- pop, dance-pop, electropop, synth-pop
- 13 tracks
- Jive
Circus is the sixth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released to coincide with her 27th birthday on December 2, 2008, in the United States, by Jive Records. Transitioning from the "darker and more urban" themes of her fifth studio album Blackout (2007), Spears wanted to make her next project "a little bit lighter".
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Character
Classical in form, unpretentious, contemporary and effortless.
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
- sparerichly built
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Metacritic 64/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.1/10
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- The Independent2/5 ★
- Los Angeles Times2/4 ★
- NME5/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Slant Magazine3/5 ★
- USA Today3/4 ★
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Tracks
- 1Womanizer
- 2Circus
- 3Out From Under
- 4Kill the Lights
- 5Shattered Glass
- 6If U Seek Amy
- 7Unusual You
- 8Blur
- 9Mmm Papi
- 10Mannequin
- 11Lace and Leather
- 12My Baby
- 13Radar
About the album
- Artist
- Britney Spears
- Label
- Jive
- Released
- 2008
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- AR
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