Britney Spears has teamed up with Elton John for her first single release in six years! Image via Twitter @Spotify
‘Hold Me Closer’: Britney Spears releases pop duet with Elton John
‘Hold Me Closer’, a collaboration between Elton John and Britney Spears, marks Spears’ first single release since 2016!
Britney Spears has teamed up with Elton John for her first single release in six years! Image via Twitter @Spotify
Singer-songwriter Elton John teamed up with Britney Spears Hold Me Closer, which was officially released on Friday 26 August. The song mashes together John’s classic Tiny Dancer, The One and Don’t Go Breaking My Heart. In July, Spears and John’s collaboration was named “the song of the summer”.Hold Me Closer marks Britney Spears’ first original song release since 2016.
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ELTON JOHN AND BRITNEY SPEARS ON ‘HOLD ME CLOSER’
Elton John’s Tiny Dancer featured on his Madam Across the Water album, which marked John’s fourth studio album. In 2021, the track scored the 47th spot on Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.
As per Page Six, a source revealed that the two musicians had already played the song for people at their record label.
“They are saying this is going to be the song of the summer,” said the source.
The track, officially released on 26 August, is a synth-pop track. According to Pop Crave, the song has already reached number one on the United States iTunes.
LISTEN TO ‘HOLD ME CLOSER’ HERE
WHAT TWEEPS HAVE TO SAY
Taking to Twitter, tweeps have praised Britney Spears and Elton John’s Hold Me Closer.
“Hold Me Closer represents Britney joining Elton John at a moment when she’s with no confidence, but he took her hand and showed that she is actually ready to take her place back,” wrote journalist Rafael de Almeida.
“Hold Me Closer is so beautiful! I got emotional listening to Britney Spears’ vocals. She is so resilient and strong, you can feel it through her voice! Thinking about the things she went through and yet she still POWERFUL as ever!” wrote singer Natalia Damini.
“It has been so nice seeing a lot of other fanbases on here supporting Britney, giving love to the new song and defending her against trolls!”
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ELTON JOHN PRAISES BRITNEY SPEARS
In an interview with The Guardian, Elton John said Britney Spears “nailed” her performance on Hold Me Closer in less than two hours.
“She sang fantastically. Everyone was saying they don’t think she can sing anymore. But I said, she was brilliant when she started so I think she can. And she did it and I was so thrilled with what she did.”
Praising some of Spears’ previous releases, the 75-year-old said: “She just put out incredibly brilliant records. She sang and danced so beautifully.”
