Reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic said "the In the Zone outtake betters most of the songs that were featured on the album". Annabel Leathes of BBC Online commented that along with "Do Somethin'", they are " robust, unreleased tracks suggest, however, that she may still be churning out a few more No.1s before taking time out to sing lullabies to her brood". Ann Powers of Blender called the song "instantly forgettable and biographically inaccurate," while Mike McGuirk of Rhapsody said the song "is on a level with her best work, namely "I'm a Slave 4 U"." Louis Pattison of the New Musical Express stated that the lyrics "chime rather oddly with Britney’s much-vaunted desire to start a family". On the week of September 4, 2004, "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)" debuted at number twenty-three on Billboard Hot Digital Tracks, and falling at number forty-one in the following.
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