Britney’s Single Hits the Airwaves
Anthony Monterotti
There was quite the kerfuffle earlier this week when Britney Spears and her record label found out that her highly anticipated single ‘Womanizer’ had been leaked onto the Internet. The furor over the leak stemmed from the fact that prospective fans were hearing an unpolished version of ‘Womanizer’ and thus not getting the right impression over Britney’s big comeback and ultimately, that Britney would lose fans in the process. To make matters worse, a Nashville station played this leaked clip, one that only lasted 37 seconds and a lot of backlash ensued. The clip played in Nashville was choppy and broken and Jive Records says that this clip was likely made during a phone call that a radio rep had played for the station. Overall, the played clip was NOT in good shape and some fire quenching needed to occur, and FAST. While a lot of flurry ensued to take the leak off the Internet, and recover from the Nashville incident, the record label producers did some back pedalling and quick thinking in order to put out this fire. The end result was that ‘Womanizer’ was given the polishing it needed and has now been released on the airwaves. Britney’s single was initially intended to be released next month, but the wait is over as of today, as ‘Womanizer’ appeared on the hit New York City Z100 this morning for its official debut. The song ‘Womanizer’ is not quite ready for digital download, but come Monday you will be able to purchase the single in record stores.
