AT LAST … we have official, DEFINITIVE word from Jive Records concerning the release of Britney Spears‘s new single Hold It Against Me. Earlier this week, I reported that the label reached out to me with a plan to release the song via fan participation on Facebook … but as soon as the demo version of the song leaked to the Internets, that plan went out the window. Jive issued a press release announcing that the song will be released to radio AND for sale on iTunes at 12 midnight on Tuesday January 11.
Britney Spears Set To Release New Single “Hold It Against Me” On Tuesday, January 11th
Song Will Debut Simultaneously At Radio And On The U.S. iTunes Store At Midnight (EST) On January 11th
New York, NY- Britney Spears’ new highly anticipated song “Hold It Against Me” will premiere simultaneously on radio stations and be available immediately in the U.S. exclusively on the iTunes store, Tuesday, January 11th at 12AM EST. “Hold It Against Me” is produced by Britney’s long-time collaborators Max Martin and Dr. Luke and is the official lead single from her forthcoming album. The as-yet-untitled seventh studio album is slated for release in March, 2011 on Jive Records. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase the song exclusively on the iTunes store until 1/18.
It really sounds like the demo leak spoiled Jive‘s plan for a fun fan-oriented song release on Facebook … but, to be honest, I think I much prefer this plan. Now we know when and where to get the song … I will DEFFO be downloading this song the second it shows up on iTunes Monday night/Tuesday morning (we folks on the West Coast will get the song at 9PM). Oh and speaking of that demo leak … it is being reported that the song was leaked online by a hacker, natch:
“Hackers in Germany compromised my account yesterday & posted a song. This was not my doing and authorities are pursuing those responsible”.
And there you have it … THE LAST WORD on the coming release of Britney‘s new song! I’ve been jamming the demo non-stop ever since it was released … now I’m READY to hear the final product with Britney‘s bubbly vocals. Let the countdown begin, y’all!! Woot!!
Thank god tbh, cause the whole facebook thing sounded stupid.
WWWAAAAAA-HHHHOOOOOOO!!! Can’t wait!
The demo is great! The fact that they’re saying its even better has me at so much suspense!!! The demo kinda sounds like Kesha in a way – I can’t imagine it that much different from what they say, just the same the lyrics go with the production and beats. But I can’t wait…
I think I’m more anxious than when Gimme More came out or Womanizer! And she hasn’t even been OUT of the spotlight. Heck her last single was only 12 months ago. We haven’t even GOT the single but HELLO… WHAT ABOUT THE FILM CLIP?! It’s gonna be hot… This better be Slave 4 U + Me Against the Music combined.
actually, it was 2 years ago, not 1 year…the sinlge circus dropped December 2 2008.
ack i can’t fuhkin wait
They ruined the ‘Facebook promo’ because they let the rumors go without confirmation. That made that all the fans very impatient that the demand for the single only grew larger. But whatever, now we’re gonna get that single without doing that thing, so it’s good! My heart is beating loud ;)
DAMMIT! I thought the Facebook thing was coolio sauce! I bet you other artists will use that tactic now…which is a shame because Britney would have been the “first” to do that kind of thing. : ( Bummer. I mean, two million people share that widget, an average person has at least 100 friends, and so forth. It would have been HUGE, but oh well. I’m gonna download it asap!
You’ve been listening to the demo nonstop? Seriously??? Like I said, I pray to Godney that the song turns out better than that Ke$ha reject demo version.
@Nunya — Yep, really.
it was the jive that released the single…that was GimmeBritney.com said…it was to get people talking and to make a stir around the world..
@lilly — LMAO!! No, I highly doubt that claim.
Love the demo, it’s better than most of the stuff that’s playing right now. You KNOW Britney’s version is going to break the sound barrier. Can’t wait!
Just heard the final version. It does sound like Shattered Glass