"Toxic" was written by Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback, Christian Karlsson, and Pontus Winnberg from production team Bloodshy & Avant, while produced by the latter two. In 2021, the song was ranked at number 114 on the list of Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. "Toxic" has been included in lists by Pitchfork, NME and Rolling Stone as one of the best songs of the 2000s.
It has also appeared in films such as Knocked Up, You Again and Pitch Perfect 3, and TV series Doctor Who and Chuck. "Toxic" has been covered by artists such as Mark Ronson, A Static Lullaby, Reece Mastin and Ingrid Michaelson, and in the TV series Glee.
It was the opening number of The Onyx Hotel Tour (2004), where she sang atop a bus wearing a black catsuit Spears also performed remixed versions of "Toxic" at The Circus Starring Britney Spears (2009), the Femme Fatale Tour (2011) and Britney: Piece of Me (2013). Spears has performed "Toxic" in live appearances, including the 2004 NRJ Music Awards and three of her concert tours. After Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson's Super Bowl incident, the video was considered too racy for MTV and was moved to late-night programming. The video also includes interspersed scenes of Spears naked with diamonds on her body. After she steals it, she enters an apartment and poisons her boyfriend. It features Spears as a secret agent in search of a vial of green liquid. The accompanying music video for "Toxic" was directed by Joseph Kahn and features references to Blade Runner, The Seven Year Itch and John Woo films. In the United States, it became her fourth top-ten single, peaking at number nine. The song was a worldwide success, topping the charts in ten countries including Australia, Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom, and reached the top five in 15 countries. It won Best Dance Recording at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, marking the first Grammy win of Spears' career. "Toxic" received universal acclaim from music critics, who praised its hook and chorus while some deeming it the strongest track on the album. Its lyrics draw an extended metaphor of a lover as a dangerous yet addictive drug. Balasubrahmanyam's " Tere Mere Beech Mein" (1981), and breathy vocals. It is accompanied by high-pitched Bollywood strings, sampled from Lata Mangeshkar and S. A dance-pop and techno-pop song with elements of bhangra music, "Toxic" features varied instrumentation, such as drums, synthesizers and surf guitar. After trying to choose between "(I Got That) Boom Boom" and " Outrageous" to be the second single, Spears selected "Toxic" instead. Released as the second single from In the Zone, the song was initially offered to Kylie Minogue for her album Body Language, but she turned it down.
It was written and produced by Bloodshy & Avant, with additional writing from Cathy Dennis and Henrik Jonback. So, it feels really good to have success and to collaborate with great artists like J Balvin, Maluma and Ozuna on this new Translation record." Toxic" is a song by American singer Britney Spears from her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003). aiming at different demographics, and succeeding in every way. You got two black guys and a Latin, and that is as urban as it gets," Will.i.am noted. The trio also touched on their success in everything from electronic dance music to pop, and now Latin.
But she does it in a very gentle, humble, sweet way, to where you just wanna please all of her concerns. And that takes a very skilled negotiator, a great collaborator. Shakira is on a totally different level!" Will.i.am said. Rey Soul, as well as J Balvin and Maluma.ĮT spoke with Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap and Taboo earlier this year, where they spoke about working with Shakira. The LP also includes songs with Ozuna and J. "Girl Like Me" is featured on BEP's album Translation, which was released earlier this year, and is the first time Shakira and the group work together.