 An accompanying music video for the song , directed by Chris Marrs Piliero , premiered on June 22 , 2011 . It depicts Spears daydreaming at a press conference about a series of events , including being chased by paparazzi cyborgs and being rescued by actor Guillermo Díaz . Piliero described the video as " a ridiculous , exaggerated rumor about her life and career " . The video references the films Half Baked , Crossroads , Terminator 2 : Judgment Day and Michael Jackson 's Thriller . It received positive reviews from critics , who praised its fun spirit . Spears has performed " I Wanna Go " on her Femme Fatale Tour ( 2011 ) and during her Las Vegas residency show Britney : Piece of Me ( 2013 ) . 
