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Circus

2008 studio album by Britney Spears

AlbumalbumQ19345

Performer: Britney Spears
Released: November 28, 2008
Label: Jive Records
Genre: dance-pop
Runtime: 2,775 s
Tracklist: Womanizer
, Circus
, Out From Under
+6 more
Producer: Jim Beanz
, Benny Blanco
, Bloodshy & Avant
+10 more

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Circus is the sixth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released to coincide with her 27th birthday on December 2, 2008, by Jive Records. Transitioning from the "darker and more urban" themes of her fifth studio album Blackout (2007), Spears wanted to make her next project "a little bit lighter". She recorded much of the album between March and September 2008, after being involuntarily placed under a conservatorship earlier that year, following her highly publicized personal struggles in 2007. As executive producers, Larry Rudolph and Teresa LaBarbera Whites enlisted Spears' previous collaborators such as Max Martin, Bloodshy & Avant, Guy Sigsworth and Danja, as well as new ones, including Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco and Claude Kelly. Their efforts resulted in a primarily pop and dance record, whose lyrical themes addressed fame, infidelity, and infatuation.

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Different from: Circus criterion used: title refers to multiple creative works
Title: Circus
Part of: Britney Spears' albums in chronological order follows: Blackout · followed by: The Singles Collection
Place of publication: United States
Review score: 3 review score by: AllMusic · author: Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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1.Stated in AllMusicRetrieved 2019-11-19
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Form of creative work: studio album
Language: English
Number of parts of this work: 13 audio track
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1.Stated in AllMusicallmusic.com/album/mw0000802321Retrieved 2025-06-22
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Distribution format: compact disc
music streaming
music download
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1.Stated in Apple MusicRetrieved 2025-06-22
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