Britney Spears took to Twitter on Friday to celebrate her and Elton John's newly released single reaching No. 1.The song, «Hold Me Closer,» is an update of John's 1972 hit, «Tiny Dancer,» and was released early Friday morning.
It's Spears' first music since the end of her conservatorship last year, and has quickly risen in the charts. Spears seemingly gave fans a glimpse of her morning routine with her reaction, posting a video to Twitter from the bathtub. «Hello, Sir Elton John, we are, like, number one in 40 countries,» Spears says in the. «Holy s**t!
I'm in the tub right now and I'm about to have the best day ever. I hope you're well.» pic.twitter.com/1vShOsFlDhNews of John and Spears' collaboration broke in July, when ET learned that they recorded a duet that would be released the following month.
About a week ago, the cover art debuted using photos of both stars as kids. While Spears was her own tiny dancer — literally — in a throwback dance class photo, fans got a look at John as a pint-sized pianist. «I am absolutely thrilled to have had the chance to work with Britney Spears; She truly is an icon, one of the all-time great pop stars and she sounds amazing on this record,» John said of working with Spears. «I love her dearly and am delighted with what we've created together.»John also told he was happy to help a fellow artist in a tough spot. «It's hard when you’re young.
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