Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 140 ratings
2009 Rank: #95
October 2, 2009 / Release Date
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90
Billboard
She teasingly sings about threesomes with her signature coy delivery, asking her partner if he’s game for some “love in the extreme” while evoking numerology and references to Peter, Paul and Mary. The metaphor — and Spears’ vocals — may be as thin as ever, but if the past decade is any evidence, “3” will be another notch in this pop provocateur’s belt.
58
Entertainment Weekly
Non sequitur name-check of ’60s folkies Peter, Paul and Mary aside, there’s nothing remotely organic about La Brit’s panting, PG-13 ode to threesomes — a fembot-voiced, near-seizure-inducing dance-floor frenzy.
Calvino
70

Today is the 3 year anniversary of creating this AOTY account and it is still a bit surreal to see how far I have come from an absolute nobody here to one of the most active contributors and niche music listeners on the site. With over 4,500 reviews and ratings to my names ranging from the years 1950 with Charlie Parker to just this past week with the one and only Jane Remover, I'd like to say my taste has grown to be very versatile and all over the place but still as picky as usual. I ... read more

vivi
96

One of her best and most catchy songs.

RittLouie227
78

Britney spears invented sexual trios LMAO

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Emanicpation1
90

Her 07-08 singles run needs to be studied

blissmirage
100

I should not have been singing this at 8 years old 😭😭😭

leochann
100

de longe o melhor single dela !!!

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