The piece, initially called "Hit Me Baby," was written by Swedish music producer and songwriter Max Martin for TLC, the three-woman American R&B group.

Like many superstar artists' signature songs, Britney Spears' "...Baby One More Time" was actually written for someone else, according to author John Seabrook's book "The Song Machine," which ...

Britney Spears first hit single, "Baby One More Time" isn't about what fans thought at all. It turns out it's something completely different.

The song's most overtly sexual lyric, Hit me baby one more time isn't about sex at all.

Bob Singleton, who wrote the theme tune to Barney the Purple Dinosaur, which has been used extensively in the “War on Terror,” acknowledged in an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times in July that ...

Britney Spears is celebrating the 25th anniversary of her debut single, "…Baby One More Time." Revisit how producer Max Martin's thrice-rejected demo birthed the greatest pop star of a generation.

Britney Spears song, 'Baby One More Time' was an instant hit in 1999. However, it could have been a very different song if this girl band didn't reject it.

It’s hard to imagine what the early 2000s would’ve been like without Britney Spears’ debut hit single “…Baby One More Time” as the soundtrack. However, notorious grump/American Idol ...

It's been 17 years since Britney Spears broke onto the pop scene with her smash "Baby One More Time" and finally we get to know what the song's hook "Hit me baby, one more time" actually means.

Some songs you can't imagine anyone else singing. One of those songs is "Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears.

On Friday, Britney Spears shared a new version of her 1998 pop classic Baby One More Time on Instagram.