Britney Spears - Toxic (Official Video)

"Toxic" is a music recorded by American artist Britney Spears for her 4-rth studio album, In the Zone (2003). Music was composed and produced by Christian Karlsson and Pontus Winnberg, with

additional writing from Cathy Dennis and Henrik Jonback. The track released on January 13, 2004, by Jive Records, as the 2-nd single from the album. After trying to choose between "(I Got That) Boom Boom" and "Outrageous" to be the 2-nd song from In the Zone, Spears selected "Toxic" instead. A dance music with elements of bhangra music, "Toxic" features varied instrumentation, such as drums, synthesizers and surf guitar. Track is accompanied by high-pitched Bollywood strings and breathy vocals. Its lyrics draw an extended metaphor of a lover as a dangerous yet addictive drug. The single has received critical acclaim by music critics, who deemed it as the strongest track of In the Zone and praised its hook and chorus.

"Toxic" attained worldwide success, reaching the top-5 in 15 countries, while topping the charts in Australia, Canada, Hungary, Ireland, Norway and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it became her fourth Top 10 single. The accompanying video clip for the song was directed by Joseph Kahn and features references to Blade Runner, The Seven Year Itch and the films of John Woo. It portrays Spears as a secret agent in the search of a vial of green liquid. After she steals it, she enters an apartment and poisons her unfaithful boyfriend. The video also includes interspersed scenes of Spears naked with diamonds on her body. After Janet Jackson's Super Bowl incident, the video was considered too racy for MTV and was moved to late-night programming.