Greatest Hits: My Prerogative

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
Digital version of the artwork; physical pressings of the album feature a different typeface and background color
Greatest hits album by Britney Spears
Released	November 3, 2004 (2004-11-03)
Recorded	1997–2004
Studio	Battery Studios Cheiron Studios Conway Studios The Hit Factory Criteria Maratone Studios Master Sound Studios Murlyn Studios Olympic Studios The Record Plant Right Track Studios Teldex Studios Triangle Sound Studios
Genre	Pop
Length	60:14
Label	Jive Zomba
Producer	Bloodshy & Avant Jörgen Elofsson Rodney Jerkins R. Kelly David Kreuger Robert John "Mutt" Lange Kristian Lundin Penelope Magnet Per Magnusson Max Martin The Neptunes Rami Guy Sigsworth Trixster
Britney Spears chronology
In the Zone (2003)In the Zone2003 Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004) Britney & Kevin: Chaotic (2005)Britney & Kevin: Chaotic2005
Singles from Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
"My Prerogative" Released: November 1, 2004 (2004-11-01) "Do Somethin'" Released: February 14, 2005 (2005-02-14)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Associated Press	(mixed)
BBC Online	(favorable)
Blender
IGN
MusicOMH	(mixed)
New Straits Times
NME
Sarasota Herald-Tribune	(favorable)
The New York Times	(mixed)

Greatest Hits: My Prerogative is the first greatest hits album by American singer Britney Spears. It was released on November 3, 2004, by Jive Records and Zomba Recording. The compilation was released in two different formats: a standard edition and a limited edition containing a bonus disc with remixes. A compilation DVD of the same name featuring 20 of the singer's music videos was released to accompany the audio versions. 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' fifth video release, Britney Spears: In the Zone (2004).

Critics gave Greatest Hits: My Prerogative mixed reviews. 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 compilation and also deemed it as premature. Greatest Hits: My Prerogative debuted at the top of the charts in Ireland and Japan, and the top ten in other fourteen countries, including Australia, Canada, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States. Greatest Hits: My Prerogative has sold five million copies worldwide. The title track was released as the first single from the album. It went on to peak at number one in Ireland, Italy, Finland and Norway, and reached the top ten in another fourteen countries. "Do Somethin'" was released as the second single from the album.

On August 13, 2004, Spears announced through Jive Records the release of her first greatest hits compilation titled Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, due on November 16, 2004. The title was chosen after the album's lead single, Spears's cover version of Bobby Brown's 1988 single "My Prerogative". The cover was produced by Swedish production team Bloodshy & Avant. A DVD of the same name was also released the same day, containing Spears's music videos. Spears had recorded a song titled "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" originally for her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003). It was first included as a bonus track in the European version of the In the Zone DVD.