Britney Spears › Hold It Against Me

The wait is finally over for all Britney Spears addicts out there. After some 10-plus agonizing days of video teasers, the final product has arrived, so check out the long-awaited video for Hold It Against Me. There's definitely a lot of stuff happening that I can't quite understand, and that's alright if there is, in fact, a meaning behind it, but I did feel a little underwhelmed by the dance routine. Not what I expected but overall it's very visual and fast-paced, with plenty of advertising. Maybe I'm not so easily-impressed anymore.

If you didn't know by now, this is the first single from her upcoming studio album, Femme Fatale, out March 29th.



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Hold It Against Me... by Sam Tsui

Browsing the YouTube website for comedic versions of your favorite songs is everyone's guilty pleasure... Ok, probably just mine. But every once in a while you find these well executed cover versions by random aspiring or independent singers that can seriously kick the original (song)'s ass. That is the case for this guy Sam Tsui who's made that Britney Spears song his own. Excellent would be the best word to describe it.



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Britney's Breaking Records

Not on my chart though.. Britney Spears' new single is so huge in the United States that is set to debut big on the radio charts and the country's leading music charts, Billboard.

From Billboard.com:

As forecast after its massive first-day airplay, Britney Spears' "Hold It Against Me" roars to a record-setting debut on Billboard's Pop Songs chart.

The first single from Spears' forthcoming ninth album storms the survey at No. 16 with 4,071 plays, the highest detections total by a debuting title in the chart's 18-year history.

"Hold It Against Me" also ties Madonna's "Frozen" (No. 16, March 7, 1998) for second-highest launch in the list's archives. Only Mariah Carey's "Dreamlover" began at a higher rank, having rocketed in at No. 12 the week of Aug. 14, 1993.

The Pop Songs chart lists the most-played songs on 130 mainstream top 40 radio stations, according to Nielsen BDS.

"Hold It Against Me" received airplay on all 130 reporting stations in the chart's tracking week (Jan. 10-16). The song's first-week airplay translates to 36.4 million listener impressions, the week's 10th-highest mainstream top 40 audience total.

KHOP (@95-1)/Modesto, Calif., led all pop reporters with 104 opening-week plays.

"Over the last decade, Britney Spears has had her ups and downs. But, every time she drops new music, it is an event for the format," says KHOP program director MoJoe Roberts.

"We often tend to wait for audience research to come back strong to power up certain hits. This, however, is one of those rare tracks, like Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' or P!nk's 'Raise Your Glass,' that I put right into power rotation after one listen.

"Audience reaction to her new single has been nothing short of amazing. This is another pure pop smash from Ms. Spears."

The cut concurrently debuts on Dance Airplay at No. 24, Rhythmic (No. 37) and Adult Pop Songs (No. 40).

"Hold It Against Me" is likely to make further historic headlines this week when it's expected to become just the 18th song to debut at No. 1 since the Billboard Hot 100 began in 1958. As previously reported, the song is projected to exceed 400,000 in first-week download sales, according to industry sources.

Highlights of the Hot 100 - including the No. 1 title - will be released on Billboard.com Wednesday (Jan. 19).

All charts will be refreshed on Billboard.com Thursday (Jan. 20).

First Listen: Britney Spears' Hold It Against Me

Hear the latest from pop star Britney Spears. To be honest, this could've been a real turn-around in music and not just another pop song with a dance beat. Am I wrong to think that the Europop-trend should've died in 2010? Yes, I am (apparently) 'cause this one's already proving to be a worldwide hit on digital stores like... iTunes, where it's gone #1 in no less than 15 countries. And that happened just hours after its midnight release. I'll say she has a very loyal fan base because even the song sounds a little familiar (shocking!). That being said, Hold It Against Me might be the real 'comeback' she needs to make us all forget about shaved heads and awkward dance moves once and for all.



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Britney Spears' New Single Cover Art

It's coming... Pop star Britney Spears has tweeted the cover art for her upcoming new single titled Hold It Against Me, expected to see the light of day as soon as next Tuesday! Stay tuned.