Elton John hopes collaboration shows Britney Spears is ‘one of great pop stars’

“If anyone needs to have an arm put round her and to get back to what she does, it’s Britney,” he said.

Elton John (Joe Giddens/PA)

Elton John has said he collaborated with Britney Spears as he wanted to “enlighten everybody” that she is “one of the great pop stars of the world”.

The duo last month released their much-anticipated song Hold Me Closer, which mixes John’s 1971 hit Tiny Dancer with his 1992 song The One, while parts of Don’t Go Breaking My Heart, from 1976, also feature.