
• Hair Stylists: Laurentius, Stephanie Louise, Oribe
• Make-Up: Fran Cooper, Isabel, Stephanie Louise

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2003	Top Canadian Albums	2
2003	Top Internet Albums	1
2004	The Billboard 200	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2003	"Me Against the Music"	Top 40 Mainstream	11
2003	"Me Against the Music"	Top 40 Tracks	15
2004	"Everytime"	Adult Top 40	25
2004	"Everytime"	Canadian Singles Chart	2
2004	"Everytime"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	17
2004	"Everytime"	Hot Dance Singles Sales	23
2004	"Everytime"	The Billboard Hot 100	15
2004	"Everytime"	Top 40 Mainstream	4
2004	"Everytime"	Top 40 Tracks	7
2004	"Me Against the Music"	Canadian Singles Chart	2
2004	"Me Against the Music"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
2004	"Me Against the Music"	Hot Dance Singles Sales	1
2004	"Me Against the Music"	The Billboard Hot 100	35
2004	"Outrageous"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	27
2004	"Outrageous"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	32
2004	"Outrageous"	Hot Dance Singles Sales	14
2004	"Outrageous"	Hot Dance Singles Sales	14
2004	"Outrageous"	The Billboard Hot 100	79
2004	"Outrageous"	Top 40 Mainstream	23
2004	"Outrageous"	Top 40 Tracks	38
2004	"Toxic"	Adult Top 40	37
2004	"Toxic"	Canadian Singles Chart	1
2004	"Toxic"	Hot Dance Music/Club Play	1
2004	"Toxic"	Hot Dance Singles Sales	3
2004	"Toxic	Latin Pop Airplay	35
2004	"Toxic"	Rhythmic Top 40	16
2004	"Toxic"	The Billboard Hot 100	9
2004	"Toxic"	Top 40 Mainstream	1
2004	"Toxic"	Top 40 Tracks	2

External links

• Britney Spears: 'In the Zone' Lyrics http://www.lyricsquest.com/B/britney%20spears/in%20the%20zone/index.html