Finally!
Sparks flying over Britney's new lead single.
by Jim Farber - Daily News
Britney, after several weeks of teasing us with random cryptic messages and letters all over her Twitter account, has decided to share with us the single cover for her lead single, titled "Shooting Stars".
"I'm so glad you can finally know everything -- it's coming out today, it's definetely a heartfelt ballad that Sia was so excited I could be the one singing the vocals." Miss Furler was said to be working on a song for Britney, but denied to share any type of details.
The song starts with some heartfelt verses, but then catches on with a catchy and more uptempo chorus that sees Britney singing along -- "Now I've only got my scars, never give love to shooting stars." -- and this alternative-pop breakdown goes in.
Critics all over have already praised this masterpiece of a song. Robert Copsey of Digital Spy gave the song a five out of five star rating, praising Britney's direction towards a "softer and more prolific edge". Carl Williot of Idolator applauded the song's production as "a pleasing lightness", in addition to Britney's vocals as having a "slightly different timbre". Brittany Lewis of GlobalGrind called "Shooting Stars" a catchy song, and noted its potential to give Britney a humongous hit, specially praising that alternative breakdown -- It reminds me of "Little Talks" by Of Monsters and Men, or "Take a Walk" by Passion Pit, those type of breakdowns is what Britney is trying to bring onto the mainstream Top 40 radio stations.
Shooting Stars was written by Britney Spears, Sia Furler, and Justin Parker, and was produced by Norwegian producers: Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen, better known as Stargate, with additional co-production by Justin Parker and Emile Haynie.
Britney is said to perform the song Wednesday on her scheduled appearance on Ellen, Saturday on SNL, and on the Oscars Sunday Night. Britney also said she'll tweet soon the title and cover for her next album.
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