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Will.i.am has revealed the release date of his brand new song with pop icon Britney Spears, more than a decade since they last achieved chart-topping success together.
The 48-year-old Black Eyed Peas star has announced the track will be released on Friday (July 21). Sharing the news on Instagram, he also posted a teaser of the song, which is titled Mind Your Business.
In the caption, Will.i.am wrote: "JULY 21st is the DAY… And today is the day we officially announce the release of #MINDYOURBUSINESS…
"I'm sooo honored and excited for this release…
"Thank you @britneyspears…you're one of the most fearless, strongest, kindest, purest people I've met in my life…I always loved working with you and I always will…"
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Will.i.am has announced the release date for the song (will.i.am/Instagram)Will.i.am announced his collaboration with Britney on Monday, hinting that the song was scheduled to have been released on Tuesday.
Fans were instead left disappointed when they realised they would have to wait until the end of the week to hear the track.
Mind Your Business will be the first song from the duo since they last collaborated back in 2012 with their smash single Scream & Shout. The dance-pop track sold more than three million copies in America alone and hit number one in almost 30 charts around the world.
Britney Spears recently collaborated with Sir Elton John (Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
It's their first collaboration in 11 years (WireImage)The song sparked a surprising legal backlash, however, when N Dubz icon Tulisa Contostavlos sensationally claimed she wrote the hit song for her 2012 album The Female Boss.
She launched a court case against Will.i.am, successfully suing the rapper over the track.
At the time of the case, Will admitted: "Tulisa wrote to that song before I did – this is the truth. But the producers of the beat … didn't want her to have it."
After winning the case in 2018, Tulisa was then added as a co-writer of the song.
Britney’s most recent solo releases came in 2020 when her 2016 album Glory was re-released to include a number of additional tracks - including the fan favourite song Mood Ring.
Last year, the One More Time singer was also featured on a collaborative single titled Hold Me Closer with Sir Elton John.