Put on your party hats and start rocking the noisemakers, Britney Spears fans, because after being teased last week with the demo and single cover, Brit’s new single “Hold It Against Me” has finally surfaced on the eve of its official release. What are you waiting for? Listen below!
With “Hold It Against Me”, it seems as if Max Martin—who, along with his frequent accomplice Dr. Luke, executive-produced Spears’ upcoming seventh album—reached back to his Euro-pop roots to craft a throbbing dance jam with a chorus that wouldn’t sound out of place on a 1995 Ace Of Base album.
But given that Max and Luke whipped up more than a handful of last year’s catchiest hits, we were expecting a bit more in the way of melody when it came to the verses of the song. In fact, what we get is a driving, minimal (and almost menacing) bass beneath Brit’s vocals.
Britney Spears - Hold It Against Me
Speaking of which, vocally, the Spears is in top form while delivering the tongue-in-cheek lyrics about the pickup scene. (What is it about the way she utters the word “hazy” here that makes us so giddy?)
Overall, “Hold It Against Me” is a fine enough pop jam to heat up January while the winter doldrums have set in. And we’re definitely looking forward to the arrival of Brit’s album this March. (Not to mention the inevitable ridiculously sexy photoshoot.)
So what do you think: is this an instant classic right out of the gate or more of a grower?
it sure was! :D the song is stuck in my head! love it! :D
“if i say i want your body now, would you hold it against me?”
It’s a great song to get her back in the game after waiting more than two years since Circus. It definitely has Euro-pop influences and even a bit of dubstep which was kind of a surprise.
Honestly.. meh. It sounds kinda dated? I actually think I like the Bonnie McKee demo of this better even tho that sounded very Kesha/Katy.
It’s cool welcome back Brit
It sounds like the best of kesha kesha never has!And that dubstep breakdown is major! Maybe the song is not that amazing, but (curiously) as a sucker for anyting britney i’m completely hooked on this anyway. If she was poping me that question, I would rub myself all over her right on the spot!
Ace of Base? WTF… It’s clearly that you Americans don’t know anything about the Euro-sound… There is nothing to compare… Ace of Base & ‘The new Britney’… Believe me, I know all the Ace of Base songs from the 90′s and there is not even 1 song or chorus of a song that comes close to Hold it against me… Go Europe… Within 5 years all the great American artists will make Euro-music… The Black Eyed Peas, Rihanna, Kelis, Lady Gaga already took the musical step over the big ocean…
I’m actually not liking this at all, actually, its a rare miss this song sounds like something left off of Circus, like a bonus, but definitely not lead single worthy at all. I’m so disappointed, this is not the single I was hoping it would be. Britney is facing a lot of heavy competition this year from artist that shall remain nameless. Everyone will be watching the numbers and chart performance I just don’t see this song making a lasting impact.
She needed to deliver fire, what arrived is lukewarm.
Perhaps the video will save the song…. Yeah right…
um, the demo was better
love BRITNEY SPEARS .
EPIC – PERFECT !!!!!
COOOL.
LOVE IT…..seriously do. Love the production and love the Max Martin influence. Hopefully all her album is like this as I would definately buy it. Well done Britney.
Love that today’s pop music instrumentals sound like the stuff electronic music DJ’s were spinning at underground raves in the early ’90s. It took only how many years for that defined taste to become palpable to the masses? Better late than never!
BRITNEY IS BRITNEY…
THE SONG IS PERFECT
BRAZIL LOVES SONG….
I’M CRAZY FOR THAT SONG
CONGRATULATIONS BRITNEY SPEARS ….. I LOVED
THE POWER OF BRITNEY
THE POWER OF QUEEN
Again has Ke$ha’s name written all over it….. just sayin….
It doesnt sound anything like Circus at all, so I cant see why u think it sounds like a B-track.
The first time I heard the song, I was kinda.. meh.. Dissapointed. It wasnt what I was expecting. However, Im lovin’ it.
Even though I love the song, I hope that her album isnt filled with ‘heavy electro songs’, cause even though I love electro and etc, it can get tiring, especially if u’re not in the mood for clubbing nor ballads, but somewhere in the middle.
Anywho, I also agree with you that she needed to deliver fire, and this just isnt it.
Yeah sure, it’ll probably become #1 on the chars, but probably only for a week (just like all of her #1 hits). They never stay on the top of the charts for more than one week.
Im a major fan of Brintey Spears – I just think it’s sad that her song falls out the chart to quick. It seems like people gets bored of her songs too fast!
Also, according to her management, Britney Spears has been practicing her cheography for the music video for about a month now.. So Im expecting badass, fiece, hot, lusty dance-moves! I’ll be so freaking dissapointed if I get anything Radar-like or 3-like. Why the heck would someone need a whole month to prepare, if there wont be any powerful dancing?! AM I RITE?!.
It doesnt sound anything like Circus at all, so I cant see why u think it sounds like a B-track.
The first time I heard the song, I was kinda.. meh.. Dissapointed. It wasnt what I was expecting. However, Im lovin’ it now.
Even though I love the song, I hope that her album isnt filled with ‘heavy electro songs’, cause even though I love electro and etc, it can get tiring, especially if u’re not in the mood for clubbing nor ballads, but somewhere in the middle.
Anywho, I also agree with you that she needed to deliver fire, and this just isnt it.
Yeah sure, it’ll probably become #1 on the chars, but probably only for a week (just like all of her #1 hits). They never stay on the top of the charts for more than one week.
Im a major fan of Brintey Spears – I just think it’s sad that her song falls out the chart to quick. It seems like people gets bored of her songs too fast!
Also, according to her management, Britney Spears has been practicing her cheography for the music video for about a month now.. So Im expecting badass, fiece, hot, lusty dance-moves! I’ll be so freaking dissapointed if I get anything Radar-like or 3-like. Why the heck would someone need a whole month to prepare, if there wont be any powerful dancing?! AM I RITE?!.
“if i said i want your body now, would you hold it against me?” ha clever.
AMAZING SONG :):) LOVE IT. Well done. making a comeback
Go BRIT!
HIAM #1
It’s already fallen to #5 on iTunes. Expect it to drop on Billboard charts next week, too. And there’s really not much buzz about it, not even on Twitter where that’s all we heard about until the single actually dropped. A week later, and no one was talking about it much. To stay at least halfway competitive with She Who Shall Not Be Named, Britney really needed to break new ground and pick up some new fans. HIAM obviously isn’t accomplishing that.
If she insists on doing a song-and-dance video like always, no matter how hot, well, She Who Shall Not Be Named has already raised the bar much higher than that for music videos and the whole industry recognizes it and it’s being reflected in more and more videos coming out. But the buzz about the HIAM video is that it’s just dance, dance, dance. That will please Britney’s staunch fans but it’s not likely to gain her a wider audience, or many awards. She can’t just hire Gaga’s director and expect to get a Gaga caliber video but that’s what she needs to stay competitive.
I can’t believe people actually like this song… UGH! She sounds like a dying moose getting her head sawed off…It would be nice if she would just give it up and accept the fact that she’s a talentless idiot with lame songs.
I LOVE BRITTNEY! I LOVE BRITTNEY!Jermaine your a talentless idiot you JERK