Just as sonically innovative and exciting today as it was in 2004, the clarity of vision on Toxic is crystal clear. Scream & Shout (with will.i.am)īritney's sixth and most recent UK Number 1 single, will.i.am collaboration Scream & Shout claims the title of her most-digitally downloaded track in the UK, with 880,000 of them. MORE: 10 chart facts about Oops! I Did It Again 3. Baby One More Time and said, how about that.but more? Oops! is a brilliant pop single, and its timelessness is proved by the fact is contains a Titanic reference in its iconic middle eight, a film that was already three years old by the time it was released. When Max Martin looked at all the success of. Lest we forget Britney's chaotic yet highly iconic performance of the juddering Womanizer in that year's X Factor, where she then had to stay on stage and very respectfully try to answer Dermot O'Leary's questions about the finalists despite clearly not having a clue as to who any of them were. Also features one of the greatest opening lines, naturally. Gimme Moreīlackout's lead single was an instant classic a dark and glitzy electro-pop smash that has quietly influenced an entire generation of dance music, and helped usher in EDM supremacy. MORE: Did these underrated second singles deserve better? 6. Sometimesīritney may not be the biggest fan of the perky Sometimes, but those looking for a modern-day re-interpretation should seek out queer pop trio MUNA's reverential cover released this year for the film Fire Island. Its iconic music video, helmed by David LaChappelle, forms as an eerily prescient reminder of the insidious media presence surrounding Britney at the height of her fame. EverytimeĪ rare Britney Spears single written by Britney herself, Everytime is a tender piano ballad that many have taken as a response to the break-up with her then-boyfriend, Justin Timberlake. It was directed by Francis Lawrence, known for helming Lady Gaga's Bad Romance video and three of The Hunger Games films. The energetic title track from Britney's sixth studio album is perhaps best remembered for its kitsch music video, where Brit genuinely seems to be having the time of her life. Piece Of MeĪ masterclass in how take back control of your own narrative, Piece Of Me also contains uncredited background vocals from none other than Swedish pop princess Robyn.
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MORE: Britney's Official Charts history in full 10. We've compiled the lists and crunched the numbers to present the Official and up-to-date ranking of Britney's most successful singles and albums in the UK. What will she do next? Whatever she wants. As Britney's image shifted, and her own music grew in complexity especially during the In The Zone and Blackout eras, her own autonomy was her greatest strength. It was Britney who, in her earliest days as a pop star, recognised the dichotomy at play in her image on the set of the Baby One More Time video, one of the oldest in existence the virgin and the whore, innocence and sex, constraint and freedom. There would be no Britney Spears without Britney Spears. It's why you can hear a taste of bhangra in Toxic, why Blackout kickstarted the EDM boom in its infancy and why you can't say the title of If U Seek Amy out loud on the street.Īnd let's never - ever! - discount Britney herself from her own legacy.
As she grew up (quite literally), Britney's music started to become something of a fertile ground for the most weird and wonderful ideas pop producers and writers could find. Now emancipated and finally, finally free, Britney is ready to make her comeback, with none other than Elton John on the single Hold Me Closer, her first release of original music since 2016's Glory.Īs a pop star, Britney Spears has taken more risks than people may want to give her credit for. Six years ago, Britney released her ninth (and, so far, latest) studio album Glory and - thanks to a combination of well-publicised personal and legal issues - took a rest from the spotlight. It's been a hot minute since we last heard from the Princess of Pop, Miss Britney Spears. In the immortal words of the icon herself - it's Britney, b*tch!