Britney Spears Releases New Song, 3

Britney Spears is collaborating once again with producer Max Martin, who was with her when everything started and Baby, One More Time was tearing up the charts. Britney's been doing pretty well with her singles since her return to the spotlight and this one in particular is launching the release of her latest greatest-hits album, The Singles Collection.

Yes, Britney's only been in the business for 10 years and she already has 2 greatest hits albums! But that's the world we're living in. It's tough to argue with the fact that she doesn't have enough hits to justify the new album, given her sales in an increasingly difficult time to sell music.

Her new album will be offered in a variety of formats, including an "ultimate fan box set", which will include all 29 of Britney's singles packaged individually with their original artwork and any related B-side or a re-mix. A collector's collection, if you will.

Britney's new song, 3, is sexually charged, as one might expect. The lyrics hint at a threesome involving two men and a woman - Britney, apparently. It will surely be a big hit with the young, Britney-adoring set and will find plenty of air-play on stations like Z100, where it premiered earlier this morning. As the song climbs the charts, we'll probably be seeing a new run of Britney appearances in all of the obvious places. Look for her on late-night talk shows as well as possible surprise performances on the morning circuit as well.

Her recent appearance on Letterman was intended to cause more of a stir than it ultimately did and she'll probably try to up the ante a bit with her next round of interviews.