After a series of sneak peeks and teasers on her Web site and Twitter, Britney Spears officially debuted the music video for her hit single “3″ on Friday (October 30). The sexy, fast-paced clip for the song, which will be included on The Singles Collection when it’s released next month, made its big debut on her site.

According to mtvnews.com, the video, shot by director Diane Martel earlier this month, is a series of glamour shots and dance breaks. The video opens with Britney in a sparkly little black dress, spritzing herself with perfume and putting on mascara. Then it cuts to a shot of her holding her hair up provocatively and singing the song’s sexy opening lines: “1,2,3/ Not only you and me/ Got 180 degrees/ And I’m caught in between.”

The video promotes the sexy side of Britney that she unleashes here and there. Shots of the pop star in black and white, wearing a halter-cut leotard in a steamy room, are cut with images of just her legs in lacy tights walking across the screen.

Dancing is also heavily focused on in the video, especially the close-up shots where you can not fully see Britney’s body. In some sequences she is flanked my male dancers or standing in a lineup of sexy women who do acrobatics on a raised ballerina bar as she flounces around.

Late Thursday, before the video premiered, Britney tweeted, “Can’t wait for y’all to see my new video tomorrow morning. I think you’re really going to like it!”

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There was no “oops,” but she sure did it again.

Britney Spears debuts at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 with her new single, “3,” according to Oh No They Didn’t. The new song makes Spears the first artist to debut at #1 in over three years and also debuts at #1 on the Billboard Digital charts.

Rolling Stone Magazine labelled “3″ as an “instant Britney classic” and gave the song a four star review. This is sure to add anticipation to the release of Spears’ greatest hits album, The Singles Collection, on Nov. 10. According to Billboard Magazine, Spears is the first artist outside those of American Idol fame to claim the #1 Billboard position since Lauryn Hill’s “Doo Wop (That Thing)” in 1998.

“I want to thank my fans for making ’3′ the #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100,” Britney said in response to her song’s success. “I am truly blessed with the greatest fans in the world, and I am so happy y’all love it because I do this all for you. I can’t wait till you see the video.”

The video for “3” will soon premiere on Britney.com, BritneySpears.com and her other official web properties.

“3,” recorded with hit-maker Max Martin, is the only new song to appear on The Singles Collection. Two versions of the album will be released; a standard version and an ultimate fan box set.

The standard version will feature 17 of her chart-topping favourites, along with the new single, “3,” all on one CD. It will be available on Nov. 10.

The box set version will contain all 29 of her singles, including the new song. Each single will come on its own disc, packaged in its own slip sleeve case with original artwork, and will include a b-side or a remix of the track. The box set will also include a DVD featuring all of Spears’ music videos in chronological order. The collection will also include a special booklet featuring images and fun facts about each track. This version of The Singles Collection will be available on Nov. 24.

During her 10 year music career, Spears has had 5 albums debut at the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. She has also had 23 singles hit the Top 40 Billboard Pop Singles chart. Worldwide Spears has sold over 63 million albums.

While her comeback attempt with 2007′s album Blackout didn’t live up to usual Spears success, Spears re-vamped and came back hard shortly after with 2008′s highly successful Circus. With the success of this album, Spears showed the world why she is considered pop royalty. She is currently on tour in support of Circus.

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