The Parents Television Council asks radios not to play Britney Spears' track 'If U Seek Amy' between 6 A.M. and 10 P.M. due to alleged broadcast indecency law violence.
- January 22, 2009
AceShowbiz -
The Parents Television Council (PTC) has issued a statement, warning parents and radio stations to ban Britney Spears' song "If U Seek Amy". The organization believes that it "would violate the broadcast indecency law" if the track, which carries phrase "If U Seek Amy" sounding like "F*** Me" when sung quickly, is played between 6 A.M. and 10 P.M.
"There is no misinterpreting the lyrics to this song, and it's certainly not about a girl named Amy," PTC president Tim Winter comments on Britney's song. "It's one thing for a song with these lyrics to be included on a CD so that fans who wish to hear it can do so, but it's an entirely different matter when this song is played over the publicly-owned airwaves, especially at a time when children are likely to be in the listening audience."
Previously, Britney Spears was rumored to remove the "K" letter in the phrase "If U Seek Amy" due to the censorship issue and will return to studio to re-record the single. At the time of writing, Jive couldn't be reached for comment concerning the issue and PTC's advisory.
"If U Seek Amy" was announced as the third single off Britney's sixth major studio album "Circus" on January 7 after receiving 26|percent| of total votes during a poll on her official website. Despite its controversy, it peaked at number 75 on Billboard Hot 100 and sold more than 107,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
