Spears did a series of live performances, such as for TV shows Saturday Night Live on NBC and Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the single peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Commercially, it became a global success, topping the charts in five countries, including Australia and the United Kingdom, and reached the top-ten in 16 other markets. 'Everytime' received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised its lyrics, composition, and Spears' breathy vocals and songwriting, deeming it amongst the highlights of In the Zone.
Spears composed the music herself and wrote the lyrics with Artani about a romantic breakup. Musically, it is a piano-driven pop ballad, which lyrically plea for forgiveness for inadvertently hurting a former lover. They started writing songs together at Spears' house in Los Angeles, and then traveled to Lombardy, Italy, where they collaborated on 'Everytime'.
After her relationship with Justin Timberlake ended in 2002, Spears became friends with her background singer Annet Artani. It was released as the third single from In the Zone on May 10, 2004, by Jive Records. ' Everytime' is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003).
