Hold It Against Me was a cultural reset and you will deal

[BritneyLVR]

Seriously who doesn’t like HIAM??? 
AND 5,6,7,8 *starts doing the official  choreography* 

[super.nova]

It was indeed; great MV too. I don’t know why it kinda was paid dust.

[Mayenaise]

I loved the concept and actual implementation of the MV and how they played on a cheesy pick up line and turned it into something dark. 

"if I said I want your body" with Britney literally stuffing her eyeless dancers in her foof, the references to being possessed with the double pupil in her eye, the two Britney's fighting... EPIC.

I even liked THE silhouette breakdown scenes in the MV so cool... FF had fantastic visuals and I miss it 

[super.nova]

1 minute ago, Mayenaise said:

I loved the concept and actual implementation of the MV and how they played on a cheesy pick up line and turned it into something dark. 

"if I said I want your body" with Britney literally stuffing her eyeless dancers in her foof, the references to being possessed with the double pupil in her eye, the two Britney's fighting... EPIC.

I even liked THE silhouette breakdown scenes in the MV so cool... FF had fantastic visuals and I miss it 

Yeah the whole era had amazing visuals.

[BritneyLVR]

2 minutes ago, leviathan said:

Yeah the whole era had amazing visuals.

 

4 minutes ago, Mayenaise said:

I loved the concept and actual implementation of the MV and how they played on a cheesy pick up line and turned it into something dark. 

"if I said I want your body" with Britney literally stuffing her eyeless dancers in her foof, the references to being possessed with the double pupil in her eye, the two Britney's fighting... EPIC.

I even liked THE silhouette breakdown scenes in the MV so cool... FF had fantastic visuals and I miss it 

We didn’t appreciate it back then for what it was… A masterpiece! I’m happy that we got it for the FFT! 

[Mayenaise]

3 minutes ago, BritneyLVR2.0 said:

 

We didn’t appreciate it back then for what it was… A masterpiece! I’m happy that we got it for the FFT! 

I stanned HIAM all the way back to the day 1 teasers.. I was hooked when I first saw the full MV... definitely one of her best MVs ever, despite what your personal opinions are of Britney at that time. 

[ObsessedBritFan1]

That's right

 

[blackingouthenegativity]

I really loved HIAM at the time. It has aged ok over the years. The only thing that gets me about HIAM and Femme Fatale in general is that it was the album where she either started to blend in with all of the other girls or rehash things she's already done before. 

HIAM was Kesha + Shattered Glass combined. Not necessarily a bad thing, but not as fresh as Blackout, In the Zone or even Circus. 

[e_ffen]

The record-breaking radio debut and 411k sold in 6 days was testament to that! A true cultural reset indeed. 
 

If I said I wanted a #1 right now

would you give it to me?

Billboard: “yes, bb” 

#1 debut 

[Stefani]

It was a quick lil hit that fell off the charts almost as fast as an Xtina single.  TTWE had staying power and was the superior FF era hit.

[Britney4President]

33 minutes ago, BritneyLVR2.0 said:

Seriously who doesn’t like HIAM??? 
AND 5,6,7,8 *starts doing the official  choreography* 

I didn’t for a while- ahead of it’s time

[I Can Bang]

I love it!!! My favorite part is the break... I prefer the MV version though cause it's extended!!

This part still scares me to this very day 

It's one of the MVs we know less infos for, right?

This is when she arrived on set (?) 

This is on set with the director 

And apperentely this is after she's done shooting the MV 

Other than that we don't know much about the MV right? I think a "making the video" on her official YouTube channel would have been great, but knowing her ex team and everything they done to her especially during this era, I doubt they even recorded something...

[Aymama]

4 hours ago, Stefani said:

It was a quick lil hit that fell off the charts almost as fast as an Xtina single.  TTWE had staying power and was the superior FF era hit.

TTWE over HIAM?? I mean, yes it was definitely CATCHIER, but superior??? Absolutely not sis 

[ObsessedBritFan1]

IF I SAID MY ART WAS PAINTING LOUD, WOULD YOU HOLD IT PAINT ME? 

[BritneyGXKB]

Yeah no it was clearly a frontloaded disaster and a sign of what was to come. FF was sustained by an entire ALBUM of songs better than HIAM. Honestly I’m starting to believe Inside Out or How I Roll would have been better lead singles, just because TTWE, IWG, and Criminal were going to SMASH  anyway. 

[princessmimi]

It was cause thanks to the success of HIAM,

she introduced Dubstep and Electropop which ruled the early 2010s!

 

She truly was a trailblazer.

Plus I think the video was genius and perfect for telling Britney's story

[Shadow.]

the song is very much of its time and I still listen on occasion but its one of her best music videos tbh, shame she paid it dust after the ff era and performed boys using horrible remixes instead

[bas che]

I may be in the minority but I prefer MATM to Toxic. Also her dance moves were so on point in the MV. It’s definitely her peak choreo wise. 

[Lilian-frenchguy]

The break and the part right after before last chorus still gives me chills to this day!!! 
Definitely one of my fav B song 

[CallMeTheGovernor]

HIAM is iconic. HIAM is legendary. Anyone who disagrees is dismissed.