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Blink, and it’ll have been 30 years since 1998’s ‘…Baby One More Time’ — and 10 years since Britney Spears’ last album, 2016’sGlory. In lieu of new music, get in the zone with our pick of B’s best hidden gems…
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‘Mood Ring (By Demand)’, Pride remix
Like aftershocks after decades at the top, Glory’s 2020 rerelease satiated the Britney Army with single-quality vault tracks like ‘Swimming in the Stars’ (grandiose) and ‘Matches’ (a Backstreet Boys duet that would’ve shifted culture if released in the ’90s). Better yet is this ambient, cut-glass dance banger and gift to the LGBTQ+ community, produced by DJ Mustard. We’re addicted to the tropical escapist opener, while the punctuation-heavy title and whispered statements (“There’s only one bitch…”) are joyous, nostalgia-drenched nods to the star’s fandom.