Alien

"Alien" is a song recorded by American singer Britney Spears for her eighth studio album, Britney Jean (2013). It was written by Spears, William Orbit, Dan Traynor, Ana Diaz, and Anthony Preston, and produced by Orbit and HyGrade. "Alien" is a mid-tempo dance-pop song, which lyrically discusses Spears's feelings of loneliness. "Alien" received acclaim from music critics, who appreciated its production and recognized it as being among the more personal offerings from the record. The track peaked at number eight on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 and debuted at 147 on the French Singles Chart despite not being a single from Britney Jean. The track has been performed during Spears's residency concert, Britney: Piece of Me (2014). Background After serving as a judge on the second season of the American version of The X Factor, Spears began work on her eighth studio album in December 2012. In May 2013, record producer William Orbit was announced to be working on the project. Upon the announcement of her record in September 2013, titled Britney Jean, Spears described her collaboration with Orbit, titled "Alien", as "really cool" and "really great". Early reports speculated that the song would feature American recording artist Lady Gaga, as suggested by a tweet posted to Twitter by executive producer will.i.am, although such a collaboration never came to fruition. On November 18, 2013, preceding the release date of Britney Jean on December 3, a demo version of the track was leaked online; Orbit commented that it was the "right song [with the] wrong chorus notes", which had been corrected on the final production. On December 22, 2013, Spears announced through her E! documentary special I Am Britney Jean that "Alien" would likely be released as a single from Britney Jean, although it never came to fruition.