It was announced days before that "Hold Me Closer" would release on Friday, August 26.īritney Spears recently unveiled the new cover art for this collaboration as well. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent 36 weeks at the top of the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart. Last year, Sir Elton scored his biggest hit in decades by collaborating with Dua Lipa on "Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)," which reached No. The new footage seems to fit in with John's 2021 release "Cold Heart" with Dua Lipa and PNAU, in which John interpolated the chorus of his 1972 single "Rocket Man" and a few lesser-known tracks throughout. The soundtrack, however, has been updated with a little clapping pop beat, supported by high-octave synths and a rhythmic guitar, all leading up to a drop until the clip ends, abruptly (since it's just a teaser!)Īccording to Billboard, the style will be familiar to anyone who listened to the radio in 2021 or listened to Elton John rather.ĪLSO READ: MTV VMAs 2022: Johnny Depp to Make 'Surprise' Appearance, Launching Music Career For Real? In a 14-second TikTok clip, Spears' and John's voices can be heard singing the lyrics and melody of John's 1971 song "Tiny Dancer." #HoldMeCloser with Coming August 26 #newmusic #electronic #remix ♬ Hold Me Closer - Elton John & Britney Spears After confirming the collaboration's release date on August 19, John released a little clip of "Hold Me Closer," his song with Spears. In the video, PNAUs Peter Mayes revealed how the song had started when fellow group member Nick Littlemore sent him a chopped up vocal sample from Elton Johns. It won Top Dance/Electronic Song at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards. It was nominated for Song of the Year at the 42nd Brit Awards, but lost to 'Easy on Me' by Adele.
The song became John's first UK number-one single in 16 years. Now one of them is prepared to provide a preview of what fans can expect. 'Cold Heart ' is a song by English singers Elton John and Dua Lipa, produced by Australian trio Pnau, and released through EMI and Mercury Records on 13 August 2021 as the lead single from John's collaborative album, The Lockdown Sessions. But none was the wiser what kind of song will be dropped. When news broke out of the collaboration, fans were naturally excited. Granted that "Tiny Dancer" is not an OG song by the popstar, fans are still very, very excited. Fans have been clamoring for new songs from the pop legend for a very long time now. It's a massive project, since not only does it signify two titans working together, it is also Spears' newest project since being released from her conservatorship. All rights reserved.Britney Spears and Sir Elton John have collaborated for the first time. It has been an absolute honor and privilege to collaborate on this track with him.”Ī trippy animated video for “Cold Heart,” featuring cartoon versions of Elton and Duo, is streaming now.Ĭopyright © 2021, ABC Audio. Elton is such an inspirational artist and also has the naughtiest sense of humor – a perfect combination. She’s a truly wonderful artist, and person, absolutely bursting with creativity and ideas.”ĭua adds, “Ever since we first ‘ met’ online, we totally clicked. “Having the opportunity to spend time with Dua, albeit remotely has been incredible,” Elton says in a statement. He reached out to her to work on “Cold Heart.”
The only lyrics have Elton singing the “Sacrifice” line, “Cold, cold heart/hard done by you/Some things look better baby/Just passing through.” Then Dua follows by singing a line from “Rocket Man” - “And I think it’s gonna be a long, long time ’til touchdown brings me ’round again to find/I’m not the man they think I am at home” - plus a line from “Kiss the Bride”: “And this is what I should have said/I thought it but I kept it hid.”Įlton and Dua have been friends since last year, when they performed at each other’s events. In addition to “Sacrifice” and “Rocket Man,” the song also includes snippets of Elton’s 1983 single “ Kiss the Bride” and a 1976 track called “ Where’s the Shoorah?” Earlier this week, Elton John and Dua Lipa teased their joint single, “ Cold Heart,” and from a snippet, it sounded like a mashup of two Elton singles: 1990’s “Sacrifice” and the 1972 classic, “Rocket Man.” “Cold Heart” is now out and it turns out the track, created by Australian dance duo Pnau, is actually a mashup of four Elton songs.