Oops — he did it again.
Elton John on Friday released his new single, "Hold Me Closer," a splashy duet with Britney Spears that mashes up John's early-1970s classic "Tiny Dancer" with the title track from his 1992 album "The One."
As shameless as it is delectable, the new song is a clear bid to replicate the success of "Cold Heart," John's 2021 collaboration with Dua Lipa, which blended several of his old tunes — most prominently "Rocket Man" and "Sacrifice" — into a sleek bit of radio bait that carried John into the top 10 of Billboard's Hot 100 for the first time in more than two decades.
