Toxic (song)

"Toxic"
Single by Britney Spears
from the album In the Zone
Released January 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
Format CD, 12"
Recorded 2003; Murilyn Studios
(Stockholm, Sweden and Record Plant, Hollywood, California)[1]
Genre Electropop
Length 3:18
Label Jive
Writer(s)

Christian Karlsson,

Pontus Winnberg, Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback
Producer Bloodshy & Avant
Britney Spears singles chronology
"Me Against the Music"
(2003)		 "Toxic"
(2004)		 "Everytime"
(2004)
Music sample
Britney Spears - "Toxic"

"Toxic" is a Grammy Award-winning song by Britney Spears for her fourth studio album In the Zone (2003). It was released as the album's second single in early 2004 (see 2004 in music). "Toxic" enjoyed critical acclaim and international success, topping many singles charts around the world. In 2005, it won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording, Spears' first and only Grammy to date.[2] The song was named the 4th Best song of the decade on the Rolling Stones "The Decade-End Readers’ Poll". "Toxic" is considered to be one of Spears' signature songs. In May 2010, in a Questions and Answer segment on her Twitter account, Spears stated that "Toxic" is her favorite song that she has recorded.[3]

Contents

Background and composition

"Toxic" had originally been offered to Kylie Minogue for inclusion on her ninth studio album Body Language, but she turned it down for unspecified reasons.[4] The song was recorded by American pop singer Britney Spears for her fourth studio album, In the Zone in 2003 at recording studios in Sweden and California, United States.[1] "Toxic" is credited at being a dance-pop and electropop song. "Toxic" is a dance-pop song composed in the key of C minor.[5] It is written in common time and moves at 143 beats per minute.[5] Spears' vocal range for the song spans nearly two octaves, from G3 to F5.[5] After the introduction repeats the hook four times, Spears sings the first two verses, each one followed by the hook. After singing the bridge, she sings the chorus. Spears sings the third verse and then the chorus. Following a break she sings the chorus twice and closes the song with an outro.[5]

Critical reception

The song generally received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. "Toxic" earned Spears' her first Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording in 2005. It was also placed fifth in the highly regarded Pazz and Jop Poll for single of the year.[6] In addition, several popular music magazines have selected it one of the greatest songs to be released since the year 2000. Indie music websites Pitchfork Media and Stylus Magazine both named it one of the top songs to be put out between 2000 and 2005, Pitchfork ranked it 13th[7] and Stylus ranked it 14th.[8] Blender also ranked it on their list of the top 500 songs from 1980 to 2005 placing it 110th.[9] The song was chosen as the second favorite song of the world (all time) in a global survey made by Sony Ericsson, in which 700,000 music fans of 66 countries contributed, behind "We Are the Champions" by Queen.[2] A negative review came from Blender magazine, saying "It’s got an irritating melody that sticks in your head like hot gum on your shoe", and almost appeared on the list "The 50 Worst Songs Ever".[10] It was ranked in a readers poll by Rolling Stone as the fourth best single of the 2000s.[11]

Chart performance

"Toxic" became Spears' fourth top ten single in the United States, reaching number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2004.[12] It was her most successful single since "Oops!...I Did It Again". The single also experienced strong downloads, and became her first number-one on the Hot Digital Tracks.[13] In addition, it ranked at forty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 year-end chart for 2004.[14] "Toxic" also became an all-around hit on Top 40 radio, going top twenty on the Rhythmic Top 40, top ten on Top 40 Tracks and to number-one for four solid weeks on the Mainstream Top 40.[12] The track was a club hit reaching number-one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart.[12] On June 14, 2006, the Recording Industry Association of America certified the single Gold after having sold over 500,000 digital downloads.[15] The single also became a huge success in the United Kingdom, selling 102,500 copies in its first week of release[16] and debuting at number one in the official singles chart,[17] charting ahead of Kylie Minogue's "Red Blooded Woman" which entered the chart at number five.[17] The chart battle between the two musicians was highly popularized in the U.K.[18]

"Toxic" sold a total of 268,000 copies in the U.K.[19] and became the 9th best-selling single of 2004.[20] In the rest of the European continent, "Toxic" peaked within the top ten in every single country it charted,[21] including big markets such as France and Germany.[21] Eventually, the track topped the European Hot 100 singles chart for two consecutive weeks.[22] In the Pacific, "Toxic" was also a commercial success. It went straight to number-one in Australia knocking Jamelia's "Superstar" off the top,[23] after having spent two weeks in the penthouse the track was replaced by Usher's "Yeah!".[24] The Australian Recording Industry Association certified the single platinum for shipping 70,000 copies.[25] Meanwhile, in New Zealand the single peaked at number two being held off the top spot by Eamon's "Fuck It (Don't Want You Back)".[26] In addition, the track was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand for selling over 7,500 copies.[27].

Music video

The video for "Toxic" features Spears entirely nude aside from several strategically-placed crystals and a G-string.

The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn, who had previously worked with Spears on "Stronger".[28] The video was shot on December 21 and December 22, 2003 in Los Angeles.[29] The video features models Matthew Felker, Tyson Beckford and actor Martin Henderson.[30] According to MTV News, the project got a very high budget, approximately 1 million USD.[29] As Spears did before with the music video for "...Baby One More Time",[31][32] she came up with a fully formed idea for the "Toxic" video as well.[29] The video made its world premiere on MTV's "Making the Video" on January 13, at 6:30 p.m. EST and debuted on Total Request Live two days later.[33]

Notably, the video clip is intercut with sequences of Spears with hundreds of diamonds glued to her body and wearing only a G-string. She made Kahn clear the entire set for the shoot.[29] The scene was widely considered controversial, MTV Network thought the music video was too racy for daytime rotation and moved it, along with another five videos, to late-night rotation, from 10 p.m. through 6 a.m.[34] An MTV spokeswoman told Reuters the network was not engaging in self-censorship or responding to pressure from its corporate parent, Viacom Inc. She stated that:[34]

“ We [MTV Network] always take into account what the cultural environment is on an ongoing basis. Given the particular sensitivity in the culture right now [Janet Jackson's infamous Super Bowl incident], we're erring on the side of caution for the immediate future. ”

The futuristic video depicts Spears as a kind of agent or assassin. During the intro, five birds fly up in front of a futuristic-looking airplane, where Spears appears as a stewardess. She seduces a passenger (who actually turns out to be an attractive agent disguised as an ordinary, somewhat unattractive man) in the bathroom of the airplane and steals a black pass from his pocket. In the next scene, Spears is dressed in a tight black leather suit and bright red hair (inspired by the pilot episode of ABC's hit television series, Alias). She takes a ride on a motorcycle through the streets of Paris to "Toxic Industries" before gaining entry to a vault (using the item which she stole from the man) from which she steals a vial of toxic green poison. She accidentally triggers a laser trap that she evades with elaborate dance moves (in which Spears does a back handspring over a laser). In the conclusion of the video, her costume evokes that of a superhero as she scales a building and gains entry to the residence of her cheating boyfriend (Martin Henderson). She kisses him just before pouring the poison into his mouth, presumably killing him. She kisses him again, closes his eyes and jumps out the window appearing to land back in the plane, once again sporting her flight attendant outfit. As she returns to her duties, the song ends, and the plane flies off into the sunset with bird following again.

The music video was nominated in four categories at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Female Video, Best Dance Video, Best Pop Video, and Video of the Year.[35] Visual effects supervisors, Chris Watts and Bert Yukich, were awarded for their work on "Toxic" at the 3rd Annual Visual Effects Society Awards on February 16, 2005 in the category of "Outstanding Visual Effects in a Music Video".[36] The video was voted the second greatest music video ever on Channel 4.

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Result
2004 MTV Video Music Awards Best Female Video Nominated
2004 MTV Video Music Awards Best Dance Video Nominated
2004 MTV Video Music Awards Best Pop Video Nominated
2004 MTV Video Music Awards Video of the Year Nominated
2004 MuchMusic Video Awards Best International Video Nominated
2004 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Song Nominated
2004 Kid's Choice Awards Choice Song Won
2004 Popstar Magazine Poptastic Video Right Now Won
2004 Teen Choice Awards Choice Single Won
2004 Golden Music Awards Music Video of the Year Won
2005 Grammy Awards Best Dance Recording Won
2005 Groovevolt Awards Video of the Year Won
2005 UK Ivor Novello Awards Most Performed Work Won
2009 MTV UK Greatest Track Of The Decade Won
2009 NPR Most Important Recordings of the Decade Won

Track listings

  • CD-Maxi Jive (82876 59173 2 / EAN 0828765917322)
  1. "Toxic" - 3:21
  2. "Toxic (Album Mix Instrumental)" - 3:19
  3. "Toxic (Bloodshy & Avant's Remix)" - 5:35
  4. "Toxic (Armand Van Helden Remix - Edit)" - 6:25
  • CD-Single Jive (82876 59265 2)
  1. "Toxic" - 3:21
  2. "Toxic (Album Mix Instrumental)" - 3:19
  1. "Toxic" - 3:21
  2. "Toxic (Bloodshy & Avant's Intoxicated Remix)" - 5:35

Charts and certifications

Peak positions

Chart (2004)[21] Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 1
Austrian Singles Chart 5
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) 6
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) 6
Canadian Singles Chart[12] 1
Danish Singles Chart 4
Dutch Singles Chart 6
European Hot 100 Singles[22] 1
Finnish Singles Chart 8
French Singles Chart 3
German Singles Chart[37] 4
Hungarian Singles Chart[38] 1
Irish Singles Chart[39] 1
Italian FIMI Singles Chart 4
New Zealand Singles Chart[40] 2
Norwegian Singles Chart 1
Romanian Singles Chart [41] 4
Spanish Singles Chart[42] 5
Swedish Singles Chart 2
Swiss Singles Chart 4
UK Singles Chart[17] 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[12] 9
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[12] 1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream[12] 1

Year-end charts

Country Position
Austria[43] 25
Australia[44] 38
France[45] 38
Germany[46] 30
Netherlands[47] 51
New Zealand[48] 11
Sweden[49] 22
Switzerland[50] 17
United Kingdom[20] 9
United States[14] 48

Certifications

Country Certification Sales/shipments[51]
Australia[25] Platinum 70,000+
France[52] Silver 125,000+
New Zealand[27] Gold 7,500+
Norway[53] Platinum 10,000+
Sweden[54] Gold 10,000+
United Kingdom[55] Silver 250,000+
United States[15] Gold 500,000+

Chart successions

Preceded by
Kylie Minogue
for Come Into My World		 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
2005
 Succeeded by
The Chemical Brothers
for Galvanize
Preceded by
"Milkshake" by Kelis		 Irish Singles Chart number-one single
March 4, 2004–April 1, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris
Preceded by
"Mysterious Girl" by Peter Andre		 UK Singles Chart number-one single
March 7, 2004–March 14, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Cha Cha Slide" by DJ Casper
Preceded by
"Superstar" by Jamelia		 Australian ARIA Singles Chart number-one single
March 14, 2004–March 21, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris
Preceded by
"Hey Ya!" by OutKast		 Canadian Singles Chart number-one single
March 20, 2004–April 3, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Solitaire" by Clay Aiken
Preceded by
"Shut Up" by The Black Eyed Peas		 European Hot 100 number-one single
March 20, 2004–April 3, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Yeah!" by Usher featuring Lil' Jon & Ludacris
Preceded by
"Face to Face" by Daft Punk		 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
March 27, 2004–April 3, 2004		 Succeeded by
"Love Profusion" by Madonna

Personnel

Cover versions

"Toxic"
Single by Mark Ronson featuring Tiggers
from the album Version
Released 2007
Format CD 10" Record
Genre Alternative rock/Hip hop
Length 3:54
3:04 (Radio Edit)
Mark Ronson singles chronology
"Just"
(2006)		 "Toxic"
(2007)		 "Stop Me"
(2007)

"Toxic" has been covered by multiple recording artists since it's release in 2004. Indie band Hard-Fi covered the song for the Radio 1. Established 1967. The song is fused with The Clash's Brand New Cadillac. Lead singer Richard Archer is quoted as saying their cover will "send Britney mad".[56] In 2008, she released a Live Session via iTunes which includes a cover of "Toxic".[57] Mark Ronson uses a sample of Spears' "Toxic" in his own hip-hop version of the song (titled simply "Toxic"). It features Ol' Dirty Bastard, Tiggers and Nick Catchdubs and can be found on his second studio album Version.[58] Northern Irish singer-songwriter Juliet Turner covered the song for the Irish charity album "Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 2" released on November 12, 2004.[59] French-Israeli singer Yael Naïm has released a pop-soul acoustic version on her eponymous album.[60] The Salem. Oregon band Moothart does a Techno / Hardcore version of "Toxic".[61] Tony Yayo samples "Toxic" at the start of the song "Love My Style" from his 2005 album "Thoughts of A Predicate Felon".[62] In 2007, Israeli-American jazz act Yaron Herman Trio recorded a version on their album "A Time for Everything".[63] The PlayStation 2 video game Karaoke Revolution Volume 2 has a cover of the song by WaveGroup Sound.[64] French folkpop experimentalist Løzninger’s comprehensive melodic and tonal deconstruction of the otherwise over-covered tune turns the Britney Spears original into something delicious, almost unrecognizable, and not yet heard: swirling and moody, an underwater city draped with softly rippling seaweed."[65] Chicago post-grunge band Local H often covers the song in concert and released a studio version of it as well. Recently, the Hungarian progrock composer, Bogáti-Bokor Ákos, guitarist of the band Yesterdays did an acoustic cover in the spirit of the seventies with mellotron and hammond organ, the song features Britney's real voice taken from an acappella version and it can be heard on Ákos' Myspace [1] page. Norwegian kitchen appliance trio Hurra Torpedo also recorded a cover of this song on their album "Kolossus of Makedonia". There is also a cover version played by the British Prog band Marillion, recorded live on their "Friends" album. In March 10, the band A Static Lullaby cover the song for the album Punk Goes Pop 2 making it a metalcore version. In January 2010 the song was covered by symphonic black metal band Riul Doamnei[66]

Footnotes

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  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "'We Are The Champions' by legendary rock band Queen is voted the World’s Favourite Song in The Walkman phones 100 global poll." Sony Ericsson. September 28, 2005. Retrieved June 19, 2007.
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  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Sheet music for "Toxic". Hal Leonard Corporation. 2003.
  6. ↑ Pazz & Jop 2004
  7. ↑ http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/top/2000-04/singles/index.shtml
  8. ↑ The Top 50 Singles: 2000–2005 - Article - Stylus Magazine
  9. ↑ Acclaimed Music Forum
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  11. ↑ "Top Singles of the Decade". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. 2009-12-08. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/31234753/the_decadeend_readers_poll. Retrieved 2009-12-09. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 Allmusic (2004). "Billboard charts". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kpfuxq9jldte~T51. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 
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  41. ↑ Romanian Top 100
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External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Kylie Minogue		 Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording
2005		 Succeeded by
The Chemical Brothers
Britney Spears
Discography · Videos · Unreleased songs · Tours · Films · Products · Awards and nominations
Studio albums
Compilations
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative · B in the Mix: The Remixes · The Singles Collection
Video releases
Time Out with Britney Spears · Live and More! · Britney: The Videos · Live from Las Vegas · In the Zone · Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
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...Baby One More Time Tour · Oops!... I Did It Again World Tour · Dream Within a Dream Tour · The Onyx Hotel Tour · The Circus Starring Britney Spears
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Britney Spears singles
...Baby One More Time
"...Baby One More Time" · "Sometimes" · "(You Drive Me) Crazy" · "Born to Make You Happy" · "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"
Oops!... I Did It Again
"Oops!...I Did It Again" · "Lucky" · "Stronger" · "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
Britney
"I'm a Slave 4 U" · "Overprotected" · "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" · "Anticipating" / "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" · "Boys"
In the Zone
"Me Against the Music" · "Toxic" · "Everytime" · "Outrageous"
Greatest Hits: My Prerogative
"My Prerogative" · "Do Somethin'"
Blackout
Circus
"Womanizer" · "Circus" · "If U Seek Amy" · "Radar"
The Singles Collection
"3"
Other singles
"What's Going On" · "Someday (I Will Understand)"
Other songs
"My Only Wish (This Year)" · "I've Just Begun (Having My Fun)"
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