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Britney Spears releases unreleased song co-written with Justin Timberlake
Britney Spears has released “She’ll Never Be Me,” a song recorded for her 2001 album Britney but not previously released.
She co-wrote it with her then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake, along with Bradley Daymond and Alex Greggs.
The song’s lyrics address an ex who has chosen someone who looks like Spears.
Spears and Timberlake began dating in 1999 and broke up in March 2002.
The track will appear on a 25th anniversary edition of Britney, scheduled for Nov.
6.
The expanded edition is set to include 25 songs, including several other previously unreleased tracks.
It is Spears’ first new music since her collaborations with Elton John in 2022 and will.i.am in 2023.
Britney Spears released the previously unreleased song “She’ll Never Be Me” on Oct. 9.
Spears co-wrote the track with her then-boyfriend Justin Timberlake, Bradley Daymond and Alex Greggs.
The song was originally recorded for Spears’ 2001 self-titled album, Britney.
It is set to appear on the album’s 25th anniversary edition, due out Nov. 6.
- Who
- Britney Spears released the song. She co-wrote it with Justin Timberlake, Bradley Daymond and Alex Greggs.
- What
- Spears released the previously unreleased song “She’ll Never Be Me.
- When
- Oct. 9; the article was published Oct. 12, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- The song was originally recorded for Spears’ 2001 album Britney and is set to appear on its 25th anniversary edition.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Spears and Timberlake began dating.
She’ll Never Be Me” was recorded for Spears’ self-titled album Britney.
Spears and Timberlake broke up.
Spears released “She’ll Never Be Me.
The 25th anniversary edition of Britney is due out.
- Song
- She’ll Never Be Me
- Release date
- Oct. 9, 2026
- Original album
- Britney, released in 2001
- Co-writers
- Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Bradley Daymond and Alex Greggs
- Anniversary edition
- Due out Nov. 6, 2026
What people are saying
You know I’m one of a kind/ There’ll never be another me/ Can’t get me out of your mind/ You’re lost in your own fantasy/ And when you look in my eyes/ Is it hard for you to realize/ She’ll never be me
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