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Toxic
Britney Spears
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- Album
- In The Zone
- Released
- 2003
- Genres
- pop
- Length
- 3:19
- Tempo
- 143 BPM
- Label
- Jive
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About this song
Cathy Dennis confirmed she wrote the song with Janet Jackson in mind and that it took seven days to finish. It was first handed to Kylie Minogue, who wasn't sure about a song with that title. The track features sampled Bollywood strings from Lata Mangeshkar and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam's "Tere Mere Beech Mein," and it earned Spears a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording.
What it's about
The dance-pop track depicts a dangerously addictive love.
Fun facts
- Samples “Tere Mere Beech Mein by Lata Mangeshkar & S.P. Balasubrahmanyam”.
- Sampled in 81 other songs, like “Non Me Ne Fotte Un Cazzo by Primo Brown & Squarta”.
- Covered 84 times, including “Toxic (Acoustic) by Mabel”.
- Written by Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback, Pontus Winnberg and Bloodshy.
- Produced by Bloodshy & Avant.