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JustintimberlakejoinedforceswithchadHugoandPharrellWilliamstowriteRockyourbody, whichwasmeantforMichaelJackson, butnoteverysongcanmakethecutandthiswasamongthosethatwasrejectedbytheKingofPopwhenhewasputtingtogetherhisInvinciblealbum, likelynotwantingtowastesuch a wellwrittentrack, timberlakeincludeditonhisfirstsoloalbum, justified, but I don't mindrockyourbodypeakedatnumberfiveonthebillboardHot 100 wasaninternationalhitaswell.
ButafterShawnadecidednottousethesong, Westkeptitforhimselfandmadesometweakstotellthestoryfrom a malepointofview.
Uponitsrelease, GoldDiggerbecame a criticalandcommercialsuccess.
Itwasheavilypraisedbymusiccriticsandreachedwhatwasthen a recordbreakingnumberofdigitaldownloadsinoneweek.
Westscored a numberonesingleontheHot 100 withthistrackandearned a grammyforbestrapsoloperformance.
NumberfiveUmbrella.
Rihannafeaturingjay Z offeredtoBritneySpearsbackin 2007 BritneySpearswasgoingthrough a heavilypublicizedroughperiodinherpersonallifewhensongwritersTrickyStewartthedreamandcockerelreceivedthesongUmbrella, theyintendtendedtosecurethepopstar's nextbighit.
Thedemofloatedaroundfor a bituntiliteventuallyreachedRihannawhoconnectedtothesongalmostinstantlysherecordeditforherGoodGirlGoneBadalbumandtheresultwas a worldwidecharttopperand a Grammywinningtune.
Numberone, Babyonemoretime, BritneySpearsofferedtoTLC, a widelypopularmusicgrouppassedonbabyonemoretimebeforeitwasrecordedby a thenunknownBritneySpears.
Theyhowever, declinedtotakeiton a fewothernameswerereportedlyconsidered, butthetrackwasultimatelygiventoSpearswhoimmediatelyloveditandjumpedattheopportunitytorecorditasherdebutsingle, still a teenager.
Shewaslaunchedontotheglobalstagewiththereleaseofthesong, whichwas a hit, notjustintheStatesbutinternationallytoo.
Itwouldn't betheonlytime a rejectedsongbecame a BritneySpearsclassiceitherJustaskKylieMinogue, howshefeelsabouttoxic.
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