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Sometimes (Britney Spears song)

January 07, 2023

"Sometimes" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her debut studio album, ...Baby One More Time (1999). Written by Jörgen Elofsson and produced by Elofsson himself, Per Magnusson and David Kreuger, the song was released as Spears' second single on April 6, 1999, by Jive Records. "Sometimes" is a bubblegum pop ballad that alludes to a relationship where a shy girl is reserved on expressing feelings to her lover. The song received generally favorable reviews from contemporary critics.

"Sometimes"
Standard artwork, used for most non-US commercial releases and US promotional single
Single by Britney Spears
from the album ...Baby One More Time
B-side"I'm So Curious"
ReleasedApril 6, 1999 (1999-04-06)
RecordedMay 1998[1]
StudioCheiron (Stockholm, Sweden)
GenreBubblegum pop
Length4:05 (album), 3:55 (radio)
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)Jörgen Elofsson
Producer(s)
Britney Spears singles chronology
"...Baby One More Time"
(1998) 		"Sometimes"
(1999) 		"(You Drive Me) Crazy"
(1999)
Music video
"Sometimes" on YouTube

"Sometimes" attained worldwide success, peaking inside the top ten in multiple countries. In the United States, the song peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song reached number one in Belgium (Flanders), Netherlands and New Zealand, while reaching number two in Australia. In the United Kingdom, the song reached number three, and is also Spears' third best-selling single in the country. An accompanying music video, directed by Nigel Dick, was shot at the Paradise Cove in Malibu, California. It portrays Spears watching her love interest from afar. Spears has performed "Sometimes" in four of her concert tours: the ...Baby One More Time Tour (1999), the (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour (2000), the Oops!... I Did It Again Tour (2000–01), and the Dream Within a Dream Tour (2001–02).

Background

Before recording her debut album, Spears had originally envisioned it in the style of "Sheryl Crow music, but younger [and] more adult contemporary".[2] However, the singer agreed with her label's appointment of producers, who had the objective to reach a teen public at the time.[2] She flew to Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, where half of the album was recorded the spring of 1998, with producers Max Martin, Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub, among others.[2][3] "Sometimes" was written by Jörgen Elofsson, and produced by Per Magnusson and David Kreuger. Spears recorded the vocals for the song in May 1998, at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, Sweden. It was also mixed at Cheiron Studios by Martin. Esbjörn Öhrwall played the acoustic guitar, while bass guitar was done by Thomas Lindberg. Keyboards and programming was done by Kreuger, and additional keyboards by Magnusson. Background vocals were provided by Anders von Hoffsten.[4] Spears also co-wrote and recorded a track called "I'm So Curious", produced by Eric Foster White, that was released as a B-side to "Sometimes".[4] The track was recorded in 1997 at 4MW East Studios in New Jersey.[4] "Sometimes" was released as the second single from ...Baby One More Time on April 30, 1999.[5]

Songwriting controversy

The song created controversy over the writing credits. Steve Wallace, an Indiana songwriter, claimed he wrote "Sometimes" in 1990, but did not copyright it until 2003, four years after Spears registered the song's copyright. Wallace claimed Spears confessed he wrote the song, by showing to the court a possible e-mail from the singer, which said, "I now know for a fact that you wrote ['Sometimes']. But there's nothing I can do about it. That's all I can say about it."[6] The e-mail was considered fake and the lawsuit was dismissed on October 31, 2005, when Judge John D. Tinder ruled that the singer did not steal the song.[7]

Composition

 
"Sometimes"
A 22-second sample of the song's chorus, where Spears sings over a bubblegum pop production.[8]
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"Sometimes" is a romantic bubblegum pop song,[8] with a length of four minutes and four seconds. The song is composed in the key of B♭ major[9] and is set in time signature of common time with a moderately slow tempo of 96 beats per minute. After the bridge, it transposes to B major. Spears' vocal range spans almost two octaves from the low note F3 to the high note E5.[10] The song has a sequence of Cm11–F7sus–B♭–B♭(9)/D–F/A–F as its chord progression.[10] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said that "Sometimes" and the album's other hit songs revealed Max Martin's mastery of the pop hook, Eurodance rhythm, and memorable melody.[11]

Lyrically, the song is a "heartbroken ballad",[12] where Spears declares on the introduction, "You tell me you're in love with me / That you can't take your pretty eyes away from me / It's not that I don't wanna stay / But every time you come too close I move away".[10] According to musicologist Melanie Lowe, "Spears shows a different side of her personality [with 'Sometimes'] than she does in her other songs."[8] Both of them also commented the song "lacks rhythmic drive and the backing track is fuller, with smoother and rounder synthesized instruments",[8] while describing Spears' vocals as more natural when compared to "...Baby One More Time" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy".[8]

Critical reception

"The positive message the girls find in 'Sometimes' lies not so much in the song itself, but rather in its contrast—both lyrical and musical—with Spears's other songs. In the end, the girls celebrate the many sides of Britney and the idea, communicated musically, that she has different 'personalities'".

—Musicologist Melanie Lowe on the positive message behind "Sometimes".[8]

A reviewer from CD Universe commented that the song "warns a potential love of [Spears'] need for time and patience, rolling along nicely with a slow groove and a big beat".[13] Amanda Murray of Sputnikmusic considered "Sometimes" a competent single, but claimed the song as unremarkable.[14] Kyle Anderson of MTV said that the song "introduces the first sorta-ballad to [...Baby One More Time]", and considered it "reasonable enough, though through three songs, Spears' lyric approach appears to be entirely about guys. Like, she never stops thinking about them".[15] Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone called "Sometimes" a "further hit" from ...Baby One More Time, along with "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy".[16] Spence D. of IGN considered "Sometimes" a "[Max Martin] glossy grown-up pop" song,[17] while Annabel Leathes of BBC Online said the song "represents the innocent years when Britney annoyed and titillated in equal measure".[18]

Nicholas Hautman, from Us Weekly, deemed it "the epitome of bubblegum pop, a genre that unjustly got a bad rap. Its key change is what dreams are made of".[19] Bustle's Alex Kristelis called it "a perfect example of good cheese".[20] While reviewing ...Baby One More Time on its 20th anniversary, Billboard's Chuck Arnold felt that "there is a wistful melancholy to this diary entry of a song that digs deeper into the doubts and insecurities below the bubbly surface of both 'Crazy' and the title track".[21] The staff from Entertainment Weekly placed it at number 22 on their ranking of Spears's songs and said that "not quite a ballad, not yet a banger, ['Sometimes'] cemented Britney as pop's good girl of '99".[22] For Daniel Megarry from Gay Times, it was one of the "standout tracks" from ...Baby One More Time and wrote that "it’s impossible not to feel nostalgia when the summery strings of 'Sometimes' grace your eardrums".[23] Nayer Nissim, from Pink News, deemed it one of Spears' "more adult (but not adult) early tracks that drips with '90s singer-songwritery charm".[24] Shannon Barbour from Cosmopolitan opined that it was "cool, but mostly forgettable".[25] During the 2000 BMI Pop Awards, "Sometimes" was honored with the award of Most Performed BMI Song.[26] In 2017, ShortList's Dave Fawbert listed the song as containing "one of the greatest key changes in music history".[27]

Commercial performance

"Sometimes" achieved commercial success worldwide. The song reached number one in Belgium (Flanders), Netherlands and New Zealand,[28] and was certified Gold in the latter by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ), for selling more than 7,500 physical units of the single.[29] It also peaked at number two in Australia,[28] where it was later certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), after shipping over 70,000 units,[30] and number four in Finland and Sweden, while reaching the top ten on other five music charts.[28] "Sometimes" was also successful in the United Kingdom. It entered and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart on June 26, 1999.[31] According to the Official Charts Company, "Sometimes" is Spears' third best-selling single in the United Kingdom, with sales over 456,000 physical units.[32] In the United States, the song peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of July 24, 1999, while reaching number 11 and 29 on the Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Songs charts, respectively. Even though the song enjoyed heavy airplay, it was not available physically to spur album sales. It also managed to peak at number six on the Mainstream Top 40 chart.[33] "Sometimes" was also certified Gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP), for sales over 250,000 units of the single in France,[34] where it peaked at number 13.[28]

Music video

 
Spears with her love interest in the music video

Spears started rehearsing for the music video for "Sometimes" in February 1999.[35] However, during the rehearsals, the singer injured her knee and was forced to start sessions of physical therapy.[35] A month later, Spears released in a statement: "I want to thank my wonderful fans and all of the people who have offered their love and support during this time," while revealing she wouldn't be able to shoot the music video until April 1999.[36] The music video was later directed by Nigel Dick,[37] who also directed her previous video for Spears' 1998 debut single "...Baby One More Time".[37] It was shot at the Paradise Cove in Malibu, California.[38] The music video was released on May 6, 1999, on Total Request Live.[37]

According to MTV, the initial concept for the music video was to portray Spears on the porch of a beachfront home watching a group of kids having fun, prompting flashbacks about her former boyfriend.[35] However, the video begins with Spears, in a long sleeveless white dress, walking barefoot through a lawn to a telescope, and looking through it. The concept was later changed to a man and a dog walking on the beach, portraying the singer as the girl next door, watching her love interest, played by model Chad Cole, from afar.[39] The beach location was kept,[39] and the music video intercuts with scenes of Spears' dancing on the Paradise Cove pier with her dancers dressed all in beach-friendly white attire, then Spears sits near a car.[39] A writer of Rolling Stone noted the video is best known for "purifying the sexy persona Spears introduced in the '... Baby One More Time' video",[40] while describing it as "a virginal Britney in a long, flowing white dress (and other demure outfits) gazing at a clean-cut boy on the beach, then she walks on the balcony with a pink ball and does some chaste choreography that features her dancers forming a heart while she sings that she only wants to "hold you tight, treat you right." Spears is sitting on a picnic blanket wishing she was there with him. She leaves alone."[40] On February 20, 2012, behind the scenes footage of the music video leaked online.[41]

Track listings

Personnel

Credits for "Sometimes" and "I'm So Curious" are taken from the single's liner notes.[4]

Charts

Certifications and sales

Certifications and sales for "Sometimes"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[98] Platinum 70,000^
Belgium (BEA)[99] Platinum 50,000*
France (SNEP)[34] Gold 250,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[100] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[29] Gold 5,000*
Sweden (GLF)[101] Gold 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[103] Gold 584,000[102]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Sometimes"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States April 6, 1999 Contemporary hit radio Jive
[104]
Japan April 14, 1999 Maxi CD Avex
[105]
United States April 27, 1999 Rhythmic contemporary radio Jive
[106]
Netherlands April 30, 1999 CD BMG
[62]
Germany June 7, 1999 Maxi CD
[107]
United Kingdom June 14, 1999
Rough Trade
[108]
Belgium July 27, 1999 CD BMG
[109]
France Virgin
[110]

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Bibliography

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Sometimes is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her debut studio album Baby One More Time 1999 Written by Jorgen Elofsson and produced by Elofsson himself Per Magnusson and David Kreuger the song was released as Spears second single on April 6 1999 by Jive Records Sometimes is a bubblegum pop ballad that alludes to a relationship where a shy girl is reserved on expressing feelings to her lover The song received generally favorable reviews from contemporary critics Sometimes Standard artwork used for most non US commercial releases and US promotional singleSingle by Britney Spearsfrom the album Baby One More TimeB side I m So Curious ReleasedApril 6 1999 1999 04 06 RecordedMay 1998 1 StudioCheiron Stockholm Sweden GenreBubblegum popLength4 05 album 3 55 radio LabelJiveSongwriter s Jorgen ElofssonProducer s Per MagnussonDavid KreugerJorgen ElofssonBritney Spears singles chronology Baby One More Time 1998 Sometimes 1999 You Drive Me Crazy 1999 Music video Sometimes on YouTube Sometimes attained worldwide success peaking inside the top ten in multiple countries In the United States the song peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 The song reached number one in Belgium Flanders Netherlands and New Zealand while reaching number two in Australia In the United Kingdom the song reached number three and is also Spears third best selling single in the country An accompanying music video directed by Nigel Dick was shot at the Paradise Cove in Malibu California It portrays Spears watching her love interest from afar Spears has performed Sometimes in four of her concert tours the Baby One More Time Tour 1999 the You Drive Me Crazy Tour 2000 the Oops I Did It Again Tour 2000 01 and the Dream Within a Dream Tour 2001 02 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Songwriting controversy 2 Composition 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance 5 Music video 6 Track listings 7 Personnel 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 9 Certifications and sales 10 Release history 11 References 12 BibliographyBackground EditBefore recording her debut album Spears had originally envisioned it in the style of Sheryl Crow music but younger and more adult contemporary 2 However the singer agreed with her label s appointment of producers who had the objective to reach a teen public at the time 2 She flew to Cheiron Studios in Stockholm Sweden where half of the album was recorded the spring of 1998 with producers Max Martin Denniz Pop and Rami Yacoub among others 2 3 Sometimes was written by Jorgen Elofsson and produced by Per Magnusson and David Kreuger Spears recorded the vocals for the song in May 1998 at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm Sweden It was also mixed at Cheiron Studios by Martin Esbjorn Ohrwall played the acoustic guitar while bass guitar was done by Thomas Lindberg Keyboards and programming was done by Kreuger and additional keyboards by Magnusson Background vocals were provided by Anders von Hoffsten 4 Spears also co wrote and recorded a track called I m So Curious produced by Eric Foster White that was released as a B side to Sometimes 4 The track was recorded in 1997 at 4MW East Studios in New Jersey 4 Sometimes was released as the second single from Baby One More Time on April 30 1999 5 Songwriting controversy Edit The song created controversy over the writing credits Steve Wallace an Indiana songwriter claimed he wrote Sometimes in 1990 but did not copyright it until 2003 four years after Spears registered the song s copyright Wallace claimed Spears confessed he wrote the song by showing to the court a possible e mail from the singer which said I now know for a fact that you wrote Sometimes But there s nothing I can do about it That s all I can say about it 6 The e mail was considered fake and the lawsuit was dismissed on October 31 2005 when Judge John D Tinder ruled that the singer did not steal the song 7 Composition Edit Sometimes source source A 22 second sample of the song s chorus where Spears sings over a bubblegum pop production 8 Problems playing this file See media help Sometimes is a romantic bubblegum pop song 8 with a length of four minutes and four seconds The song is composed in the key of B major 9 and is set in time signature of common time with a moderately slow tempo of 96 beats per minute After the bridge it transposes to B major Spears vocal range spans almost two octaves from the low note F3 to the high note E5 10 The song has a sequence of Cm11 F7sus B B 9 D F A F as its chord progression 10 Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said that Sometimes and the album s other hit songs revealed Max Martin s mastery of the pop hook Eurodance rhythm and memorable melody 11 Lyrically the song is a heartbroken ballad 12 where Spears declares on the introduction You tell me you re in love with me That you can t take your pretty eyes away from me It s not that I don t wanna stay But every time you come too close I move away 10 According to musicologist Melanie Lowe Spears shows a different side of her personality with Sometimes than she does in her other songs 8 Both of them also commented the song lacks rhythmic drive and the backing track is fuller with smoother and rounder synthesized instruments 8 while describing Spears vocals as more natural when compared to Baby One More Time and You Drive Me Crazy 8 Critical reception Edit The positive message the girls find in Sometimes lies not so much in the song itself but rather in its contrast both lyrical and musical with Spears s other songs In the end the girls celebrate the many sides of Britney and the idea communicated musically that she has different personalities Musicologist Melanie Lowe on the positive message behind Sometimes 8 A reviewer from CD Universe commented that the song warns a potential love of Spears need for time and patience rolling along nicely with a slow groove and a big beat 13 Amanda Murray of Sputnikmusic considered Sometimes a competent single but claimed the song as unremarkable 14 Kyle Anderson of MTV said that the song introduces the first sorta ballad to Baby One More Time and considered it reasonable enough though through three songs Spears lyric approach appears to be entirely about guys Like she never stops thinking about them 15 Caryn Ganz of Rolling Stone called Sometimes a further hit from Baby One More Time along with From the Bottom of My Broken Heart and You Drive Me Crazy 16 Spence D of IGN considered Sometimes a Max Martin glossy grown up pop song 17 while Annabel Leathes of BBC Online said the song represents the innocent years when Britney annoyed and titillated in equal measure 18 Nicholas Hautman from Us Weekly deemed it the epitome of bubblegum pop a genre that unjustly got a bad rap Its key change is what dreams are made of 19 Bustle s Alex Kristelis called it a perfect example of good cheese 20 While reviewing Baby One More Time on its 20th anniversary Billboard s Chuck Arnold felt that there is a wistful melancholy to this diary entry of a song that digs deeper into the doubts and insecurities below the bubbly surface of both Crazy and the title track 21 The staff from Entertainment Weekly placed it at number 22 on their ranking of Spears s songs and said that not quite a ballad not yet a banger Sometimes cemented Britney as pop s good girl of 99 22 For Daniel Megarry from Gay Times it was one of the standout tracks from Baby One More Time and wrote that it s impossible not to feel nostalgia when the summery strings of Sometimes grace your eardrums 23 Nayer Nissim from Pink News deemed it one of Spears more adult but not adult early tracks that drips with 90s singer songwritery charm 24 Shannon Barbour from Cosmopolitan opined that it was cool but mostly forgettable 25 During the 2000 BMI Pop Awards Sometimes was honored with the award of Most Performed BMI Song 26 In 2017 ShortList s Dave Fawbert listed the song as containing one of the greatest key changes in music history 27 Commercial performance Edit Sometimes achieved commercial success worldwide The song reached number one in Belgium Flanders Netherlands and New Zealand 28 and was certified Gold in the latter by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand RIANZ for selling more than 7 500 physical units of the single 29 It also peaked at number two in Australia 28 where it was later certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA after shipping over 70 000 units 30 and number four in Finland and Sweden while reaching the top ten on other five music charts 28 Sometimes was also successful in the United Kingdom It entered and peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart on June 26 1999 31 According to the Official Charts Company Sometimes is Spears third best selling single in the United Kingdom with sales over 456 000 physical units 32 In the United States the song peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of July 24 1999 while reaching number 11 and 29 on the Adult Contemporary and Adult Pop Songs charts respectively Even though the song enjoyed heavy airplay it was not available physically to spur album sales It also managed to peak at number six on the Mainstream Top 40 chart 33 Sometimes was also certified Gold by the Syndicat National de l Edition Phonographique SNEP for sales over 250 000 units of the single in France 34 where it peaked at number 13 28 Music video Edit Spears with her love interest in the music video Spears started rehearsing for the music video for Sometimes in February 1999 35 However during the rehearsals the singer injured her knee and was forced to start sessions of physical therapy 35 A month later Spears released in a statement I want to thank my wonderful fans and all of the people who have offered their love and support during this time while revealing she wouldn t be able to shoot the music video until April 1999 36 The music video was later directed by Nigel Dick 37 who also directed her previous video for Spears 1998 debut single Baby One More Time 37 It was shot at the Paradise Cove in Malibu California 38 The music video was released on May 6 1999 on Total Request Live 37 According to MTV the initial concept for the music video was to portray Spears on the porch of a beachfront home watching a group of kids having fun prompting flashbacks about her former boyfriend 35 However the video begins with Spears in a long sleeveless white dress walking barefoot through a lawn to a telescope and looking through it The concept was later changed to a man and a dog walking on the beach portraying the singer as the girl next door watching her love interest played by model Chad Cole from afar 39 The beach location was kept 39 and the music video intercuts with scenes of Spears dancing on the Paradise Cove pier with her dancers dressed all in beach friendly white attire then Spears sits near a car 39 A writer of Rolling Stone noted the video is best known for purifying the sexy persona Spears introduced in the Baby One More Time video 40 while describing it as a virginal Britney in a long flowing white dress and other demure outfits gazing at a clean cut boy on the beach then she walks on the balcony with a pink ball and does some chaste choreography that features her dancers forming a heart while she sings that she only wants to hold you tight treat you right Spears is sitting on a picnic blanket wishing she was there with him She leaves alone 40 On February 20 2012 behind the scenes footage of the music video leaked online 41 Track listings EditEuropean CD single Sometimes Radio Edit 3 55 Sometimes Soul Solution Mid Tempo Mix 3 29Australian and European CD maxi single Sometimes Radio Edit 3 55 I m So Curious 3 35 Sometimes Soul Solution Mid Tempo Mix 3 29UK CD maxi single Sometimes Radio Edit 3 55 Sometimes Soul Solution Mid Tempo Mix 3 29 I m So Curious 3 35 Japanese CD maxi single Sometimes Radio Edit 3 55 Baby One More Time Sharp Platinum Vocal Remix 8 11 Baby One More Time Davidson Ospina Club Mix 5 40Cassette single Sometimes Radio Edit 3 55 I m So Curious 3 352 12 vinyl promo 33 RPM 42 Sometimes Thunderpuss 2000 Club Mix 8 02 Sometimes Mike Ski s Drum Dub 4 56 Sometimes Soul Solution Mid Tempo Remix 3 29 Sometimes ThunderDUB 7 18 Sometimes Mike Ski s 3 AM Bass Bin Destroyer Mix 9 34 Sometimes Original Radio Edit 3 55 Sometimes Boris amp Beck Roxy Dub 6 55 Sometimes Beats Of Thunderpuss 4 27Personnel EditCredits for Sometimes and I m So Curious are taken from the single s liner notes 4 SometimesBritney Spears lead vocals background vocals Jorgen Elofsson songwriting David Kreuger producer keyboards programming Per Magnusson producer keyboards Anders von Hoffsten background vocals Esbjorn Ohrwall acoustic guitar guitar Thomas Lindberg bass guitar bass guitar Max Martin mixing Tom Coyne audio mastering I m So CuriousBritney Spears lead vocals background vocals songwriting Eric Foster White songwriting producer mixing bass guitar bass guitar keyboards programming Dan Petty acoustic guitar guitar Tom Coyne audio masteringCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Sometimes Chart 1999 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 43 2Austria O3 Austria Top 40 44 6Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 45 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 46 6Canada Top Singles RPM 47 7Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 48 5Czech Republic IFPI 49 1Denmark IFPI 50 7Europe European Hot 100 Singles 51 3El Salvador Notimex 52 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 53 4France SNEP 54 13Germany Official German Charts 55 6Honduras Notimex 56 1Hungary Mahasz 57 8Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 58 25Ireland IRMA 59 5Italy Musica e dischi 60 6Netherlands Dutch Top 40 61 1Netherlands Single Top 100 62 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 63 1Norway VG lista 64 13Scotland OCC 65 5Spain PROMUSICAE 66 13Sweden Sverigetopplistan 67 4Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 68 7UK Singles OCC 69 3UK Indie OCC 70 1US Billboard Hot 100 71 21US Adult Contemporary Billboard 72 11US Adult Top 40 Billboard 73 29US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 74 6US Rhythmic Billboard 75 12 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for Sometimes Chart 1999 PositionAustralia ARIA 76 22Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 77 11Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 78 28Canada Top Singles RPM 79 32Canada Adult Contemporary RPM 80 44Europe European Hot 100 81 37Europe European Radio Top 100 82 20France SNEP 83 54Germany Official German Charts 84 57Netherlands Dutch Top 40 85 12Netherlands Single Top 100 86 20New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 87 20Romania Romanian Top 100 88 10Sweden Sverigetopplistan 89 27Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 90 38UK Singles OCC 91 34UK Airplay Music Week 92 36US Billboard Hot 100 93 86US Adult Contemporary Billboard 94 32US Adult Top 40 Billboard 95 94US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 96 34US Rhythmic Billboard 97 53Certifications and sales EditCertifications and sales for Sometimes Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 98 Platinum 70 000 Belgium BEA 99 Platinum 50 000 France SNEP 34 Gold 250 000 Netherlands NVPI 100 Gold 50 000 New Zealand RMNZ 29 Gold 5 000 Sweden GLF 101 Gold 15 000 United Kingdom BPI 103 Gold 584 000 102 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for Sometimes Region Date Format s Label s Ref United States April 6 1999 Contemporary hit radio Jive 104 Japan April 14 1999 Maxi CD Avex 105 United States April 27 1999 Rhythmic contemporary radio Jive 106 Netherlands April 30 1999 CD BMG 62 Germany June 7 1999 Maxi CD 107 United Kingdom June 14 1999 Cassettemaxi CD Rough Trade 108 Belgium July 27 1999 CD BMG 109 France Virgin 110 References Edit The story behind Britney Spears Sometimes a b c Daly Steven April 15 1999 Cover Story Britney Spears Britney Spears Rolling Stone Rolling Stone ISSN 0035 791X Cover Story Britney Spears Rolling Stone April 15 1999 Archived from the original on May 5 2008 Retrieved March 5 2011 a b c d Sometimes single liner notes JIVE Records 1999 BRITannica Making BRITstory 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