This Day in Pop: 'Break the Ice' is released as a single in 2008 (March 03)

[J in the Mix]

 

I distinctly remember hearing this on the radio for the first time (I hadn't fully gotten into Blackout yet besides Gimme More & POM)
My mind was blown... it deserved to be a hit. Really any song off Blackout could've been a single but BTI is major.

[Anti-Hero]

It definitely wasn’t a huge hit but Z100 played the crap out of it.

[nthenwkiss]

11 hours ago, KrisJ said:

One of her BEST songs - it’s top two for me (And then we kiss is first) 
 

The (original) Vegas performance was awesome and so is this remix: 

 

 

where have you been all my life? those are my favorite 2 songs of her EVER, above all things ever created. also, and then we kiss original >

[Frankie8]

Love BTI. My radio station played it alot as if it were a top ten song. It had good longevity, too.

[2K16NEY]

This song has a flawless intro and has become a classic in her catalog. Just a reminder, Britney herself wanted Hot As Ice as the next single. Wish the’d listen instead of doing a survey.

 

[Guest]

This is one of the best songs ever, hands down! It's perfection!

I remember there was a meltdown at the time here bc she didn't record the video but was recording HIMYM instead

[nwonder]

It deserved to be bigger than toxic tbh

[DollyParton]

Always remain tragic.

 

such an amazing song ruined with an animation video. Missed opportunity 

[senammoises]

Easily one of her best songs 

It never gets old

 

[Anti-Hero]

Yeah the animation video was a little lame, but considering Britney was going to do a video but scrapped it last minute because of her personal struggles, it’s pretty impressive they put that animation together in like a month.

[MeAgainstTheMusic_]

I wonder if BTI was always going to be a single had Britney had full involvement. I also wonder what concept they’d have gone for the video. 

It’s weird my bf who doesn’t listen to Britney’s music loves BTI and it’s definitely one of her most underrated songs. 

[PokemonSpears]

 

[andreafly1]

Oh such wonderful memories with this one...and beign 'pissed off' aswell because Britney couldn't provide a legit music video at the time.

BTI is FIRE and still sounds fresh to this day, definitely in my Top 3 from Blackout!

[Moscow]

This is my top favorite along with anticipating, a total missed opportunity for the video but cannot blame the time. I love this song so much.

 

 

[Isla]

I will admit this song is kindaa overrated. I've never hated it although it took a while for me to click with me and for years I didn't understand why fans were so obsessed with this song. It's so dark and mysterious and the intro is ICONIC.

Shame it didn't get a proper music video though.

[mannequin7]

Might be an unpopular opinion, but i think BTI had the potential to be one of brit’s biggest hits. Had she had released it with a proper video and live performances, this would IMO be around the same league as Toxic in terms of popularity and pop culture (i know she was going through a rough patch then btw just a what if). Maybe even a remix with Timberland & JT could have been released a while after as they were poppin’ in 2007 (i know fabulous did a remix but would have prefered the other two) 

Whenever i play this song in the car or at party’s everyone vibes with it while not really knowing the song , which is quite rare as most people at party’s wanna hear songs they know or they’ll request to skip (i DJ quite a bit so i’m familiar with reactions at party’s).

The song has got a mature and **** vibe to it which i think would have aged the song well and would be one of Brit’s more serious hits that don’t have the guilty-pleasure taboo attached to them (like how Toxic is still current today where as BOMT/OOPS is seen more as a teen bop and is a guilty pleasure these days)  Not to mention the beat to this song is so versatile. If would spawn many remixes and samples. That alien/futuristic sound during the final chorus would work well today. 

what if what if i know haha but i’m bored and love Break the Ice.