Britney Spears hits the charts one more time

Oops, she did it again. She wrote another song and it’s all over the radio. Britney Spears just released a single, “Hold It Against Me” which is a hit. The day after it was released, Jan. 12, it hit number one on iTunes and not only in the U.S. It was number one in 14 other countries including France, Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Greece and Ireland.

The song is classic Britney; the beat is bouncy and futuristic. The song is well written and the chorus is catchy. While the lyrics aren’t very original, the way they are coordinated into the song works very well. The pickup line theme of the song is humorous, but it is not as racy as her other singles like “If U Seek Amy.” The pick up lines in the song may work well for Britney, but “Cause you feel like paradise
and I need a vacation tonight,” and, “Pop It like a hood and show me how you work it out,” might not work for everyone.

The song is well formatted to the pop on the radio. It holds just the right amount of make-you-wanna-dance beat and make-you-wanna-sing-along lyrics. The vocals are not that impressive; they are actually kind of desperate. Although Britney may have aimed for her heavy breathing to be sexy, it sounds desperate and where her voice should have sounded techno, it sounds digitalized and not in a good way.

This isn’t enough to drag the song down completely, weeks after its release it’s number 16 on iTunes here in the states and still heavily requested on the radio stations.