Britney Spears Makes Her Official Return to Music with Elton John | PEOPLE

the princess of pop is back on friday

britney

spears

and

elton

john

unveiled their new duet hold me closer, which combines the chorus of

john

's 1972 smash tiny dancer and verses of his 1992 hit single the one with fresh dance-pop production and the

spears

first release since marks the end of her 13 year conservatorship

spears

tweeted about the songwriting okie dokie my first song in six years it's freaking cool that i'm singing with one of the most classic men of our time she continued i'm kinda blown away by this one big deal for me. I meditate more and learn that my space is precious and valuable.

John

told the guardian, who was added when the song was released, that it was important for him to work with

Spears

, who had given up

music

indefinitely before being released from her 13-year-old conservatory He said

Britney

was heartbroken "I'm heartbroken and it's horrible," he added, "I'm so excited to be able to do it with her because if it's a big hit, and I think it could be, she'll be so much more." give her more confidence than she already has and she will realize that

people

really love and care about her and want her to be happy which is all anyone in their right mind would want after she went through such a traumatic time. "Hold Me Closer" marks

John

's second recent collaboration realignment His earlier hits following last year's Cold Heart remix The Withdu Alipa.

His duet with

Spears

marks her first release since Glory was rebooted in 2020. A source recently told

People

that

Spears

has spoken a lot about her career, adding that she loves making

music

and wants to give to her fans a new album, it seems like she's focusing on one thing at a time