Me Against the Music

Track 29 on Britney - The Singles Collection (Deluxe Version)

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“Me Against The Music” is a song recorded by Britney Spears featuring Madonna, released on October 14, 2003, by Jive Records, as the lead single of In the Zone, her fourth… Read More

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Me Against the Music Lyrics

[Intro: Britney Spears & Madonna]
All my people in the crowd
Grab a partner, take it down
It's me against the music, uh-uh
It's just me and me
Yeah, come on
Oh, uh
Hey, Britney
Are you ready?
Uh-huh, are you? (Uh)

[Verse 1: Britney Spears, Britney Spears & Madonna]
And no one cares
It's whippin' my hair, it's pullin' my waist
To hell with stares
The sweat is drippin' all over my face (To hell with it)
And no one's there
I'm the only one dancin' up in this place (It's just me)
Tonight, I'm here
Feel the beat of the drum, gotta keep it that bass (Uh)

[Pre-Chorus: Britney Spears]
I'm up against the speaker, tryna take on the music
It's like a competition, me against the beat
I wanna get in the zone (I wanna get in the zone)
I wanna get in the zone (I wanna get in the zone)
If you really wanna battle, saddle up and get your rhythm
Tryna hit it, chic-a-tah
In a minute, I'ma take you on (I'ma take you on)
I'ma take you on (I'ma take you on; hey, hey, hey)

[Chorus: Both, Britney Spears, Madonna]
All my people on the floor
Let me see you dance (Let me see ya)
All my people wantin' more
Let me see you dance (I wanna see ya)
All my people 'round and 'round
Let me see you dance (Let me see ya)
All my people in the crowd
Let me see you dance (I wanna see ya)

[Post-Chorus: Both, Britney Spears, Madonna, Penelope Magnet]
How would you like a friendly competition? Let's take on the song
Let's take on the song, let's take on the song
It's you and me, baby, we're the music, time to party all night long
All night long, all night long, uh (Ho, huh, yeah, let's go)

[Verse 2: Britney Spears, Britney Spears & Madonna, Penelope Magnet]
We're almost there (Oh)
I'm feelin' it bad and I can't explain
My soul is bare
My hips are movin' at a rapid pace (They're goin' crazy)
Can you feel it burn?
From the tip of my toes, runnin' through my veins (Ooh)
And now it's your turn
Let me see what you got, don't hesitate (Here we go)

[Pre-Chorus: Britney Spears]
I'm up against the speaker, tryna take on the music
It's like a competition, me against the beat
I wanna get in the zone (I wanna get in the zone)
I wanna get in the zone (I wanna get in the zone)
If you really wanna battle, saddle up and get your rhythm
Tryna hit it, chic-a-tah
In a minute, I'ma take you on (I'ma take you on)
I'ma take you on (I'ma take you on; hey, hey, hey)

[Chorus: Both, Britney Spears, Madonna]
All my people on the floor
Let me see you dance (Let me see ya)
All my people wantin' more
Let me see you dance (I wanna see ya)
All my people 'round and 'round
Let me see you dance (Let me see ya)
All my people in the crowd
Let me see you dance (I wanna see ya)

[Post-Chorus: Britney Spears & Madonna]
Get on the floor, baby, lose control (Yeah)
Just work your body (Uh-huh) and let it go (Let it go)
If you wanna party, just grab somebody
Hey, Britney, we can dance all night long

[Bridge: Madonna]
Hey, Britney, you say you wanna lose control
Come over here, I got somethin' to show ya
Sexy lady, I'd rather see you bare your soul
If you think you're so hot, better show me what you got

[Chorus: Madonna]
All my people in the crowd
Let me see you dance
Come on Britney, lose control
Watch you take, take it down

[Pre-Chorus: Britney Spears & Madonna]
Get on the floor, baby, lose control
Just work your body and let it go
If you wanna party, just grab somebody
Hey, Britney, we can dance all night long

[Chorus: Both, Britney Spears, Madonna]
All my people on the floor
Let me see you dance (Let me see ya)
All my people wantin' more
Let me see you dance (I wanna see ya)
All my people 'round and 'round
Let me see you dance (Let me see ya)
All my people in the crowd
Let me see you dance (I wanna see ya)

[Outro: Madonna]
All my people in the crowd
Let me see you dance (Grab a partner, take it do—)
Come on Britney, take it down
Make the music last (Grab a partner, take it do—)
All my people 'round and 'round
Party all night long (Grab a partner, take it do—)
Come on, Britney, lose control
Watch you take it down (Grab a partner, take it do—)

[Written by Britney Spears, Madonna, Christopher "Tricky" Stewart, Thabiso "Tab" Nikhereanye, Penelope Magnet, Terius Nash, Gary O'Brien]

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“Me Against The Music” is a song recorded by Britney Spears featuring Madonna, released on October 14, 2003, by Jive Records, as the lead single of In the Zone, her fourth studio album.

The song was a commercial success, peaking atop of the charts in countries such as Australia, Denmark, Hungary, Ireland and Spain, as well as the European Hot 100 Singles.

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What did Britney Spears say about "Me Against the Music"?

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Co-writer The-Dream:

I was just getting into the business. I’m in Atlanta, driving home in a ’92 Cadillac, and I get the call [from collaborator Christopher ‘Tricky’ Stewart]: ‘We’re gonna cut this song with Britney.’ I hung up and just screamed out joyous sounds."

Via EW

What has music video director Paul Hunter said about the music video?

Genius Answer

Madonna is an icon of an earlier generation, and then Britney of the newer generation. She was at her peak at that point. So it was a challenge to kind of bring both of the worlds together. I wanted it to be a bit of a cat-and-mouse sort of game and a little bit of a foreplay between Britney and Madonna and just sort of tease the audience."

Via MTV

How did the collaboration come together?

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Spears on how the collaboration came to be:

I was in the middle of rehearsals for the VMAs and I played her the song, and she was like, ‘That’s your first single, right?. “I was like, 'Yeah, hopefully.’ She was like, ‘I really like it.’ I was like, ‘Really?’ I was like, ‘Well, you wanna do it with me?’ She said, ‘Yeah.”

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