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Britney Spears makes a triumphant return with Elton John on 'Hold Me Closer'

Oops — he did it again. Elton John on Friday released his new single, "Hold Me Closer," a splashy duet with Britney Spears that mashes up John's early-1970s classic "Tiny Dancer" with the title track from his 1992 album "The One." As shameless as it is delectable, the new song is a clear bid to replicate the success of "Cold Heart," John's 2021 collaboration with Dua Lipa, which blended ...
Britney Spears, left, and Sir Elton John attend the 21st Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at West Hollywood Park on Feb. 24, 2013, in West Hollywood, California.

Oops — he did it again.

Elton John on Friday released his new single, "Hold Me Closer," a splashy duet with Britney Spears that mashes up John's early-1970s classic "Tiny Dancer" with the title track from his 1992 album "The One."

As shameless as it is delectable,," John's 2021 collaboration with Dua Lipa, which blended several of his old tunes — most prominently "Rocket Man" and "Sacrifice" — into a sleek bit of radio bait that carried John into the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 for the first time in more than two decades.

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