A Huge Britney Spears’ Song Was Written For…Janet Jackson?

Author Steve The Music Guy

October 5th, 2020 2:08 PM

Ever since we started our Flashback Friday Nights show – it’s at 5pm every Friday, amiga – we’ve been spending way too much time on the web reading about songs like…Britney Spears’ “Toxic.”

Did you know that Janet Jackson was originally supposed to sing it? Yep, us neither, not until we stumbled into this. We thought we’d share it with you. Crazy, huh?

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• 2001 MTV Video Music Awards – Show

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  Britney Spears onstage performing at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in New York City on September 6, 2001. Photo by Scott Gries/ImageDirect

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  Britney Spears poses with Maddie Briann Aldridge, Sean Preston Federline, and Jayden James Federline in the press room during the Teen Choice Awards 2015 at the USC Galen Center on August 16, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

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  LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 17: In this handout photo provided by the LA Dodgers, Britney Spears poses with sons Jayden James Federline (L) and Sean Preston Federline (R) during a game against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on April 17, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon SooHoo/LA Dodgers via Getty Images)
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  LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - OCTOBER 18: (EDITORS NOTE: Image was processed using digital filters) Singer Britney Spears attends the announcement of her new residency, "Britney: Domination" at Park MGM on October 18, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Spears will perform 32 shows at Park Theater at Park MGM starting in February 2019. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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  HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - JULY 22: Britney Spears (L) and Sam Asghari arrive at the premiere of Sony Pictures' "One Upon A Time...In Hollywood" at the Chinese Theatre on July 22, 2019 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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  3. When Britney, Justin Timberlake, Steven Tyler, and Nelly graced the stage during MTV's Superbowl halftime show
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  8. The abs, the snake, the outfit... Britney Spears 2001 MTV Video Music Awards performance lives on.

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Author Steve The Music Guy

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