Glory (Britney Spears album)

Glory
The album's original cover features a close-up image of Spears with a bright light in the background. The album title is written on top of the image, while Spears's name is written below her image.
2016 standard and deluxe editions cover
Studio album by
Britney Spears
ReleasedAugust 26, 2016 (2016-08-26)
RecordedSeptember 2014 – June 2016
Studio
Genre
Length41:27
LabelRCA
Producer
Britney Spears chronology
Britney Jean
(2013) 		Glory
(2016) 		Oops!...I Did It Again (Remixes and B-Sides)
(2020)
Singles from Glory
  1. "Make Me"
    Released: July 15, 2016
  2. "Slumber Party"
    Released: November 16, 2016

Glory is the ninth studio album by American singer Britney Spears, released on August 26, 2016, through RCA Records. After renewing her contract with RCA, Spears began work on the album in 2014. Lacking a deadline for completion, she continued work into 2015 and 2016, which, according to Spears, provided her with the opportunity to create one of her favorite albums in her catalog. Primarily a pop record, it also contains elements of R&B, EDM, and hip hop music.

Glory received positive reviews. Music critics praised the album's production, Spears's vocal performance on the album and cited it among her best records. It was included on year-end lists of best albums by several publications. Though underperforming commercially compared to Spears's other albums, Glory debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, becoming her ninth consecutive top five album in the United States. It topped the charts in the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, and also peaked within the top five of charts in another 20 countries.

"Make Me" was released as the lead single for the record on July 15, 2016. The single debuted and peaked at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Slumber Party" was released as the second single on November 16, 2016, and peaked at number 86 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Glory was further promoted with three promotional singles—"Private Show", "Clumsy", and "Do You Wanna Come Over?", which premiered in the weeks prior to the album's debut.[1][2][3][4] Spears promoted the album with television appearances and televised performances, including the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[5]

Glory was reissued twice in 2020; the standard edition reissue was released on May 29, and the deluxe edition reissue was released on December 4.[6][7] "Mood Ring (By Demand)" was released as the album's third single on July 10, 2020, almost four years after the album's original release; "Swimming in the Stars" was released as the fourth single on December 2, 2020; "Matches" was released as the fifth and final single on December 18, 2020.

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  4. ^ Monroe, Jazz (August 3, 2016). "Britney Spears Announces New Album Glory". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  5. ^ "Britney Spears & G-Eazy Perform 'Make Me' and 'Me, Myself and I' at the 2016 VMAs". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 9, 2021. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  6. ^ "Glory – Britney Spears – Apple Music". Archived from the original on June 6, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
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