Elton John hopes Britney Spears collaboration will ‘restore her confidence’

Britney Spears and Elton John (AP/PA)

Elton John and Britney Spears have collaborated for the first time, creating single Hold Me Closer that sees the pop icons turn old sounds into something new.

The piano-driven single uses Elton’s 1971 hit Tiny Dancer as the skeleton and adds elements from his songs The One and Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.