Gimme More

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"Gimme More" is a dance-pop song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her fifth studio album, Blackout. Released as the lead single from the album late in 2007, the song was written during the period of her second pregnancy. "Gimme More" is her first released single since its predecessor, "Someday (I Will Understand)," from the album Britney & Kevin: Chaotic... The DVD & More . Dubbed as a comeback release for Spears, however the song does not highlight lyrics about her musical return instead it features racy content incorporating uptempo beats.

"Gimme More" was a commercial success hitting radio stations and digital stores during its pre-singles release. It was released in the form of CD in Australia on October 6, 2007. "Gimme More" was successful in North America topping Billboard's Canadian chart and it reached number three in the US Billboard Hot 100—it is her highest-peaking single in the United States since her 1999 number-one debut "...Baby One More Time". In Australia and the United Kingdom, it reached a peak of number three. Both in Australia and the US, the single was certified gold.

Gaining mixed reviews from contemporary music critics and publications, the single's accompanying music video received media attention as well. The footage chiefly introduces Spears' pole dancing which was panned by critics. On the contrary, the video was welcomed as an improvement to her highly criticized 2007 MTV Video Music Awards opening.

Writing, recording and inspiration

The melody of the track was recorded by Spears when she was seven months pregnant with her second child. In spring, Spears was spotted moving back and forth to studios, however, she did not contribute to the writing process of the song. The team started writing in Las Vegas and continued in Spears' house in Los Angeles. They resumed the writing process three weeks after she gave birth to the baby.<ref name="OK">"

   Keri Hilson: 'Gimme More' is My Song! 
     
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The song was produced solely by Timbaland protégé Nate "Danja" Hills<ref name="NYT"> Sanneh , Kelefa

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   ‘Miss Bad Media Karma’ Sings, Too 
     
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     (August 28, 2007)
   
.    Back for 'More' 
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. Retrieved on 2007-09-08. </ref> in 2006, who had previously worked with Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake in the same year.<ref name="MTVone2"> Thorogood , Tom

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   Britney's New Single Leaks 
     
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 . </ref> He said "[Gimme More] is about "feeling good, celebrating womanhood."<ref>   MTV News staff
       
   
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   Britney Spears Single Is Released; Plus Eve, 50 Cent, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Kanye West & More, In For The Record 
     
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  . Retrieved on 2007-12-26
 . </ref> It was co-written by James Washington, Keri Hilson and Marcella Araica. In an interview with OK! Magazine, Keri Hilson stated that "Danja produced the song and I just started singing, 'Give me, Give me,' and added a little more in and just having fun and messing around really. That's how everything is. I [Hilson] wrote "Gimme More" with Britney in mind."<ref name="OK"/>

Music structure and lyrics

"Gimme More" is a moderately paced dance groove set in the key of B♭ major.<ref> Britney Spears Digital Sheet Music: Gimme More

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-21. </ref> It moves at 113 beats per minute and—like most up-beat pop songs—is set in common time.<ref> Gimme More

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-26. </ref> The song highlights "breathy vocals" and chiefly incorporates an "uptempo" and a "danceable club-friendly beat".<ref name="People"> Parsley , Aaron

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   Britney Spears's 'Gimme More' Getting Rave Reviews 
     
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   Jive: New Britney Album Due Nov. 13 
     
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   Will I Am Says ‘Gimme More’ 
     
 " , MTV One , MTV.co.uk
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  . Retrieved on 2007-12-10
 . </ref> It is also influenced by electro elements and was therefore described by Kelefa Sanneh of New York Times as "a nifty little electro-pop song."<ref name="NYT"/> The melody applies low electronic beats and bass lines which she further referred to "as thick as Spears’ voice is thin." "[Spears] delivers almost nothing but slithery come-ons and defiant invitations to nightclub decadence," she concluded.<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Prefix">   Hipp , Pat 
     
 

     (August 31, 2007)
   
.    Track Review: Britney Spears "Gimme More" 
. Prefix Magazine
. Prefixmag.com 
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. </ref> The song is constructed in a verse-chorus pattern. Mixed by Araica, it interpolates background vocals by Hilson and Jim Beanz.

Promotion and single releases

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"Gimme More" was first performed by Spears in public during her opening on September 9 in the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards held in the Pearl Theater at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.<ref name="MTV-VMA"> Harris , Chris

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   Britney Spears To Open 2007 MTV Video Music Awards: It's Official! 
     
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 . </ref> Considered as her musical comeback,<ref name="MTV-VMA"/><ref name="NYT2">   Leeds , Jeff 
       
   
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   Spears’s Awards Fiasco Stirs Speculation About Her Future 
     
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 . </ref> however, her opening was panned by many U.S. critics. Her poor lip-synching and the inability to remember her choreography were the main reasons the performance received media scrutiny.<ref>   editors from TimesOnline.co.uk
   
 

     (September 10, 2007)
   
.    "Oops! Britney Spears forgets the words in catastrophic return to stage" 
. Times Newspapers Ltd. 
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-07. </ref> Jeff Leeds of New York Times explained that "...no one was prepared for Sunday night's fiasco, in which a listless Ms. Spears teetered through her dance steps and mouthed only occasional words in a wan attempt to lip-[sync] her new single, 'Gimme More'."<ref name="NYT2"/>

Early after Spears' fifth album received attentions from media, "Gimme More" leaked in the internet along with "Break the Ice," "Cold as Fire" and other inclusive songs for the forthcoming album prompting Jive, her label, to bring forward the original release date of the album from November 13, 2007 to two weeks earlier on October 30.<ref> Friedman , Roger

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   Britney Spears' 'Blackout' Hits Internet 
     
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"Gimme More" was first solicited to radio stations before its official singles release. On Thursday night of August 30, 2007, it premiered on New York City radio station Z100's web site,<ref name="Bill"/><ref name="People"/> followed by premieres in other major markets such as KIIS-FM in Los Angeles, 97.1 ZHT in Salt Lake City and Hot 99.5 in Washington, D.C.. Announced as the album's first single,<ref name="NYT"/> "Gimme More" was released in several formats. On September 25, 2007, the song was digitally released in Australia and North America after an approximate three weeks of airplay.<ref name="Reuters">"

   Britney Spears tops digital download chart 
     
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  , (October 03, 2007)
 
  . Retrieved on 2007-12-19
 . </ref> It was released as a maxi single in Australia on October 6, 2007 including two tracks: main and instrumental version.<ref>   Gimme More Releases 
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. Retrieved on 2007-12-22. </ref> It was released in the UK on October 22 featuring the album version of the track and the Kaskade remix.<ref> Gimme More Releases

. RCA Label Group (UK) 
 
 (October 22, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-22. </ref> In addition, a limited five-track 12" vinyl single entitled Gimme More Remixes including reworkings by Paul Van Dyk, Junior Vasquez and Johnny Vicious, Paul Oakenfold and Kaskade plus the Eli Escobar and Doug Grayson Remix featuring Amanda Blank<ref> Gimme More Remixes

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Reception

Critical reviews

Despite the negative reviews catapulted by commentators after Spears' performance at the MTV Video Music Awards,<ref name="Reuters"/> "Gimme More" was generally well-received by publication critics. A review from Blender Magazine complimented the song for being an "unsettling disco dazzler," rating it four out of five stars,<ref> Britney's Shocking Comeback Single

. Blender Magazine
. Dennis Digital, Inc.  
 

 

. Retrieved on 2007-08-31. </ref> and Guardian Unlimited's Alexis Petridis, whom had a review of the album, called the song "futuristic and thrilling."<ref> Petridis , Alexis

     (October 26, 2007)
   
.    Britney Spears, Blackout 
. Guardian Unlimited
. Guardian News and Media Limited 
   

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.    Singles Review: Gimme More 
. Billboard
. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 
   

The lyrical composition of the song, however, had a polarized feedbacks from contemporary music critics. Chuck Taylor, Billboard writer and editor, positively approved the song. Fox News dubbed the opening line as "sounding cocky and fun,"<ref> Friedman , Roger

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   Britney Spears Scandal Kills Radio Play 
     
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   BBritney Spears' New Single Gets Club-Tested In Vegas 
     
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 . </ref> Mike Schiller of Popmatters defied the latters review for what he called the opening exclamation as its "real value" which is a "kind of hilarious," but the insertions of redundant "more" in the chorus degrade its entirety which he emphasized that "it only add to the feel that this is a genetically engineered sort of dancefloor banger, rather than the sexy come-on of a song that it’s trying to be."<ref>   Schiller , Mike 
     
 

     (October 30, 2007)
   
.    Britney Spears: Blackout 
. PopMatters Media, Inc. and PopMatters Magazine 
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-21. </ref> Aaron Parsley's review for People and Pat Hipp for Prefix Magazine compared "Gimme More" to Spears previous single "I'm a Slave 4 U" in 2001 saying that, "the lyrics are sexy and listener friendly,"<ref name="People"/> and as "rife with [the latter] 'retarded' sexuality."<ref name="Prefix"/> Marla Horenbein of Ramcigar.com posted a commentary that "Spears' sexy demeanor and impulsive whines take us back to her yesteryears of 'Baby One More Time' and '(You Drive Me) Crazy,' except the lyrics are a bit racier."<ref> Horenbein , Marla

     (December 04, 2007)
   
.    CD Review: Britney's back with new album Blackout 
. The Good 5 Cent Cigar 
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-06. </ref>

Chart performance

"Gimme More" claimed an early success before its official singles release when it was solicited to radio stations across the U.S. Just after its official radio debut on August 30, 2007, in less than twenty-four hours, it became one of the most requested songs on air<ref name="People"/> hitting the song with 1.5 million points on Z100.com in three days.<ref name="TIME">Modèle:Cite journal</ref> "Gimme More" also proved to be a commercial success.<ref> Can new Britney Spears album overcome drama?

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. </ref><ref name="Peoplevid"> Parsley , Aaron

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   Britney Plays Dual Roles in Steamy 'Gimme More' Video 
     
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  . Retrieved on 2007-12-09
 . </ref> The track was released digitally on September 25, 2007, where it topped iTunes stores after a week.<ref name="Reuters"/> "Gimme More" later opened at number one on Billboard's Hot Digital Songs on October 4 with 179,000 downloads<ref name="Biz">   Pietroluongo , Silvio 
       
   
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   'More' Scores For Britney On Digital, Hot 100 Charts 
     
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"Gimme More" paralleled its early chart performances but not as overwhelming compared to its pre-singles success. It performed well in North America where it debuted at number nine on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart on September 6 2007,<ref> Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles: Gimme More

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. Retrieved on 2007-09-06. </ref> subsequently debuting at number sixty-five on the Billboard Pop 100 in the same week.<ref> Pop 100: Gimme More

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. Retrieved on 2007-09-13. </ref> In the issue dated September 22 2007, the song debuted at number eighty-five on the Billboard Hot 100—Spears' first entry since "Do Somethin'" in April 2005<ref> Bronson , Fred Bronson

     (September 13, 2007)
   
.    Chart Beat 
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. Retrieved on 2007-12-22. </ref>—and moved up to number thirty-eight on the Billboard Pop 100.<ref> The Billboard Hot 100: Gimme More

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 (chart dated September 22, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-09-13. </ref> The single soared atop three from sixty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 13 which was the chart's greatest gainer behind Kanye West's "Stronger" at number two,<ref> Billboard Hot 100

. αCharts 
 
 (chart dated October 13, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. </ref> due to the track's massive digital sales.<ref name="Boston"> Bronson , Fred

     (October 04, 2007)
   
.    Chart Beat 
. Billboard
. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-22. </ref> It was its highest position claimed in the U.S., giving Spears her fifth top ten hit in the chart and making the single her highest showing in eight years—her second highest charting single in the U.S. since her debut "...Baby One More Time".<ref name="Biz"/><ref name="Boston"/> It stayed for fifteen weeks in the chart before 2007 ended.<ref> Billboard Hot 100

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-21. </ref> The single finally peaked on Billboard Pop 100 at number two.<ref name="BillB"> Artist Discography: Britney Spears

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. Retrieved on 2007-10-31. </ref> The track also proved to be a huge club success by reaching number one on Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart on December 15, 2007 replacing Rihanna's contemporary "Shut Up and Drive". It was a dance radio hit, claiming the top spot on Billboard's Hot Dance Airplay for six consecutive weeks. "Gimme More" also topped Billboard Canadian Hot 100 making the single's first number one position in all its recorded charts. The single was certified gold for selling 500,000 copies early after its release by Recording Industry Association of America.<ref> Dunn , Rick

     (November 07, 2007)
   
.    Blackout 
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. Retrieved on 2007-12-11. </ref> So far, the single has sold 837,727 copies in the U.S.<ref>[1]</ref>

The song had a two-sided reception in Oceania. It debuted at number three<ref> Australia Singles Top 50

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-24. </ref> It was later certified gold by ARIA for selling 35,000 units and its currently on its eleventh week.<ref name="ARIA"> ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2007 Singles

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-24. </ref> The track, however, was unsuccessful in New Zealand's RIANZ Singles Chart. It debuted at number twenty-four on October 1, 2007,<ref> New Zealand Top 40

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. </ref> It was taken out in the chart on November 19, 2007 after its seventh week. It charted back on November 26 at number thirty completing its chart position on December 3, 2007 and stayed on the chart for nine non-consecutive weeks.<ref name="aCharts"> "Gimme More" Global Chart Positions and Trajectories

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The single was also successful in European countries. In Sweden, the single debuted at number three on the Swedish Singles Chart on September 6, 2007 which was "Gimme More"'s highest debut and was its first recorded chart position outside US.<ref name="aCharts"/> The single however, dropped to number five and then to twenty-nine on October 4, 2007 but managed to rise back with a higher position of number two where it stayed fleetingly of one week.<ref name="Swedish"> Britney Spears - Gimme More (Song)

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-07. </ref> In United Kingdom, it also debuted at number three October 22, 2007 in the UK Singles Top 75.<ref> UK Singles Top 75

. αCharts 
 
 (chart dated October 22, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. </ref> It did not peaked any higher than its debut, finally dropped, and its currently on its eight week at number thirty.<ref> UK Singles Top 75

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. </ref> It entered top five in Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Ireland, Portugal and Switzerland. It also reached top ten in Austria, Finland, Germany and Norway.<ref name=aCharts/>

Elsewhere, "Gimme More" proved to be a moderately successful track. In Latin America the song debuted on October 9, 2007 at number thirty-nine peaking at number five, and it's currently on its eleventh week.<ref name="Latino"> Ranking del 02 de Diciembre del 2007 (Semana 4Image:Cool.gif

. Top Latino Singles Chart
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. Retrieved on 2007-11-04. </ref> The single is Spears' fifth entry in the Latinamerican Top 40, and her first since "Do Somethin'" which peaked at number twelve in May 2005.<ref> Ranking del 15 de mayo del 2005 (Semana 19)

. Top Latino Singles Chart
. Todos los derechos reservados 
 
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. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. </ref> "Gimme More" was a hot shot debut in the United World Chart on October 13, 2007 debuting at number seven.<ref> United World Chart Top 40

. Media Traffic 
 
 (chart dated October 13, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. </ref> It reached number two in the chart dated November 17 with the largest points increased.<ref name="UWC"> United World Chart Top 40

. Media Traffic 
 
 (chart dated November 17, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. </ref> The track is currently on its eleventh week where it steadily charted at number three from November 24 to December 15 under "Apologize" by Timbaland featuring OneRepublic and Alicia Keys' "No One," just interchanging each other from one to two.<ref> United World Chart Top 40

. Media Traffic 
 
 (chart dated November 24, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. </ref><ref> United World Chart Top 40

. Media Traffic 
 
 (chart dated December 15, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. </ref> The single has sold 2.5 million+ United World Chart points and stayed in the chart for twelve weeks before the year ends.<ref> United World Chart Top 40

. Media Traffic 
 
 (chart dated December 29, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-21. </ref>

Music video

Directed by first time director Jake Sarfaty,<ref name="Peoplevid"/> the video was shot in a warehouse in downtown Los Angeles on July 19 and August 7, 2007. Spears handpicked the director and shot the video in two days. According to People, the production "was purely Spears's 'concept and her vision'."<ref name="Peoplevid"/> The footage's light systems changes from black and white with aura-like blue and pink hues to full blown color.<ref name="Peoplevid"/> The camera's position always moves out-of-beat giving the video a "raw and edgy look".<ref name="Peoplevid"/> Spears features a tattoo on her bicep and dresses in all black. She wears a leather vest, a studded belt and skimpy panties over ripped fishnet stockings.<ref name="Peoplevid"/> This is the second video in which Spears sports black hair, the first being "Toxic".

The footage incorporates Spears with dual roles: in one role, Spears is a brunette pole-dancing in a stripper's pole and an alter ego is a blonde version of her sitting at the bar with friends seemingly watching the strip tease while gazing at a mysterious man.<ref name="Peoplevid"/> In approximately the middle of the video, the brunette Spears takes off her top and uses it to cover her breasts, then continues to pole-dance, flipping her hair and occasionally dancing in a mirror. The blonde one keeps an eye to the brunette which Entertainment Weekly describes as "giddily staring at 'Stripper Britney',"<ref name="EW"> Slezak , Michael

     (October 05, 2007)
   
.    Snap judgment: Britney Spears' 'Gimme More' video 
. Entertainment Weekly
. Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. 
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-10. </ref> while stunned at others inside the club and continue on laughing.<ref name="Peoplevid"/>

The music video had its exclusive premiere in the iTunes Store on Friday, October 5, 2007, in advance to other outlets slated for an October 8 release.<ref name="Peoplevid"/> In addition, the iTunes version of the video was rotating on television on MuchMusic and VH1 a few hours before its premier on MTV. On October 8, 2007, it was posted on MTV's official blog,<ref> Britney's 'Gimme More' Video

. MTV Buzzworhty
. MTV Networks and TM MTV Networks 
 
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. Retrieved on 2007-10-08. </ref> and was premiered in Total Request Live's exclusive world premiere at 3:30 p.m. where debuted at number eight on October 9.<ref> The TRL Archive - Debuts

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. Retrieved on 2007-12-13. </ref><ref> Parsley , Aaron

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   New Britney Video Set to Air 
     
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  . Retrieved on 2007-10-05
 . </ref> "Gimme More" debuted number thirteen in MuchMusic's Countdown on October 13, 2007 peaking at number four on December 1,<ref name="Top40">   Britney Spears: Gimme More 
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. Retrieved on 2007-12-21. </ref> and also managed to reach number ten on VH1's Vspot Top 20 Countdown.

Accordingly, the video was flayed both critics and the public. Entertainment Weekly gave negative views saying that "[EW reviewer] seen sexier pole work during an afternoon of fly-fishing," admonishing public to scrutinize the video before buying.<ref name="EW"/><ref name="Yahoonews"> ANI

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   Britney's pole dancing 'Gimme More' video makes critics 'nauseous' 
     
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  . Retrieved on 2007-12-09
 . </ref> Rolling Stone also expressed that "... it looks like it was shot in one take on the cheap and then gussied up with a bit of cutting and camera work. There's no real choreography (just a bit of dancing near a pole) and all the smoke and mirrors - literally and figuratively - made us nauseous."<ref>   Britney Spears’ “Gimme More” Video: Pole Dancing, Fishnets and a Camera as Shaky as Brit’s Mental State 
. Rolling Stone 
 
 (October 05, 2007)
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-19. </ref><ref name="Yahoonews"/>

In the contrary, the video also gained positive evaluation. OC Weekly complimented the video for being "naughty".<ref> Goldberg , Michael Alan

     (December 07, 2007)
   
.    Top Turkeys of 2007: This Year’s Musical D’oh-bious Achievement Awards 
. OC Weekly LP 
   

. Retrieved on 2007-12-22. </ref> Z100 considered it as an improved feat from her highly criticized MTV Video Music Awards performance. JJ Kincaid, afternoon DJ at Z100 in New York said, "It looked a little more energetic than the VMA performance and she didn't look as scared or as freaked out."<ref name="Yahoonews"/>

Track listings and versions

Singles formats

Major formats released for "Gimme More":

Australia CD single (88697 187662)

1. "Gimme More" – 4:10
2. "Gimme More" [Instrumental] – 4:09

UK CD single (88697 186762)

1. "Gimme More" – 4:10
2. "Gimme More" [Kaskade Radio Mix] – 3:21

European Maxi single

1. "Gimme More" – 4:10
2. "Gimme More" [Kaskade Club Mix] – 6:08
3. "Gimme More" [Junkie XL Extended Mix] – 5:54
4. "Gimme More" [Seiji Dub] – 5:03
5. "Gimme More" [Stonebridge Club Mix] – 7:24
6. "Gimme More" [Enhanced Music Video]

Official versions and remixes

"Gimme More" was one of Spears' most remixed singles.<ref> Matthews , Ronnie

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   Britney Spears - Gimme More (Remixes) 
     
 " , The Record Pool of Record Pools - Starfleet Music Pool
  , (November 13, 2007)
 
  . Retrieved on 2007-12-06
 . </ref> It received attention from various record producers, remixers and several recording artists. Lil' Kim remixed the track, which dubbed as Kimme More, featured on the rapper's forthcoming mix tape, Ms. G.O.A.T, along with the brand-new track, "'Chillin' Tonight". She interpolates her own version with "... and Lil' Kim, ho!" after Spears' opening line "It's Britney, bitch...."<ref>   Reid , Shaheem 
       
   
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   Lil' Kim Raps With Britney Spears, Freestyles Over 50 Cent Track, Disses Remy Ma On New Mixtape 
     
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  , (November 30-2007)
 
  . Retrieved on 2007-12-06
 . </ref> Record producer Paul Oakenfold listed the track at the top of his new list of remixes along with Santana's classic "Oye Como Va". In an interview, he said: 

I think the record is a f*cking great record. I think it's so on the mark with what's going on in the clubs today. But the tempo wasn't right for Europe and the main dance floors in America, so I got rid of the crap on it which I didn't think worked, speeded it up and gave it more structure and arrangement and more of a heavier club feel. They liked it. Now I have to do a radio edit, and hopefully that'll do well for her.

—Paul Oakenfold

Credits

• Producer – Danja
• Vocal producer – Jim Beanz
• Mixer and additional programming – Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica
• Background vocals – Keri Hilson, Jim Beanz
• Additional editing – Ron Taylor

Charts

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. Billboard
. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 
 
 (chart dated November 17, 2007)
   

References

External links

• Music video at Britney Spears' official YouTube Channel
• Britney Spears' official website
• Official UK website

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