Overprotected

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Britney Spears

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"Overprotected" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. The song was written and produced by Max Martin and Rami Yacoub for Spears' third studio album, Britney (2001). It was released on December 8, 2001 by Jive Records, as the second single from the album worldwide. The dance-pop song, speaks about a girl who is tired of being overprotected and just wants to be herself. A remix created by producer Rodney Jerkins was released in the United States instead of the original version of the song.

"Oveprotected" was commercially successful, peaking inside the top five in Italy, Romania, Sweden and United Kingdom. The song also peaked inside the top twenty of every country that it charted on. The song was certified Silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), for selling over 50,000 units of the single, and Gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Sweden, for selling over 10,000 units of the single. In 2003, the song received a Grammy nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

The music video for the song, directed by Billie Woodruff, portrays Spears dancing inside an abandoned factory, while singing about being overprotected. "Overprotected" was performed on 2002's Dream Within a Dream Tour. During the performance, Spears was dancing to the song surrounded by laser lights, while a video backdrop showed images of a bald Spears, with her hair growing as the song went along. The remixed version was performed on 2004's The Onyx Hotel Tour.