Martin was the executive producer ( along with Dr. Luke ) of Spears 's seventh studio album , '' Femme Fatale '' ( 2011 ) . During a 2011 interview with '' Rolling Stone , '' Spears stated that Martin " gets exactly what I am saying when I tell him what I want and do n't want musically . His melodies are incredible and he is always coming up with weird sounds , which I love " . She added : " There is nobody I feel more comfortable collaborating with in the studio " . In January 2011 , " Hold It Against Me " was released as the lead single of Spears 's new album ; the song later debuted at No. 1 on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 , becoming Spears 's second single to debut at No. 1 and her fourth overall . Martin also co-produced the album 's second single , " Till the World Ends " , which peaked at No. 3 . As well as co-producing " Hold It Against Me " and " Till the World Ends " , Martin co-produced the songs " Inside Out " , " I Wan na Go " , " Seal It with a Kiss " , " Criminal " , and " Up n ' Down " . In May 2011 , it was announced that " I Wan na Go " would serve as the third single from '' Femme Fatale . '' On 5 August 2011 , Spears launched a poll on her Facebook page asking fans whether her next single should be " Criminal " , " Inside Out " or " ( Drop Dead ) Beautiful " . After the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards , she revealed to MTV News that " Criminal " was chosen as the fourth single , marking the first time Martin had produced four singles of a Spears album ; he had produced the first three singles from '' Oops ! ... I Did It Again . '' Martin did not contribute to Spears 's eighth and ninth studio albums , '' Britney Jean '' and '' Glory ''
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
Max Martin