A 2003 Britney Spears single, an electropop track produced by Bloodshy and Avant featuring an opening sample of "Tere Mere Beech Mein" by Lata Mangeshkar.
Composition
Toxic was written by Cathy Dennis, Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, and Henrik Jonback, and produced by the Swedish team Bloodshy and Avant. The arrangement includes a violin and bass sample drawn from a 1981 Bollywood song.
Reception
Released in January 2004, the single reached the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one in several countries. It won the Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording at the 2005 ceremony, Spears’s first Grammy win.
Legacy
Toxic has remained a heavy-streaming track on global streaming platforms long after release. Its production approach is often cited as influential on subsequent electropop in the late 2000s and 2010s.
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