It's time for the Britney Spears Tournament: 30 Videos for 30 Years, MTV News' celebration of all things Britney to honor the pop star's 30th birthday! In the lead up to the big day, we're asking you, Brit's most loyal fans, to help us decide which video from her legendary career is your favorite by participating in a winner-take-all tournament. MTV News' resident Britney experts assigned 30 of Britney's videos seeds and put them up against one another in a series of single-elimination match-ups. Fan voting will determine which of her amazing clips is named the fan-favorite. So vote now and vote often for your favorite video. The winner will be announced on December 2 – Britney's 30th birthday!
Note: Because a traditional bracket contains 32 teams/spots and we wanted to keep it to 30 in honor of Brit's big year, we gave two videos – "Till The World Ends" and "Piece of Me" – a by because they scored major MTV Video Music Awards.
(4) "Oops! I Did It Again" vs. (29) "Someday (I Will Understand)"
We're not sure if two more different videos are squaring off anywhere else in this competition. In one corner is "Oops!" the otherworldly (literally), colorful, dance-heavy, big budget video that helped launch Britney's massive second album. In the other corner, "Someday," a low budget, black and white clip for a promo ballad that features a very pregnant Spears walking around a big old house and lush garden. Which is better? That's not for us to say. Different strokes for different folks, you know?
>>> Watch the video for "Oops! I Did It Again"
>>> Watch the video for "Someday (I Will Understand)"
(13) "Stronger" vs. (20) "Gimme More"
Oh, boy! These two videos came at very different periods in Spears' career. "Stronger" hit the scene as the third single from Oops! I did It Again, though it is arguably the biggest hit from the album, having topped the Billboard sales chart. The video includes a memorable solo dance number that sees Spears engaging in some serious choreography with a metal chair. "Gimme More" features a very different style of dancing … and it involves a pole.
>>> Watch the video for "Stronger"
>>> Watch the video for "Gimme More"
(12) "I Wanna Go" vs. (21) "Criminal"
A Femme Fatale battle royale! How do Britney's two most recent videos compare when pitted against each other? Well, we suppose it's a matter of taste – the clip for "I Wanna Go" is a fun, tongue-in-cheek send-up on modern celebrity, with Spears escaping a press conference to embark on a wild ride that includes a sexy policeman and some robotic photographers, while "Criminal" strives for something darker and sexier, as Spears and real-life boyfriend Jason Trawick go on a crime spree and spend some quality time in a steamy shower.
>>> Watch the video for "I Wanna Go"
>>> Watch the video for "Criminal"
(5) "…Baby One More Time" vs. (28) "Overprotected"
It almost seems unfair to put a simple video of Britney dancing with her crew in an abandoned warehouse against the clip for the title track from Britney's debut album, …Baby One More Time, one of the most iconic music videos of all time – there isn't a single person on the planet who cannot conjure up an image of Spears in a schoolgirl uniform with her shirt tied up to reveal her naval – but that's how these things pan out sometimes. "Overprotected" may be lesser known, but it begs for a little attention … any video that focuses on Spears busting a move is just fine with us.
>>> Watch the video for "…Baby One More Time"
>>> Watch the video for "Overprotected"
First round voting continues through Tuesday night (Nov. 22) at midnight. Vote now and vote often! The videos you voted to move on to Round Two will be announced first thing Wednesday (Nov. 23).