“Do Somethin'”
Single by Britney Spears from the album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Released	February 13, 2005 February 28, 2005
Format	Digital download CD single
Recorded	2004
Genre	Pop Rock, Electropop, New Wave, Dance Pop
Length	3:22
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, A. Hunte
Producer	Bloodshy & Avant S. Lunt
Certification	Gold (Australia)
Britney Spears singles chronology
"My Prerogative" (2004) "Do Somethin'" (2005) "Someday (I Will Understand)" (2005)
Audio sample
Info "Do Somethin'" (help· info)

"Do Somethin'" is a single by Britney Spears, the third and final single taken from her 2004 (see 2004 in music) Greatest Hits: My Prerogative compilation. "Do Somethin'" was written by regular Spears collaborators Christian Karlsson and Henrik Jonback, among others, and was produced by the pair Bloodshy & Avant, also responsible for the hit "Toxic." A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is Britney Spears compilation album released November 9, 2004. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... // A digital download (also known as a digital single or a paid digital download) is an official and legal music single available for purchase through an online store. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... For other uses, see Pop rock (disambiguation). ... Electropop (also called Technopop) is a form of synth pop music that is made with synthesizers, and which first flourished from 1978 to 1981. ... The term New Wave has been used to describe several movements in art. ... Dance-pop is a subgenre of pop music that evolved from disco, circa the early 1980s, that combines dance beats with a pop song structure. ... In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. ... Jive Records is an American record label, owned by Sony BMG, and operates as a quarter of the Zomba Label Group. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Bloodshy and Avant are Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, a music production and songwriting team from Sweden. ... “Golden record” redirects here. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... For Britney Spears Greatest Hits album, see Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. ... Someday (I Will Understand) is the first single from Pop singer Britney Spears originally released from the EP/Bonus disc of Britney & Kevin: Chaotic. ... Image File history File links DoSomethinSample. ... Image File history File links DoSomethinSample. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... See also: 2004 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels established in 2004 2000s in music. ... Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is Britney Spears compilation album released November 9, 2004. ... Bloodshy and Avant are Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, a music production and songwriting team from Sweden. ... Audio sample Info Toxic (help· info) Toxic is a British and American Grammy Award-winning dance-pop song written by Bloodshy & Avant, Cathy Dennis, and Henrik Jonback for Britney Spears fourth studio album In the Zone (2003). ...

Music video

Spears dancing with a group of girls in the "Do Somethin'" video.

Britney made her directorial debut with the music video for Do Somethin', though she had assistance from previous Spears collaborator Billie Woodruff ("Born to Make You Happy," "Overprotected"). Britney requested that she be credited as "Mona Lisa" for the video, her apparent alter-ego. A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Bille Woodruff is a film and music video director, noted for his films Honey, starring Jessica Alba, and Beauty Shop, starring Queen Latifah. ... Born to Make You Happy is the fourth European single from American pop singer Britney Spears debut album, ...Baby One More Time. ... Overprotected is a pop/dance song by American pop singer Britney Spears released from the album Britney. ... For other uses, see Alter ego (disambiguation). ...

After an opening scene in which the camera takes the audience through a metal tunnel leading up to a door reading "Mona Lisa," we find Spears and her crew performing a dance routine. Next, the girls make their way into Britney's pink hummer and drive among the clouds in the sky. As it turns out, their location is a club named Hole in the Wall. Once at the club, Spears and friends attempt to liven things up by dancing suggestively, seeing as everyone there besides them are stiffs. Following their dancing, they get up on stage and toy with the guys at the bar. The ending of the video has Spears singing at a microphone with her friends as her band. Hummer is a brand of off-road vehicles sold by General Motors, also known as GM. The H1 version is based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee). ...

2007 Lawsuit

In November 2007, Louis Vuitton won a suit of 80,000 EUR in damages after their brand appeared in the 2005 video for 'Do Somethin'. The French luxury company won a court injunction in Paris to the keep video (in which Britney drives a pink Hummer with a counterfeit Vuitton “cherry blossom” monogrammed dashboard) from airing on European TV stations. Louis vuitton was a great man he was born on fh 12 3845. ... This article is about the capital of France. ... Hummer is a brand of off-road vehicles sold by General Motors, also known as GM. The H1 version is based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee). ...

The civil court ruling also ordered the video’s producer to pay $117,600 for damages to Vuitton’s image, and $1,470 per day until the video is removed from the Internet.

Named in the suit are Spears’ record label, Jive, its parent company Zomba Label Group and Sony BMG and MTV.com, where the video has appeared. Look up jive, jiving in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Zomba Music Group was started in 1977 by Clive Calder as a book publishing venture and moved into the recording business in 1981 as Zomba Recording Corporation. ... Bertelsmann is a transnational media corporation founded in 1835, based in G tersloh, Germany. ... This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ...

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Chart performance

Though "Do Somethin'" was never officially released in the U.S., it managed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 at #100 through aid of digital downloads. However, downloads were very weak and the single peaked at only #49 on the Hot Digital Songs chart. “Hot 100” redirects here. ... Digital Downloads are official legally-released music singles released by artists to the public. ... The Hot Digital Songs chart ranks the best-selling digital singles in the United States, according to Billboard. ...

"Do Somethin'" achieved more success on a worldwide scale, reaching the top ten in several nations. The single peaked at #6 in the UK and has sold 90,000 copies.^[2]

In Latin America, the single became Spears' fourth entry in the Latin America Top 40. The single debuted at #35 in April, 2005^[3], and peak at #12 six weeks later^[4]. The TOP LATINO or LATINO AMERICA TOP 40 (in English LATIN TOP or LATIN AMERICA TOP 40) is the first musical list or ranking in Hispanic America that compiled rankings or charts of more than 1000 radio stations of 22 countrys since 2004. ...

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Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Do Somethin'".

Remixes