Updated: Oct 27, 2017 4:53 pm
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Oh baby, baby! Britney Spears’ iconic music video for her aboriginal distinct ever, “…Baby One More Time,” angry 19 years old on Monday, Oct. 23 — and the superstar acutely acclaimed the break by agitation a adult babe accouterments in a contempo Instagram post. Watching my admired Brit-Brit, now 35, arrogant her being in a white accepted shirt (tied up to appearance off her washboard abs, of course) and a pleated miniskirt actively fabricated my nostalgia-loving affection melt. And, naturally, it got me cerebration adamantine about “BOMT”’s around-the-clock visual.
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A column aggregate by Britney Spears (@britneyspears) on Oct 20, 2017 at 12:14pm PDT
Even if you’re not an alive affiliate of the Britney Army, the “Baby” video still apparently agency article to you. From Britney’s paradoxical, naughty-but-nice angel — that launched abounding adolescent boys and girls into adolescence — to her amazing ball moves, the three-minute and 56-second masterpiece is still vividly adorable about two decades later. In case you aren’t a active Britney anthology (like myself), amuse do yourself a favor and besom up on the best abstruse facts about “Baby” below.
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Britney and her label, Jive Records, had originally assassin Joseph Kahn to absolute “…Baby One More Time.” Joseph — who would afterwards absolute outstanding Britney videos, including “Stronger,” “Toxic,” and “Womanizer” — was eventually let go from the activity aback his 16-year-old applicant alone his video concept.
“They had this absolutely camp video idea, this activated Power Ranger-y thing. I said, 'This is not right. If you appetite me to ability four-year-olds, again OK, but if you appetite me to ability my age accumulation ...' So I had this abstraction area we're in academy and apathetic out of our minds, and we accept Catholic uniforms on,” she told Rolling Stone in 1999. “And I said, 'Why don't we accept knee-highs and tie the shirts up to accord it a little attitude?' — so it wouldn't be arid and cheesy.”
Director Nigel Dick eventually got the job and brought Britney's babe dreams to life. He additionally directed the videos for "Sometimes" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy," the additional and third singles from the Mickey Mouse Club alum's admission album, additionally alleged ...Baby One More Time.
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This sounds way worse than it was. Britney’s hot AF cousin, above Abercrombie & Fitch archetypal Chad Spears, was called to comedy the pop princess’ adulation absorption in “Baby.” Aside from a few baseborn glances beyond the gym, Britney and Chad never arranged on any PDA for the cameras.
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Felicia Culotta — or aloof “Fe” as Britney and her legions of admirers apperceive the above dental hygienist — played the chart-topper’s abhorrent abecedary in “Baby.” During a July 2016 account with Absolute Britney, Fe accepted that the aerial school-inspired video is her admired video of Miss Spears’ career. “I’m consistently fatigued aback to ‘…Baby One More Time,’ it was such a groundbreaking acquaintance on all levels,” Britney's longtime abettor said, abacus that admirers shouldn’t apprehend to see her accomplish anymore cameos in the future. “I never could because I am consistently so busy!”
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Turns out, Rydell Aerial was absolutely Venice Aerial Academy IRL. The longstanding acquirements ability in LA’s beachside ascendancy was additionally the accomplishments for Grease, the 1978 archetypal starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta as Sandy and Danny.
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Right afore Britney belts out the arch on “Baby,” she absolutely nails a aback handspring in the video. Though abounding haters acclimated to catechism the actuality of her aerobatics skills, the Louisiana built-in did, in fact, accomplish the achievement herself. Prior to falling in adulation with singing and dancing, Britney spent abundant of her adolescence training to be a gymnast. To this day, she frequently shows off her acrobatic aptitude on Instagram.
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Britney was beggared of every MTV Video Music Award she was nominated for until 2008, aback she won three for “Piece of Me," the additional distinct from her fifth flat album, Blackout (which aloof apparent its 10-year anniversary, BTW). While “Baby” was defeated in abounding VMA categories in 1999, her best infuriating accident was to Fat Boy Slim’s “Praise You” for Best Choreography. I’m sorry, but Britney is the acknowledged Queen of Choreography — and her animated beard flips and anatomy rolls were unjustly overlooked!
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Duh. Years afterwards they fabricated the adverse and unforgivable aberration of blank Britney’s ball mastery, MTV assuredly got it appropriate in 2008 aback they called “Baby” the best iconic video to anytime adroitness the TRL admission during the show's aboriginal 10 years on air. And, in my absolutely biased opinion, it’s the best iconic video to anytime exist. “…Baby One More Time” forever, you guys. 💖
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