During the Oops ! ... I Did It Again Tour ( 2000 ) , Spears revealed she felt inspired by hip hop artists such as Jay-Z and The Neptunes and wanted to create a record with a funkier sound . In February 2001 , Spears signed a $ 7 – 8 million promotional deal with Pepsi , and released another book co-written with her mother , entitled '' A Mother 's Gift '' . On the same month , Spears started to record material for her third studio album , with " Anticipating " being recorded at Rusk Sound Studios in Los Angeles , California , the DOJO in Jackson , New Jersey , Sound on Sound Studios and Battery Studios in New York City . The song was written by Spears , Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz while produced by Kierulf and Schwartz . It was also mixed at Battery Studios by Stephen George . Audio engineering was done by Aaron Kaplan , Rich Tapper , Jill Tengan and Charles McCrorey . Nile Rodgers played the guitar . Bass guitar and programming was done by Kierulf . Background vocals were provided by Spears and Jennifer Karr . Her third studio album , '' Britney '' , was released in November 2001 . In an interview with the '' Daily Record '' , Spears commented on the track , saying , " It 's just a fun song that I wrote . It 's just like being with your girlfriends and just dancing . I think this track also has a very Seventies ' feel to it . " It was released as the fourth single from the album on June 21 , 2002 in France
Oops ! ... I Did It Again Tour
Oops!... I Did It Again Tour
Anticipating