Britney Spears stans are making waves in the music world by sending her 2011 song ‘Selfish’ up the charts, and it’s all to troll Justin Timberlake’s comeback single. The pop rivalry is heating up once again as fans of the iconic pop star Britney Spears have taken to driving her 13-year-old song ‘Selfish’ to new heights on the charts in response to Justin Timberlake’s latest release.

Timberlake, who paused his ongoing apology tour, recently dropped what is being perceived as his comeback single, also titled ‘Selfish.’ However, in a display of pure pop pettiness, Britney’s dedicated fan base has rallied to propel her older track to the forefront of the music scene.

The unexpected surge in the song’s popularity appears to have originated from a tweet by a prominent Britney fan account on X (formerly Twitter), promoting the ‘release’ of ‘Selfish,’ a track from the deluxe version of Spears’ 2011 album Femme Fatale. This strategic move has resulted in the song’s ascent into the top 40 of the U.S. iTunes chart, with the potential to break into the top 10.

According to the Britney fan account BritneyxYtube, this campaign initially began as a lighthearted jest in response to Timberlake’s announcement of his new single from his first album in five years, ‘Everything I Thought It Was.’ The fan account expressed astonishment at the unexpected scale of the movement, stating, ‘I still can’t believe that it became so big, and we see the results we see now.’ They further conveyed their joy at witnessing the resurgence of Spears’ song after all these years, affirming, ‘We are all so happy to see her song making a comeback after all these years!!!’

While Spears has confirmed that she has no intention of making a comeback in the music industry, Timberlake, on the other hand, is set to perform ‘Selfish’ on Saturday Night Live as the musical guest, alongside host Dakota Johnson. However, the tides have turned against the once-revered pop sensation, as his past actions against Spears and Janet Jackson have come under renewed scrutiny in the current cultural climate. Furthermore, revelations from Spears’ memoir, ‘The Woman in Me,’ have shed light on the darker aspects of her relationship with Timberlake, including his coercion for her to undergo an abortion and his manipulation of their breakup narrative in the ‘Cry Me a River’ video.

Despite Britney’s apparent detachment from the past, her loyal fan base continues to harbor resentment. However, this hasn’t deterred Timberlake, who remains undeterred in his musical pursuits. As the pop rivalry intensifies, Britney Spears’ ‘Selfish’ continues to climb the charts, proving that her influence in the music industry remains as potent as ever.