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The album's lead single of the same name broke the record for most radio station additions in a single day, and quickly became a top ten hit in the U.S. and other countries.^[42] The same year, Spears launched her first world tour, the "Oops!... www.briney spears.com I Did It Again World Tour". During the tour, she made a stop in New York for the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. As part of her performance, she ripped off a black suit to reveal a provocative nude-colored and crystal-adorned outfit that generated much controversy.^[43] Spears earned two Billboard Music Awards for Oops!... I Did It Again.^[44]

The music video for "...Baby One More Time" and Spears's appearance on the cover of Rolling britney spears pussy Stone magazine also established her as an international sex symbol, garnering controversy over the influence of her public image on teenage girls.^[1]

The release of Spears's fifth album, Blackout, was rescheduled to October 30, 2007 rather than November 13, 2007 due to online leaks.^[118][119] Blackout debuted at number two on the U.S. Billboard 200.,^[120] making Spears the only female music artist to have her first five albums go to number one and two. It was fairly well received by critics.^[121] As of June 2008, there have been 3.1 million digital downloads of the songs and remixes from the album in the United States.^[122] Rolling Stone gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars.^[123] Allmusic also rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling Blackout "coherent and entertaining" and stating that "it holds together better than any of her other records".^[124] Blackout's lead single, "Gimme More" leaked on the internet on August 30.^[118] The song, which was Spears's first produced by Danja, peaked at number three on Billboard's Hot 100 on October 3, making it her most successful single in the U.S. since her debut, "...Baby One More Time".^[125][126] Spears's highly anticipated performance of "Gimme More" at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards was panned.^{[127][128][129]} The BBC stated that "her performance would go down in the britny spears nude photos history books as being one of the worst to grace the MTV Awards",^[130] and The Times noted that "Spears was out of synch as she lip-synched and at times just stopped singing altogether".^[131] Despite the criticism on her performance,^[132] the single has achieved worldwide success.^{[133][134][135]} The second single, "Piece of Me", was certified platinum in the US.^[136]