Problems playing this file? See media help. Singles Ī 30-second sample of "My Prerogative", in which Spears sings over a background of synthesizers. A limited edition of the album was also released, which included a bonus disc with remixes of Spears' songs by different recording artists, as well as a megamix of Spears' hits. Greatest Hits: My Prerogative included three new tracks: "My Prerogative", "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" and " Do Somethin'", all of them produced by Bloodshy & Avant. The track listing was officially revealed on September 13, 2004. When the deal ended in mid-2004, Jive Records decided to release it on iTunes Store on August 17, 2004.
In the United States, the track was a free download on the Walmart edition of In the Zone, due to an exclusive deal with Walmart and Sony Connect. It was first included as a bonus track on the European edition of the video album In the Zone.
Spears had recorded a song titled "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" originally for her fourth studio album In the Zone (2003).
A video compilation of the same title was also released the same day, containing Spears' music videos. The cover was produced by Swedish production team Bloodshy & Avant. The title was chosen after the album's lead single, Spears's cover version of Bobby Brown's song " My Prerogative" (1988). On August 13, 2004, Spears announced through Jive Records the release of her first greatest hits compilation titled Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, due on Novemit was, however, released a week earlier in the United States. "Do Somethin'" was released as the second and final single from the album, and peaked at number 100 on the US Billboard Hot 100 although it wasn't released in the United States, but, however, reached the top ten in Australia, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It failed to enter the US Billboard Hot 100, instead peaking at number 1 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100. It went on to peak atop the charts in Ireland, Italy, Finland and Norway, and reached the top ten in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
The title track was released as the lead single from the album. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and has sold 1.8 million copies in the United States. Greatest Hits: My Prerogative peaked atop the charts in France, Greece, Ireland and Japan, and within the top ten in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. Some felt that it was an accurate portrayal of Spears as the defining figure of American pop culture, while others stated that she did not have enough material for a greatest hits album and also deemed it as premature. Greatest Hits: My Prerogative received mixed reviews from music critics. The album includes three new tracks: a cover of Bobby Brown's " My Prerogative", " Do Somethin'" and "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)", which was previously included on the international editions of Spears' sixth video album Britney Spears: In the Zone (2004). A video compilation of the same title, featuring twenty of Spears' music videos, was released to accompany the songs. The album was released in two different editions, standard and limited, with the latter containing a bonus disc with remixes. It was released on November 3, 2004, through Jive Records. Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is the first greatest hits album by American singer Britney Spears.