- Singer/Songwriter Halsey has revealed she is sampling Britney Spears in a new work.
- The musician shared a clip on Instagram earlier this week which sampled Spears’ 2000 song, “Lucky”
- Here’s a look at other artists that have sampled Britney Spears previously, including one or two “odd” uses.
Halsey has revealed that she will be sampling Britney Spears for her new work.
The singer/songwriter teased some new work on Instagram to start the week off with (July 1 2024), to tease a new song which listeners identified as having a sample from the pop megastar - the 2000 hit “Lucky.”
In the post, Halsey revealed “When I was five, it always felt like Britney was singing directly to me. 24 years later, these words hit different. Love you forever,” before singing the bittersweet lyrics to the song in the Instagram post.
But Halsey is not the first to sample the “…Baby One More Time” singer - in fact, according to WhoSampled, “Toxic” happens to be the one Britney Spears song that has constantly been sampled in songs, from hip-hop beats to polka medleys.
So who else has sampled Britney Spears - and have you picked up on any other artists who have sampled the musician previously?
Halsey has revealed that she will be sampling Britney Spears for her new work.
5. Justice
Those who followed this year’s Glastonbury coverage no doubt heard Justice using their sample of Britney Spears. Parts of “Toxic” were incorporated into one of the dance-floor filling hits, “D.A.N.C.E,” which was released in 2007, alongside using one of Britney’s other big hits for the song - 2003’s “Me Against The Music.” | Getty Images for Coachella
6. Girl Talk
Synthwave artist Girl Talk looks to have a particular fondness for sampling Britney Spears; the Coachella 2024 artist sampled “Gimme More” for the 2008 track “Give Me A Beat,” “I’m A Slave 4 U” for 2006’s “Bounce That” and “Circus” for 2010’s “On and On.” | Getty Images for Stagecoach
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7. The cast of Glee
Does anyone else remember “Glee?” For those who might have been too young for it, it was a popular show by Ryan Murphy (“Nip/Tuck,” “American Horror Story”) that brought individuals from different parts of the high school hierarchy to join a Glee club. It was huge - and incorporated several interpolations of famous songs. In the case of Britney, the cast combined “Boys” with Avirl Lavinge’s “Boyfriend” in 2012. One to maybe ask older family members about, maybe. | Fox
8. Fall Out Boy
Never ones to shy away from traversing popular culture away from the “stereotypes” of what rock fans are into, Fall Out Boy have previously quoted Patrick Marber’s play “Closer” for the “theatre crowd,” but for pop fans, Patrick Stump and company dove a little further back for a sample to use on 2017’s “Young and Menace,” sampling Britney’s massive hit, “Oops… I Did It Again.” | Getty Images for iHeartRadio