Britney Spears instead. Ciara, 34, revealed that she only found out later that her hit song was being considered for other artists, but she would have fought to keep it if she had known.
Speaking on her Level Up with Ciara radio show on Apple Music Hits, the singer revealed how the song – which also featured Petey Pablo – could have sounded very different.
She explained: ‘When I had this record, I knew that it was a very, very special record.‘And I worked so hard on this record and this industry can sometimes bring you incredible challenges, hence why I love the power of having my own [Beauty Marks] record label.‘[I] had this record, but not knowing that behind the scenes, there was a conversation about this song being potentially taken.
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