Britney Spears - Im A Slave 4 U (MTV Music Awards 2001)

The music video was shot on a soundstage in Universal City, California, June 2001. , under the direction of Francis Lawrence, and is one of her most risqué videos ever.[27] It made its world premiere on MTV's "Making the Video" on September 24 at 5 p.m. EST,[27] the same day the song officially hit the American radio stations,[7] and debuted at #1 on Total Request Live two days later.[28] Some of the dancing was choreographed by Puerto-Rican dancer Mayte Garcia, who taught Spears bellydancing for the video. In the video, Spears and fifteen dancers employ the same choreography seen in her with Spears looking over a balcony whilst singing with cars down in the distance. Spears is portrayed as a slave to the music who dances all day until she and the other dancers are sweaty and near dehydration, forcing them to search for water. Two alternative versions of the video clip can be found on the Greatest Hits: My Prerogative DVD released on November 9, 2004.[29] The music video was nominated in three categories at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, and Best Choreography. The video clip for "I'm a Slave 4 U" ranked #1 in the list of the "50 Sexiest Music Videos of All-Time" published by Canadian music channel MuchMusic in 2007.[30] An official remix video used the "Miguel Migs Petalpusher Vocal Mix" was also released. There are another 2 unreleased remix videos using the Thunderpuss Club Mix and the Thunderpuss Dark Mix Nearly 10 years later in 2011, the video would be compared to her Till The World Ends music video. Several references from the Slave video were made in the video for Till The World Ends, such as the dancers crowding around her and the sweaty dancers scene.

Britney Spears - Im A Slave 4 U (MTV Music Awards 2001)

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