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"Hold Me": Listen to Britney's new song | Israel today

2022-08-27T09:27:43.693Z


The singer released her first signal since 2016, which also symbolizes the release from guardianship • Pop legend Elton John joins her in singing • "Emotionally overwhelmed"


Singer Britney Spears released her first song yesterday (Friday) since 2016, and since she was released from her father's restrictive guardianship agreement last year.

This is a duet with the musician Sir Elton John called "Hold Me Closer" ("Hold Me Closer"), in which three classics of the British musician ("Tiny Dancer", "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" and "The One"), to a clubbing beat in the background.

"It's pretty cool that I'm singing with one of the most classic men of our time," Britney said in a statement prior to the song's release.

"I'm kind of emotionally overwhelmed," she added in her particularly informal language, "It's a big deal for me!".

In an interview he gave to the "Guardian", Elton said that it was his husband, David Furnish, who suggested that Spears be included in the song.

"She's a fantastic singer," John told the magazine.

"Everyone said they didn't think she could sing anymore. But I said - she was great when she started, so I think she can (sing) and she did. I was very excited about what she did...I'm really excited that I had the opportunity to work with Britney Spears. She is truly an icon, one of the greatest pop singers of all time and she sounds amazing on the recording. I love her so much and am very happy with what we created together."

The collaboration between the two pop legends is certainly beneficial for both, since for Britney it is an important first step back into consciousness as an active singer, and not just as an object of gossip.

For the British singer, this is a collaboration that reminds, at least in terms of sound, of his collaboration with Dua Lipa last year, with the song "cloth as cold heart" which was very successful and reached number one in the listening charts around the world.

Musically, this is a light song aimed at dance floors and clubs in the summer.

It is quite dreamy and atmospheric, reminiscent of Daft Punk hits, and combines the voices of Elton and Britney until it is impossible to distinguish or separate them.

Elton John, this month.

"Britney is truly an icon,"

As mentioned, Spears was released from her father's custody last November, after she demanded her independence back, strengthened by a network protest which generated tremendous media support for her.

For about 13 years, her father controlled almost every aspect of her life, and her release from the controversial contract means that the pop star is now back in control of her life, her finances and her professional choices.  

"I'm so excited about the opportunity to do this with Britney," Elton added.

"Because if it's a big hit - and I believe it will be - it will give her so much more confidence than she already has and she'll realize that people really love her, care about her and want her to be happy. She's been gone for so long, and there's a lot of fear There, because she was betrayed so many times and she wasn't officially in the public eye for so long. We held her hand throughout the entire process of producing the song, and reassured her that everything would be fine."

A protest outside the court where Britney Spears' guardianship trial was conducted // Archive photo: Reuters

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