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Blackout is the fifth studio album by American pop singer Britney Spears. It was released on October 29, 2007 in the U.K. and October 30, 2007 in the U.S., and around the world. It is her first studio album of new material since In the Zone in 2003. The album has been generally well-received by most of the media outlets that have reviewed it. Times Online was the first to review the album, giving it a 4 out of 5 star rating.. Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B+ rating and praised the album as “a perfectly serviceable dance album abundant in the kind of bouncy electro elements that buttressed her hottest hits.” Billboard Magazine is quoted saying, “This is still pop, but the last bits of Spears’ song-and-dance girl veneer are cracking, along with the rest of her public persona.” Nekesa Mumbi Moody of The Associated Press wrote, “It’s her best work ever.” Pop Justice also praised the album calling it “modern sounding, and brilliantly produced.” Metro.co.uk called Blackout a “nightlife stormer”, with “pacing electro beats, lusty hi-NRG rhythms, nonchalant delivery and hidden strengths”. However they went on to say that it wasn’t unique - “Heaven On Earth sounds like Kylie, while The Neptunes‘ contribution, Why Should I Be Sad, bears their usual slinky trademarks.” On the other hand, a review by the New York Daily News was less than favorable, noting that the overwhelming presence of “studio trickery” had the effect of making her sound like a “Brit Bot”. “If a blow-up sex doll could sing, this is what she’d sound like,” wrote critic Jim Farber. “In terms of studio trickery, Paris Hilton’s album was practically ‘unplugged’ compared to this.” Pete Paphides wrote, “Certain songs wouldn’t have sounded too different if her vocal were totally erased”.

Track listing

1. “Gimme More” (Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica) – 4:11
2. “Piece of Me” (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Klas Ahlund) – 3:32
3. “Radar” (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Balewa Muhammad, Candice Nelson, Ezekiel “Zeke” Lewis, Patrick J. Que Smith) – 3:49
4. “Break the Ice” (Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica) – 3:16
5. “Heaven on Earth” (Michael McGroarty, Nick Huntington, Nicole Morier,) – 4:52
6. “Get Naked (I Got a Plan)” (Corte Ellis, Nate Hills, Marcella Araica) – 4:45
7. “Freakshow” (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback, Ezekiel “Zeke” Lewis, Patrick “J.Que” Smith, Britney Spears) – 2:55
8. “Toy Soldier” (Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Magnus Wallbert, Sean Garrett) – 3:22
9. “Hot as Ice” (T-Pain, Nate Hills, Marcella Araica) – 3:16
10. “Ooh Ooh Baby” (Kara DioGuardi, Farid Nassar, Erick Coomes, Britney Spears) – 3:28
11. “Perfect Lover” (Nate Hills, James Washington, Keri Hilson, Marcella Araica) – 3:02
12. “Why Should I Be Sad” (Pharrell Williams) – 3:10

Bonus Tracks

• “Outta This World” (Japan Bonus Track)^[21] – 3:33
• “Everybody” (iTunes and Japan Bonus Track)^[22][21] – 3:18
• “Get Back” (iTunes and Japan Bonus Track)^[22][21] – 3:50
• “Gimme More” (Paul Oakenfold Remix) (Japan Bonus Track)^[21] – 6:08
• “Gimme More” (Junkie XL Dub) (iTunes International Bonus Track)^[23] – 4:59
• “Gimme More” (Stonebridge Dub Mix) (iTunes Switzerland Bonus Track)^[24] – 7:23