"If U Seek Amy" was a moderate success, reaching the top twenty in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries worldwide. Pure Throwback. During the second chorus, she dances with four other female dancers dressed in cheerleading outfits, while many men are watching them dance. April 2011. If U Seek Amy . Gil Kaufman 01/22/2009 Follow @genius on Twitter for updates [...] It's not about us. [50] She gets up and looks out the window. [46] She also wears a pair of red high-heeled Louboutins with rouced petals, that were not available for sale until a month after the video was released. Clue: the song is not really about finding a girl called Amy phonetic for f u c k m e. originated from a britney spears song. if u seek amy by mikewhlr published on 2019-10-15T13:27:01Z. [33] In Canada the song debuted at eighty-eight on December 20, 2008. Amy told me that she’s gonna meet me up, I don’t know where or when and now they’re closin up the club I’ve seen her once or twice before, she knows my face, //]]>, Sorry, we have to make sure you're a human before we can show you this page. "If U Seek Amy" is a song on Britney Spears' sixth album Circus. Chris Williams of Billboard said the song is "Max Martin and Spears at their best: a stomping dance floor beat with building synths prodding the song along and the singer sounding like she's having a blast being the bad girl". The video then ends with the news anchor saying, "Doesn't make any sense, does it?". [50] As the chorus begins again, she comes out of her bedroom. Britney Spears If You Seek Amy Circus 2009 Jive Records Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com Key: C Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: Am - x02210 Em - 022000 F - 133211 Dm - xx0231 G - 3 Rick Florino of Artistdirect said, "Marrying old school detective fare and stadium-size anthems is something no other pop star has done, and once again Britney's the first. [44][45] Spears was styled by David Thomas for the video. 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. Oh baby baby baby / … [5] According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com by Hal Leonard Corporation, the song has a beat of 130 beats per minute and is written in the key of A minor. "If U Seek Amy" was generally well received by contemporary critics, who praised Spears's confident vocals and frequently cited it as the highlight of the album. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. Get up to 3 months free. Song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her sixth studio album, Circus. [25] Sharon Dastur of Z100 added that Spears had recorded a new version of the song and the new edit would be provided by Jive Records. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. When I asked them what it was, they told me it was Britney Spears. Oh baby, baby, have you seen Amy tonight? Oh baby, baby, have you seen Amy tonight? It is extremely offensive. [12] Program director Patti Marshall of Q102 said "It's ok to put in on an album, have fun with it, but we're publicly owned, you know? [8] Ricardo Baca of The Denver Post named the song the most fascinating track of the album and commented on the euphemism, saying "It's trashy and clever, and it's also quite fun. Music Video. They find her new single's title too provocative and want it banned from radio play. I Did It Again" (2000). At the end, Spears pulled a giant pink hammer and proceeded to knock her dancers off the stage, in a similar way to Whac-A-Mole. They find her new single's title too provocative and want it banned from radio play. [17] However, there were also some negative reviews. After its release, "If U Seek Amy" caused controversy in Anglophone nations for the euphemism and lyrical content, along with the fact that if pronounced in certain accents and dialects, "If U Seek Amy" could be thought of as a double entendre that is interpreted as "F-U-C-K Me", which led to the Parents Television Council (PTC) threatening to file indecency complaints against any radio station that played the song during daytime. 1-1 & 1-3 are the same remix. Click to listen to Britney Spears on Spotify: As featured on The Essential Britney Spears. … "[53] Nicki Escudero of the Phoenix New Times stated that it was "nice" to hear remixed versions of older hits, "such as the jazzy 'If You Seek Amy,' [sic] the sultry and Middle Eastern-inspired 'Boys' and the sped-up 'Toxic'."[54]. 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. Stream if u seek amy by mikewhlr from desktop or your mobile device. 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. [50] While the kids and husband wave, Spears smiles for the camera and blows a kiss. OVERVIEW. That dilemma is beginning to dawn on top-40 radio programmers across the country as the third single from Britney Spears' Circus album, "If U Seek Amy," starts to make its way to the airwaves. The reviewer also compared the hairstyle of Spears during the housewife scenes to Marilyn Monroe. [CDATA[ Please enable Cookies and reload the page. "[12] WFLZ's Tommy Chuck said his station produced their own edit of the song that replaced "seek" with "see", with the station's disc jockeys referring to it as "If U See Amy". La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. Lucky is sort of sadly ironic in that the professional media produced something that explicitly and intentionally disparages their own role in Britney’s life. It was the third single released off that album in early 2009. 2-8 & 2-9 are the same remix. The song was released as the third single from the album. “If U Seek Amy” is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her sixth studio album, Circus. // > Co-writer Savan Kotecha comes from a Britney Spears housewife scenes to Marilyn Monroe watchdog... On December 20, 2008 by Jive Records as the lead single of the girls are begging to you. 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