Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (DVD)
Designed by Jim Swaffield, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative contains all of Spears' music videos from 1998 to 2004, including unreleased material from the shoot of "Outrageous". It also contains alternate versions of the music videos with previously unreleased footage.
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative received widespread critical acclaim for its audiovisual quality and towards Spears for being the "ultimate video performer". A commercial success, it debuted at number three on the US Top Music Videos and has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Release
On August 13, 2004, Spears announced through Jive Records the release of her first greatest hits album, titled Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, for November 16. The video album of the same title would be released simultaneously, featuring Spears' music videos. The release date for both the album and the video was later moved up a week. The video took four months to be assembled, as crews from Jive combed through unedited and unused footage, instrumentals and alternative audio. It provided two menus—one with all of Spears' 1998–2004 music videos, as well as scenes from the unreleased video of "Outrageous", and the other with alternative versions containing unreleased footage for "...Baby One More Time", "(You Drive Me) Crazy", "Oops!... I Did It Again", "Stronger", "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know", "I'm a Slave 4 U", "Toxic", "Everytime" and "My Prerogative". Among the highlights of the alternative takes were new vocal mixes in "(You Drive Me) Crazy" and "I'm a Slave 4 U", as well as a karaoke version of the nude diamond scene of "Toxic". The video also included hidden footage, such as the third alternative version of "My Prerogative".
Critical reception
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Greatest Hits: My Prerogative received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. James Griffiths of The Guardian commented: "Here comes the Queen of Pop in a box so shiny you can see your face in it. Spears is described on the cover as 'the ultimate video performer', and watching the 20 promos contained within, it's difficult to argue. [...] Relentlessly thrusting herself at the camera, compulsively preening amid special FX galas, Britney is the MTV video age in human form." He also complimented the innovations of the menu, but added that "it's not particularly impressive" and "you need to be pretty nifty with your handset to find them." Music Week said: "The DVD version of Spears' high-flying 'best of' set adds bells and whistles to the audio version at only a slight premium pricewise. Twenty promo videos are included, all with top-notch sound and vision".
Accolades
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2005 | Japan Gold Disc Award | International Music Videos of the Year | Greatest Hits: My Prerogative | Won |
Commercial performance
In the United States, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative debuted at number three on the Top Music Videos chart dated November 27, 2004. It spent a total of 22 weeks on the chart. On December 15, the video was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 200,000 copies. In Australia, Greatest Hits: My Prerogative debuted atop of the ARIA Top 40 Music DVD chart dated November 22. It was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments of 30,000 units. The video was also ranked at number 32 on the ARIA year-end DVD chart for 2005. In Hungary, the video debuted at number two on November 8, 2004. In France, it was certified platinum by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), for shipments of 15,000 copies. In Argentina, it was certified double platinum by the Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers (CAPIF) on December 1, for shipments of 60,000 copies. On May 9, 2005, it was certified gold by the Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas (AMPROFON) for shipments of 10,000 copies in Mexico. According to the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos (ABPD), Greatest Hits: My Prerogative was the world's second best-selling video of 2004.
Track listing
Charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Argentina (CAPIF) | 3× Platinum | 24,000 |
| Australia (ARIA) | 2× Platinum | 30,000 |
| France (SNEP) | Platinum | 20,000 |
| Japan (RIAJ) | Gold | 100,000 |
| Mexico (AMPROFON) | Gold | 10,000 |
| United States (RIAA) | 2× Platinum | 200,000 |
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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| Netherlands | November 8, 2004 | DVD | Sony BMG | |
| United States | November 9, 2004 | Jive | ||
| Portugal | November 11, 2004 | Sony BMG | ||
| Japan | December 8, 2004 | BMG Japan |