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I'm a Slave 4 U

Dance-pop
Dance-popRhythm and blues

I'm a Slave 4 U is a Dance-pop and Rhythm and blues act. Their sound grew out of Madonna, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Vanity 6 and Prince. Those roots explain a lot about how I'm a Slave 4 U arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Party in the U.S.A. and Rumors, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Lindsay Lohan and Nicki Minaj, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around I'm a Slave 4 U, reaching back through Madonna and forward to Miley Cyrus. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

"I'm a Slave 4 U" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her third studio album, Britney (2001). Written and produced by Chad Hugo and Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes, it was released on September 24, 2001, by Jive Records as the lead single from the album. Marking a transition for Spears from the teen pop sounds of her previous singles, "I'm a Slave 4 U" is an R&B song. The lyrics describes the plea of a young woman to be liberated and feel independent.

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I'm a Slave 4 UMadonnaJanet JacksonMichael JacksonVanity 6PrinceMiley CyrusSelena GomezLindsay LohanNicki MinajParty in the U.S.A.Rumors

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I'm a Slave 4 U connections

I'm a Slave 4 U grew out of Madonna, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson and Vanity 6, shares an orbit with Party in the U.S.A. and Rumors, went on to shape Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez, Lindsay Lohan and Nicki Minaj. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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