High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Anticipating" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears. It was released in France as the fourth single from her third studio album Britney. It was written by Spears while produced by Brian Kierulf and Josh Schwartz as a throwback to the disco era. Lyrically, it talks about friendship and camaradie between women. It was met with critical praise, with reviewers complimenting its empowering lyrics and comparing it to 1980s compositions of Madonna and Rick Astley. It achieved minor commercial success, peaking at number thirty-eight. "Anticipating" was performed in the Dream Within a Dream Tour (2001–2002), where Spears wore a patched denim skirt and danced in front of giant crayon drawings. The music video consisted of the performance from Live from Las Vegas.