Britney (song)

Song infobox
Name = Britney


Artist = Busted
Album = Busted
Released = September 30, 2002
track_no = 3
Recorded =
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:30
Label = MCA
Producer = Steve Robson
Misc =Extra tracklisting
Album = Busted
Type = studio
Tracks =
# "What I Go to School For"
# "Crash and Burn"
# "Britney"
# "Losing You"
# "Year 3000"
# "Psycho Girl"
# "All The Way"
# "Sleeping With The Light On"
# "Dawson's Geek"
# "When Day Turns Into Night"
# "Everything I Knew"
# "Without You"
# "Interlude"
# "Loser Kid"

"Britney" is a song by Busted from the 2002 album "Busted".

Although never released as a single, the song became popular throughout Europe as a tribute to singer Britney Spears. In addition to serenading Spears, the song's lyrics also refer directly to her own songs and life.

References to Britney Spears

"And I don't care who your boyfriend is,
'cause one day "it's gonna be me"

At the time of the song's recording in 2002, Britney Spears was famously dating Justin Timberlake, of boy band 'N Sync. "It's Gonna Be Me" was the name of an 'N Sync single from their "No Strings Attached" album, released in 2000. Another lyric from the song, "God must have spent a little more time on you", refers to a track of that title on 'N Sync's debut album, "*NSYNC".

"I need you here with... "me"

The word "me" is sung in an off-beat style commonly associated with Spears, particularly in her 2002 single "Overprotected".

"And you say that you're "not a girl",
But I'll make you a woman"

In 2002, Spears had released a single entitled "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman", from her album "Britney".

"I become a "slave for you",
"You drive me crazy"

Both "I'm a Slave 4 U" and "(You Drive Me) Crazy" had been previous singles released by Spears, in 2001 and 1999 respectively.

"In school uniform you look so good"

The video to Britney Spears' debut single, "...Baby One More Time", released in 1998, featured Spears performing provocatively whilst dressed in a school uniform.

"And "Pepsi" lets me taste you"

In one of the biggest ever promotional deals, in 1999. Britney Spears signed a contract with soft drinks manufacturer PepsiCo, promoting and acting as a spokesperson for Pepsi.

Other references

Busted's 2004 single Air Hostess is also often thought to refer to Britney Spears, who had appeared in the uniform of a flight attendant in the video for her single "Toxic" earlier in the year.