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"Sometimes" is the second single from Pop singer Britney Spears, released from her debut album ...Baby One More Time
during the second quarter of 1999.

The song was written and primarily produced by Jorgen Elofsson; he would go on to win a BMI Pop Award in 2000 in the category of Song of the Year for composing "Sometimes." The track is a classic example of a pop ballad about love and its symptoms, as Spears declares "sometimes I run, sometimes I hide, sometimes I'm scared of you."

In spring 2005, Spears and her management were sued because of the writing credits on "Sometimes." Indiana native Steve Wallace pushed a $150,000 USD lawsuit, claiming he was the one who wrote the song.

Music video

As with her previous single "...Baby One More Time," "Sometimes" was also directed by Nigel Dick. Shot at Paradise Cove in Malibu, CA, this music video is largely responsible for setting the virginal image that Britney upheld early on in her career.

Coupled with a beach setting that aligned well with the time of year it was released, the video finds Spears watching her love interest from afar. As he plays with his dog on the sand, Britney is seen on a lookout, by the pier and on a picnic blanket wishing she was there with him. The video also includes dance scenes with Spears and several others on the pier adorned in white.

Chart performance

Due to its airplay only status, "Sometimes" was at a chart disadvantage from the beginning. At the time it was released, songs generally were accompanied by a CD single, being that they were still a major key in a song's commercial success. Despite this, "Sometimes" still proved to fare well on the charts, peaking just outside the top twenty of the Billboard Hot 100 at number twenty-one due to its top twenty peak on the Hot 100 Airplay. The song was later ranked at number eighty-six on the Billboard Hot 100 Year-End chart for 1999.

"Sometimes" also proved successful at Top 40 radio, going top ten on both the Top 40 Tracks and Mainstream Top 40 charts, as well as top twenty on the Rhythmic Top 40 and, perhaps more notably, the Adult Contemporary.

The single was another international smash, reaching the top ten in many European nations and Australia, as well.

"Sometimes" was also a huge hit in the U.K. ranking at forty-eight on the 1999 year-end charts selling a total of 414,000 copies.

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