Britney Spears, Will.i.am. Drop New Collab ‘Mind Your Business’ 11 Years After ‘Scream and Shout’
21.07.2023 - 12:49
/ usmagazine.com
It’s Britney Spears (and Will.i.am), bitch! The artists are back for another collaboration with “Mind Your Business.”
Spears, 41, and Will.i.am, 48, dropped the upbeat, in-your-face track on Friday, July 21, just days after teasing a snippet of the song via Instagram.
“I’m sooo honored and excited for this release …,” the former Black Eyed Peas artist captioned the teaser on Wednesday, July 18. Thank you @britneyspears … you’re one of the most fearless, strongest, kindest, purest people I’ve met in my life … I always loved working with you and I always will.”
Spears wastes no time on the song telling haters exactly what they should do: “Mind yo business bitch.” Her verse continues, “Uptown, downtown, everywhere I turn around / Hollywood, London, snap-snap is the sound / Paparazzi shot me, I am the economy / Follow me, follow me, follow me, follow, follow me.”
Both musicians make references to living a life in the spotlight. “Too much looky-looky, I’m so sick of all these looky-loos / Everybody lookin’ at me like I was the breakin’ news / Police got a sting, watchin’ every step I take / Every move I make, every breath I take,” Will.i.am sings.
“Mind Your Business” marks the second collaboration between Spears and Will.i.am after their 2012 hit, “Scream & Shout.” The track went three-times platinum in the U.S. and reached the coveted 1 billion views mark on YouTube in May.
The track is also Spears’ first release of the year, following her 2022 collaboration with Elton John, “Hold Me Closer.” The tune — which interpolates a series of songs by John, including “Tiny Dancer” — was the first piece of music Spears dropped since the end of her 13-year conservatorship in November 2021.
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