Toxic
Britney Spears
2004
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2003
Release: 2003Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 2003 release history of In the Zone. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release. The earlier supplied year 2004 is retained in the attribute-change audit.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2003.html, 2004.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
In the Zone - original Jive album metadata and credited track list
Original 2003 album includes Toxic, Everytime and Breathe on Me, plus Me Against the Music featuring Madonna. The latter's original video/LP mix is separately listed from the Rishi Rich remix; the 2004 single campaigns are later than the album recordings.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The track was inspired by the idea of an addictive, dangerous relationship.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2004.html, position 48
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Supplied annual selection; independent annual corroboration remains open
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Owner-supplied 2004.html
Supplied annual selection, not independently corroborated.
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