Britney's Best?

Alright, take yourself to back in the day, before all the personal stuff, and when Britney ruled the music world with an iron poppy fist. Still not there? Oh well... This song, her last real song that anybody would pass more than a horrifying glance at her. And while not her best vocally, you just can't get away from that beat. Congrats, kudos, and bravo to the producer that created that, because it is simply amazing. Perfect for spy movies, and when it was used in "Chuck," and it's just so darn catchy. You know the opening chords, you know the riff, it's all familiar, and lovable.

As for Britney herself? She's okay, normal dance club fare. Nothing special vocally here. Lyrics? It's Britney, b**ch! Who needs lyrics? Just a beat, and a music video!

So overall, you might want to skip the vocal version, and just get the instrumental version which I am just lovin' up on now. So hurry, get it, use it as a ringtone! Or use it next time you can't get the James Bond/Mission Impossible Theme for your secret spy activities.

By the way, some great covers have been made of this song, and most of them come out surprising well. Some offer a different take, some are fun, some are strange to say the least. Hard-Fi did a great low-fi indie cover of the song, which all but removes the original melody, and just keeps the lyrics, while adding some car effects.

Nickel Creek did a great humorous live performance that you can find in various places. In that version, one of the band members readily admits, "This song kicks a*s!"

And Yael Naim did a cover of the song, which is very strange and haunting. I didn't care for it, but some will and do.