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Circus (Britney Spears album)

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". She recorded much…

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Genres
Pop · dance
Label
Jive
Length
46:15
Producers
Benny Blanco · Bloodshy & Avant · The Clutch · Danja · Dr. Luke
Recorded
November 8, 2006[b] · March–September 2008
Released
November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)

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Circus (Britney Spears album)

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Avg. degree1.99
Density0.008439
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Circus (Britney Spears album)

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Producers · 14
Circus (Britney Spears album) → Benny Blanco, Bloodshy & Avant, Danja, Dr. Luke, Fernando Garibay, Greg Kurstin, Guy Sigsworth, Harvey Mason, Jr., K. Briscoe/The Outsyders, Let's Go to War, Max Martin, Rob Knox, The Clutch, The Underdogs
Studios · 11
Circus (Britney Spears album) → Bloodshy & Avant[d], Chalice[e], Conway[f], Frou Frou Central[k] (London), Glenwood Place[j] (Burbank), Legacy[c], Maratone[g] (Stockholm), Sony[d] (New York City), Sunset[g], The Underlab[i] (Los Angeles), Train Tracks[h]
Genres · 2
Circus (Britney Spears album) → dance, Pop
Recorded · 2
Circus (Britney Spears album) → March–September 2008, November 8, 2006[b]
Label · 1
Circus (Britney Spears album) → Jive
Length · 1
Circus (Britney Spears album) → 46:15
Released · 1
Circus (Britney Spears album) → November 28, 2008 (2008-11-28)

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Circus (Britney Spears album)ProducersDr. Luke1.00infobox
Circus (Britney Spears album)ProducersFernando Garibay1.00infobox
Circus (Britney Spears album)ProducersK. Briscoe/The Outsyders1.00infobox
Circus (Britney Spears album)ProducersRob Knox1.00infobox
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Circus (Britney Spears album)ProducersLet's Go to War1.00infobox
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Circus (Britney Spears album)StudiosConway[f]1.00infobox
Circus (Britney Spears album)StudiosSunset[g]1.00infobox
Circus (Britney Spears album)StudiosTrain Tracks[h]1.00infobox
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Circus (Britney Spears album)StudiosGlenwood Place[j] (Burbank)1.00infobox
Circus (Britney Spears album)StudiosFrou Frou Central[k] (London)1.00infobox

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