Elton John and Britney Spears have collaborated for the primary time, producing the slinky, club-ready single “Hold Me Closer”, which sees pop icons take previous sounds and style one thing new. The funky, piano-driven single makes use of John’s 1971 hit “Tiny Dancer” because the skeleton and combines all parts of “The One” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” with Spears’ voice.
While John has been releasing new music over time – together with the 16-track 2021 album The Lockdown Sessions – the music represents Spears’ first new music since 2016 album Glory and the top of her controversial conservatism. This is his first provide since.
“She is truly an icon, one of the greatest pop stars of all time and she looks amazing on this record. I love her so much and am happy with what we have created together,” Elton John mentioned in an announcement. It was an honor, Britney Spears advised John in her assertion: “I am so grateful that I had the opportunity to work with you and your great minds.”
The observe is produced by Andrew Watts, who has labored with acts similar to Ed Sheeran, Eddie Vedder, Ozzy Osbourne, Justin Bieber, Post Malone and Miley Cyrus.
The music begins with each stars singing the opening music of “The One” – “I saw you dancing out to sea / Running fast along the sand / A soul born out of earth and water / is flying through your hands.” It then seamlessly strikes into “Tiny Dancer”: “Hold me up close, little dancer / Count the headlights on the highway / Lay me in sheets of linen / You had a busy day today.”
The observe brings to thoughts final yr’s hit “Cold Heart (PNU Remix),” which featured John’s songs “Kiss the Bride,” “Rocket Man,” “Where’s the Shoorah?” and “Sacrifice” in a dance that includes vocals by Dua Lipa.
Elton John and Britney Spears first met at an Oscars viewing get together in 2014 and later tweeted their love of “Tiny Dancer,” planting the seeds for the most recent collaboration. John is in the midst of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
