Music and lyrics Ī sample of Britney Spears's "If U Seek Amy" where she sings the chorus, which contains the euphemism. On January 7, 2009, it was announced that "If U Seek Amy" had won, receiving 26% of the total votes. On December 5, 2008, a poll was added to Spears' official website to choose the third single, involving ten other songs from Circus. The recordings were mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia. Background vocals by Kinnda and Martin were recorded at Maratone Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. Recording sessions took place at Conway Recording Studios and Sunset Studios in Hollywood, California. This marked the first time they worked together since her third studio album, Britney (2001). The song was co-written and produced by Max Martin, who wrote hits for Spears' first albums, including ". Most recently, "If U Seek Amy" was performed on Spears' Piece of Me Tour in 2018. It was also performed as part of the revamped setlist of Spears' Las Vegas residency show, Britney: Piece of Me (2013–17).
"If U Seek Amy" was performed at the Circus Starring Britney Spears (2009) and the Femme Fatale Tour (2011). Critics noted the similarities with her past work and also compared it to the film Eyes Wide Shut. It references some of her previous music videos such as ". Towards the end, she changes into conservative housewife clothes and opens the front door with her family while paparazzi take pictures of them. The music video for "If U Seek Amy" begins with a parody of an America's Newsroom report by Megyn Kelly and portrays Spears at a sex party that takes place at her house.
It was also Spears' third single from the album Circus to reach the top 20 in the US. "If U Seek Amy" was successful, reaching the top 10 or the top 20 in various countries around the world. An edited version of the song titled "If U See Amy" was released in some regions, including in stations owned by Clear Channel Radio and Austereo. This led to the Parents Television Council (PTC) threatening to file indecency complaints against any radio station that played the song during daytime. After its release, the song caused some controversy in various countries because "If U Seek Amy" sounds like " F-U-C-K me". "If U Seek Amy" was generally well-received by critics. Musically, "If U Seek Amy" makes use of instruments such as keyboards and timpani. In the song, Spears is looking for a woman named Amy in a club, and although it appears to be about sex, it is actually about how society perceives her life. "If U Seek Amy" was written and produced by Swedish producer Max Martin, who also wrote previous hits for her first three albums, and was marked as Spears's comeback song to Martin since 2001. It was released on March 10, 2009, by Jive Records as the third single of the album, chosen by a poll on Spears's official website. " If U Seek Amy" ( radio-edited as " If U See Amy") is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her sixth studio album, Circus (2008).
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