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Britney Spears - Toxic turns 20

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One of the most iconic defining songs of the 2000s, released from her magnum opus In the Zone

 

It has over a BILLION streams on Spotify, was celebrated on national news CNN in 2023, and critically acclaimed winning a Grammy for Best Dance Recording becoming her first and only Grammy win.

 

It was a global smash for Britney, peaking at #1 on the European Hot 100 and among the top 10 biggest hits of 2004 in Europe and reached #1 in 10+ countries. 

 

It peaked at #9 on the Hot 100 becoming Britney's first top 10 hit since Oops almost 4 years prior.  It's certified 6x platinum and among the biggest certifications of the pre digital era.

 

 

 

 

"The great pop song of this century. The ultimate Britney Spears classic. A taste of a poison paradise. "Toxic" is all that and more, summing up Britney at her best and brashest. Swedish studio wizards Bloodshy and Avant prove that they're the producers who understand her better than anyone. "Toxic" is a swirl of spaced-out glam-disco kicks, spy-movie strings, surf-guitar twang, a beat that should wear a warning, and Britney's distinctive slithery drawl. She doesn't just take "a sip from the devil's cup," she guzzles that ***** and crushes the cup on her forehead, slipping under the addictive spell of music itself, the one vice she'll never give up. Intoxicate her now? She's ready now."

– Rolling Stone on the legacy of "Toxic".

 

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    Still sounds so fresh :clap3:

    Timeless. Expecting nothing less from Earth's ballad :clap3:

    Only 5 years into her career and she did this.

    The fact that if it was released to radio today, it would still sound unique and ahead of its time. One of the great all-time pop masterpieces.

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    A classic if I've ever heard one :clap3: 

    Worlds cannot describe the feeling of excitement I felt as a kid when this would come up on MTV

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    I was there to hear it on radio for the first time ever. I was 5 but somehow remember this vividly. 

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