In The Zone
by Britney Spears
  • Record Label: Jive
  • Release Date: Nov 18, 2003
User Score
8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 708 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 588 out of 708
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 708
  3. Negative: 86 out of 708

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  1. gabby08
    Aug 29, 2023
    7
    In the zone is a dance pop/ electro pop album that showcases Britney’s new maturity. It shows Britney’s co- writing skills for tracks like “Everytime” and it dabbles into the use of autotune [ vocal processing] on songs like “Touch of my hand”. In the zone has aged well and has kept its relevance in American pop culture, but still some songs don’t feel authentically Britney we’re stillIn the zone is a dance pop/ electro pop album that showcases Britney’s new maturity. It shows Britney’s co- writing skills for tracks like “Everytime” and it dabbles into the use of autotune [ vocal processing] on songs like “Touch of my hand”. In the zone has aged well and has kept its relevance in American pop culture, but still some songs don’t feel authentically Britney we’re still left wondering who Britney truly is as an artist.

    My favorites off this album
    - Showdown
    - Breath on me
    - Touch of my hand
    - Shadow
    - Everytime    … Expand
  2. juanselopez340
    May 13, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Hermoso álbum de comienzo a fin esto es una obra de arte artistico con la voz de Britney Spears… Expand
  3. lolitasuper
    Aug 21, 2022
    10
    this is the most amazing album ever made by a woman in this music industry
    listen to this masterpiece please
  4. fr_kennedy
    Jul 29, 2022
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Britney explorando diferentes sonoridades e nos fazendo entrar em contato com um mundo de fantasias.… Expand
  5. allavezedo
    May 30, 2022
    10
    Um dos maiores e melhores álbuns já lançados!! Britney não brinca em serviço!! Eterna princesa do pop com seu melhor trabalho
  6. Shawnze
    Apr 4, 2022
    10
    This album is a masterpiece plain and simple. Every track is iconic and way ahead of its time.
  7. dakeliaa
    Feb 5, 2022
    10
    This honestly feels like the 2nd best album or 3rd she has ever made, she has creative freedom over this one, showed her creativity and displayed it, with iconic hits like "Toxic" and sad ballads like "Everytime" this is a masterpiece!!!
  8. Mamacita666
    Feb 3, 2022
    10
    its a pop perfection, a pop bible cause the whole album its interesting and the song toxic its one of the best pop songs from all the time
  9. Criminal1
    Dec 5, 2021
    10
    Album of the year, one of Britney's best projects. Ahead of it's time, definitely a must listen
  10. samueell
    Mar 23, 2021
    10
    This album is my favorite of all time, the way she is so confident here amazes me, the embrace of her own sexuality and artistic expression makes this album sound very good. And the impeccable production of this album suits it, especially the Mark Taylor and Bloodshy and Avant one. In the album peaks, like Showdown, Breathe on Me, Early Mornin', Toxic, The Hook Up, and Everytime sheThis album is my favorite of all time, the way she is so confident here amazes me, the embrace of her own sexuality and artistic expression makes this album sound very good. And the impeccable production of this album suits it, especially the Mark Taylor and Bloodshy and Avant one. In the album peaks, like Showdown, Breathe on Me, Early Mornin', Toxic, The Hook Up, and Everytime she expresses a lot of emotions and adventures, and they are songs that together work altogether. Her growth and acceptance as a wise woman herself made this record the best in her discography. Congratulations.… Expand
  11. PEDROMFR
    Feb 20, 2021
    8
    This is definitely Britney's best album so far (2003)! This project screams sexuality and, most of all, sensuality, like only she can bring. It's also her most cohesive body of work, something that has been used before to "attack" her albums, and clearly disappears on this one. Last but not least, this one definitely says "Hi, I'm Britney and im grown. Let's have some fun".
  12. CriticSaul
    Dec 4, 2020
    10
    Wow, such a masterpiece! This is the most-britney album, she’s involved in 78% of song lyrics and it seems like she love this album, and i’m happy with that
  13. Just_m
    Nov 10, 2020
    10
    El primer testamento de la Princesa del pop, en donde terminaría de edificar su reinado y convertirse en una leyenda.
  14. Reimes
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    Outro divisor de águas na música pop, excelente sem defeitos, Britney rainha suprema.
  15. lucasfelix
    Jul 30, 2020
    10
    Amazing and iconic album!

    Definitely one of her best albums for sure.

    Early Mornin' is my favorite on the album!
  16. PabloRivie
    May 11, 2020
    9
    El mejor album de Spears DE LEJOS! Ninguna canción de relleno, cohesivo, excelentes visuales, fresco y atemporal! Lo único malo es que se limita a 4 sencillos teniendo tanto potencial! Realmente muy buen álbum.
  17. Kok08
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    Muy bueno, los sencillos fueron bien elegidos, es uno de los más completos.
  18. infsai
    Mar 27, 2020
    7
    It's an okay album. It has many nice songs (like its first three singles: "Me Again the Music", "Toxic", and "Everytime"). However besides the singles nothing is much memorable, and it's pretty old, and it got many nice drop-outs like "And Then We Kiss", which I'm in love with.
  19. osherranks
    Feb 24, 2020
    10
    Totally not a Britney fan but received CD as a pink elephant gift at a Christmas party. Listened to it and was suprised. While she is not endowed with the voice of some of her peers, she managed to put out an album that is fun and different. If someone else's name was on the album I probably would have bought it myself. True, it's not great art but who cares? If I wanted great art I'dTotally not a Britney fan but received CD as a pink elephant gift at a Christmas party. Listened to it and was suprised. While she is not endowed with the voice of some of her peers, she managed to put out an album that is fun and different. If someone else's name was on the album I probably would have bought it myself. True, it's not great art but who cares? If I wanted great art I'd listen to Beethoven but if I want to actually enjoy myself I may just listen to this CD, Collapse… Expand
  20. JeremySpears
    Feb 22, 2020
    10
    In my humble opinion, "In the Zone" is THE best album of all time. This album was such an extreme transition from her previous three albums. Britney had already started to be more involved in her music and to sound more mature on her third studio album "Britney" (2001) and she already experimented a little bit with different genres on that album but she took it to another level with "InIn my humble opinion, "In the Zone" is THE best album of all time. This album was such an extreme transition from her previous three albums. Britney had already started to be more involved in her music and to sound more mature on her third studio album "Britney" (2001) and she already experimented a little bit with different genres on that album but she took it to another level with "In the Zone". The album is incredibly diverse. There’s songs with major hip-hop influences ("Outrageous" & "Boom Boom"), electropop songs ("Toxic"), R&B ("Early Mornin"), reggae ("The Hook Up"), some dancehall and rock influences ("Showdown") and dance pop ("Breathe On Me"). Multiple songs on the album also have a nice underlying oriental sound to them. The only song that reminds you of Britney‘s previous albums is the poppy "Brave New Girl", which sounds like "Anticipating"'s little sister. The entire record is extremely sensual and must’ve been a huge shock to every fan (and their parents) who had signed up for bubblegum teen pop like "...Baby One More Time" or "Oops!...I Did It Again". Not only does Britney sing about sex ("Breathe On Me"), but she also sings about phone sex ("Don’t Hang Up") and even masturbation ("Touch of My Hand"). Her voice has also never sounded sexier than it does on this record. Britney tried hard to escape from her innocent teen pop Queen image and she did it with class. This album was for Britney what "Erotica" (1992) had been for Madonna or "janet." (1993) for Janet Jackson. To this day it’s the album that Britney had the most involvement in as she co-wrote 9 of the 14 songs on the album. The album rarely gets personal as it’s mostly about sex and becoming a woman but there are a few personal moments. There is the iconic completely self-written ballad about her breakup from Justin Timberlake "Everytime", which was her response to his "Cry Me a River"). The second ballad on the album, "Shadow", could also be about the same topic. Then there’s "Outrageous", which addresses fame, Britney’s public image and scandals. "Brave New Girl" is about Britney finding new confidence and becoming a woman. We don’t even have to talk about the singles. "Me Against the Music" is one of the most iconic collaborations of all time and still an extremely danceable bop and "Toxic" is the definition of iconic and probably Britney‘s biggest hit ever. "Everytime" is Britney‘s most successful ballad and that’s fine because it’s also her best in my opinion. This album is perfection from start to finish and never ever gets boring. Favorites: Breathe On Me, Everytime, Touch of My Hand & Toxic… Expand
  21. yeahrtyeahrt
    Feb 16, 2020
    9
    i got the urge to revisit this album and its **** incredible. idk how this hasnt become a cult classic
  22. Tiburtiino
    Jan 10, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is the very embodiment of eroticism. Of freedom of speech and the most insane desires we have and we don't talk. In the zone was the pinnacle of Britney's career and one of the pillars of pop music.… Expand
  23. AJSF316
    Sep 26, 2019
    10
    In The Zone is by far the most successful album released by Spears. Includes the smash hit Toxic, but also capitalised the 2003 VMASs kiss with Madonna performing a song together (the Princess and the Queen of Pop in a duet, it's history by that fact only).
    This album explore the sexuality and heartbreaks in a sound that makes everything fits and create a whole experience.
    It's crearly    In The Zone is by far the most successful album released by Spears. Includes the smash hit Toxic, but also capitalised the 2003 VMASs kiss with Madonna performing a song together (the Princess and the Queen of Pop in a duet, it's history by that fact only).
    This album explore the sexuality and heartbreaks in a sound that makes everything fits and create a whole experience.
    It's crearly that the bad reviews (in that times) was because of JT's Cry Me A River and also because a women was expressing herself about her own sexuality, something that put this album in a rate that was by far inferior of what this album means to pop history.    … Expand
  24. BeyonCem
    Sep 1, 2019
    10
    Even there’s a legend who named Blackout i still love this album more and i think this is her best. I love almost all of the tracks but especially Breathe on Me... i mean i guess i’ll still be listening it at the age of 80. I hope she came with some good stuff if she even wants to record an album.
  25. Jann_Junx
    Aug 31, 2019
    10
    In The Zone un álbum perfecto. Trayendo nuevos ritmos para la princesa del pop, contando con nada más y nada menos que con la reina del pop Madonna, con ritmos urbanos, baladas que te llagan al corazón como Everytime o Shadow, el iconico himno Toxic, una obra maestra en toda su expresión, donde Britney demostró sus dotes como escritora.
  26. BriBeyRih
    Jul 24, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Álbum perfeito com hits memoráveis, clipes visualmente muito bonitos, um marco na cultura pop… Expand
  27. Lucasswiftie
    Jul 20, 2019
    10
    Álbum extremamente Lendário, ICÔNICO, insuperável. Rainha. Eterna princesa do Pop. Amo muito
  28. britneyoutsold
    Jul 3, 2019
    10
    Greatest pop album of the 2000s I can’t stress is enough she really delivered one of the greatest pop songs of all time with toxic she really snapped.
  29. Bruck8
    Jun 8, 2019
    10
    One of my favorite albums out there.It shows how Britney matured and wrote songs which reflect to her life at that moment.A major game changer in the pop music.
  30. jxrge
    Jun 3, 2019
    10
    Su mejor album si duda alguna , una biblia del pop , el concepto del album es muy original.
    Grandes hits y en este album Britney experimento en su musica
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#1 Most Discussed Album of 2003
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#7 Most Shared Album of 2003

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Dot Music
    20
    Quite the most lifeless and unloved record to be released by an artist of Spears' global stature.
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  2. Spin
    67
    A hectic sonic pileup. [Dec 2003, p.130]
  3. The Guardian
    80
    Unlike previous Britney albums, In the Zone has no filler and no shoddy cover versions, just 57 varieties of blue-chip hit-factory pop.
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