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On Tuesday, the 36-year-old singer shared a video to Twitter in honor of the iconic hit from 1998 that launched her into superstardom. Along with the behind-the-scenes clip, Spears emotionally thanked her fans for supporting her career through the years.
“It’s hard to put into words what today means to me…” she began the tweet. “20 years ago, the world heard my music for the very first time! So much has happened since then…”
“But what I really want to say is thank you to my amazing fans who have been there for me since day 1…” she continued.
Added Spears in aseparate tweet: “Your support over the years has meant the absolute world to me!! Love you all!”
The singer also shared a link to the full YouTube video paying tribute to herhit song’s 20th anniversary. The short clip features footage of Spears rehearsing for the music video, as well as her on set during the shoot and in interviews before the song made it big.
“If I hear my song on the radio, I’ll just be like, crazy. I’d be like, ‘Oh my gosh!'” a young Spears says in the clip. “I think that’d be so cool. I would love that… that’d be a great experience.”
Little did Spears know at the time, the song would skyrocket her to the fame.
Although she was a relatively unknown singer at the time of its release, the song went on to become her first No. 1 hit — and to date, has sold over 10 million copies, according toBillboard.
Back in August, ahead of the 20th anniversary, Spears hadnothing but good things to sayabout her debut single.
“The whole song is about the stress that we all go through as teens,” Spears toldThe Guardian, explaining that while she always “knew it was a great song,” she had no idea how important it would end up being for her career.
“It was different and I loved it, [but] I don’t think you can anticipate how a song is going to be received,” she remarked.
Asked to weigh in on how she feels about the song now, Spears toldThe Guardianthat she couldn’t believe so much time had passed already.
“Wow, that went quick. It was such a fun and crazy time,” the singer remarked. “It was a bit of a blur.”
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Spears recentlyannounced her return to Las Vegaswith a new residency show, titledDomination, just nine months after wrapping herPiece of Meshow.
Dominationwill launch at Park Theater at Park MGM, which is the same venue whereLady Gaga,Cher,Bruno Mars, andAerosmithwill be performing their respective shows. She willreportedlyrake in $507,000 per show, making her the highest paid performer in Vegas.
Her first show is scheduled in February 2019.
source: people.com
