Oh baby, baby!
It’s pretty much impossible to imagine the words that launched Britney Spears into music superstardom on her 1999 No. 1 hit “Baby One More Time” being originally sung by anyone else.
But if mega pop producer Simon Cowell had gotten his way, those infamous lyrics would have been delivered by one of his former UK boy bands called “Five”.
Only problem was that Max Martin — the legendary hitmaker who wrote and produced the song — had already promised it to a then-unknown artist named Britney Spears.
Find out what Simon did to try and sweeten the deal to get the song that was already promised to Britney Spears. Simon Cowell reveals he tried to get hit track Hit Me Baby One More Time for his band Five | Daily Mail Online
