Outrageous

Outrageous
For other uses, see Outrageous (disambiguation).
"Outrageous"
The headshot of a young blond woman. Her hair is blond and feathered straight. She is wearing lipstick and makeup. Her mouth is slightly open and her hand is pressed against her neck. In the bottom, the words "Britney Spears" are written in yellow italics. Below, the word "Outrageous" is written in the same fashion.
Single by Britney Spears
from the album In the Zone
Released July 13, 2004
Format CD single, 12"
Recorded 2003
Genre R&B
Length 3:25
Label Jive
Writer(s) R. Kelly
Producer R. Kelly
Britney Spears singles chronology
"Everytime"
(2004)		 "Outrageous"
(2004)		 "My Prerogative"
(2004)

"Outrageous" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on July 13, 2004 by Jive Records as the fourth and final single from the album. It was written and produced by R. Kelly. The song was the record label's choice for first and second single, but Spears pushed for "Me Against the Music" and "Toxic" respectively, to be released instead. It was finally announced as a single after it was selected as the theme song for the 2004 film Catwoman. "Outrageous" is an R&B song with influences of hip hop and an exotic feel. Lyrically, it talks about materialism and entertainment. "Outrageous" received mixed reviews from critics. Some praised its funky sound, noting its influence from Michael and Janet Jackson, while others deemed it as "forgettable".

"Outrageous" only charted in the United States, entering many of Billboard's component charts and peaking at number seventy-nine in the Hot 100. Spears only performed the song once, on 2004's The Onyx Hotel Tour. The music video was being shot in New York City in June 2004, when Spears hurt her knee and had to undergo arthroscopic surgery. The video was canceled, as well as The Onyx Hotel Tour and the feature in the Catwoman soundtrack. A composite of different scenes was released in the DVD Greatest Hits: My Prerogative.

Contents

Background

"Outrageous" was written and produced by R. Kelly, and was recorded at The Chocolate Factory, in Chicago, Illinois.[1] Penelope Magnet and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart of production team RedZone were enlisted to produce Spears's vocals.[2] She recorded them at Battery Studios in New York City. The song was later mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia.[1] On September 11, 2003, "Outrageous" was confirmed as one of the tracks from In the Zone.[2] Jive Records hoped the song would be released as the first single from the album, but Spears convinced them to release her collaboration with Madonna, "Me Against the Music".[3] The track was also one of the choices for second single along with "(I Got That) Boom Boom", but Spears selected "Toxic" instead.[4] On June 1, 2004, it was announced that "Outrageous" would be released as the fourth single from the album and would be sent to radio stations on June 29, 2004. It was also announced that the track would be the theme song from the 2004 film Catwoman.[5]

Composition

"Outrageous" is an R&B song with influences of hip hop.[6] The beat was compared by Gavin Mueller of Stylus Magazine to R. Kelly's 2003 single "Snake".[7] Jennifer Vineyard of MTV noted that "she whispers and moans [...] with a snake charmer melody giving the song an exotic feel".[8] Nick Southall of Stylus Magazine compared the background vocals to those of Punjabi musician Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan.[9] According to the sheetmusic published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, "Outrageous" is composed in the key of D major, with a tempo of 105 beats per minute.[10] The song's lyrics talk about materialism and amusement, with Spears referencing in the chorus a number of things that give her pleasure, such as "my world tour" and "my sex drive". Vineyard noted, "the cumulative effect seems like it's designed to put the listener in the lover's shoes—taking full advantage of the aural male gaze".[8] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine said the track "includes a telling parallel that reveals a lot about one of music's biggest—as Alanis Morissette would put it—treadmill capitalists: she sings "my sex drive" and "my shopping spree" with the same dripping gusto".[11]

Reception

Critical response

An African American man wearing white clothes and performing in a stage with a black background.
R. Kelly was the writer and producer of "Outrageous".

"Outrageous" received mixed reviews from music critics. Mim Udovitch of Blender called the song an "R. Kelly club number, [that] has a hot, odd compulsion and lyrics that are practically big-pimpin', Spears-style".[12] William Shaw of Blender selected it as the ninth best Spears song, highlighting "the nonsense chants" at 1:10.[13] While reviewing Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, Ann Powers commented, "'Outrageous' is R. Kelly’s dirty little take on the ideal Janet Jackson song".[14] Spence D. of IGN said of the song that "it's a somewhat derivative Egyptian lover groove number. Yet for all it's [sic] repetitiveness, it's still kind of funky and pervasive".[15] Kelefa Sanneh of The New York Times called it "[a] composition that cruises along on autopilot for two minutes and then suddenly switches gears with a delectable Michael Jackson-inspired bridge".[16] Annabel Leathes of BBC Online stated that "R. Kelly transform[s] Britney into a grubby Beyoncé".[17] Caryn Ganz of Spin called "Outrageous" a "go-nowhere homage to living fabulously".[18] Dave de Sylvia of Sputnikmusic called it "a forgettable but nonetheless catchy single".[19] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said that along with "(I Got That) Boom Boom", "[they] are little more than wobbly, rhythm-based contraptions intended to advance Spears' sex-princess-on-the-loose image".[20] Jamie Gill of Yahoo! Music Radio commented that, "with its cheap, tinny [sic] production - it would take a rather senile and unworldly old lady in Tonbridge Wells [sic] to find this even diverting, let alone shocking".[21]

Chart performance

On August 14, 2004, "Outrageous" debuted at number eighty-five on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[22] On August 28, 2004, it peaked at number seventy-nine. The same week, the song peaked at number twenty-three on Billboard 's Pop Songs. It also reached number twenty-seven on Billboard's Hot Dance Club Songs on September 11, 2004.[23] "Outrageous" also reached number fourteen on the Hot Dance Singles Sales chart.[24] In Japan, "Outrageous" charted on the Oricon Albums Chart for eight weeks and peaked at number thirty-one.[25]

Promotion

An African American man holding a young blonde woman in her arms. They are standing in a basketball court. The woman is putting her hands into the man's face.
The video for "Outrageous", featuring guest star Snoop Dogg.

The music video for "Outrageous" was directed by Dave Meyers, who previously worked in the music videos for "Lucky" and "Boys", as well as the Curious commercials.[26] It was shot in outdoors locations in Queens and Manhattan, New York City on June 8, 2004. The music video was set to premiere on MTV on June 28, 2004.[5] After completion of the scenes with guest star Snoop Dogg, Spears was shooting dance scenes in Manhattan when around 11:30 p.m., she fell and injured her left knee.[27][28] She was taken immediately to a local hospital, where doctors performed an MRI scan and found floating cartilage. The following day, Spears underwent arthroscopic surgery. Spears was forced to remain six weeks with a thigh brace, followed by eight to twelve weeks of rehabilitation, which caused the rest of the shoot as well as the remainder of The Onyx Hotel Tour to be canceled.[28] "Outrageous" was also scrapped as the theme song from Catwoman.[29] A 45 second music video composed of the scenes that were shot was released in the 2004 DVD Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. The video begins with Snoop Dogg and a group of men playing basketball in a outdoors court, until Spears appears wearing blue baggy shorts.[30] She starts to flirt with him, before jumping into his arms and licking his beard. In the next scene, she performs with her dancers on a street at night.[31]

Spears has performed the song only once, on her 2004 The Onyx Hotel Tour. It was the last song of the fifth act of the show, titled "Security Cameras". She performed "Breathe on Me" wearing pink lingerie while emulating different sexual practices with her dancers.[32] After it ended, she put on a white trench coat while her dancers wore them in black and performed "Outrageous".[33] The act ended with a skit that segued into the finale performance of "(I Got That) Boom Boom".[34]

Track listing

  • Japan CD Single[35]
  1. "Outrageous" — 3:21
  2. "Outrageous" (Murk Space Miami Mix) — 6:48
  3. "Outrageous" (Junkie XL's Dancehall Mix) — 2:55
  4. "Outrageous" (Junkie XL's Tribal Mix) — 6:08
  5. "Toxic" (Armand Van Helden Remix) — 9:34
  6. "Everytime" (Above And Beyond Club Mix) — 8:46
  7. "Everytime" (Scumfrog Haunted Dub) — 8:20
  1. "Outrageous" (Murk Space Miami Mix) — 6:48
  2. "Outrageous" (R. Kelly Remix) — 3:24
  3. "Outrageous" (Junkie XL's Dancehall Mix) — 2:55
  4. "Outrageous" (Josh Harris Mixshow) — 5:52
  5. "Outrageous" (Junkie XL's Tribal Mix) — 6:08
  • The Singles Collection Boxset Single[37]
  1. "Outrageous" — 3:21
  2. "Outrageous" (Junkie XL's Dancehall Mix) — 2:55

Credits and personnel

  • John Hanes – digital editing
  • Trixster – vocal arrangements and editing
  • Penelope Magnet – vocal arrangements and editing, background vocals
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Donnie Lyle – guitars
  • Roxanne Estrada – background vocals

Charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Japan (Oricon)[25] 32
US Billboard Hot 100[23] 79
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[23] 27
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[23] 23

References

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Greatest Hits: My Prerogative · B in the Mix: The Remixes · The Singles Collection · B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2
Video releases
Time Out with Britney Spears · Live and More! · Britney: The Videos · Live from Las Vegas · In the Zone · Greatest Hits: My Prerogative · Britney & Kevin: Chaotic · Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour
Concert tours
Filmography
Television
The Mickey Mouse Club · Britney & Kevin: Chaotic · "The Mansion Family" · "Buy, Buy Baby" · "Ten Sessions" · "Everything Must Go" · "Britney/Brittany" · Britney Spears Live: The Femme Fatale Tour
Fragrances
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v · d · eBritney Spears singles
...Baby One More Time
Oops!... I Did It Again
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In the Zone
"Me Against the Music" · "Toxic" · "Everytime" · "Outrageous"
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
B in the Mix: The Remixes
Blackout
"Gimme More" · "Piece of Me" · "Break the Ice"
Circus
"Womanizer" · "Circus" · "If U Seek Amy" · "Radar"  · "Unusual You"
The Singles Collection
"3"
Femme Fatale
"Hold It Against Me" · "Till the World Ends" · "I Wanna Go"  · "Criminal"
Other singles
Promotional singles
Other songs
"You Got It All" · "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" · "My Only Wish (This Year)" · "Out from Under" · "Kill the Lights" · "Shattered Glass" · "Mmm Papi" · "Inside Out" · "(Drop Dead) Beautiful" · "Big Fat Bass" · "S&M (Remix)" · "Whiplash"

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