Dear Diary

Album: Oops... I Did It Again (2000)
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Songfacts®:

  • Britney co-penned this song about young love with songwriters Jason Blume and Eugene Wilde. It was the first track that Britney received writing credits for and is widely believed to be about her boyfriend at the time, Justin Timberlake.

    Timberlake did not return the favor until they broke-up, when he penned the kiss-off song "Cry Me A River."

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  • Sara from Medford, NjI always thought it was about him.
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