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The Singles Collection
Eight images of a woman in front of a black background. In all the images she is wearing different clothes and hairstyles. Images one, three, five and seven are colored in sepia. Images two, four, six and eight are colored in purple. Above the images, the word "BRITNEY" is written in italics, above a transparent handwritten heart. Below, the words "THE SINGLES COLLECTION" are written in smaller grey capital letters.
One-disc edition cover artwork[a]
Greatest hits album and box set by
ReleasedNovember 10, 2009 (2009-11-10)
Recorded1997–July 2009
GenreDance-pop[2]
Length60:58
LabelRCA/Jive
Producer
Britney Spears chronology
Circus
(2008)
The Singles Collection
(2009)
Femme Fatale
(2011)
Singles from The Singles Collection
  1. "3"
    Released: September 29, 2009

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 Singles Collection received widespread acclaim from the 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 Japan, and peaked at number twenty-two on the US Billboard 200. It is Spears' longest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, due both to its initial chart run and resurgent success beginning in 2021.

"3" was released as the sole single from the album. In the United States, it debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100. The only new song on the album, it was produced by Max Martin and Shellback.

Release

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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

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"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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Digital Spy[15]
IGN8.2/10[16]
PopMatters6/10[17]

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".[15]

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".[16] 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".[18] 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".[17]

Commercial performance

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In the United States, The Singles Collection debuted at number 22 on 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 15 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 22 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 51 and 47, respectively.[26][27]

In 2021, the album saw a resurgence in popularity on the UK Albums Chart, charting for 39 consecutive weeks throughout the year.[28] Its resurgence in the United Kingdom has proven lasting, with the album continuing to regularly chart in subsequent years. In the week of June 27–July 3, 2024, the album made its 156th overall appearance on the UK Albums Chart, marking a cumulative three years of chart placement. It is Spears's longest-charting album on the UK Albums Chart, and one of only two albums by her to spend 100 or more weeks on that chart (the other being her debut, ...Baby One More Time).[29]

Track listing

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Greatest hits album

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The Singles Collection – North American edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."3"
  • Martin
  • Shellback
3:25
2."...Baby One More Time"Martin
3:31
3."(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!)
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Martin
3:17
4."Born to Make You Happy" (radio edit) 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"The Neptunes3:25
8."Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams)
  • Hugo
  • Williams
The Neptunes3:46
9."Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna)
3:45
10."Toxic"Bloodshy & Avant3:20
11."Everytime"Guy Sigsworth3:50
12."Gimme More"
4:11
13."Piece of Me"
Bloodshy & Avant3:32
14."Womanizer"The Outsyders3:43
15."Circus"3:11
16."If U Seek Amy"Martin3:36
17."Radar"
3:48
Total length:60:58
The Singles Collection – International edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
8."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
  • 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.TitleWriter(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"Lange3:50
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.TitleDirector(s)Length
1."...Baby One More Time"Nigel Dick3:59
2."(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!)Dick3:20
3."Born to Make You Happy"Bille Woodruff3:39
4."Oops!... I Did It Again"Dick4:12
5."Stronger"Joseph Kahn3:38
6."I'm a Slave 4 U"Francis Lawrence3:24
7."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"Wayne Isham3:49
8."Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna)Paul Hunter4:03
9."Toxic"Kahn3:33
10."Everytime"David LaChapelle4:07
11."Gimme More"Jake Sarfaty4:01
12."Piece of Me"Isham3:10
13."Womanizer"Kahn3:46
14."Circus"Lawrence3:34
15."If U Seek Amy"Jake Nava3:46
16."Radar"Dave Meyers3:41
Total length:60:18

Box set

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The Singles Collection – Disc one
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."...Baby One More Time"Martin
  • Martin
  • Rami
3:30
2."Autumn Goodbye"Eric Foster WhiteWhite3:40
The Singles Collection – Disc two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sometimes" (Radio edit)Elofsson
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Elofson[a]
3:55
2."I'm So Curious"
  • Spears
  • White
White3:35
The Singles Collection – Disc three
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Born to Make You Happy" (Radio edit)
  • Carlsson
  • Lundin
Lundin3:35
2."Born to Make You Happy" (Bonus remix)
  • Carlsson
  • Lundin
Lundin3:40
The Singles Collection – Disc five
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" (Radio Edit)WhiteWhite4:34
2."Thinkin' About You"
  • Mikey Bassie
  • White
White3:35
The Singles Collection – Disc six
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Lucky"
  • Martin
  • Rami
  • Kronlund
  • Martin
  • Rami
3:24
2."Heart"
  • Steve Lunt
  • Larry "Rock" Campbell
3:00
The Singles Collection – Disc eight
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
  • Lange
  • Twain
  • Scott
Lange3:50
2."Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know" (Hex Hector Radio Mix)
  • Lange
  • Twain
  • Scott
3:50
The Singles Collection – Disc ten
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm a Slave 4 U"
  • Hugo
  • Williams
The Neptunes3:23
2."Intimidated"
Jerkins3:17
The Singles Collection – Disc eleven
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Love Rock 'n' Roll"Jerkins3:05
2."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Metro Remix — Radio Edit)
  • Martin
  • Rami
  • Dido
3:29
The Singles Collection – Disc fourteen
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Boys" (The Co-Ed Remix) (featuring Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D.)
  • Hugo
  • Williams
The Neptunes3:45
2."Boys" (Album version)
  • Hugo
  • Williams
The Neptunes3:26
The Singles Collection – Disc fifteen
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Toxic"
  • Dennis
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
  • Jonback
Bloodshy & Avant3:19
2."Toxic" (Bloodshy & Avant's Intoxicated Remix)
  • Dennis
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
  • Jonback
Bloodshy & Avant5:35
The Singles Collection – Disc seventeen
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Everytime"
  • Spears
  • Stamatelatos
Sigsworth3:50
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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Outrageous"R. Kelly
3:20
2."Outrageous" (Junkie XL's Dancehall Mix)Kelly
2:55
The Singles Collection – Disc nineteen
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."My Prerogative"Bloodshy & Avant3:34
2."My Prerogative" (Armand Van Helden Remix)
  • Brown
  • Griffin
  • Riley
7:48
The Singles Collection – Disc twenty
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Do Somethin'"
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
  • Jonback
  • Angela Hunte
Bloodshy & Avant3:23
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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Someday (I Will Understand)"SpearsSigsworth3:37
2."Mona Lisa"
Bloodshy & Avant3:26
The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-two
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Gimme More"
  • Hills
  • Washington
  • Hilson
  • Araica
4:11
2."Gimme More" (Paul Oakenfold Mix)
  • Hills
  • Washington
  • Hilson
  • Araica
6:08
The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-three
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Piece of Me"
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
  • Åhlund
Bloodshy & Avant3:31
2."Piece of Me" (Bloodshy & Avant's Böz O Lö Remix)
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
  • Åhlund
Bloodshy & Avant4:53
The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-four
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Break the Ice"
  • Hills
  • Washington
  • Hilson
  • Araica
3:16
2."Everybody"J.R. Rotem3:16
The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-five
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Womanizer"
  • Briscoe
  • Akinyemi
The Outsyders3:43
2."Womanizer" (Kaskade Remix)
  • Briscoe
  • Akinyemi
5:31
The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-six
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."If U Seek Amy"
  • Martin
  • Shellback
  • Kotecha
  • Kronlund
Martin3:37
2."If U Seek Amy" (Crookers Remix)
  • Martin
  • Shellback
  • Kotecha
  • Kronlund
4:29
The Singles Collection – Disc twenty-eight
No.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(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.TitleWriter(s)Director(s)Length
1."...Baby One More Time"MartinDick3:59
2."Sometimes"ElofssonDick3:53
3."(You Drive Me) Crazy" (The Stop Remix!)
  • Elofsson
  • Magnusson
  • Kreuger
  • Martin
Dick3:20
4."Born to Make You Happy"
  • Carlsson
  • Lundin
Woodruff3:39
5."From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"WhiteGregory Dark4:30
6."Oops!... I Did It Again"
  • Martin
  • Rami
Dick4:12
7."Lucky"
  • Martin
  • Rami
  • Kronlund
Meyers4:08
8."Stronger"
  • Martin
  • Rami
Kahn3:38
9."Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
  • Lange
  • Twain
  • Scott
Herb Ritts3:52
10."I'm a Slave 4 U"
  • Hugo
  • Williams
Lawrence3:24
11."Overprotected" (The Darkchild Remix)
  • Martin
  • Rami
Chris Applebaum3:35
12."I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman"
  • Martin
  • Rami
  • Dido
Isham3:49
13."I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
  • Hooker
  • Merrill
Applebaum3:07
14."Me Against the Music" (featuring Madonna)
  • Spears
  • Madonna
  • Stewart
  • Nikhereanye
  • Magnet
  • Nash
  • O'Brien
Hunter4:03
15."Toxic"
  • Dennis
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
  • Jonback
Kahn3:33
16."Everytime"
  • Spears
  • Stamatelatos
LaChapelle4:07
17."My Prerogative"
  • Brown
  • Griffin
  • Riley
Nava3:48
18."Do Somethin'"
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
  • Jonback
  • Hunte
Woodruff3:22
19."Someday (I Will Understand)"SpearsMichael Haussman3:42
20."Gimme More"
  • Hills
  • Washington
  • Hilson
  • Araica
Sarfaty4:01
21."Piece of Me"
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
  • Åhlund
Isham3:10
22."Break the Ice"
  • Hills
  • Washington
  • Hilson
  • Araica
Robert Hales3:21
23."Womanizer"
  • Briscoe
  • Akinyemi
Kahn3:46
24."Circus"
  • Gottwald
  • Kelly
  • Levin
Lawrence3:34
25."If U Seek Amy"
  • Martin
  • Shellback
  • Kotecha
  • Kronlund
Nava3:46
26."Radar"
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
  • Jonback
  • Muhammad
  • Nelson
  • Lewis
  • Smith
Meyers3:41
Total length:97:54
Notes
  • ^a signifies a co-producer
  • ^b signifies a vocal producer
  • ^c signifies a remixer

Charts

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Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for The Singles Collection
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[54] Gold 35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[55] 6× Platinum 480,000
Japan 48,495[56]
Mexico (AMPROFON)[57] Gold 30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[58] Platinum 300,000
United States 268,000[59]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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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 Sony Music [60]
United States Jive [61]
Australia November 13, 2009 Limited CD+DVD Sony Music [62]
Germany November 20, 2009 [63]
Deluxe 29×CD+DVD [64]
Standard
  • CD
  • digital download
[65]
United Kingdom November 23, 2009 RCA [66]
Limited CD+DVD [67]
Deluxe 29×CD+DVD [68]
Canada Sony Music [69]
United States Jive [70]
Japan November 25, 2009
  • Standard
  • limited
  • CD
  • CD+DVD
Sony Music Japan [71][72]

Notes

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  1. ^ The box set cover artwork does not feature Spears but a black background and a blue heart.[1]

References

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