Clean brings you new music on the daily. We make sure you stay up to date with the latest releases you shouldn’t miss out on. However, every now and then, we like to take a little throwback. Whether it’s a song we believe you may have missed or a true blast from the past that once dominated the charts, these moments are here to remind us what today’s music is built on. We celebrate the hits of today — and revisit yesterday’s best tunes, like the one below.

Our favorite pop star has been in the news for anything but her music lately. After her arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and selling her masters, the focus seems to be on negative headlines only. This is nothing new for the ‘Why Should I Be Sad’ hitmaker — she has been living under this kind of scrutiny ever since she stepped into fame. At Clean, we prefer to shine a light on her incredible discography.

Back in 2003, Britney Spears released what we still consider her best album to date. In the Zone brought us hits such as ‘Toxic’ and ‘Everytime’ — both of which have gone down in history as some of the best songs ever released by a commercial pop artist. But the album offers so much more than just these chart-topping smashes. Listening to the project as a whole today only confirms how timeless her fourth studio album truly is.

For the album, she teamed up with producer Mark Taylor, who has worked with icons like Cher, Celine Dion and Kylie Minogue. No surprise he ended up creating magic with the ultimate pop star. Together, they delivered the flirty, steamy and undeniably sexy ‘Breathe On Me’.

The track blends dance-pop with trip-hop influences, wrapped in sensual lyrics where heavy breathing becomes a clear metaphor for intimacy. It even leans into subtle trance elements, making it the perfect track to close out a way too sweaty club night full of dancing. The song quite literally resembles a climax — the kind of moment where the music peaks, the blinds open for a second, and the first light of sunrise floods the room. Pure perfection.