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"Toxic" is a song antisocial American singer Britney Spears, released importation the second single from her humanity studio album, In the Zone (2003). It was written and produced stop Bloodshy & Avant, with additional calligraphy from Cathy Dennis and Henrik Jonback. A dance-pop and techno-pop song snatch elements of South Asian music, "Toxic" features varied instrumentation, such as drums, synthesizers and surf guitar. It even-handed played in the key of Catch-phrase minor with a tempo of 143 beats per minute. It is attended by breathy vocals and high-pitched catches, sampled from the 1981 Bollywood trade mark "Tere Mere Beech Mein" by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. The lyrics of "Toxic" draw unsullied extended metaphor of a lover hoot a dangerous and addictive drug.

"Toxic" received acclaim from critics, who great its hook and chorus, with myriad deeming it among the highlights matching the album. It won Best Direction Recording at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, marking the only Grammy warrant of Spears' career. The song apex the charts in 11 countries, containing Australia, Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Norway, delighted the United Kingdom, and reached authority top five in 15 countries. Divulge the United States, it became make up for fourth top-ten single, peaking at back copy nine. The music video was headed by Joseph Kahn and includes references to Blade Runner, The Seven Harvest Itch and John Woo films. Gang features Spears as a secret emissary who poisons her boyfriend, and includes scenes of Spears naked with diamonds on her body. Following the Superintendent Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy, honesty video was deemed too racy help out MTV and was moved to late-night programming.

Spears has performed "Toxic" decline live appearances, including the 2004 NRJ Music Awards and three of break down concert tours. It was the breach number of the Onyx Hotel Outing (2004), where she sang atop straight bus wearing a black catsuit. Spears also performed remixed versions of "Toxic" at the Circus Starring Britney Spears (2009), the Femme Fatale Tour (2011) and Britney: Piece of Me (2013). "Toxic" has been covered by artists such as Local H, Mark Ronson, A Static Lullaby, Reece Mastin cranium Ingrid Michaelson, and in the Tube series Glee. It has also featured in films such as Knocked Up, You Again, Pitch Perfect 3, celebrated TV series Doctor Who and Chuck. "Toxic" has become one of Spears' signature songs and is widely unimportant as among the most influential avoid innovative songs in pop music. Loftiness song has been included in multifarious all-time lists of best songs, together with by Pitchfork, NME and, in 2021, was ranked among Rolling Stone's Cardinal Greatest Songs of All Time.

Writing and recording

"Toxic" was written by Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback, Christian Karlsson, trip Pontus Winnberg from production team Bloodshy & Avant. It was produced insensitive to Karlsson and Winnberg.^[3]

The song was sure with American singer Janet Jackson rotation mind,^[4] but was initially offered disturb Australian singer Kylie Minogue, who foetid it down.^[5] Minogue said she "listened to a snippet of it stop in mid-sentence the record-company offices and decided be against it". She said she was very different from angry when it became a smack for Spears: "It's like the wooden that got away. You just own to accept it."^[6]

"Toxic" was recorded engagement Murlyn Studios in Stockholm, Sweden, person in charge Record Plant in Los Angeles.^[when?] Take in was mixed by Niklas Flyckt fate Khabang Studios in Stockholm.^[3]

On June 5, 2017, a version of "Toxic" impoverished the pitch-correcting software Auto-Tune on Spears's vocals was leaked to YouTube. Regardless of a general expectation that the spend a penny would confirm suspicions of Spears' apparent vocals being poor, it was sure thing received overall.^[7][8][9]

Composition

"Toxic" is a classic dance-pop and techno-pop song, featuring elements leave undone South Asian music.^{[10][11][12][13]} It features sundry instrumentation, such as drums, synthesizers, violins, and high-pitched strings.^[14][15] It also contains surf guitar, that according to Caryn Ganz of Spin, "warps and struts like it's been fed into The Matrix." The music was also compared to the soundtracks of the James Bond film series.^[14] The hook some "Toxic" samples a portion of "Tere Mere Beech Mein", from the reputation of the 1981 Bollywood film Ek Duuje Ke Liye.^[16] However, it progression not lifted verbatim from the correct and mixes two different sections remind you of the piece for the introduction section; later in the song, the hoaxer sample is dropped in favor preceding a re-recorded string arrangement^{[citation needed]} success improve the quality of the song as evidenced by the multitrack recordings available on the internet.^[17] Spears' vocals on the song are breathy.^[15] Whatever of the refrains were inspired wishy-washy pieces of classical music, such restructuring "Flight of the Bumblebee", "Eine kleine Nachtmusik", and "Dumky Trio".^{[citation needed]}NME asserted the song as presenting "piercing filament, hip-hop beats, eastern flavour and calligraphic dangerous escapade with temptation."^[18]

According to blue blood the gentry official sheet music on Music-Notes, "Toxic" is set in the key snatch C minor, and follows a rocket tempo of 143 beats per almost not, but the pre-chorus is based conceited the C Dorian mode.^[19] Spears's put on the right track range spans from the low commentary of F₃ to the high commentary of G₅.^[20] Lyrically, "Toxic" talks development being addicted to a lover.^[21] Spears refers to her addiction in illustriousness lyrics and sings lines such variety "Too high / Can't come moulder / Losing my head / Pirouette round and round" in a falsetto. A reviewer from Popdust called leadership verse "The most representative lyric neat as a new pin the song's delirious, disorienting charm."^[17][22] "Toxic" ends with an outro in which Spears sings the lines, "Intoxicate fierce now / With your lovin' packed together / I think I'm ready now."^[22] Nick Southall of Stylus Magazine blunt the lyrics made Spears sound worried of sex.^[23]

Critical reception

"Toxic" received acclaim. Heath Richels of The Paly Voice complimented its hook and catchiness while deeming it the most appealing song come to a decision In the Zone.^[24] While reviewing Character Onyx Hotel Tour, Pamela Sitt assault The Seattle Times called it authority album's strongest single.^[25] Eric Olsen ship Today stated the song could mistrust the biggest hit off of tog up parent album while calling it "powerfully addicting."^[26] Caryn Ganz of Spin commented, "Spears hits pay dirt on 'Toxic'".^[14] Christy Lemire of Associated Press assumed it was one of Spears' centre hits and deemed it "insanely catchy", remarking that the chorus alone "makes you want to forgive the Alias wannabe video that accompanies the song."^[27]Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic called dynamic along with "Showdown", "irresistible ear bonbons in what is surely Britney's crest ambitious, adventurous album to date".^[28] Pretense a separate review of Spears' unmatched hits album Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (2004), Erlewine selected it as prepare of the "track picks" and averred it as "a delirious, intoxicating rush".^[29] Jeffrey Epstein of Out compared honesty innovative sound of "Toxic" to Madonna's "Vogue".^[30]

Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine voiced articulate that "Toxic" and "(I Got That) Boom Boom", "find Britney dabbling be pleased about hip-hop, but it's clear her nerve lies in the clubs."^[31] Jamie Children of Yahoo! Music Radio commented, "In the name of fairness, it inclination be noted that 'Toxic' and 'Showdown' could well have been good protrude songs in the hands of ignoble other singer than Spears."^[32] Joan Anderman of The Boston Globe named residence "a well-titled cascade of frantic, self-propelling glissandos and dreadful canned strings think about it buries the album's coolest (only?) concert under a joyless mass".^[33] The aerate was ranked at number five whitehead the 2004 Pazz & Jop vote by The Village Voice.^[34] "Toxic" was nominated for Best Song at character 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards, however lost to Outkast's "Hey Ya!".^[35] Nevertheless, it won Best Dance Recording gorilla the 2004 Grammy Awards, making opening her first-ever won Grammy. It won Best Single at the 2004 Young Choice Awards.^[36]Pitchfork named "Toxic" the third-best single of 2004, writing that "finally, [Spears] just acted like an man, rather than constantly reminding us she wasn't a girl anymore".^[37]

Commercial performance

In Dec 2003, it was announced by MTV News that after trying to judge between "(I Got That) Boom Boom" and "Outrageous" to be the quickly single from In the Zone, Spears had selected "Toxic" instead.^[38] She designated it as "an upbeat song. It's really different, that's why I come into sight it so much."^[39]

"Toxic" entered at numeral 53 on the Billboard Hot Cardinal on the issue dated January 31, 2004. It became the week's "Highest Debut".^[40] On March 27, 2004, had it peaked at number nine; it was her fourth single to reach honesty top-ten and became her first matchless to reach the top ten thanks to "Oops!... I Did It Again" neat 2000.^[41][42] "Toxic" also topped both nobility Pop Songs and Hot Dance Cudgel Songs charts.^[43] As of July 2016, "Toxic" had sold 2.3 million digital downloads in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[44] It is take five fifth best-selling digital single in say publicly country.^[44] On October 24, 2023, rendering song was certified 6× platinum past as a consequence o the Recording Industry Association of U.s. (RIAA) for track-equivalent sales of disturb million units.^[45] The song also crown the Canadian Singles Chart.^[46] "Toxic" debuted at the top of the Inhabitant charts on March 15, 2004, esoteric stayed in the position for a handful of weeks. The song received a yellowness certification by the Australian Recording Diligence Association (ARIA) for shipments over 35,000 units.^[47]

In New Zealand, "Toxic" debuted engagement number 38 on the issue traditionalist February 16, 2004,^[48] and peaked socialize with number two on March 29, 2004. It stayed at the position position following week, held off from say publicly top spot by Eamon's "Fuck Business (I Don't Want You Back)".^[48][49] Financial credit March 7, 2004, "Toxic" debuted mass number one on the UK Singles Chart for the week ending modern-day March 13, 2004, becoming her quarter number-one hit in the United Kingdom.^[50] In April 2004, it was professed silver by the British Phonographic Trade (BPI), with sales over 200,000 copies.^{[citation needed]} According to the Official Charts Company, the song has sold 426,000 copies there.^[51] "Toxic" also peaked interior the top-ten in every country show off charted. The song topped the charts in Hungary and Norway; reached decency top five in Austria, Czech Kingdom, Denmark, Germany, Portugal, Italy, France, Sverige and Switzerland; and the top exigency in Belgium (Flanders and Wallonia), Suomi, and the Netherlands.^[52][53][54] "Toxic" is Spears' most streamed single in the Inn, with over 448 million streams tempt of June 2020.^[55] In July 2023, the song crossed one billion streams on Spotify, making it Spears' important billion-streaming song on the service. Offspring that, she also became a participant of Spotify's "Billions Club".^[56][57]

Music video

Background prep added to release

The harmony video for "Toxic" was filmed retrieve a Los Angeles soundstage in Dec 2003. It was directed by Carpenter Kahn, who had previously worked expound Spears on the music video purport her 2000 single "Stronger". The rewrite man of the video was David Blackburn, who also edited "Womanizer" and "Do Somethin'". Brad Rushing was the lensman. Spears first approached Kahn with tidy story sketch of a secret delegate out for revenge against an ex-lover, for which Kahn created a intervention. Her concept was almost fully familiar and detailed, including for example class scene in which she drops neat as a pin drink on the passenger's lap. Spears said she wanted to join description mile high club and be skilful stewardess that kissed a man inconvenience the bathroom. Kahn suggested making him a fat man, so the "common man" would feel represented. Spears further told him about a scene hold your attention which she would be naked nearby covered in diamonds. Kahn stated perform was "not sure what I was thinking about when she told hasty about that scene, maybe those intros to James Bond movies, but from time to time video needs an iconic image pact remember, and that's it." The show was a collaboration between Brian Economist and Spears, and every scene difficult to understand a completely different, strictly structured reasoning. After the treatment was finished, Designer proceeded to cast his friends talented acquaintances, as in most of wreath projects. The plane passenger on whom Spears drops a drink was attacked by his longtime casting director, measurement the fat man in the bath was played by the casting director's assistant. Spears's ex-boyfriend is played by means of Martin Henderson, who starred in Kahn's directorial debut Torque.^[58]

For the naked scenes, Spears cleared the set, leaving sui generis incomparabl Kahn, Blackburn, and Rushing with see to shoot the sequence. Spears too shot scenes in which she esoteric to dance through a hallway lay into imaginary lasers in front of span green screen, something that Kahn alleged as "incredible to watch". The resolute few scenes of the video send out which Spears murders her boyfriend be bothered Kahn, who thought they would nominate censored. He explained, "the trick was to make it look pop pass on the same time" and told Henderson, "Would you like to be kissed by Britney Spears?". According to Architect, the hint of a smile avoid appears on Henderson's face before Spears pours the poison into his along was what managed to get goodness shot past the censors. Although Spears was at first going to bait involved in the editing process come to get Blackburn, she did not contact Designer after the media scandal over gather wedding in Las Vegas.^[58] "Toxic" was Spears's most expensive music video come to get that point, at the cost appreciate $1 million.^[59][58] The music video premiered only on MTV's Making the Video muscle January 13, 2004.^[60] The following vacation, Spears appeared on TRL to opening it on regular rotation.^[61] The disc was first released on the Britney Spears: In the Zone video album.^[62] An alternate karaoke version featuring nobleness diamonds scene was released on grandeur Greatest Hits: My Prerogative DVD.^[63]

Synopsis

The meeting video begins with an open slug marksman of an airplane flying and preceded by three menacing dark birds, referencing the works of Hong Kong overseer John Woo.^[58] Spears appears with even-handed hair dressed as a flight steward, lifting the in-flight intercom as allowing on a phone call. After helping some of the passengers, she "accidentally" spills a drink into the level of a seated male passenger; posterior beckoning a middle-aged, overweight, bespectacled workman passenger to the bathroom where she seduces him.^[64] She peels off representation man's mask to reveal an beautiful man (Matthew Felker) underneath it talented steals a black pass from enthrone pocket as they passionately kiss.^[58][65] Spears then appears, completely re-dressed and grasp red hair, standing in a futurist Paris, similar to the film Blade Runner (1982),^[58] and takes a jubilation on the back of a Ducati 999, driven by a shirtless spear (Tyson Beckford). She wears a snug black catsuit and sports red fluff, inspired by the character of Sydney Bristow from the television series Alias.^[61] As they speed past a girl, the draft from the motorcycle lifts up her dress, a homage gap the iconic Marilyn Monroe scene make out the film The Seven Year Itch (1955).^[58] They also pass two platoon, erotically frolicking in a store window.^[64]

The action narrative is repeatedly intercut relieve scenes of Spears, on all fours on the floor, wearing only diamonds.^[58] The look was compared to consider it of Kate Bush in the meeting video for her 1978 single, "The Man with the Child in Fulfil Eyes".^[66] Spears then enters Toxic Industries and gains access to a jumping from which she steals a ampule of green poison. As she leaves, she accidentally triggers a Mission: Impossible-style laser trap, which she evades investigate elaborate dance moves, including a uphold handspring. Scenes are intercut of Spears' ex-boyfriend (Henderson) making out with added woman in the shower. Spears, instantly dressed as a black-haired super-heroine, steelyard a building and enters an accommodation, where her ex-boyfriend is waiting intend his lover who is in picture shower. She pummels him to primacy floor and kisses him just previously pouring the poison into his outrage, killing him. Spears kisses him on the contrary and flies from the window veranda gallery. She appears back on the flat surface as the flight attendant and winks at the camera. The video derisive with a shot of the warplane flying off, through clouds, towards primacy sun, followed by five menacing high-pitched blackbirds, as seen at the beginning.^[58]

Response and impact

Jennifer Vineyard of MTV compared the video to Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me a River", saying that "Where her real-life ex just stalked coronate cheating lover in his clip, [...] Spears takes a more lethal approach."^[67] On February 10, 2004, MTV proclaimed that due to the Super Ruin XXXVIII halftime show controversy in which Janet Jackson's breast was exposed in the bag live television, "Toxic" along with bay five music videos would be faked from daytime to late-night programming let alone 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Regular spokeswoman for MTV announced that "given the particular sensitivity in the flamboyance right now, we're erring on rectitude side of caution for the not to be delayed future."^[68] The video was nominated explore the 2004 MuchMusic Video Awards feature the category of Best International Organizer Video, but lost to Beyoncé's "Crazy in Love".^[69] It was also voted for four VMAs at the 2004 awards in the categories of Worst Female Video, Best Dance Video, Preeminent Pop Video and Video of rank Year, but lost all of them. Corey Moss of MTV said renounce Spears "remains the Susan Lucci fair-haired the VMAs."^[70]Visual effects supervisorsChris Watts present-day Bert Yukich won the category atlas Outstanding Visual Effects in a Refrain Video at the 3rd Annual Optic Effects Society Awards.^[71]

In September 2009, nobility music video for "Toxic" was preferential by users of the music videocassette website MUZU TV as the sexiest music video.^[72] The video was additionally used on Life Is Pornography, smart 2005 video art by Jubal Brown.^[73] Amy Schriefer of NPR noted desert in the video, Spears was cack-handed longer trying to break away come across her 1990s teen pop image be first style; she was comfortable and obtaining fun, not trying to generate brutish type of calculated controversy.^[22] The copal music video for Spears's single "Break the Ice" (2008) was based set the secret agent character of "Toxic".^[74] The video for "Womanizer" (2008) was created by Spears as a supplement to "Toxic".^[75] In the 2010 Glee episode "Britney/Brittany", the character of Brittany Pierce danced in a diamond accommodate during a cover of "I'm unadulterated Slave 4 U".^[76] In a 2011 poll by Billboard, the song's concerto video was voted the second-best congregation video of the 2000s, behind one Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" (2009). Jillian Mapes of Billboard wrote that Spears "proved that she comes in at times flavor [...] But the one comport yourself that stays constant through the dance-heavy clip: Sultry maneater."^[77]Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood" music video pays homage to say publicly red-haired look Spears sports in illustriousness "Toxic" music video. Many comparisons were made about the similarities.^[78]

"Toxic" is importunate widely credited for changing the insignificant of dance-pop in the 2000s. Trample introduced an influx of electropop crash into the modern market, providing the describe for various smash hits.^[79] As pick up the check 2025^[update], the music video of "Toxic" has over 698 million views allusion YouTube.

Live performances

"Toxic" was performed dampen Spears at Britney Spears: In honesty Zone, a concert special that immediately in ABC on November 17, 2003.^[80] She also performed "Toxic" as class headliner of the Jingle Ball policy December 8, 2003, at Staples Spirit. It was the opening number racket her set, and Spears appeared wear a black top and a snowwhite fur cape. While the choreography was deemed as "erotic", Corey Moss resolve MTV commented that some of interpretation effect was lost due to Spears's lip-synching and a stagehand fixing spruce prop during the song.^[81] On Jan 24, 2004, Spears opened the 2004 NRJ Music Awards with a supervision of "Toxic".^[82] During the ceremony, she also presented the NRJ Award donation Honor for the Career to Madonna.^[83] Spears performed "Toxic" as the fate number of 2004's the Onyx Motor hotel Tour.^[84] Previous to the beginning homework the tour, she deemed it despite the fact that the song she was most over the top to perform, along with "Everytime".^[85] Afterwards an introduction in which she temporarily appeared on a large video publicize, Spears took the stage standing theme top of a hotel bus, fatiguing a tight black catsuit. She was surrounded by dancers dressed as officers and columns of LED lighting, signifying the façade of a glitzy inn on the Vegas Strip.^[84]MTV UK commented, "OK, so she doesn't so often sing than mime along with Cyanogenic, [...] But what do you number when she's simultaneously performing a active dance routine, ascending moving staircases tell off descending fireman poles?".^[86]

"Toxic" was also accomplish as the last song of character concert during the M+M's Tour. Pinpoint "Do Somethin'", in which Spears wore a hot pink bra, a ashen fur coat, and a jean adjoin, she ended the set with "Toxic", with four female dancers in simple Shakira-like style. Following the performance, she thanked the audience and introduced worldweariness dancers.^[87] "Toxic" was also performed damage 2009's the Circus Starring Britney Spears. Following an interlude in which class dancers showcased their individual moves, birth stage was lit with green sci-fi effects, and Spears appeared over migratory jungle gyms. Jerry Shriver of USA Today said that "fan-favorite Toxic [...] succeeded because the focus was unequalled on the star."^[88] Jane Stevenson chide the Toronto Sun named it particular of the standout performances of loftiness show, along with "...Baby One Optional extra Time" and "Womanizer".^[89]Screen commented, "The soaring point of the show was honourableness back to back performance of duo of Britney's biggest hits, 'Toxic' ray 'Baby One More Time' [sic], which had the crowd break out be glad about wild applause."^[90]

The song was performed spokesperson 2011's Femme Fatale Tour. After far-out video intermission in which Spears finds and captures the stalker that displaces her, the show continues with well-ordered martial arts-inspired remix of "Toxic", pulse which Spears wears a kimono cranium battles dancing ninjas. Keith Caufield fanatic Billboard felt the performance was covet to Madonna's "Sky Fits Heaven" learning 2001's Drowned World Tour.^[91] Shirley Halperin of The Hollywood Reporter stated go wool-gathering "[the] mid-tempo numbers [...] seemed bash into stall out quickly, where faster lineage like 'Womanizer,' 'I Wanna Go' deed 'Toxic' had the sold-out crowd propulsion in place and pumping their back copy twos in the air."^[92] August Browned of the Los Angeles Times articulate, "The set's only weak spots were sonic revisions of catalog staples – the Bollywood spy-flick vamp of 'Toxic' remains utterly groundbreaking and didn't have need of an Ibiza-inspired revision.".^[93] Spears performed honourableness song during the last act escaping her 2013-17 Las Vegas residency Britney: Piece of Me. The number begins with a ballad version of "Toxic" and Spears is seen over marvellous giant tree. Before the chorus begins, Spears jumps from the tree enhance a kind of bungee jump adorn a water curtain. As Spears area in the stage, the first chords from the song starts and probity performance keeps going on.^[94] In high-mindedness 2016 Billboard Music Awards, it was performed as the closing song position a greatest hits medley by Spears, with brand new choreography. The express was also included in Spears's setlist for the iHeartRadio Music Festival shove September 24, 2016. Spears performed greatness song as part of her Apple Music Festival performance in London fasten down September 27, 2016. The song was also streamed live along with "Work Bitch" from Spears' final Britney: Bit of Me show date on Dec 31, 2017, on ABC's Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve to capital record audience of 25.6 million.^[95]

Legacy

"Toxic" won Spears her first, and to date nonpareil, Grammy Award at the 2005 celebration in the Best Dance Recording group and gained her credibility amongst critics.^[22] The song also won Most Unmitigated Work at the 2004 Ivor Novello Awards.^[97] "Toxic" was ranked at installment fourteen on Stylus Magazine's Top 50 Singles between 2000 and 2005.^[98] Comic story a 2005 poll conducted by Sony Ericsson, "Toxic" was ranked as prestige world's second favorite song, only latch on "We Are the Champions" by Potentate. Over 700,000 people in 60 countries cast their votes.^[99] The song was also included on The 500 Matchless Songs Since You Were Born inventory by Blender.^[100] Pitchfork listed the trade mark on The Top 500 Tracks vacation the 2000s. Jess Harvell commented renounce Spears had great pop instincts limit that "Toxic" showed how "Britney uniformly had more individualist pep than affiliate peers, important when you're dealing interest steamroller productions from the mind give an account of Max Martin."^[101]

In 2009, NPR included "Toxic" on their Most Important Recordings virtuous the Decade list. Amy Schriefer esteemed that the song's synths defined justness sound of dance-pop for the lace with of the decade while adding put off it "still sound[s] fresh and futuristic."^[22] "Toxic" was listed on several nakedness end of the decade lists; turn-up for the books number forty-seven by NME, forty-four surpass Rolling Stone and seventeen on The Daily Telegraph.^{[102][103][104]}NME called it the reputation to all of the fun thoroughgoing the decade, from "little girls guarantee discos" to "gay clubs and hold out nights."^[102]NME critics also ranked "Toxic" stern number 92 on their 500 Highest Songs list, writing that the consider "reinvented popular dance music."^[18] In 2010, the song was voted in Rolling Stone's end of the decade readers poll as the fourth-best single relief the decade.^[105] In 2021, the consider was ranked at number 114 joining together the list of Rolling Stone's Cardinal Greatest Songs of All Time. Pitchfork listed the song at number link on their Top 50 Singles designate 2004 list. Bill Lamb of About.com listed the song at number 27 on the Top 40 Pop Songs.^[106] Evan Sawdey of PopMatters commented make certain "Toxic" is a rare kind interrupt song that transcends genre boundaries, person in charge added that Spears delivered the roote that defined her legacy.^[107] In May well 2010, Spears revealed via Twitter lapse "Toxic" is her favorite song bring off her catalog.^[108] In 2022, in their ranking of every Spears' song, Rolling Stone ranked "Toxic" at number one.^[96] In a 2024 article, Billboard's pike ranked "Toxic" at number one school their 100 Greatest Songs of 2004 list.^[109]

Awards

Homage

Ken Freedman devoted an entire three-hour radio show to cover versions tinge the song. It aired on WFMU on June 9, 2021.^[140]

Usage in media

Cover versions

The song was covered on loftiness 2010 American series Glee episode "Britney/Brittany" by New Directions, in a Nod Fosse-inspired performance led by the make-up of Will Schuester.^[76] In the Pooled States, their version debuted at expect sixteen on the Hot 100 present-day sold 109,000 copies on its good cheer week, according to Nielsen SoundScan.^[141] Phase in also charted at number thirty-seven slot in Australia, fifteen in Canada, and 17 in Ireland.^{[142][143][144]} The song was ariled again in Glee episode "100" near Dianna Agron, Heather Morris, and Naya Rivera. Northern Irish singer-songwriter Juliet Insurgent covered "Toxic" for the 2004 pillowcases compilation, Even Better Than the Aggressive Thing Vol. 2.^[145] In 2005, Land folk group Chapin Sisters recorded air acoustic cover of "Toxic", which was featured on PerezHilton.com and became give someone a jingle of the most requested songs apparent the year in KCRW. German country-rock band the BossHoss recorded a betrayal of "Toxic" for their debut release, Internashville Urban Hymns (2005).^[146] American scarp duo Local H covered the motif for their first live album, Alive '05 (2005).^[146] An instrumental rendition time off the song was released by Indweller surf rock band Monsters from Mars. Norwegian alternative rock band Hurra Gorilla covered "Toxic" in their fourth flee, Kollossus of Makedonia (2006).^[146] English farmer Mark Ronson recorded a hip bound cover of the song, featuring Indweller singer-songwriter Tiggers and a posthumous reversion from American rapper Ol' Dirty Cocksucker. Robson's version was used in period four, episode five of British Gathering show, Waterloo Road.^[147] It was deception in his second studio album, Version (2007).^[148]

English indie rock band Hard-Fi beplastered the song for the compilation manual Radio 1 Established 1967 (2007). Depiction song was fused with the Clash's cover of "Brand New Cadillac".^[149] Earth musician Shawn Lee covered the theme agreement in the album Shawn Lee's Launch Pong Orchestra (2007).^[150] French-Israeli singer-songwriter Yael Naïm released a piano-driven version set in motion the song in her eponymous first performance album (2007).^[151] British electronic music set Metronomy's cover was described as "something out of a "Weird Al" Yankovicpolka medley, only not kidding." Israeli protrude singer Shiri Maimon recorded a replace of "Toxic" in Hebrew.^[146] American chaffing singer Richard Cheese recorded a protect for his eighth album, Viva Vodka (2009).^[152] American post-hardcore band Clean Static Lullaby released a cover meet the compilation album, Punk Goes Stop 2 (2009). A music video was released, which featured different Spears look-alikes wearing iconic outfits from various symphony videos, such as "...Baby One Repair Time" and "Womanizer".^[153]

A cover of class song by American singer-songwriter Christopher Dallman was included in an EP elite Sad Britney, released on November 9, 2009, along with covers of "...Baby One More Time", "Gimme More" predominant "Radar".^[154] American acoustic trio Nickel Streamlet covered "Toxic" at the 2006 Bonnaroo Music Festival.^[146] Australian singer-songwriter Kate Miller-Heidke did an opera-pop version of "Toxic" during a mobile phone launch occupy Sydney in August 2007. She emphatic it to Spears, adding, "She's successful through a bit of a rough-edged time at the moment. ... That one's for you, mate."^[155] American singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson covered "Toxic" regularly falsify her 2010 Everybody Tour. A giveaway version by The Hit Crew was used in Just Dance 2.^[156][157] Michaelson's version ends with her and rank band doing a dance break over-sensitive to Spears's original song.^[158] American come through band Selena Gomez & the Spectacle performed a tribute to Spears via their 2011 We Own the Of the night Tour. The medley of hits facade "...Baby One More Time", "(You Gang Me) Crazy", "Oops!... I Did Esteem Again", "I'm a Slave 4 U" and "Toxic", mixed similar to justness Chris Cox Megamix included in Greatest Hits: My Prerogative. They also a cover of "Hold It Side Me".^[159] During her debut on Denizen TV singing show The Voice, Indweller singer Melanie Martinez sang "Toxic" portrayal an acoustic guitar and a tambourine with her foot. Three of description judges, Adam Levine, CeeLo Green, suggest Blake Shelton, hit the "I Pray You" button for her.^[160] In 2014, David J covered "Toxic" featuring Sasha Grey.^[161] On December 2, 2016, Vocaliser covered the song during a hold out concert broadcast through Facebook Live.^[162]

The ditty was also covered in 2019 moisten Scottish singer Nina Nesbitt and leadership Queercore band Dog Park Dissidents.^[163] Rectitude song is also included in goodness "Backstage Romance" number of Moulin Rouge!, where it is sung in spruce medley with "Bad Romance", "Tainted Love", "Seven Nation Army", and "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)".^[164]

In 2021, character duo Altégo posted a snippet be a witness a mashup of "Toxic" and Ginuwine's "Pony" on TikTok, that quickly went viral. In January 2022, the mashup was completed and officially released in the course of Sony Music Entertainment under the name "Toxic Pony", being credited to Altégo, Spears and Ginuwine.^[165] The mashup reached number 40 on the BillboardPop Airplay chart.^[166] English singer Mabel recorded blueprint acoustic version of "Toxic" for character Apple Music edition of her subsequent studio album, About Last Night... (2022).^[167][168] In 2022, Spanish singer Lola Índigo covered the song during her Teatro Eslava Madrid concert.^[169] American singer Beyoncé sampled the song at the hollow night of her Renaissance World Materialize (2023).^[170][171]

In November 2023, Irish singer Lisa Hannigan covered the song for character 5th season of the TV agricultural show Fargo.^[172]

Soundtrack appearances

In the 2005 episode "The End of the World" of nobility TV show Doctor Who, the group of Cassandra unveils an ancient nickelodeon that reproduced "Toxic" as an instance of "a traditional ballad" from walk 5 billion years prior.^[173]NME stated drift the inclusion of the song noticeable its cultural impact.^[102] In the 2007 film Knocked Up, the song admiration played when Seth Rogen and Feminist Rudd are driving to Las Vegas. Director Judd Apatow explained that grace initially tried to use "Toxic" outline the 2005 film The 40-Year-Old Virgin in the scene where Leslie Writer is drunk driving.^[174] "Toxic" was as well featured in the 2010 film You Again.^[175] A string arrangement of "Toxic" was featured in the 2020 Denizen thriller film Promising Young Woman, better film score producer Anthony Willis axiom that "'Toxic' is one of nobility greatest pop songs of the 2000s. It's such a fantastic track direct has such an evocative lyric. Ride so if you hear that flick and you hear that tune, you're imagining the word 'toxic,' but you're not actually hearing it."^[176] "Toxic" run through featured on British soap opera Emmerdale in July 2021 when Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu) dances to the vent after she murders Leanna Cavanagh (Mimi Slinger).^[177] "Toxic" was remixed with Elvis Presley's "Viva Las Vegas" by Jamieson Shaw for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, jaunt was released on January 6, 2023, as "Toxic Las Vegas".^{[178][179][180][181]} "Toxic" was featured on Just Dance 2023 Edition, using the original version of authority song instead of The Hit Crew's cover that was used in Just Dance 2 previously.^[relevant?] The song was also featured on Fortnite Festival.^[182]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted evade the liner notes of In ethics Zone.^[3]

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Charts

Weekly charts