Baz Luhrmann teases Britney Spears remix of Elvis Presley’s ‘Viva Las Vegas’

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23 Sep 2022, 18:48

The mash-up featured in the directors recent biopic.

Baz Luhrmann has teased the full release of Britney Spears‘ remix of Elvis Presley‘s ‘Viva Las Vegas’.

The Moulin Rouge! directors new Elvis biopic features a version of ‘Viva Las Vegas’ mashed up with Britney’s 2003 hit ‘Toxic’, but the version was left off the film’s official soundtrack.

Luhrmann has now told Rolling Stone is is his “commitment” to get the version of the song released.

“There’s a lot of love, a lot of intense love for the Britney/Elvis track in the movie, and it’s my commitment to try [to release the song],” Luhrmann said.

Last month, Britney teamed up with Elton John for the new single ‘Hold Me Closer’.

The song is a reimagining of John’s 1971 classic track ‘Tiny Dancer’. It marked the first new material from Spears since her 2016 album ‘Glory’ (an outtake from that record, ‘Swimming In The Stars’, came out in late 2020).

Writing on Twitter ahead of the song’s release, the pop star – whose controversial 13-year conservatorship was terminated last November – said she felt “kinda overwhelmed” as she prepared to make her musical comeback. “It’s a big deal to me!!!” she wrote.

Elvis will always be The King. But Britney? She's always be our Queen.