Leader Jordan Miller Posted March 10, 2017 Leader Share Posted March 10, 2017 Don't hesitate. Don't hesitate. When Britney Spears first introduced fans to "Me Against The Music," the lead single off 2003's In The Zone, it was a solo venture with some background vocals by RedZone's Penelope Magnet (M-A-G-N-E-T MAD). It wasn't until the princess of pop performed on stage with Madonna at the VMAs that year (and subsequent snog) that the two linked up to make the song a duet. "I just asked her to do a little thing, but she really went there," Britney said at the time. "She did a lot of stuff to it." The version with Madonna is an untouchable pop gem, but there's something special about its origins without her. Had Britney not cat walked with a microphone between her breasts and pirouetted around Christina Aguilera before stealing a smooch with the Queen of Pop, how would her career have turned out? That was a defining moment for Britney, and "Me Against The Music" was the aftermath. Nick*, who's crafted countless Britney remixes over the years (most recently, a collaboration with Country Club Martini Crew on acoustic renditions of Glory cuts "Man On The Moon" and "Change Your Mind"), strips Madonna's presence out entirely on a new remix of it. Instead, he highlighted unheard background vocals and recreating / re-editing the breakdown (bonus: there's a nod to Piece Of Me included). Nick* tells BreatheHeavy it's special to him because this version is "close to our first experience of the song [when she performed it] at the NFL kick off and Rain [nightclub]." He adds: "It's nice to hear Britney's background vocals all on her own too. Her deep tones stand out." Listen: Thoughts on the remix? Let us know in Exhale. And while you're at it... leave a comment and follow us on Facebook, Twitter & Instagram and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok | YouTube Link to comment
Britneybbhmm Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 What is thisΒ version? The rap part... Β Link to comment
remixedbynick Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 That's the Dragon Man Remix. Link to comment
ohoney Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 FINALLY WE HAVE SOMETHING RELATIVELY NEW TO DISCUSS ABOUT IT BESIDES HA LIPS Β Link to comment
Dynasty Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Wow, I've never even heard some of the vocals Β I love her deep voice I swear to God, it sounds so amazing. Link to comment
ToxicTommy Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Call me a fool, call me insane, but I always thought Madonna saved this songΒ Link to comment
GypsyWoman Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I feel like I've heard something very similar in years past. I used to have a "solo version" that didn't sound too different to this other than the added chants by the rapper chick. Link to comment
laurelhenessy Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Just confirms my thoughts since In The Zone'sΒ release -Β Toxic should have been the lead single. Link to comment
breaktheiceofmrv Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 God i love this song! And this version is amazing! Β Β Link to comment
telluwhat Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 In the zone was full of potential hit singles thats why me against didnt stood outΒ Britney should have done bigger Β collabs than iggy and tinasheΒ Β Link to comment
justkeepdoingit Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 much better than the one with madonna. but overallΒ i still prefer the original m-a-g-n-e-t mad-mix. Link to comment
BKSTYL3 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 29 minutes ago, Britneybbhmm said: What is thisΒ version? The rap part... Β Β 29 minutes ago, remixedbynick said: That's the Dragon Man Remix. It's also in this version: http://m.muzofos.com/audio/12ad2be/04-me-against-the-music-bloodshy-avants-chix-mix (Which is what I thought that version in the vid was) Link to comment
Guest Diamond Horse Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 MATM is far from being bad though. Link to comment
none Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Always liked MATM without Madonna, I don't mind MAGNET Link to comment
ZoneGirl Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 49 minutes ago, GypsyWoman said: I feel like I've heard something very similar in years past. I used to have a "solo version" that didn't sound too different to this other than the added chants by the rapper chick. Β Right. Like this has already been made. I had that version on my iPod a decade ago. Link to comment
GypsyWoman Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, ZoneGirl said: Right. Like this has already been made. I had that version on my iPod a decade ago. I'm glad I'm not the only one. When I saw the post, I thought it was the official one. Link to comment
ZoneGirl Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 2 minutes ago, GypsyWoman said: I'm glad I'm not the only one. When I saw the post, I thought it was the official one. Exactly same for me Link to comment
hushpuppies Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 I don't get why MATM is disliked by lots of peopleΒ Btw THE CHORUSΒ Link to comment
Kiiddy Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 DAMN...... that was ******* dope! Britney's vocals soundΒ so ****** hot and it sounds more like a Britney lead single too. It sounds wilder and nastierΒ too. BritneyΒ goes hard as a solo with thisΒ song.Β Way better than the original Β tbh Β Link to comment
Urbanney Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Really cool to hear this version. Think the official version is much better Imo, but I will always love hearing new Britney stuff I've never heard before. Those deep vocals. This goes harder too. Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.