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The original (video) version is included here alongside 3 remixes. I admit that I bought this CD as a Madonna fan, and I do not like Britney much. Therefore, it's probably not surprising that my favorite part of the original song is when Madonna coos seductively - "Hey Britney, you say you wanna lose control. Come over her I got something to show you."

The Rishi Rich's Desi Kutcha Remix adds an exotic Middle-Eastern flair to the song, which is quite successful. The Peter Rauhofer radio mix is very similar to the original - too much so. The Mad Brit Mixshow is a mostly instrumental version that highlights a few choice sections of the song. Overall, "Me Against the Music" and its 3 remixes are rather disappointing, and I think that this CD will appeal primarily to hardcore Madonna or Britney fans.


Me against the music - the name says it all   December 28, 2003
 7 out of 13 found this review helpful

I'm glad to see that Britney Spears has at least publicly acknowledged that she has been waging a war against music. It's still too early to see if good music will win out, or if Britney and her legions of evil who gave her a record contract will ultimately achieve unholy victory.
Britney Spears exemplifies what is wrong with the music industry today. There's now just a few corporate conglomerates using their resources try to sell people bad music like this. All the radio stations in this country are practically owned by only two companies, Viacom and Clearchannel, who want the same limited number of "recognizable" songs played so as to maximize their advertising revenue. Radio listeners are less likely than ever to have access to good music.
Avoid this kind of heavily-promoted garbage and seek out some good music. It's out there if you look for it.


Get's Me In The Zone!!!   November 23, 2003
 5 out of 5 found this review helpful

Britney sounds fantastic on this new sound. Me Against the Music is a classic urban house hiphop club song kinda thing. All the clubs I've been to play it or some remix of it and people are shaking their butts to it. It sounds great blasting out of my Benz too. The beats on this song are tremendous and though its a little crowded with Madonna and background singers, Me Against The Music is a great club anthem and really shows that Britney does have talent. And hey, its not even one of the best tracks on In The Zone...sop go out and buy the album cause it fits the who;le club thing too!! Madonna is a great addition to this song but again the vocals and production make for a kind of crowded song but hey its Britney and everything she does works! Rock on! LATE!


Silly and Boring.   January 16, 2004
 5 out of 7 found this review helpful

On paper, the concept is pure genius: Madonna, pop tart of the 1980s, teaming up with Britney Spears, pop tart of the new millennium. The collaboration could have been as titillating as the lesploitation kiss they shared at the 2003 VMAs. Instead, we get a generic dance single that's silly, boring, and goes limp faster than Britney's marriage. "Me Against the Music" stiffed on the charts upon release, and you can credit that to the forced come-ons and lack of chemistry between the two singers. In fact, the duet sounds so impersonal, Madonna could have very well recorded her vocals on an Mp3 file before FedExing them to Spears. "Hey Britney," goes Madonna, "you say you wanna lose control?" Well, if both singers lost a little "control" and got a tighter groove, "Me Against the Music" would be the killer dance tune it could have--and SHOULD have--been.


A good first attempt at growing up   January 25, 2004
 5 out of 6 found this review helpful

Oh dear, am I the only person who actually likes this song? I'll be honest; I wasn't expecting too, Britney Spears has often reminded me of a plastic Barbie doll, all assets and no talent.

However after hearing this song and watching the video I found that I had changed my mind, the song is clever and well sung. It also has a great beat, and the combination of rap, and mellow lyrics have me tapping my foot to it whenever I hear it on the radio.

I wouldn't say it's the sort of song you'd have playing all the time in the dance clubs but its great background music and therefore something different from some of the dross we are subjected to every day.

Madonna gives it a real added boost, the young with the experienced, both strutting their stuff and doing a pretty good job of it.

Britney is growing up and doing it her way. She might make mistakes along the way but at least she has proven she can sing and dance with the best of them and in the back stabbing, harsh uncompromising world of the Music Industry that is a pretty good feat...