" Inside Out " was written by Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Bonnie McKee , while additional writing and song production was done by Dr. Luke , Martin , and Billboard . A small teaser of the song was unveiled by the singer on February 19 , 2011 . On March 11 , 2011 , it leaked in full online , along with another '' Femme Fatale '' track , " ( Drop Dead ) Beautiful " . The song was also rumored to be the second single of '' Femme Fatale '' ; the information was later denied following the online leak of " Till the World Ends " on March 3 , 2011 , which was released instead in the next day . On August 5 , 2011 , Spears posted 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
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
2011 MTV Video Music Awards
Inside Out (Britney Spears song)