Britney Spears with Max Martin in the studio to record the single that would later become a pop icon …Baby One More Time in 1998

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    1. PrestigiousMention on

      Max Martin is swedish and his english wasnt so good. He thought “hit me” and “hit me up” meant the same thing. hence the confusing lyrics.

      lyrics were never really a priority for the guy, and he has like 5 Grammys so you all can be the judge on how important they are in pop music. Martin calls his system for writing lyrics “maxematics” and it has to do with how vowels and consonants match up with the music not what’s being said.

      source- The Song Machine

    2. Bright-Emotion-7865 on

      Crazy to see the moment before pop’s tectonic shift—chorus that ruled every mall and car radio.

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