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September 28, 2009 Britney Spears Unveils New Single Cover
Check out this super duper cute new official single cover for Britney Spears’ new single “3″. The Max Martin produced track will make its big debut tomorrow, and is set to be the lead single from her new greatest hits compilation The Singles Collection, which hits stores on November 24th.
Also, check out Digital Spy’s review of the song after the jump!
1. It’s called ‘3′ and it’s a Max Martin production.
2. We won’t beat around the bush – it’s about having a threesome.
3. The chorus, which has more than a hint of the playground chant about it, goes like this: “1-2-3 not only you and me / Got 180 degrees / And I’m caught in between / Counting 1-2-3 feed upon that three / Getting down with repeat / Everybody loves ohhhhh”. The “ohhhhh”, in case you were wondering, is a classic Britney lusty sigh.
4. Britney makes her intentions very clear elsewhere, telling us “living in sin is the new thing” on the bridge and offering this coaxing couplet on the second verse: “Three is a charm, two’s not the same / “I don’t see the harm, so are you game?”
5. Enough already with the lyrics! What does ‘3′ sound like? Well, it’s uptempo, quite electropoppy on the verses and a little bit ravey on the choruses.
6. ‘3′ would fit better on Circus than Blackout – it’s got that slightly cartoony quality that the more recent album sometimes has. The Britney track to which it’s most closely related is probably ‘If U Seek Amy’, though they’re more like second cousins who only see each other at family funerals and weddings than brother and sister.
7. The best bit of the song is the middle 8, on which Max Martin cools things down with some synthetic strings, a load of bassy beats kick in and Britters offers her boyfriend a get-out clause: “If you don’t like the company / Let’s do it just you and me…”
8. …Before promptly changing her mind by suggesting “or three… or four on the floor”. That last bit’s pretty clever, because the beats she’s singing over at the time could legitimately be classified as “four-on-the-floor”.
9. It took us a few plays to fall for ‘3′ – and truth be told it’s no ‘Gimme More’ or ‘Womanizer’ – but as a fun, fruity newbie to round off a potentially brilliant Singles Collection, it does its job very well indeed.
10. It’s premiering on US radio today, so expect to be hearing it very soon. The first UK play, in case you were wondering, will be on Radio 1 this Wednesday afternoon.
RikStar
September 28, 2009 at 3:19 pm
didnt even know she had a singles collection uming out :S
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September 28, 2009 at 3:22 pm
ITS CUTE IM GLAD THAT BRITNEY MADE A COME BACK
Terrell
September 28, 2009 at 3:29 pm
Love just about everything Britney Spears does
PrettyMiguelz
September 28, 2009 at 3:31 pm
I love it, can’t wait to hear it.
Roabsalom
September 28, 2009 at 3:36 pm
I’m not a Brit Fan at all, but it’s good to see somebody actually handling their business and touring, performing, and putting out new material for their fans. So many pop artist these days are to worried about photo-ops and their game is lacking. I say kudos to Brit for getting back on her A game
K
September 28, 2009 at 4:05 pm
I love it,cnt wait for it to drop tomorrow, rumour has it,its along the lines of if u seek amy with the raunchyness.
Junior
September 28, 2009 at 9:19 pm
i like the cover…Very Britney lol..Kinda boring yet likeable!
The Rumored album cover is really neat!
I Will be getting this!!!!
Spicy Goddess
September 29, 2009 at 7:29 am
The cover looks super cheap… I could have created something better, SMDH!