For Baby One More Time's 25th Anniversary..

 

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The momentous track also helped usher in a new era of pop music culture, sound and production. Aside from making a household name out Spears and inspiring countless pop songstresses in her wake, it kicked off a historic streak of smashes for its enigmatic producer Max Martin, became one of the MTV generation's most iconic music videos and, for a time, shifted the center of pop from Los Angeles to Stockholm, Sweden.

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"...Baby One More Time" Influenced Future Pop Songstresses

Britney Spears's debut and subsequent success influenced generations of young performers who were inspired by her voice, talent and image, altering an industry in her wake. 

Contemporaries including Christina Aguilera, later superstars including Miley Cyrus and Katy Perry, and modern names ranging from Dua Lipa to Billie Eilish have all pointed to Spears as major influences. "I have loved Britney Spears her whole career," Lady Gaga wrote in 2021. "I looked up to her and admired her strength. She empowered so many people, and still does."  

 

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It Established Spears' Signature Sound

Martin was a big part of that. "I think Max is a genius. It all just came together and felt right. In my opinion Max is the greatest songwriter of all time." For their efforts, Rolling Stone later called "...Baby One More Time" the greatest debut single of all time.

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It Ushered In A New Pop Era

Speaking to its influence, the radio programmer Clark Ingraham later told the Guardian, "We'd been through an alternative cycle in the early to mid-'90s, and something of an R&B cycle after that. Britney was among the first big artists in a pop cycle that began in the late 1990s and continued into the early 2000s."

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The Music Video Is Iconic

Originally conceived as a cartoon, it was Spears who pushed for the now-infamous schoolgirl concept that exploded onto television screens.

Nominated for four MTV Video Music Awards, the channel's "Total Request Live" called the video the Most Iconic of All Time.

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The Video Turned Britney Spears Into A Sex Symbol

When it comes to her schoolgirl look in the video, Dick told Billboard: "My producer and the executive producer from the label — who are both women — go, 'No, I think that's a really good idea,'" he says of dressing the young star. "Music magazines said this artist was conceived by a bunch of dirty old men in a conference room wearing raincoats. Which, in my experience, was not how it occurred at all."

 

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It Launched Max Martin's Historic Career…

"...Baby" later became his first No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit of his ongoing career, a feat he reached a whopping 25 times with songs ranging from Taylor Swift's "Shake it Off" and "Blank Space" and The Weeknd's "Can't Feel My Face" to name a few. In fact, Martin is second-only to Paul McCartney and John Lennon as the songwriter with the most No. 1 hits in the history of the charts. 

 

 

 

 

Happy 25th Anniversary BOMT!

 

 

Yet they snubbed her win in that category and awarded a song that was 10x worse with zero impact.

 

Period

 

But they are true. BOMT curated the female pop prototype that is still widely used for female pop acts.

Wdc for them. 

Grammys acting like this is some brand new information or something.  We have all known and recognized the impact of BOMT for decades now. Too bad they didn't have the foresight at the time because BOMT only got one nomination for Female Pop Vocal Performance and didn't win. 

 

 

 

 

 

Best debut of all the time what a legend. 

Did it win a GRAMMY though? 

yes, but for the worse

1 minute ago, XSuperior said:

Did it win a GRAMMY though? 

Some artists won Grammys over her and didn't reach half of her success/influence

39 minutes ago, KatyPrismSpirit said:

Yet they snubbed her win in that category and awarded a song that was 10x worse with zero impact.

 

You can't say high school graduation anthem "I Will Remember You" had zero impact. But yes, there's a reason they were known as the Grannys in the '90s.

7 minutes ago, Rev8 said:

Some artists won Grammys over her and didn't reach half of her success/influence

That’s not what I see on Instagram sweetie 

Truth, but Grammys are trash

 

And yet..that album and song won NOTHING. I will be mad forever

 

Also oops i did it again is better 

11 minutes ago, XSuperior said:

Did it win a GRAMMY though? 

Babe, it's been 25 years. You don't need to show up to every Britney thread looking for a fight.

Over two decades too late, but at least they recognize it now. Not every song gets so much love at its anniversary. Happy Birthday!

49 minutes ago, Rev8 said:

Britney Spears's debut and subsequent success influenced generations of young performers who were inspired by her voice, talent and

The meltdowns from a certain fanbase lol. 
 

We don’t need the Granny Awards to confirm what’s been obvious for 25 years tbh. 

18 minutes ago, supaspaz said:

Babe, it's been 25 years. You don't need to show up to every Britney thread looking for a fight.

I’m just asking because the OP clearly values the opinion of the academy and it’s just interesting that they’ve shown Britney no love. BOMT is one of the best pop songs in history though. 

28 minutes ago, XSuperior said:

I’m just asking because the OP clearly values the opinion of the academy and it’s just interesting that they’ve shown Britney no love. BOMT is one of the best pop songs in history though. 

I am not

I just know that Xtina fans always use them and I know this would've riled yall up

Which it did clearly did!

 

 

 

51 minutes ago, XSuperior said:

That’s not what I see on Instagram sweetie 

You are checking success and influence on Instagram

That is your first problem

50 minutes ago, XSuperior said:

I’m just asking because the OP clearly values the opinion of the academy and it’s just interesting that they’ve shown Britney no love.

Because The Recording Academy continues to use Britney's name for clicks and the Army still falls for it. I thought they didn't care about GRAMMY recognition? 

 

And yes, Xtina was inspired by Britney just like Britney was inspired by Xtina. It goes both ways. 

yes britnallah  

Classic song

2 hours ago, XSuperior said:

Did it win a GRAMMY though? 

Björk never won a SCAMMY.

 

Only legends!

2 hours ago, XSuperior said:

I’m just asking because the OP clearly values the opinion of the academy and it’s just interesting that they’ve shown Britney no love. BOMT is one of the best pop songs in history though. 

Yes, just asking questions.