Elton John has said he collaborated with Britney Spears saying he “wanted everyone to know” that she was “one of the great pop stars in the world”.
The duo released the long-awaited song Hold Me Closer last month, a mix of Elton’s 1971 hit Tiny Dancer and 1992 song The One, which also features a snippet from 1976’s Don’t Go Breaking My Heart. increase.
The collaboration marks the first new song for Spears in six years and the first release after being under maintenance for 13 years.
Elton told Zoe Ball on Radio 2’s breakfast show that the groundwork for the track had already been laid and that it was her husband, David Furnish, who suggested a collaboration with Spears, who thought it was a “great idea”. He said he was.
“If anyone needs to put their arms around her and go back to what she’s doing, it’s Britney,” he said.
The 75-year-old veteran musician adds:
“She needs to get back to it. She’s been through a horrible time that no one should ever go through.
“So if this is a way to get her back into making another record, a Britney Spears record, that’s what I wanted.”
Last week, the song peaked at number three, narrowly missing out on DJ Eliza Rose’s house track BOTA (Baddest Of Them All) for the number one single title.
Alongside the release of new music, Elton is touring the world with his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour.
The singer has confirmed that this will definitely be his last tour, and by the end of it he will have performed around 350 shows on this tour alone.
His final show will be in Stockholm, Sweden in July 2023.
Elton confesses:
He’s been touring since he was 17 and feels he’s gotten “enough applause and praise” and feels he “can’t really achieve” more than he’s done. “I have no concerns” about not playing again, he explained. already.
