"Born to Make You Happy"
Single by Britney Spears
from the album ...Baby One More Time
Released	December 6, 1999 December 24, 1999 January 17, 2000
Format	CD single Cassette single
Recorded	1998
Genre	Pop
Length	3:35 (Radio Edit) 4:03 (Album Version)
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Andreas Carlsson Kristian Lundin
Producer(s)	Kristian Lundin
Certification	Platinum (Sweden) Gold (Germany) Silver (France, UK)
Peak chart positions
#1 (Ireland, United Kingdom, United World Chart) #2 (Philippines, Sweden) #3 (Germany, Norway, Switzerland) #4 (Netherlands) #5 (Finland) #8 (Austria) #9 (France) #10 (Italy) #21 (Canada)
Britney Spears singles chronology
"(You Drive Me) Crazy" (1999) "Born to Make You Happy" (1999) "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (2000)

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Composed in the key of B minor, the song was written by Andreas Carlsson and Kristian Lundin, and was also produced by the latter. In this mid-tempo ballad, Spears recalls a relationship she desires to correct, not quite understanding what went wrong as she comes to the realisation that she was "born to make you happy." B minor is a minor scale based on B, consisting of the pitches B, C#, D, E, F#, G, A and B. (natural minor scale - the harmonic minor scale contains a A# instead of a A). ... Andreas Carlsson is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter. ... Kristian Lundin (born May 7, 1973) is a music producer and songwriter. ... Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. ...

Due much to its Swedish composers, this song is somewhat unique as it has a distinct europop flavour to it which sets it apart from Spears' other hit singles. Europop refers to a style of pop music that developed in Europe throughout the 1970s which emphasized catchy beats, slick songs and frothy lyrics. ...

Music video

Spears in the futuristic room.

Directed by Billie Woodruff in Los Angeles, the music video for Born to Make You Happy begins with a shot of Spears sleeping. In her dream she is sitting in a futuristic room with several different levels. Following this part of the video, Spears appears atop the apartment building where this room is found, performing a dance segment in a red top and black skirt. The last part of the dream has her love interest come to her room to see her. The video concludes with the pair having a pillow fight. Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bille Woodruff is a film and music video director, noted for his films Honey, starring Jessica Alba, and Beauty Shop, starring Queen Latifah. ... Flag Seal Nickname: City of Angels Location Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates , Government State County California Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 1,290. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... A childrens pillow fight A pillow fight is a common game mostly played by young children in which they attack each other with pillows. ...

The original concept was to portray Spears in a dream, lamenting over her ex-lover, to who she was secretly pregnant with their child, but Jive immediately withdrew the idea once it was leaked to the public and received negative reception. The single was then altered to an innocent pillow fight and replaced with more shots of Spears in the futuristic room.

The CD single released an 'alternate' version of the track, calling it a "Bonus Remix." The track contains completely alternate vocals and more of an acoustic take of the track. This alternate recording shows off Spears' vocals, something Jive was never out to do.

Charts performance

"Born to Make You Happy" gave Britney her second UK number-one single and it has sold 305,000 copies in that country alone.^[1] It failed to top other European nations but it charted within the top ten in every country it charted.

It was also released in Canada where it failed to break into the top twenty.

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Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Born to Make You Happy".^[1]

References

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External links

• Britney Spears — Official Web Site