According to writer Linda Ruth Williams , the music video attracted attention from the press because of " the clash between Spears ' wholesome image and Dark 's unwholesome back catalogue . " A Spears representative spoke to the '' Sunday Sport '' and revealed , " as far as I 'm aware the director just does music videos . This is a video for young teenage girls and not sexy at all . " Dark responded to the negative reviews saying , " I do n't deny that I did adult films , it 's just that I also like people to know that I do n't currently and have n't in a long time . " '' Billboard '' reporter Carla Hay also noted , " I do n't think people who buy records are too concerned about the background of the video 's director . " Lucy O'Brien , author of '' She Bop II : The Definitive History of Women in Rock , Pop and Soul '' , noted that hiring Dark as the video director implied that Spears was not that innocent . '' Time '' journalists Briton Hadden and Henry Robinson Luce said that Spears " may be the queen of pop tartiness , but her new video , ' From the Bottom of My Broken Heart ' , is an entirely wholesome affair , " while Chris Ryan of MTV considered it " a suitably soft-focus affair " . The video was also added to MTV 's 2000 Yearbook , a list with the " biggest , best , most memorable music videos of every year since the beginning of MTV . " Alec Hanley Bemis of '' LA Weekly '' highly criticized Spears and the music video . He thought that the singer 's " lack of musical talent " had begun to affect her career , after Dark was selected as the director of the video . Bemis commented , however , that Spears ' already had " a history of questionable decisions " , and cited her '' Rolling Stone '' photoshoot done in early 1999 , which was condemned by the American Family Association , as an example . He continued to state that the plotline set the singer " on the fast track to adulthood " and questioned , " who 's in bed with Britney now ? While a TV tabloid recently reported that an old bayou beau in Louisiana has mother Spears ’ approval , fantasizing fans want to believe Britney ‘ s dallying with that braided moppet from N’Sync or a member of the Backstreet Boys . But the only verifiable fact we have to work with is that Spears has started running with a darker L.A. crowd . " Bemis finished his review saying that " no avant-garde film techniques were used on it . But Britney 's lips glisten so ... Speaking frankly , this light in our lives hurts us , from the fire in our loins to the bottom of our broken hearts . " " From the Bottom of My Broken Heart " was performed for the first time on the ... Baby One More Time Tour in Pompano Beach , Florida , U.S.A at June 28 , 1999 . After its release as a single , Spears performed the song in a medley with " ... Baby One More Time " at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards . Spears was wearing a turtleneck and a full tulle skirt at the beginning of the performance , while dancers surrounded her with enormous hand fans . After singing a shortened version of the song , she then took a few moments to shuffle into a form-fitting red rhinestone outfit ( with side cutouts ) and emerged onto a stage to perform " ... Baby One More Time . " Jocelyn Vena of MTV included the performance on her list of Spears ' Top 10 Best TV Performances . Spears also performed the song on her 2000s Crazy 2k Tour , where her dancers picked a boy from the audience and invited him onstage , while Spears dedicated the performance of " From the Bottom of My Broken Heart " to the boy . The same year , the song was performed for the last time on Oops ! ... I Did It Again Tour . Wearing glittery jeans and an orange halter top , she performed an acoustic version of the song with her guitarist Skip . Spears also performed " From the Bottom of My Broken Heart " and " Born to Make You Happy " on '' Disney Channel in Concert '' in 1999 . The performances were recorded and included on Spears ' first home video release , '' Time Out with Britney Spears '' . The song was also performed in the television program '' Good Morning America '' on January 7 , 2000 along with " ... Baby One More Time "
Oops ! ... I Did It Again Tour
Oops!... I Did It Again Tour
From the Bottom of My Broken Heart