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B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2 is the second remix album by Britney Spears, released on October 7, 2011 by RCA Records. On September 9, 2011, Spears announced the release by posting the cover art and track listing on her Tumblr. The album includes remixes of various tracks from each of her albums Blackout (2007), Circus (2008) and Femme Fatale (2011), as well as a remix of "3". The remixes were done by DJs such as Kaskade, Tiësto and Benny Benassi. The music was influenced by various genres of pop music, such as dance-pop and pop rock.

Critics gave mixed reviews to the album. Some reviewers considered B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2 more creative when compared to studio albums Blackout and Circus, despite noting most of the songs lost its "magic" in a remixed form. B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2 charted in countries such as Canada, France, United Kingdom and the United States, where it peaked at number four on the Billboard's Dance/Electronic Albums.

Background
In November 2005, Spears released her first remix album, B in the Mix: The Remixes. During the next six years, she released three studio albums: Blackout (2007), Circus (2008) and Femme Fatale (2011). Online store Fragantica.com reported that Spears' new fragrance Cosmic Radiance could "be expected with launch of new remix album" by Spears in August 2011. On September 2, 2011, Sony Japan posted the cover art of a remix album by Spears titled B in the Mix, The Remixes 2, along with the announcement that it would feature unreleased tracks. The cover art for the album features Spears smirking with hair in her face behind a butterfly, while wearing a silk outfit. Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush said that although the cover resembled that of B in the Mix: The Remixes, it is a "a somewhat unflattering shot of the normally gorgeous star." On September 9, 2011, Spears posted the official cover and track listing for B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2 on her Tumblr. The track listing included remixes of three tracks from each of her last three studio albums, as well as a remix of "3" from The Singles Collection (2009). However, the Varsity Team Remix of "Criminal" was removed from most editions before the album's release and the Radio Mix was included in its place.

Critical response
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic commented that a "clutch of DJs and remixers, primarily European, have been hired and they’ve run wild, taking the original versions as merely suggestions, something that's entirely appropriate in this case." He also noted that "the variations are quite far removed from the original -- U-Tern's spangly disco spin on 'If U Seek Amy' is a decided improvement -- and while nothing can save a lousy song (see 'Criminal'), this collection has as much imagination and energy as either Circus or Femme Fatale. " Entertainment Wise writer Shaun Kitchener gave the remix album a mixed review, saying that, with most of the remixes, "a great deal of the magic is lost" when compared to original productions, citing "Till The World Ends" and "If U Seek Amy" as the most notable examples. Jocelyn Vena of MTV said that, after being "chopped, screwed and broken down, the songs reach[ed] new extremes" in the remix album.

Commercial performance
On the week of October 19, 2011, B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2 debuted at number forty-six on the Billboard 200, with sales of 9,000 copies, while reaching number four on the Dance/Electronic Albums component chart. In Canada, the remix album debuted at number fifty-three, and peaked inside the top-thirty in Italy. In the United Kingdom, it reached number nine on the Dance Albums Chart, and one hundred seventy-one on the main chart. The highest position for B in the Mix: The Remixes Vol. 2 was at number two in South Korea's Gaon Chart.

Track listing
(*) denotes co-producer

(^) denotes remix and additional producer

Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
 * Audio mastering: Tom Coyne
 * Management: Adam Leber, Larry Rudolph
 * Design: Jackie Murphy
 * Photography: Randee St Nicholas