<p><a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/britney-spears" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Britney Spears</a> reacted Friday to the news that her collaboration with <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/elton-john" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Elton John</a> &#8220;Hold Me Closer&#8221; soared to the number one spot in more than 30 countries, including the United States.</p>
<p>In a video the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/britney-spears">40-year-old</a> pop singer posted on <a href="https://twitter.com/britneyspears/status/1563223400482426883?s=20&amp;t=aC0bs82Mx9ko2DD_TM1Mgw">Twitter</a>, where she has 55 million followers, Spears sent a message directly to the legendary singer and made it clear she was more than a bit shocked that the song they dropped just hours before, a remix of Elton&#8217;s 1971 hit &#8220;Tiny Dancer,” was rocking <a href="https://kworb.net/charts/itunes/us.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">music charts</a> across the globe.</p>
<p>&#8220;Hello Sir Elton John, we are like number one in 40 countries,&#8221; Spears shared. &#8220;Holy s***! I&#8217;m in the tub right now and I&#8217;m about to go have the best day ever. And I hope you&#8217;re well!&#8221; The clip has also gone viral after being seen 1.5 million times at the time of this publication.</p>
<p>The song sits at number one on the <a href="https://kworb.net/charts/itunes/us.html">iTunes chart</a> in the U.S., and 34 other countries, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/britney-spears-comeback-song-hold-me-closer-elton-john-rockets-no-1">Fox News</a> noted. The official video on YouTube has also gone viral with 1.7 million views and counting.</p>
<p>The 75-year-old hitmaker also reacted to the news on his social media, <a href="https://twitter.com/eltonofficial/status/1563198155944239108?s=20&amp;t=aC0bs82Mx9ko2DD_TM1Mgw">tweeting</a> to his one million plus followers how &#8220;thrilled&#8221; he was at the response.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">I&#39;m thrilled with the response to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HoldMeCloser?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HoldMeCloser</a> I wanted to do a fun, happy summer track so was ecstatic when <a href="https://twitter.com/britneyspears?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@britneyspears</a> agreed to be a part of it! She truly is an icon, one of the all-time great pop stars &amp; I love her dearly. I hope you all love it!<a href="https://t.co/wMbzKjvP7s">https://t.co/wMbzKjvP7s</a> <a href="https://t.co/kLUsDfGF79">pic.twitter.com/kLUsDfGF79</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Elton John (@eltonofficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/eltonofficial/status/1563198155944239108?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 26, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m thrilled with the response to #HoldMeCloser,&#8221; the singer wrote. &#8220;I wanted to do a fun, happy summer track so was ecstatic when [Britney Spears] agreed to be a part of it! She truly is an icon, one of the all-time great pop stars &amp; I love her dearly. I hope you all love it!&#8221;</p>
<p>The official audio can be heard <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8hLtlzkoGPk">here</a>.</p>
<p>WATCH:</p>
<p><iframe loading="lazy" title="Elton John, Britney Spears - Hold Me Closer (Visualiser)" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8hLtlzkoGPk?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe></p>
<p>On Wednesday, the &#8220;Criminal&#8221; <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/britney-spears-gets-stuck-on-freeway-after-running-out-of-gas-police-called-to-get-her-to-safety-report">hitmaker</a> tweeted that she was “overwhelmed” by the song’s success.</p>
<p>&#8220;Okie dokie … my first song in 6 years!&#8221; Spears tweeted. &#8220;It&#8217;s pretty damn cool that I&#8217;m singing with one of the most classic men of our time … [Elton John] I&#8217;m kinda overwhelmed… it&#8217;s a big deal to me! I&#8217;m meditating more and learning my space is valuable and precious!&#8221;</p>
<p>https://twitter.com/britneyspears/status/1562603307968778240?s=20&#038;t=YMDukElsEF1i1wQ4eXxPzQ</p>
<p>Less than a year ago, the &#8220;Toxic&#8221; singer was trying to get out of her nearly 14-year conservatorship. In November, a judge ruled to terminate the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/judge-ends-britney-spears-conservatorship">conservatorship</a> Spears had been under since 2008, controlled by her father Jamie Spears.</p>
<p>On Wednesday, the &#8220;Gimme More&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/britneyspears/status/1562603309138972672?s=20&amp;t=WQQIQCpGopFF-G4jIKntEg">hitmaker</a> announced details about her upcoming collaboration with the &#8220;Cold Heart&#8221; singer, and then deleted her Instagram, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/i-choose-happiness-britney-spears-deletes-instagram-after-announcing-elton-john-collab">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.</p>
<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m learning everyday is a clean slate to try and be a better person and do what makes me happy … yes I choose happiness today,&#8221; Britney <a href="https://twitter.com/britneyspears/status/1562603309138972672?s=20&amp;t=WQQIQCpGopFF-G4jIKntEg">tweeted</a>. &#8220;I tell myself every day to let go of the hurt bitterness and try to forgive myself and others to what may have been hurtful.&#8221;</p>

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