Vevo and Britney Spears released a new episode of Footnotes commemorating the 25th anniversary of her legendary hit, “Oops!…I Did It Again” offering a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the unforgettable music video that defined a pop era and introduced one of the most iconic looks in music video history.
Directed by Nigel Dick and choreographed by Tina Landon, the video originally premiered on MTV’s Making the Video on April 10, 2000 and quickly became a pop culture moment—from the Mars set and Titanic-inspired interlude to the iconic red latex catsuit, which was Britney’s idea.
The Footnotes episode is packed with fun details: Max Martin not only produced the song but voiced the skit in the video, the astronaut finds the original single’s cover art in the wreckage and Britney’s look swapping her original red boots for black sneakers mid-shoot because the boots were too uncomfortable. Britney pushed through a couple of injuries during filming, including stitches and a twisted ankle, to deliver one of her most memorable performances.
“Oops…I Did It Again!” was the lead single for Britney’s second studio album, which shattered the record for most first-week sales by a female artist, holding that title until Adele’s 25 in 2015. In a 2020 Instagram post, Britney reflected on the moment: “The anticipation and the butterflies I felt before it came out were crazy… All of my expectations were exceeded!”
Full Transcript Below:
0:08 – This video premiered on April 10, 2000, at the end of an episode of MTV’s ‘Making the Video.’
0:22 – The debris that the astronaut finds is the original single artwork for “Oops! I Did It Again.”
0:40 – “Oops!” features the same collaborators as her debut hit, “…Baby One More Time,” including producers Max Martin and Rami Yacoub, and director Nigel Dick.
1:00 – In an interview with MTV, Dick said the iconic red latex suit was totally Britney’s idea. “There was another catsuit… which I loved, and the night before, I was told that Britney hired this guy that worked with Michael Jackson.”
1:30 – Choreography was handled by Tina Landon, who started her career as a Laker Girl and dancer for Janet Jackson. A year prior to “Oops!,” she won a VMA for her choreo work on Ricky Martin’s “Livin’ La Vida Loca.”
1:50 – Britney was injured twice on set: she received stitches for a cut caused when a matte box struck her on the head, and later twisted her ankle.
2:10 – This is the title video for Britney’s second studio album, which broke the record for most first-week sales by a female artist. The record held for 15 years, when it was broken by Adele’s ‘25.’
2:35 – Originally, the red catsuit came with matching red boots. After one take, Britney determined that they were too uncomfortable and switched to black sneakers that she had worn to set that day.
3:00 – This interlude is a reference to the ‘Titanic.’ Producer Max Martin came up with the idea, and even voiced the male character in the skit.
3:20 – Eli Swanson, who plays the astronaut, is now a surgeon.
3:40 – “The anticipation and the butterflies I felt before it came out were crazy,” Britney wrote on Instagram in 2020. “All of my expectations were exceeded!”
