I'm A Slave 4 U - Chart Performance

Chart Performance

"I'm a Slave 4 U" reached number twenty-seven on the Billboard Hot '00, becoming Britney's first lead single from an album not to crack the U.S. top ten. The track also became a top thirty hit on the Hot 100 Airplay, but just barely made into the Hot 100 Singles Sales peaking at number seventy-three. The low sales points are due mostly because of the song's 12-inch single release instead of a competitive regular CD single. "Slave" became Spears' first dance hit, reaching number four on the Hot Dance Club Play chart. It is also her first and, so far, only song to appear on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at number eighty-five. In Europe "Slave" was more successful, becoming a top ten hit in nearly every country that it charted in, including big markets such as Germany and France, where it was certified Silver by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique for selling over 125,000 copies. The track spent two weeks at number-five on the European Hot 100 Singles chart provided by magazine Music and Media at the time. "Slave" peaked at number-four on the official UK Singles Chart and spent a total of fourteen weeks within the top seventy-five and sold over 150,000 copies. In the Pacific, the track was somewhat successful, debuting at number-seven on the Australian Singles Chart. Despite spending a very short period on the chart, eight weeks, it was certified Gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of over 35,000 units. In New Zealand, "I'm a Slave 4 U" debuted at number forty-six on November 4, 2001 and missed the top ten, peaking at number-thirteen in its third week. The song spent just six weeks on the chart.