 | ToxicBritney Spears |
Writer(s): Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Henrik Jonback (see lyrics here) Released: January 12, 2004 First Charted: January 9, 2004 Peak: 9 BB, 14 RR, 37 A40, 11 UK, 12 CN, 12 AU, 21 DF (Click for codes to charts.) Sales (in millions): 6.0 US, 1.3 UK, 8.66 world (includes US + UK) Airplay/Streaming (in millions): 0.2 radio, -- video, 1189.11 streaming |
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About the Song:When Britney Spears (born 1981 in Mississippi) emerged as a teen pop star in the late ‘90s, it was understandable that she would be dismissed as a teen-pop, flash-in-the-pan who would fade quickly. How long could she skate on stirring men’s Catholic school girl fantasies and a thin voice? However, by 2003’s In the Zone album, she was still around. It was her fourth consecutive #1, multi-platinum album. Part of the attention was due to her becoming tabloid fodder. She garnered plenty of attention with her 55-hour marriage to a childhood friend in Las Vegas and later that same year a surprise marriage to backup dancer Kevin Federline, who she’d dated for three months. However, she’d also shown she could take on a more mature musical style and was still making hits. After a top-40 hit with Madonna on “Me Against the Music,” Spears released “Toxic.” The song was produced by the Swedish team of Christian Karlsson (aka “Bloodshy”) and Pontus Winnberg (aka “Avant”). The lyrics were penned by Cathy Dennis, a British singer/songwriter who had four top-10 hits in the U.S. in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s. The techno/dance-pop song was written with Janet Jackson in mind WK and then offered to Kylie Minogue, but she turned it down. WK It featured “club-inspired backbeats and violin lines reminiscent of James Bond films.” TB It topped the charts in 11 countries and won a Grammy for Best Dance Recording. Thunder Bay Press declared it her “greatest musical triumph.” TB Resources:
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First posted 4/6/2024. |
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