New Britney
After the success of her first two albums, Britney was no longer a young girl and wanted to change her image to better reflect her entry into womanhood. She was able to achieve this with the release of her third album, Britney. The album, Britney had a more mature, polished sound and sexy image. Her first single off of the album, Slave 4 U, like her other singles, became an instant hit.
In interviews, Britney explained that she was bored with her previous work and was exciting to try on something new. Britney introduced the world to the new grown-up Britney with a performance of Slave 4 U at the 2001 MTV Music Video Awards. During the performance, Britney was provocatively dressed and danced with z large yellow python.