Britney Spears And Elton John Collaborate On ‘Hold Me Closer’: Listen

Britney Spears has returned to the music scene, this time as a free woman.

Spears’ “Hold Me Closer” duet with Elton John hit streaming services on Friday, just hours after the track allegedly leaked online (Aug. 19). The song, a new take on John’s 1972 classic “Tiny Dancer,” was produced by Grammy winner Andrew Watt and features the pop princess and the “Rocketman” himself singing the opening verse of John’s 1992 hit, “The One,” over a club-ready beat, before diving into the chorus of 1971’s “Tiny Dancer.”
“You can bet your bottom dollar that THIS collaboration will heighten my year by joining your brilliant hands of play,” Spears wrote on Instagram ahead of the song’s release. “Thank you for your generosity and for thinking of me to join you on such a fantastic song!!!” What an honour to be a background vocalist on YOUR song!!! Sir Elton John I did it because of your brilliant, creative, and legendary mind!!! I am overjoyed!!! I just keep giving, don’t I? “May I have an AWWWWE?”

“Hold Me Closer” is Spears’ first new song since her 2016 studio album Glory, which included deluxe tracks “Mood Ring,” “Swimming in the Stars,” and the Backstreet Boys-assisted “Matches,” all of which were released in 2020. Most notably, the collaboration will mark Spears’ official return to music after a 13-year hiatus.

“Tiny Dancer,” which appeared on John’s 1971 album Madman Across the Water, was released as a single in 1972 and reached No. 41 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was famously used in a sing-along bus scene in Cameron Crowe’s film Almost Famous in 2000.

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