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Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas (2002)

Where the lyrics of Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas take you, and where it was really made.

This video album began as a live HBO broadcast of a Las Vegas concert, and it later earned double platinum certification in the United States.

Key places

Recorded at the MGM Grand Garden Arena (2002)

Recording site MGM Grand Garden Arena — The album was recorded during Spears's concert at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on the Dream Within a Dream Tour. The show was originally broadcast on HBO. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Britney Spears Live from Las Vegas: fourth video album by American recording artist Britney Spears
• Released January 22, 2002 through Jive Records
• Concert film in which Spears performed sixteen songs between dance routines and costume changes
• Subtitles available in English, Spanish, French, German and Japanese
• Contains footage from two concerts, with the 18th performance broadcast live on HBO

Background

• Recorded during the Dream Within a Dream Tour (2001–02)
• Tour stop at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 17 and 18, 2001
• The 18th performance was broadcast live on HBO and later released on DVD
• Showcases 16 hits from three multi-platinum albums: ...Baby One More Time (1999), Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), and Britney (2001)
• Britney (2001) was her then latest release at the time of the concert
• The concert is full of effects and costume changes
• During the show Spears is seen doing a wide range of things, from bungee jumping to playing a jewellery box ballerina
• She runs through a row of fire trees and sings in the rain
• In a comedy take-off of a Making the Band documentary, she poses as a Janis Joplin wannabe

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Born December 2, 1981 in McComb, Mississippi; American singer known as the "Princess of Pop".
• Began in the early 1990s in the musical Ruthless! and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club.
• Signed with Jive Records in 1997; debut single "...Baby One More Time" topped the US Billboard Hot 100.
• Debut album ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000) are among the world's best-selling albums.
• Credited with driving the late-1990s revival of teen pop.
• Sold an estimated 150 million+ records; one Grammy, six MTV VMAs, seven Billboard Music Awards.
• Placed under a conservatorship; it was terminated in 2021 after her testimony.
• Announced leaving the music industry in 2024; catalogue reportedly sold for about $200 million in 2026.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Critics gave the video positive reviews
• IGN Music: Jeremy Conrad praised the audio and video quality
• IGN Music: Jeremy Conrad gave the film a grade of six out of ten, stating it is only scoring above average
• The release drew positive reviews from music critics across the board

Records

• US Top Music Videos: peaked atop the chart on March 2, 2002
• Australia: topped the video chart
• Mexico: topped the video chart
• United States (RIAA): double platinum, denoting shipments of over 200,000 copies
• Australia: platinum certification
• Mexico: gold certification

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Spears is seen bungee jumping during the concert
• Running through a row of fire trees is one of the staged moments in the show
• A comedy segment parodies a Making the Band documentary, with Spears posing as a Janis Joplin wannabe
• Sixteen songs are drawn from three multi-platinum albums
• Subtitles are available in five languages

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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