The single's artwork was unveiled on 19 August, with the song's official announcement. She had spent time with the record and knew how she wanted to do it." He further said the song "meant so much to her, and you can hear it in her vocal performance. Record producer Andrew Watt praised Spears' dedication towards the project despite of her musical hiatus, saying she "was so prepared. John revealed that his husband, David Furnish, first suggested him to collaborate with Spears on the song, while also saying he believed the project would "boost" her confidence after a "traumatic time". The single marks Spears' first musical release since " Matches" (2020) as well as her return to music after the termination of her conservatorship. The duet also interpolates John's 1976 single " Don't Go Breaking My Heart". Spears reportedly completed recording her vocals for the song in less than two hours. She revealed that she felt "overwhelmed". Ahead of the song's release, Spears described it as "a big deal" and "pretty damn cool singing with one of the most classic men of our time". That same day, John released an animated teaser for the song's audio visualiser. The following day, Spears posted a snippet of the song on her social media, revealing a new rendition of John's 1992 single " The One" in the duet, and thanked him for having her on the record. He also performed a snippet of the song at the restaurant "La Guérite" in Cannes, on 23 August, in front of diners as a surprise, which he livestreamed on his social media. On 22 August, John shared a snippet of the song on his social media. On 19 August, the single was officially announced, along with its release date. He also released a promotional artwork featuring the song's title and a rose and rocket emoji – referencing Spears' regular use of the former on social media as well as her "Project Rose" selfie montage, and John's popular nickname "Rocket Man" – as well as shared the song's pre-save link. On 8 August, John confirmed the collaboration, calling it a remake of his 1972 single " Tiny Dancer". News about a collaboration between the two artists first broke in late July 2022. John on collaborating with Spears on the song and supporting and reassuring her, The Guardian We've been holding her hand through the whole process, reassuring her that everything's gonna be alright. I'm so excited to be able to do it with because if it is a big hit, and I think it may be, it will give her so much more confidence than she's got already and she will realize that people actually love her and care for her and want her to be happy She's been away so long – there's a lot of fear there because she's been betrayed so many times and she hasn't really been in the public eye officially for so long. On the Billboard Hot 100, "Hold Me Closer" debuted at number six. The track subsequently debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Spears' 24th top-ten single and highest-charting song since " Scream & Shout" (2012), while earning John his 35th top-ten single. It first debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts. The song had a polarised critical reception while achieving commercial success upon release. It appears on the digital reissue of John's collaborative album The Lockdown Sessions (2021). The song combines elements from John's songs " Tiny Dancer" (1971), " The One" (1992), and " Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976). It was released as a single on 26 August 2022, through EMI and Mercury Records. " Hold Me Closer" is a song by English singer Elton John and American singer Britney Spears. "Hold Me Closer"įrom the album The Lockdown Sessions (reissue) For the song by Ironik and Chipmunk, see Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer).
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