Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is the first greatest hits album from American singer Britney Spears, released on November 1, 2004 bởi Jive Records. The compilation was released in two different formats, a standard edition and a limited edition containing a bonus disc with remixes. A compilation DVD of the same name was released to accompany the audio versions. The album includes three new tracks, a cover of Bobby Brown's "My Prerogative", "Do Somethin'" and "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)", which was released digitally in August 2004. Critics gave mixed reviews to Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. Some felt that it was an accurate portrayal of Spears as the defining figure of American pop culture, while others stated that she did not have enough material for a compilation and also deemed it as premature.

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative debuted at the hàng đầu, đầu trang of the charts in Ireland and Japan, and the hàng đầu, đầu trang ten in other fourteen countries, including Australia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Greatest Hits: My Prerogative has sold 5 million copies worldwide. The tiêu đề track was released as the first single from the album. It went on to peak at number one in Finland, Ireland, Italy and Norway, and reach the hàng đầu, đầu trang ten in another fourteen countries. "Do Somethin'" was released as the một giây single from the album, becoming a moderate commercial success.

Background

On August 13, 2004, Spears announced through Jive Records the release of her first greatest hits compilation titled Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, due November 16, 2004. The tiêu đề was chosen after the first single of the album, Spears's cover version of Bobby Brown's 1988 single "My Prerogative". The cover was produced bởi Swedish production team Bloodshy & Avant. A DVD of the same name was also released the same day, containing Spears's âm nhạc videos. Spears had recorded a song titled "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" originally for her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003). It was first included as a bonus track in the European version of the In the Zone DVD. In the United States, the track was a free download in the Wal-Mart edition of In the Zone, due to an exclusive deal with Wal-Mart and Sony Connect. When the deal ended in mid-2004, Jive Records decided to release it in iTunes Store on August 17, 2004. "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" peaked at number seven on the iTunes chart while it was speculated to be in the tracklist of Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. The tracklist was officially revealed on September 13, 2004. Greatest Hits: My Prerogative included three new tracks: "My Prerogative", "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" and "Do Somethin'", all of them produced bởi Bloodshy & Avant. A limited edition of the album was also released, which included a bonus disc with remixes from different recording artists, as well as as a megamix of Spears's hits.

Singles

1. My Prerogative

2. Do somethin'