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26 years ago today, on April 10, Britney\u00a0Spears<\/strong>\u2019\u00a0iconic\u00a0\u201cOops!… I Did It Again\u201d\u00a0music<\/a> video premiered on\u00a0MTV\u2019s Making the Video<\/em>\u00a0before the song’s global release a day later.<\/p>\n Directed by Nigel Dick<\/strong>, the out-of-this world cinematic clip depicts Spears as an alien from outer space coming into contact with a lovestruck astronaut on Mars<\/a>. Perhaps the most iconic part of the visual is the flirtatious exchange the pair have toward the end of the clip, which references the 1997 James Cameron<\/a><\/strong>-directed blockbuster film, Titanic<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n In that moment,\u00a0 the astronaut, played by former model-turned-surgeon Eli Swanson<\/strong>, offers Spears the supposed rare diamond featured in the\u00a0Titanic<\/em>\u00a0movie.<\/p>\n \u201cBritney, before you go,\u00a0there\u2019s\u00a0something I want you to have,\u201d\u00a0he tells the then-teenage pop star.<\/p>\n \u201cBut wait a minute,\u00a0isn’t\u00a0this?\u201d\u00a0Spears questions.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, it is,\u201d\u00a0Swanson confirms before she asks,\u00a0\u201cBut I thought the old lady dropped it into the ocean<\/a> in the end?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWell, baby. I went down and got it for you,\u201d\u00a0he tells her, to which she replies,\u00a0\u201cAww. You\u00a0shouldn\u2019t\u00a0have.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHalf of it was a green screen, and the other half had red rocks to mimic the surface of Mars,\u201d\u00a0Swanson recalled during an interview with\u00a0People<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0\u201cThere was also a whole crew of dancers and the red suit.\u201d<\/p>\n The red suit he was referring to was the attire in the clip, which signaled the arrival of Spears as an\u00a0artist,\u00a0who was\u00a0entering a new phase of her career while also making an impact on pop culture and fashion.<\/p>\n For the video, the singer donned a statement-making tight red latex jumpsuit. The form-fitting ensemble was a far cry from the teeny-bopper high-school outfit and pig-tails she wore for her earlier video release of\u00a0\u201c…Baby One More Time.\u201d\u00a0Though that music video launched the\u00a0star\u2019s career,\u00a0\u201cOops!… I Did It Again\u201d\u00a0solidified her status as a global icon widely regarded as the\u00a0\u201cPrincess of Pop.\u201d<\/p>\n The video for\u00a0\u201cOops!… I Did It Again\u201d\u00a0received three nominations at the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. Meanwhile, the song, released on April 11, 2000, via Jive Records, was an instant success<\/a>.\u00a0Written and produced by Max Martin<\/strong> and Rami Yacoub<\/strong>, the tune, which serves as the title track and the lead-off single from\u00a0Spears\u2019\u00a0second studio album of the same name, not only topped the charts in over 20 countries, but it also received a Grammy nomination in 2001 for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.<\/p>\n Related: 1985 No. 1 Hit Ranked Among \u2018Greatest Power Ballads\u2019 of All Time Became a Timeless Love Anthem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n This story was originally published by Parade<\/a> on Apr 10, 2026, where it first appeared in the News<\/a> section. 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Remembering the Filming Process<\/h2>\n