music music song recorded american singers britney_spears madonna spears fourth studio album zone written spears madonna christopher tricky stewart nash song released october lead single zone bonding spears night new_york_city stewart started working song rehearsals mtv_video_music_awards spears played madonna track asked song music contains influences hip hop usage funk guitars spears madonna trade lines verses madonna sings bridge lyrically song talks battling music pleasures letting song received generally mixed reviews music critics felt strong dance track zone referred lackluster disappointing song commercial success peaking atop charts countries australia denmark hungary ireland spain european hot singles peaked number canada italy norway united_kingdom inside nations song won hot dance single year billboard music awards accompanying music video music shows spears madonna playing nightclub cat mouse chase spears finds madonna end disappear kiss video received positive reviews critics noted symbolic sexual roles women spears performed song number live appearances including nfl live saturday night live performed remixed versions elements music circus starring britney spears spears currently performing song las_vegas residency britney piece music sampled justice music video recreated television series glee included appearance spears background writing american producers christopher tricky stewart known collectively presented spears song written produced pop culture management liked track rejected telling song bonding spears night new_york_city world explained easier actually write know wouldn know real vibe stewart began working version song stewart came track developed melody piano lyrics american producer involved stewart proposed work track spears explained getting business atlanta driving home hung sounds recording sessions stewart recalls studio air conditioning died days spears didn complain shows reason performance mtv_video_music_awards spears played finished version music madonna madonna commented liked track spears asked song handed music madonna arranged recorded vocal additions making song duet spears madonna fan years surprised heard madonna verse said asked little thing went lot stuff hoped outrageous released single album spears pushed music performed song time nfl live spears refused answer single album said surprises going come song excited september confirmed music released single zone composition music dance hip hop song usage funk guitars song features madonna constructed duet added track spears madonna trade lines verses madonna sings solo bridge stewart described sound half rapping half singing beat driven according sheet music published music set moderate dance beat tempo beats minute spears vocal range span low note high note stylus magazine deemed spears vocals sexy sultry compared prince song spears madonna sing pleasures letting lyrics speaker trying music like competition spears explained concept song basically going club letting battling battling music continued saying like hearing music trying dance track beat drum guitar club losing music blender stated madonna verse interpreted passing new talent old guard critical response stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic selected music track picks zone spin called song fine specimen britney fast paced dance anthem grinding percussion traffic jam synths sputnikmusic said aside numerous awful dropping passages disappointing chorus track ideal way open album tempo dance track big attached ask slant magazine deemed arguably britney finest moments mentor worst said madonna literally appearance old bleeding period forced longevity career like corpse leaking backwards music bad tune writing said single benefits garage inspired beat madonna threatens fun ign commented initially catchy ultimately forgettable musical counterpart fallout duo lip lock publicity stunt yahoo music radio stated madonna appearance brilliantly titled deeply music prank designed listeners think actually pretty good reviewing singles collection digital_spy said weak link madonna featuring music context looked like respectful passing like surrender pop rightful heir entertainment_weekly called music album overly busy single guardian noted track album rolling_stone wrote madonna shows album song music endorsing spears foray come posing club land beats advocate denounced track groove added song listener spears collaborations heavy hitting producers hint pop past kelly hip grinding outrageous perry girls boys instead spears dark hip hop waters occasional minor electro dance terrain said despite bringing big guns duet madonna music measure success pop tune commented content zone catchy hard potential singles music new_york_times deemed odd track song series party chants blender called lackluster remixes number remixes commissioned accompany song australian singles included remixes artists single contained remixes dresden kanye_west later included zone remix removes original melody song adds shouts new_york_times called remix excellent noting barely notice spears madonna odd hear figures sounding anonymous britney contacted remix music remix released commercial performance october music debuted number billboard hot spears 10th chart hit entries written music incidentally madonna 50th chart entry years appearance hot holiday week october song chart history feature madonna chart entry produced love don live anymore issue dated november music peaked number component charts song peaked hot_dance_club_songs number pop songs won hot dance single year billboard music awards june sold physical copies digital downloads according nielsen_soundscan music peaked number australia music debuted number november replacing slow remained weeks certified platinum australian_recording_industry_association aria shipments units november song debuted number new_zealand music debuted united_kingdom number week november blocked ascending spot crashed wedding song spears successful single girl woman april according official_charts_company song sold copies music topped hot singles chart consecutive weeks song topped charts denmark hungary ireland reached number italy norway belgium flanders wallonia czech_republic finland sweden switzerland netherlands music charted austria france music video development music video music filmed days october studios new_york directed revealed concept setting spears madonna apart spears wore black outfit madonna sported white suit spears stated video sensual time collaboration got madonna interesting different styles choreographer video vehicle video spears hood auctioned benefit hunter talked mtv_news video saying madonna icon earlier generation britney newer generation peak point challenge kind bring worlds wanted bit cat mouse sort game little bit britney madonna sort audience synopsis video starts britney parking vehicle going new_york nightclub enters wooden room populated cool kids pink purple hair taking oxygen tank madonna room filled men smoking observes television monitors club wears white suit carries cane signifying position power suit notably fitted especially revealing madonna body female masculine areas separated wall spears madonna sense perception dance sex consumer culture noted video hints sex relationship followed spears performing dance routine inside paint graffiti room women dancing metal spears begins chasing madonna wooden like maze enters room covered fallen leaves stands swing spears finds room madonna found video madonna gradually loses symbolic power paralleled cane jacket noticeably female feminine socially ultimately spears dominant figure madonna recovers power form cigar male spears appears madonna room throws wall madonna kiss video ends madonna laugh heard background release reception video premiered television making video october online premiere yahoo music viewed million times days video reached number aol music video chart november million streams january video topped chart million streams jocelyn_vena mtv said changing guard meeting influential pop divas time superstars audience video sun commented weeks mtv_video_music_awards teamed double act video highlight comes pair embracing wall madonna kiss stated fantasy strategy spears continued madonna kiss music video added taken sexuality extreme network television age said showcases entire range different female roles older younger sign systems author commented presented gay icon madonna spears sex icon sexuality live performances spears performed music nfl live september national mall sported shoulder length blond hair dressed black football pants black white referee boots performance medley baby time slave included outfit later auctioned benefit september spears played surprise concert rain nightclub music song set october song performed spears ninth season american comedy saturday night live blender stated dancing singing spears element song dance confidence seconds shiny hat falls sending blond hair spears doesn miss step comes madonna verse help words spears opened telecast performance music floated wire gold quickly shed reveal pink black vinyl thigh high boots black hot pants accompanied troupe brightly dressed faux punk rock dancers set featured shooting flames style neon signs massive video screen performed spears britney_spears zone concert special aired abc november following day performed american music times square wearing signature half shirt music performed american late night tonight jay_leno american morning live kelly november performed song ball december staples center music performed encore number hotel tour began system malfunction female voice counted screens spears outline rose reveal staircase spears wore red ensemble ended performance staircase screen lowered exit shower shot audience music performed bollywood inspired group dancing routine included spears wore green gold pants ensemble jim_farber daily news said nod shows included mock bollywood dance sequence music riding train spears performed song las_vegas residency britney piece performance spears seen dance routine walls wood resemblance labyrinth scene music video cover versions samples music video parodied french christmas special episode american comedy music sampled justice tracks valentine debut album music video recreated american series glee episode britney brittany characters rivera general trip office share morris appears spears rivera plays madonna morris explained music montage literally copied exactly video shots looks choreography dancer video insane end number spears replaces brittany wall announcing fantasy spears applauded cover pointing looks like original adding great madonna impression song charted number ninety australia canada united_states track listings credits personnel britney_spears lead vocals background vocals songwriting production madonna lead vocals background vocals songwriting songwriting production background vocals songwriting nash songwriting brien songwriting guitar background vocals background vocals charts certifications release history
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