The track, released in August last year, marked the US pop megastar’s return to music for the first time in six years.

Her father’s conservatorship ended after 13 years in November 2021 when a judge terminated the arrangement.

The collaboration is Spears’s first new music in six years and her first release since the end of a 13-year conservatorship.

Hold Me Closer was released at the end of August and quickly climbed music charts around the world

The song Hold Me Closer was released early on Friday.

The song Hold Me Closer has been released.

In a short video shared on his social media, Sir Elton can be seen singing part of the song live at La Guerite beach restaurant in Cannes, France

The news was confirmed on Monday although details of the project remain limited.