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Britney Spears Releases Unreleased Track Co‑Written With Justin Timberlake

The newly issued song serves as the lead preview for a 25th‑anniversary reissue of her 2001 album that will add five previously unreleased tracks.

Overview

  • The song "She'll Never Be Me" has been made available on digital platforms as the preview for the Britney (25th Anniversary Edition).
  • Official composition credits list Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Bradley Daymond and Alex Greggs as co-writers of the track.
  • The recording dates to the sessions for Spears' 2001 album Britney and was left off the original release before being recovered for the anniversary set.
  • Lyrically the song frames a breakup from the perspective of a woman comparing herself to her ex's new partner and asserting she cannot be replaced.
  • The anniversary edition will add four more unreleased tracks titled "Right Now (Taste the Victory)," "Am I a Sinner," "When I Say So" and "My Big Secret," and the release renews attention on Spears' early-2000s era after a period of limited solo output.