Britney Spears goes back to her old ways and she's here to work, bitch. She invited us all on a journey back in time and even brought some whips, gags, and sharks to the party in her just-released new music video for her club-banger of a new track, "Work Bitch," the lead single from her forthcoming untitled eighth studio album, which is scheduled for release December 3rd. The S&M-themed clip is a vintage Spears. In a sex-dripping, flawless, ridiculous, weird, and fierce fashion we haven't seen from her in almost a decade, she, quite simply, gets to work. Bitch!
As expected, the song - written by Willi.i.am and Sebastian Ingorsso protégé DJ Otto Jettman, among others - is an EDM-influenced dance song and a full-on club banger with Spears giving fans the secret to her success, where Spears repeatedly encourages listeners to "get to work, bitch." The song starts with a strong club beat, before she sings, " You want a hot body? You want a Bugatti? You want a Maserati? You better work bitch!" she coos in the song's opening lines. The 31-year-old pop princess continues to tease the lifestyle that can be achieved by getting to work, as she continues, "You want a Lamborghini? / Sip martinis? / Look hot in a bikini? / You better work bitch!"
The track features mostly spoken lyrics, which serves as a testament to the fine things a strong work ethic can bring about. It sounds like the lights-out after-party to RuPaul's 1993 debut single "Supermodel (You Better Work)." The "you better work" call to action and its variant "work it," which wormed its way into the popular lexicon as encouragement for just about any kind of performance, but Spears uses it in a far more literal sense, explaining that a hot body requires hard work, as does the attainment of luxury goods. "Work Bitch" is a pretty relentless onslaught that reflects pop's current love for chucking in everything up to and including the kitchen sink.
Filming took place in Malibu, California, the steamy, Ben Mor-directed clip features Spears in a black and gold bustier and long black gloves. She's gyrating against a white wall, flanked by a myriad of female backup dancers dressed in leather, prancing their way through a number of different locations including a desert, a pool, and dimly lit club for some floor choreography in the middle of said barren desert. Of course, the lyrics to “Work Bitch” are about as random as the litany of settings in the video, so this potpourri of sex and bras and BDSM and muscle cars is really just a manifestation of the hodgepodge of hotness she lists at various points in the song. It's all very BDSM-nightclub dance-fantasy. In other words, classic Spears.
As expected, the song - written by Willi.i.am and Sebastian Ingorsso protégé DJ Otto Jettman, among others - is an EDM-influenced dance song and a full-on club banger with Spears giving fans the secret to her success, where Spears repeatedly encourages listeners to "get to work, bitch." The song starts with a strong club beat, before she sings, " You want a hot body? You want a Bugatti? You want a Maserati? You better work bitch!" she coos in the song's opening lines. The 31-year-old pop princess continues to tease the lifestyle that can be achieved by getting to work, as she continues, "You want a Lamborghini? / Sip martinis? / Look hot in a bikini? / You better work bitch!"
The track features mostly spoken lyrics, which serves as a testament to the fine things a strong work ethic can bring about. It sounds like the lights-out after-party to RuPaul's 1993 debut single "Supermodel (You Better Work)." The "you better work" call to action and its variant "work it," which wormed its way into the popular lexicon as encouragement for just about any kind of performance, but Spears uses it in a far more literal sense, explaining that a hot body requires hard work, as does the attainment of luxury goods. "Work Bitch" is a pretty relentless onslaught that reflects pop's current love for chucking in everything up to and including the kitchen sink.
Filming took place in Malibu, California, the steamy, Ben Mor-directed clip features Spears in a black and gold bustier and long black gloves. She's gyrating against a white wall, flanked by a myriad of female backup dancers dressed in leather, prancing their way through a number of different locations including a desert, a pool, and dimly lit club for some floor choreography in the middle of said barren desert. Of course, the lyrics to “Work Bitch” are about as random as the litany of settings in the video, so this potpourri of sex and bras and BDSM and muscle cars is really just a manifestation of the hodgepodge of hotness she lists at various points in the song. It's all very BDSM-nightclub dance-fantasy. In other words, classic Spears.
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