Britney is back, sort of.
A previously unreleased Britney Spears track, "She'll Never Be Me," dropped on streaming platforms on Friday, Oct. 9, from her hit 2001 self-titled album. The track was cowritten by the pop star with Bradley Daymond, Alex Greggs and Spears' ex, Justin Timberlake.
The track, along with 10 others
, will appear on the upcoming "Britney" 25th anniversary edition, set for release on Nov. 6.Listen to the track below.
The 25th anniversary edition tracks "When I Found You," "I Run Away," "Before the Goodbye" and "Intimidated" are also now available, as well as remixes of the original tracks "Overprotected," produced by Darkchild, and "Boys," produced by The Neptunes. The rerelease also includes new tracks "Right Now (Taste the Victory),"
"Am I a Sinner," "When I Say So" and "My Big Secret."
Spears' third studio album featured the singles "I'm a Slave 4 U" and "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman," and marked the then-19-year-old's turn toward a more mature sound, following her albums "…Baby One More Time" (1999) and "Oops!… I Did It Again" (2000).
The pop-R&B album was the singer's third No. 1 album in a row, and sold 10 million copies worldwide.
Spears' ninth and final official album, outside of rereleases, was 2016's "Glory" and featured the single "Make Me" with G-Eazy. Her last single, "Mind Your Business" with Will.i.am, was released in 2023.
In February, Spears reportedly sold her ownership share of her catalog, as well as other music rights, to music publisher Primary Wave, according to outlets including TMZ and Variety, with the latter noting Sony Music still owns and controls the rights to her recorded catalog.
USA TODAY has reached out to Spears' reps for comment.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: New Britney Spears music quietly drops – Hear 'She'll Never Be Me'
