"My Prerogative" is a song first released in 1988 in the United States and then recorded again in 2004. The earlier version was by Bobby Brown. The 2004 version was by Britney Spears. Other people have covered the song since then. It has been sampled in other songs.
My Prerogative
Background
After Bobby Brown had already finished the sessions for the album Don't Be Cruel, the thought came to him to record one more song. He traveled to New York with the songwriters and recorded the song there. In an interview with The Hour on March 17, 1989, Brown explained the meaning of the song, saying, "The song is my way of expressing myself, everyone has the right to do what they want, but it has to be the right thing."
My Prerogative is a New Jack Swing song that fuses hip-hop beats with synth pop and soul elements. It was released on October 11, 1988, and the song became a number one hit in the United States. In 1995, another version of the song was released under the name My Prerogative '95, which reached number 17 in the United Kingdom.
Music video
The music video was directed by Alek Keshishian. The studio musicians play the song on a stage, and later Bobby Brown joins them. He wears a black suit and a headset. He dances with two women, one of whom plays on a cape keyboard.