Current:Home > MyBritney Spears’ 2011 Song “Selfish” Surpasses Ex Justin Timberlake’s New Song “Selfish” -Wealth Momentum Network
Britney Spears’ 2011 Song “Selfish” Surpasses Ex Justin Timberlake’s New Song “Selfish”
View
Date:2025-04-13 06:46:48
Oops!... Britney Spears fans did it again.
This time, the "Toxic" singer's stan army successfully banded together to stream her 2011 song "Selfish" so it would surpass ex Justin Timberlake's new single of the same name on the U.S. iTunes Top Songs chart.
Britney's deep cut—a bonus track off her 2011 Femme Fatale album—climbed to number one on the chart Jan. 26, while Justin's "Selfish," released less than 24 hours before, sat at number three.
The plan to push past Justin's song on the chart was concocted on X, where Britney Army accounts urged their followers to stream her music in an attempt to tamp down sales of Justin's forthcoming album, Everything I Thought I Was. His love song "Selfish" is the first single off the 42-year-old's upcoming record, set to drop March 15.
Justin—who married Jessica Biel in 2012—sings on the track, "'Cause your lips were made for mine / And my heart would go flatline / If it wasn't beatin' for you all the time."
All this trolling comes three months after Britney got candid about her early-aughts relationship with Justin in her memoir, The Woman in Me. In the book, published in October, the 42-year-old shared a number of revelations about their past romance, including that she became pregnant with the "Cry Me A River" singer's baby but had an abortion.
"It was a surprise, but for me, it wasn't a tragedy. I loved Justin so much. I always expected us to have a family together one day. This would just be much earlier than I'd anticipated," Britney wrote of the pregnancy in the book. "But Justin definitely wasn't happy about the pregnancy. He said we weren't ready to have a baby in our lives, that we were way too young."
The pair, who first met as Mouseketeers on Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club, went their separate ways in 2002, with Justin breaking up with the Grammy winner over text message.
"I was so devastated," Britney recounted. "I couldn't speak for months."
Justin has yet to publicly address the comments Britney made about their relationship in her memoir.
Keep reading to revisit the complete timeline of Britney and Justin's relationship.
Spears and Timberlake dated between 1999 and 2002.
The two attended Clive Davis' annual pre-Grammy Awards party at the Beverly Hills Hotel in 2002.
They hosted a Super Bowl fundraiser at the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square in NYC in 2002.
Timberlake joined Spears at the release party for her album Britney in 2001.
The following year, he was her plus one at the premiere of her movie.
Spears was along for the ride when N*SYNC participated at a celebrity basketball game.
All eyes were on them at music's biggest night.
A very young Spears and Timberlake appeared with All New Mickey Mouse Club co-stars such as Ryan Gosling and Christina Aguilera.
For the latest breaking news updates, click here to download the E! News AppveryGood! (17645)
Related
- This was the average Social Security benefit in 2004, and here's what it is now
- Taylor Swift Stopping Show to Sing to Help Fan in Distress Proves She's a Suburban Legend
- A 4th person dies of injuries in Minneapolis shooting that also killed an officer
- Stanley Cup Final Game 1 Panthers vs. Oilers: How to watch, betting odds
- Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
- Caitlin Clark heats up with best shooting performance of WNBA career: 'The basket looks bigger'
- Mavericks’ plan to stop Celtics in NBA Finals: Get them to fight among themselves
- Taylor Swift performs Eras Tour in Edinburgh, Scotland: 'What a way to welcome a lass.'
- Small twin
- Netflix to fight woman's claim of being inspiration behind Baby Reindeer stalker character
Ranking
- US wholesale inflation accelerated in November in sign that some price pressures remain elevated
- Dornoch pulls off an upset to win the first Belmont Stakes run at Saratoga Race Course at 17-1
- 'Disappointing loss': Pakistan faces yet another embarrassing defeat in T20 World Cup
- Trader Joe's mini cooler bags sell out fast, just like its mini totes
- In ‘Nickel Boys,’ striving for a new way to see
- RFK Jr. files new petition in Nevada amid legal battle over ballot access
- Shark attacks in Florida, Hawaii lead to closed beaches, hospitalizations: What to know
- Hunter Biden’s gun trial enters its final stretch after deeply personal testimony about his drug use
Recommendation
Intel's stock did something it hasn't done since 2022
Lainey Wilson inducted into the Grand Ole Opry by Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood
Mortgage closing fees are in the hot seat. Here's why the feds are looking into them.
Republican challenger to Tester leans into his outsider status in Montana U.S. Senate debate
Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
Disneyland employee dies after falling from moving golf cart in theme park backstage
Celtics beat Mavericks 105-98, take 2-0 lead in NBA Finals as series heads to Dallas
Basketball Hall of Famer and 1967 NBA champion Chet Walker dies at 84