"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
Single by Britney Spears
from the album Oops!... I Did It Again
Released	March 26, 2001
Format	CD Single Airplay only
Recorded	1999 / 2000
Genre	Pop
Length	3:50
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Robert Lange Keith Scott Shania Twain
Producer(s)	Max Martin Rami
Peak chart positions
#5 (Brazil) #7 (Austria) #9 (Argentina, Switzerland) #10 (United World Chart) #12 (Germany, Ireland, Sweden, United Kingdom)
Britney Spears singles chronology
"Stronger" 2000 "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" 2001 "I'm a Slave 4 U" 2001

Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know is the fourth single from Pop singer Britney Spears' album Oops!... I Did It Again. It was released during the first quarter of 2001. Image File history File links Cover of Britney Spears CD single Dont Let Me Be the Last to Know This image is the cover of an album or single. ... 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. ... For the Cex album, see Oops, I Did It Again!. Oops!... I Did It Again is the second studio album from American teen pop singer Britney Spears, released on May 16, 2000 on Jive Records. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year (86th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... 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. ... Robert John Mutt Lange (born November 16, 1948, Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)), is an award-winning record producer and songwriter of popular music. ... Shania Twain, OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. ... 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. ... Martin Karl Max Martin Sandberg (born February 26, 1971) is a Grammy-nominated,[1] Swedish pop–dance music producer and songwriter. ... Rami is the plural of ramus - a branch, as of a plant, nerve, or blood vessel. ... A record chart, also known as a music chart, is a method of ranking music according to popularity during a given period of time. ... The United World Chart is a nationwide chart issued every week by Media Traffic, using both sales (digital and physical) and airplay to determine the most popular albums and singles in the world. The United World Chart uses the same system as the Billboard Hot 100, in which the tracking... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... Stronger is the third single from Pop singer Britney Spears released from the album Oops!... I Did It Again during the fourth quarter of 2000. ... See also: 2000 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels established in 2000 2000s in music. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 2000s in music. ... Im a Slave 4 U is the first single from pop singer Britney Spears released from the album Britney during the third quarter of 2001. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 2000s in music. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... For popular forms of music in general, see Popular music. ... A singer is a musician who uses his or her voice to produce music. ... Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is a Grammy Award-winning[1] American pop singer, dancer, actress, author and songwriter. ... An album or record album is a collection of related audio or music tracks distributed to the public. ... For the Cex album, see Oops, I Did It Again!. Oops!... I Did It Again is the second studio album from American teen pop singer Britney Spears, released on May 16, 2000 on Jive Records. ... See also: 2001 in music (UK) Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels established in 2001 2000s in music. ...

The song was written by record producer Robert Lange and country music singer Shania Twain, produced by Max Martin and Rami, and programmed by Swayd aka Richard Meyer. This track shows Britney explaining to her love that he shouldn't let her hear everything else from other people and should tell everything straight to her as she exclaims "don't let me be the last to know." Only the UK version of Britney's Greatest Hits album "Greatest Hits: My Prerogative" has this track. Otherwise, the song is excluded along with "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart", which is also a ballad. 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. ... Robert John Mutt Lange (born November 16, 1948, Mufulira, Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia)), is an award-winning record producer and songwriter of popular music. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Shania Twain, OC (born Eilleen Regina Edwards, August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. ... Martin Karl Max Martin Sandberg (born February 26, 1971) is a Grammy-nominated,[1] Swedish pop–dance music producer and songwriter. ... Rami is the plural of ramus - a branch, as of a plant, nerve, or blood vessel. ... Swayd (aka Richard Meyer, born in November, 1970 in Lausanne, Switzerland), is a record producer and songwriter of pop music and electronic music. ... Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is Britney Spears compilation album released November 9, 2004. ... From the Bottom of My Broken Heart is the fifth and final single (fourth in the U.S. and Australia) from Pop singer Britney Spears first album . ...

Music video

Spears cuddling with her boyfriend.

Directed by Herb Ritts at Key Biscane, FL, the music video for Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know features Spears cuddling and making out with a supermodel by the beach while she is wearing only a bikini and short-shorts. Britney's lover in the video is French model Brice Durand. ImageMetadata File history File links Dont_Let. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Dont_Let. ... Olivia Newton-Johns album Physical, photograph by Ritts Herb Ritts (August 13, 1952 – December 26, 2002) was an American fashion photographer who concentrated on black-and-white photography and portraits in the style of classical Greek sculpture. ... A music video is a short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music, most commonly a song. ... Brazilian supermodel Gisele Bündchen. ...

The video starts with Britney and her boyfriend in a hammock. Cuts of her cuddling with this model beside a fire are also included. We also see her and her boyfriend on the seashore doing a love scene. Inside a tiki hut, Spears exclaims the words she wants her boyfriend to know. In the second half of the video, she is seen on a tree where her boyfriend reaches for her. There are also scenes where she is running on the beach and her boyfriend is chasing after.

Allegedly, these scenes caused Britney's then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake to become jealous. Her mother Lynne Spears ordered to cut some of the scenes which contained sexually-explicit material before releasing it to the public. It still was a TRL hit, however, and managed to retire itself just like all of her previous efforts. The video also was nominated for a Billboard Music Award for Best Adult Contemporary Clip. Justin Randall Timberlake (born January 31, 1981) is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American pop/R&B singer, and actor. ... Total Request Live (commonly known as TRL) is the flagship television series on MTV that features popular music videos. ... The Billboard Music Awards, sponsored by Billboard magazine and held annually in December, is one of four major United States contemporary music awards shows presented each year (the others being the American Music Awards, the Grammy Awards and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony). ...

Chart performance

"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was arguably Britney's first flop single, as the song failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. It did, however, make a short appearance on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, reaching a peak of number twelve, which would be equivalent to number 112 on the Hot 100, if the chart ran past one-hundred places. Some of the reason as to why "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" flopped can be accounted to the fact that it was never released with a commercial single of any kind, and therefore had no sales to aid it on the charts. However, in retrospect, the physical singles sales market was already in decline by early 2001, so even if the song had been released with an accompanying CD single, chances are it still would have flopped. The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... The Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... A CD single is a music single in the form of a compact disc. ...

The track was her biggest failure to-date at Top 40 radio: the single failed to chart on either the Top 40 Tracks or Rhythmic Top 40, and just barely made it into the lower reaches of the Mainstream Top 40. Top 40 is a radio format based on frequent repetition of songs from a constantly-updated list of the forty best-selling singles. ... Top 40 Tracks is a defunct chart airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. ... For another definition see rhythmic and CHR Rhythmic Top 40 is a contemporary hit music genre where the music, direction and makeup of the audience differ from the more mainstream Top 40 format. ... Top 40 Mainstream (often also called Mainstream Top 40) is an airplay format from Billboard Magazine. ...

Internationally, "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" didn't fare quite as poorly, but its peak in most countries was still lackluster in comparison to the success of her previous singles. It performed best in South American nations such as Argentina and Brazil.

The Australian commercial release was cancelled at the last minute and the manufactured stock was added to the album and marketed as a bonus remix disc.

"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" was a moderate success in the UK peaking just outside the top ten and selling a total of 67,000 copies.^[1]

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Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Stronger".

Remix/Official Versions

• Album Version — 3:50
• Hex Hector Club Mix — 10:12
• Hex Hector Club Mix [Edit] — 8:15
• Hex Hector Radio Mix — 4:01
• Thunderpuss Club Mix — 10:03
• Thunderpuss Radio Mix — 4:22
• Azza Remix

References

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External links

• Britney Spears — Official Web Site