Britney Spears shares previously unreleased song written with Justin Timberlake

Britney Spears has shared a previously unreleased song she wrote with ex-boyfriend Justin Timberlake.The pop singer, 44, is set to release a 25th anniversary edition of her Britney album on November 6.Ahead of its release, she has dropped the song She’ll Never Be Me – which was originally recorded for her self-titled third album, which came out in 2001.Spears co-wrote the song with three others, including her then-boyfriend, Timberlake.Britney Spears has released a previously unreleased song written with Justin Timberlake (PA)PA ArchiveThe single sees her criticising an ex for moving on with her doppelganger.The lyrics include: “There’ll never be another me / Can’t get you out of my mind / You’re lost in your own fantasy / And when you look in my eyes / Is it hard for you to realise / She’ll never be me?”While Spears has not commented on the release, her official Facebook page teased that “more surprises are coming every week” until her anniversary album edition is released.She’ll Never Be Me is the first of five songs Spears is releasing for the first time on the deluxe reissue of Britney.The track list also includes Am I A Sinner, When I Say So and My Big Secret, as well as a studio recording of Right Now (Taste The Victory), which originally appeared in her 2002 Pepsi commercial.Britney followed the success of the singer’s first two albums …Baby One More Time and Oops!… I Did It Again.Its lead single I’m A Slave 4 U peaked at number 27 on the Billboard Top 100.Other singles from her third studio album included Overprotected, I’m Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman, and a cover of Joan Jett’s I Love Rock ‘N’ Roll.Her only other collaboration with Timberlake – What It’s Like To Be Me – was the final track on the original record – which was nominated for best pop vocal album at the 2003 Grammy Awards.After first meeting on the set of The Mickey Mouse Club in 1992, Spears and Timberlake dated from 1999 to 2002.Read MoreIn her 2023 memoir The Woman In Me, Spears wrote that she felt like everyone had sided with the former NSYNC member after their breakup.“I felt there was no way at the time to tell my side of the story,” she wrote. “I couldn’t explain, because I knew no-one would take my side once Justin had convinced the world of his version. I don’t think Justin realised the power he had in shaming me. I don’t think he understands to this day.”Spears’ decades-long career has seen her achieve six UK number one singles and eight UK top 10 albums, and she has also collaborated with stars such as Madonna, Rihanna, Iggy Azalea and Backstreet Boys.Spears wrote about the aftermath of her breakup with Timberlake in her 2023 memoir (Isabel Infantes/PA)PA ArchiveIn 2018 Spears announced and embarked upon her final music tour to date, the Piece Of Me tour, which took place across North America and Europe.In January 2019, Spears announced an indefinite hiatus and the cancellation of her Las Vegas residency.However, in 2022 – a year after her 13-year conservatorship ended – she collaborated with Sir Elton John to release Hold Me Closer.Although recorded in 2001, She’ll Never Be Me is the first song she has released since her single Mind Your Business with will.i.am in 2023.