The Singles Collection (Britney Spears album)

The Singles Collection is the second greatest hits album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 10, 2009 through Jive Records to commemorate her ten-year anniversary since entering the music industry. The compilation was released in many different formats, including a one-disc edition, a CD+DVD edition and a box set, which contained twenty-nine singles, each packaged in its own slip case with original cover art. The CD+DVD edition, as well as the box set, contains a DVD with Spears's music videos. The album includes a new song "3" produced by Max Martin and Shellback.

The Singles Collection
One-disc edition cover artwork; box set cover artwork doesn't feature Spears but a black background and a blue heart.[1]
Greatest hits album and box set by Britney Spears
Released	November 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
Recorded	August 1997 – July 2009
Genre	Dance-pop[2]
Length	60:58
Label	Jive
Producer	Various Jim Beanz Benny Blanco Bloodshy & Avant Larry "Rock" Campbell The Clutch Dr. Luke Danja Keri Hilson Rodney Jerkins Brian Kierulf David Kreuger The Outsyders Kristian Lundin Steve Lunt Penelope Magnet Per Magnusson Max Martin The Neptunes R. Kelly Rami J.R. Rotem Josh Schwartz Shellback Guy Sigsworth Trixster Eric Foster White
Britney Spears chronology
Circus (2008) The Singles Collection (2009) Femme Fatale (2011)
Singles from The Singles Collection
"3" Released: October 2, 2009

The Singles Collection was praised by contemporary music critics, who noted Spears's impact and influence on pop music during her first decade in the music industry. The album entered the top ten in France and Japan, and peaked at number twenty-two on the US Billboard 200. "3" was released as the only single from the album. In the United States, it debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100.

Release and content

On July 12, 2009, Spears confirmed through her Twitter account that she had begun recording new material, stating she was going into the studio with Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin.[3] On September 23, 2009, Jive Records officially announced the release of a greatest hits titled The Singles Collection through Spears's official website, in celebration of Spears's ten-year anniversary in the music industry. The album followed her previous greatest hits album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004). The release date was confirmed to be November 24, 2009 and the album included a new song titled "3", produced by Martin. The compilation was available in two main editions, a standard edition as well as a box set. The standard version contained a single CD with seventeen tracks, including "3". The boxset contained her twenty-nine singles including "3", with each single packaged in its own slip case with original cover art, accompanied by an original b-side or remix. It also included a booklet featuring iconic images and facts about each track as well as a DVD featuring all of Spears's music videos to date in chronological order.[4]

On October 14, 2009, Jive Records announced in a new press release that the date for the standard edition was moved up to November 10, 2009. The date for the release of the box set remained the same.[5] The following day, a CD+DVD edition was announced to be released on November 10, 2009 outside North America. This edition included the standard edition track listing as well as the single "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman".[6]

Singles

"3" was confirmed as the only single from the album, released on October 6, 2009 along with the announcement of The Singles Collection.[4] It was released to radio stations on September 29, 2009.[7] The song received positive reviews from critics,[8][9] and debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100, breaking many chart records. It made Spears the first artist in over three years to debut at the top position and the only non-American Idol artist in eleven years to do so.[10] It was the sixteenth song in the chart history to debut at the top position and also the shortest title for a song reaching the top of the chart.[11] "3" also debuted at number one in Canada and reached the top ten in Australia, Belgium (Wallonia), Czech Republic, Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom.[12][13][14]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
BBC	(positive)[15]
Digital Spy	[16]
IGN	(8.2/10)[17]
PopMatters	[18]

The compilation album received universal critical acclaim. Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the collection five stars and compared it to Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, saying that although they had the same length, they were "different listening experiences". He also noted that the more recent tracks "help push The Singles away from teen pop and toward pure dance-pop bliss. [...] It does result in a stronger overall listen, since there are no slow patches here, just a parade of relentless hooks and rhythms that wound up defining the sound of a decade".[2] Mayer Nissim of Digital Spy also gave the album five stars stating that "[it] perfectly captures the career of one of the best singles artists of the last ten years. Running from '...Baby One More Time' to 'Radar', you get a single-disc timeline that shows a progression in style and substance from school uniform-wearing pop ingénue to sultry motorik saucepot. [...] The only arguable weak link is the Madonna-featuring 'Me Against the Music', but in this context what once looked like a respectful passing of the baton now seems like an unconditional surrender of pop Queendom to its rightful heir." The reviewer also noted the impact on popular culture and pop music of Spears, highlighting "Oops!... I Did It Again", "Toxic" and "Stronger".[16]

Brian Linder of IGN commented "2004's Greatest Hits: My Prerogative [...] captured the highlights from Britney's heyday, but lacks the more mature club-oriented material that she's churned out in recent years. That helps make this collection a justifiable fan purchase".[17] Mike Diver of BBC Online called it "the definitive Britney album" and added that "these songs don't just make a mark, lingering in the memory – they are essential pieces of the past ten years of pop history, and deserve better than dismissal by so-called discerning listeners".[15] Evan Sawdey of PopMatters called the album "a high-gloss collection of tunes that selectively sums up the career of one of the biggest female pop singers of the past decade. It's a disc that's light on filler [...] and heavy on Spears' more high-energy cuts, which, without question, play to her strengths as a performer".[18]

Commercial performance

In the United States, The Singles Collection debuted at number twenty-two in the Billboard 200, selling 26,800 copies in its first week.[19] The album has sold over 250,000 copies in the United States.[20] In Canada, the album was certified gold by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for sales over 40,000 copies.[21] The album debuted at number fifteen in Mexico and was certified gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) for shipments over 30,000 units.[22] On November 23, 2009, the album debuted on the Australian Albums Chart at number twenty-three.[23] The same week, it debuted at number twenty-two in New Zealand.[24] The album reached the top forty in Belgium (Wallonia), Denmark, Greece, New Zealand and Norway, and also charted in Belgium (Flanders), Finland, Spain and the Netherlands.[25] In January 2011, The Singles Collection re-entered the charts in Ireland and the United Kingdom, at numbers fifty-one and forty-seven, respectively.[26][27]

Track listing

Greatest hits album

The Singles Collection – North American edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"3"	Max Martin Shellback Tiffany Amber	Martin Shellback	3:25
2.	"...Baby One More Time"	Martin	Martin Rami	3:31
3.	"(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!)	Jörgen Elofsson Per Magnusson David Kreuger Martin	Magnusson Kreuger Martin	3:17
4.	"Born to Make You Happy" (radio edit)	Andreas Carlsson Kristian Lundin		3:35
5.	"Oops!... I Did It Again"	Martin Rami	Martin Rami	3:31
6.	"Stronger"	Martin Rami	Martin Rami	3:23
7.	"I'm a Slave 4 U"	Chad Hugo Pharrell Williams	The Neptunes	3:25
8.	"Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams)	Hugo Williams	The Neptunes	3:46
9.	"Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna)	Britney Spears Madonna Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Thabiso "Tab" Nikhereanye Penelope Magnet Terius Nash Gary O'Brien	Christopher "Tricky" Stewart Magnet	3:45
10.	"Toxic"	Cathy Dennis Christian Karlsson Pontus Winnberg Henrik Jonback	Bloodshy & Avant	3:20
11.	"Everytime"	Spears Annette Stamatelatos	Guy Sigsworth	3:50
12.	"Gimme More"	Nate Hills James Washington Keri Hilson Marcella Araica	Danja Jim Beanz Hilson	4:11
13.	"Piece of Me"	Karlsson Winnberg Klas Åhlund	Bloodshy & Avant	3:32
14.	"Womanizer"	Nikesha Briscoe Rafael Akinyemi	The Outsyders	3:43
15.	"Circus"	Lukasz Gottwald Claude Kelly Benjamin Levin	Dr. Luke Benny Blanco	3:11
16.	"If U Seek Amy"	Martin Shellback Savan Kotecha Alexander Kronlund	Martin	3:36
17.	"Radar"	Karlsson Winnberg Jonback Balewa Muhammad Candice Nelson Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis Patrick "J. Que" Smith	Bloodshy & Avant The Clutch	3:48
Total length:				60:58

The Singles Collection – International edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
8.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"	Martin Rami Dido	Martin Rami	3:51
9.	"Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams)			3:46
10.	"Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna)			3:45
11.	"Toxic"			3:20
12.	"Everytime"			3:50
13.	"Gimme More"			4:11
14.	"Piece of Me"			3:32
15.	"Womanizer"			3:43
16.	"Circus"			3:11
17.	"If U Seek Amy"			3:36
18.	"Radar"			3:48
Total length:				64:49

The Singles Collection – iTunes Store deluxe edition (bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
19.	"Lucky"	Martin Rami Kronlund	Martin Rami	3:24
20.	"Sometimes"	Elofsson	Magnusson Kreuger Elofsson	3:55
21.	"Overprotected"	Martin Rami	Martin Rami	3:18
22.	"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"	Robert John "Mutt" Lange Shania Twain Keith Scott	Lange	3:50
23.	"Break the Ice"	Hills Washington Hilson Araica	Danja Jim Beanz	3:15
Total length:				81:01

The Singles Collection – International limited edition (bonus DVD)

No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"...Baby One More Time"	Nigel Dick	3:59
2.	"(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!)	Dick	3:20
3.	"Born to Make You Happy"	Bille Woodruff	3:39
4.	"Oops!... I Did It Again"	Dick	4:12
5.	"Stronger"	Joseph Kahn	3:38
6.	"I'm a Slave 4 U"	Francis Lawrence	3:24
7.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"	Wayne Isham	3:49
8.	"Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna)	Paul Hunter	4:03
9.	"Toxic"	Kahn	3:33
10.	"Everytime"	David LaChapelle	4:07
11.	"Gimme More"	Jake Sarfaty	4:01
12.	"Piece of Me"	Isham	3:10
13.	"Womanizer"	Kahn	3:46
14.	"Circus"	Lawrence	3:34
15.	"If U Seek Amy"	Jake Nava	3:46
16.	"Radar"	Dave Meyers	3:41
Total length:			60:18

Box set

The Singles Collection – Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"...Baby One More Time"	Martin	Martin Rami	3:30
2.	"Autumn Goodbye"	Eric Foster White	White	3:40

The Singles Collection – Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sometimes" (Radio edit)	Elofsson	Magnusson Kreuger Elofson^[a]	3:55
2.	"I'm So Curious"	Spears White	White	3:35

The Singles Collection – Disc three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!)	Elofsson Magnusson Kreuger Martin	Martin Rami	3:16
2.	"I'll Never Stop Loving You"	Jason Blume Steve Diamond	Magnusson Kreuger	3:41

The Singles Collection – Disc four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Born to Make You Happy" (Radio edit)	Carlsson Lundin	Lundin	3:35
2.	"Born to Make You Happy" (Bonus remix)	Carlsson Lundin	Lundin	3:40

The Singles Collection – Disc five

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (Radio Edit)	White	White	4:34
2.	"Thinkin' About You"	Mikey Bassie White	White	3:35

The Singles Collection – Disc six

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Oops!... I Did It Again"	Martin Rami	Martin Rami	3:30
2.	"Deep in My Heart"	Magnusson Kreuger Carlsson	Magnusson Kreuger	3:34

The Singles Collection – Disc seven

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Lucky"	Martin Rami Kronlund	Martin Rami	3:24
2.	"Heart"	George Teren Eugene Wilde	Steve Lunt Larry "Rock" Campbell	3:00

The Singles Collection – Disc eight

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Stronger"	Martin Rami	Martin Rami	3:23
2.	"Walk on By"	Elofsson Kreuger	Magnusson Kreuger	3:34

The Singles Collection – Disc nine

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"	Lange Twain Scott	Lange	3:50
2.	"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" (Hex Hector Radio Mix)	Lange Twain Scott	Lange Hex Hector^[c]	3:50

The Singles Collection – Disc ten

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm a Slave 4 U"	Hugo Williams	The Neptunes	3:23
2.	"Intimidated"	Spears Rodney Jerkins Josh Schwartz Brian Kierulf	Jerkins	3:17

The Singles Collection – Disc eleven

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Overprotected"	Martin Rami	Martin Rami	3:19
2.	"Overprotected" (The Darkchild Remix)	Martin Rami	Martin Rami Jerkins^[c]	3:18

The Singles Collection – Disc twelve

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"	Martin Rami Dido	Martin Rami	3:51
2.	"I Run Away"	Schwartz Kierulf	Kierulf Schwartz	4:05

The Singles Collection – Disc thirteen

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"	Jake Hooker Alan Merrill	Jerkins	3:05
2.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Metro Remix — Radio Edit)	Martin Rami Dido	Martin Rami Mark Taylor^[c] Jeff Taylor^[c]	3:29

The Singles Collection – Disc fourteen

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D.)	Hugo Williams	The Neptunes	3:45
2.	"Boys" (Album version)	Hugo Williams	The Neptunes	3:26

The Singles Collection – Disc fifteen

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Me Against the Music" (Video mix) (featuring Madonna)	Spears Madonna Stewart Nikhereanye Magnet Nash O'Brien	Trixster Magnet^[a]	3:44
2.	"Me Against the Music" (Passengerz vs. the Club) (featuring Madonna)	Spears Madonna Stewart Nikhereanye Magnet Nash O'Brien	Trixster Magnet^[a] Sean Gill^[c] Josh Harrison^[c] Omar Galeano^[c]	7:34

The Singles Collection – Disc sixteen

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Toxic"	Dennis Karlsson Winnberg Jonback	Bloodshy & Avant	3:19
2.	"Toxic" (Bloodshy & Avant's Intoxicated Remix)	Dennis Karlsson Winnberg Jonback	Bloodshy & Avant	5:35

The Singles Collection – Disc seventeen

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Everytime"	Spears Stamatelatos	Sigsworth	3:50
2.	"Everytime" (Above & Beyond's Club Mix)	Spears Stamatelatos	Sigsworth Jono Grant^[c] Tony McGuinness^[c] Paavo Siljamäki^[c]	8:46

The Singles Collection – Disc eighteen

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Outrageous"	R. Kelly	Kelly Trixter^[b] Magnet^[b]	3:20
2.	"Outrageous" (Junkie XL's Dancehall Mix)	Kelly	Kelly Trixter^[b] Magnet^[b] Junkie XL^[c]	2:55

The Singles Collection – Disc nineteen

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"My Prerogative"	Bobby Brown Gene Griffin Edward Teddy Riley	Bloodshy & Avant	3:34
2.	"My Prerogative" (Armand Van Helden Remix)	Brown Griffin Riley	Bloodshy & Avant Armand Van Helden^[c]	7:48

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Do Somethin'"	Karlsson Winnberg Jonback Angela Hunte	Bloodshy & Avant	3:23
2.	"Do Somethin'" (Thick Vocal Mix)	Karlsson Winnberg Jonback Hunte	Bloodshy & Avant E Smoove aka Thick Dick^[c]	7:59

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Someday (I Will Understand)"	Spears	Sigsworth	3:37
2.	"Mona Lisa"	Spears Teddy Campbell David Kochanski	Bloodshy & Avant	3:26

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gimme More"	Hills Washington Hilson Araica	Danja Beanz^[b] Hilson^[b]	4:11
2.	"Gimme More" (Paul Oakenfold Mix)	Hills Washington Hilson Araica	Danja Beanz^[b] Hilson^[b] Paul Oakenfold^[c]	6:08

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-three

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Piece of Me"	Karlsson Winnberg Åhlund	Bloodshy & Avant	3:31
2.	"Piece of Me" (Bloodshy & Avant's Böz O Lö Remix)	Karlsson Winnberg Åhlund	Bloodshy & Avant	4:53

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-four

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Break the Ice"	Hills Washington Hilson Araica	Danja Beanz^[b]	3:16
2.	"Everybody"	J.R. Rotem Evan "Kidd" Bogart Annie Lennox Dave Stewart	J.R. Rotem	3:16

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-five

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Womanizer"	Briscoe Akinyemi	The Outsyders	3:43
2.	"Womanizer" (Kaskade Remix)	Briscoe Akinyemi	The Outsyders Kaskade^[c]	5:31

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-six

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Circus"	Gottwald Kelly Levin	Dr. Luke Blanco	3:12
2.	"Circus" (Tom Neville's Ringleader Remix)	Gottwald Kelly Levin	Dr. Luke Blanco Tom Neville^[c]	7:52

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-seven

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"If U Seek Amy"	Martin Shellback Kotecha Kronlund	Martin	3:37
2.	"If U Seek Amy" (Crookers Remix)	Martin Shellback Kotecha Kronlund	Martin Andrea Fratangelo^[c] Francesco Barbaglia^[c]	4:29

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-eight

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Radar"	Karlsson Winnberg Jonback Muhammad Nelson Lewis Smith	Bloodshy & Avant The Clutch^[a]	3:49
2.	"Radar" (Bloodshy & Avant Remix)	Karlsson Winnberg Jonback Muhammad Nelson Lewis Smith	Bloodshy & Avant The Clutch^[a]	5:43

The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-nine

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"3"	Martin Shellback Amber	Martin Shellback	3:33
2.	"3" (Groove Police Club Mix)	Martin Shellback Amber	Martin Shellback Matt Masurka^[c]	7:12

The Singles Collection – Disc thirty (DVD)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Director(s)	Length
1.	"...Baby One More Time"	Martin	Dick	3:59
2.	"Sometimes"	Elofsson	Dick	3:53
3.	"(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!)	Elofsson Magnusson Kreuger Martin	Dick	3:20
4.	"Born to Make You Happy"	Carlsson Lundin	Woodruff	3:39
5.	"From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"	White	Gregory Dark	4:30
6.	"Oops!... I Did It Again"	Martin Rami	Dick	4:12
7.	"Lucky"	Martin Rami Kronlund	Meyers	4:08
8.	"Stronger"	Martin Rami	Kahn	3:38
9.	"Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"	Lange Twain Scott	Herb Ritts	3:52
10.	"I'm a Slave 4 U"	Hugo Williams	Lawrence	3:24
11.	"Overprotected" (The Darkchild Remix)	Martin Rami	Chris Applebaum	3:35
12.	"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"	Martin Rami Dido	Isham	3:49
13.	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll"	Hooker Merrill	Applebaum	3:07
14.	"Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna)	Spears Madonna Stewart Nikhereanye Magnet Nash O'Brien	Hunter	4:03
15.	"Toxic"	Dennis Karlsson Winnberg Jonback	Kahn	3:33
16.	"Everytime"	Spears Stamatelatos	LaChapelle	4:07
17.	"My Prerogative"	Brown Griffin Riley	Nava	3:48
18.	"Do Somethin'"	Karlsson Winnberg Jonback Hunte	Woodruff	3:22
19.	"Someday (I Will Understand)"	Spears	Michael Haussman	3:42
20.	"Gimme More"	Hills Washington Hilson Araica	Sarfaty	4:01
21.	"Piece of Me"	Karlsson Winnberg Åhlund	Isham	3:10
22.	"Break the Ice"	Hills Washington Hilson Araica	Robert Hales	3:21
23.	"Womanizer"	Briscoe Akinyemi	Kahn	3:46
24.	"Circus"	Gottwald Kelly Levin	Lawrence	3:34
25.	"If U Seek Amy"	Martin Shellback Kotecha Kronlund	Nava	3:46
26.	"Radar"	Karlsson Winnberg Jonback Muhammad Nelson Lewis Smith	Meyers	3:41
Total length:				97:54

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies a co-producer
• ^{^b} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^c} signifies a remixer

Charts

Chart (2009–18)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australian Albums (ARIA)[28]	23
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[29]	50
scope="row"	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[30]	23
scope="row"	Canadian Albums (Billboard)[31]	19
scope="row"	Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[32]	30
scope="row"	Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[33]	77
scope="row"	Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[34]	49
scope="row"	French Albums (SNEP)[35]	10
scope="row"	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[36]	80
Greek Albums (IFPI)[37]	40
scope="row"	Irish Albums (IRMA)[38]	26
scope="row"	Italian Albums (FIMI)[39]	27
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[40]	8
scope="row"	Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)[41]	15
scope="row"	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[42]	22
scope="row"	Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[43]	36
scope="row"	Scottish Albums (OCC)[44]	43
South Korean International Albums (Gaon)[45]	11
scope="row"	Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[46]	43
scope="row"	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[47]	51
scope="row"	UK Albums (OCC)[48]	38
US Billboard 200[49]	22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50]	Gold	35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[51]	Gold	40,000^^
Mexico (AMPROFON)[52]	Gold	30,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[53]	Gold	100,000^^
United States	—	268,000[54]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, edition(s), format(s), record label(s) and reference(s).

Region	Date	Edition(s)	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
Canada	November 10, 2009	Standard	CD digital download	Sony Music	[55]
United States				Jive	[56]
Australia	November 13, 2009	Limited	CD+DVD	Sony Music	[57]
Germany	November 20, 2009				[58]
		Deluxe	29×CD+DVD		[59]
		Standard	CD digital download		[60]
United Kingdom	November 23, 2009			RCA	[61]
		Limited	CD+DVD		[62]
		Deluxe	29×CD+DVD		[63]
Canada				Sony Music	[64]
United States				Jive	[65]
Japan	November 25, 2009	Standard limited	CD CD+DVD	Sony Music	[66][67]

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