Britney Spears and Elton John song: how to listen to Hold Me Closer track, what are the lyrics?

Britney Spears has made a comeback to the music industry post-conservatorship with an iconic collaborator.

She has teamed up with Elton John for the song ‘Hold Me Closer’, which mixes three of his classic hits - ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘The One’, and ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’.

The track was released today (26 August), nine months after a conservatorship which controlled every aspect of her life was ended in a Los Angeles court.

And fans have been loving the song, flooding social media with praise for both Spears and the new track.

Elton, 75, shared a short clip on TikTok earlier this month, with millions of fans liking the short teaser.

Here’s everything we know about the collaboration.

What is the story of Hold Me Closer?

Hold Me Closer takes a page out of another one of Elton’s recent hits - Cold Heart.

Cold Heart reimagines his famous songs Rocket Man and Sacrifice for the 2020s, with pop star Dua Lipa on co-vocals with Elton.

The song, which was recorded as part of Elton’s ‘The Lockdown Sessions’ album, has been a huge success, becoming his first number one hit in the UK in 16 years.

Now, it’s Britney’s turn to take on an iconic single from Elton’s discography - Hold Me Closer is a reimagining of Tiny Dancer.

Hold Me Closer is not an album song, and will instead be a one-off single release for the two musicians.

According to reports, it was Elton’s idea to get Britney, 40, on the track, with the ‘Oops I Did It Again...’ hitmaker hoping to relaunch her career after she was released from her conservatorship.

Is there a teaser clip of the song?

Elton John shared a highly-anticpated sneak-peak at the collaboration ahead of the release date.

Although Elton only shared a few seconds of the song to his TikTok page, the song had already been leaked online.

Britney fans were hesitant to listen to the song initially, as they wanted to support the singer and listen to the song on its official release date.

He shared the news of the release date to his 4.1million followers earlier in August alongside the official artwork for the single.

The artwork features Britney and Elton as young children.

What are the lyrics for Hold Me Closer?

Whilst it is based on the original Tiny Dancer, it only takes elements of it, as seen below:

Hold me closer

Hold me closer

Hold me closer

Hold me closer

Saw you dancing out the ocean

Running fast along the sand

A spirit born of earth and water

Fire flying from your hands

Oh

Hold me closer, tiny dancer

Count the headlights on the highway

Lay me down in sheets of linen

You had a busy day today

Oh

Hold me closer

Hold me closer (Hold me closer)

Hold me closer

Hold me closer

There are caravans we follow

Drunken nights in dark hotels (Baby)

When chances breathe between the silence

When sex and love no longer gel

Oh

Hold me closer, tiny dancer

Count the headlights on the highway (Baby)

Lay me down in sheets of linen

You had a busy day today

Hold me closer

Hold me closer (Baby, baby)

Hold me closer

Hold me closer (Oh yeah)

Hold me closer

Hold me closer

(Hold me closer, me closer) Hold me closer

(Me closer, mm, yeah) Hold me closer

Where can I listen to Hold Me Closer?

The track is available on all major music streaming platforms such as Spotify, Apple iTunes, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music.