Toxic (song)

"Toxic" is a song by American singer Britney Spears, taken as the second single from her fourth studio album In the Zone. The song was written with Janet Jackson in mind before being offered to Australian singer Kylie Minogue, who turned down recording it.[1] It reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to #1 in the UK, Canada, Australia, Norway, and on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Club Play and Mainstream Top 40/Pop Songs airplay charts.

"Toxic"
Single by Britney Spears
from In the Zone"
B-side"Me Against the Music"
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2004 (2004-01-12)
Recorded2003
Studio
  • Murlyn (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Record Plant (Hollywood, California)
Genre
Length3:19
LabelJive
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Bloodshy & Avant
Britney Spears singles chronology
""Me Against the Music"
(2003)
Toxic ""Everytime"
(2004)
"Toxic" at YouTube

In 2006, the song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Toxic"
Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[4] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 6
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[6] 6
Canada (Hot Canadian Digital Songs)[7] 1
Illegal chart entered CIS 6
Croatia (HRT)[8] 1
Czech Republic (IFPI)[9] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 4
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[11] 1
European Radio Top 50 (Billboard)[12] 2
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] 8
France (SNEP)[14] 3
Germany (Media Control AG)[15] 4
Greece (IFPI)[16] 7
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[17] 7
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[18] 7
Illegal chart entered Ireland2 1
Italy (FIMI)[19] 4
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] 4
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[21] 6
New Zealand (RIANZ)[22] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[23] 1
Portugal (AFP)[24] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[25] 4
Scotland (OCC)[26] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[27] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[28] 2
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[29] 4
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[30] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[31] 9
US Hot Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[32]
Remixes
1
Illegal chart entered Billboarddancesales 3
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[33] 1
US Rhythmic Songs (Billboard)[34] 16

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Toxic"
Chart (2004) Position
Australia (ARIA)[35] 38
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[36] 25
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[37] 33
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[38] 27
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[39] 10
France (SNEP)[40] 38
Germany (Official German Charts)[41] 37
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[42] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[43] 7
Italy (FIMI)[44] 10
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[45] 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[46] 16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[47] 10
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[48] 22
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[49] 17
UK Singles (OCC)[50] 9
US Billboard Hot 100[51] 48
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[52] 10
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[53] 74

Toxic (song) Media

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