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He also shared a preview on Instagram, singing along to the track.

The cover art for their highly anticipated collaboration was also recently released.

The single's artwork features a famous picture of John as a child sitting at a piano, as well as a photo of Spears as a little girl wearing a pink dance costume.

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Interscope Records
PHOTO: Cover art for the Elton John and Britney Spears single, "Hold Me Closer" being released, Aug. 26, 2022.
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Spears' last studio album was the 2016 project \"Glory.\"

While she did put out three tracks in 2020, each song was an original recording for \"Glory\" that hadn't made the final cut. The songs were included on the deluxe reissue version of the album.

You can pre-save \"Hold Me Closer\" now.

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