"Toxic " is a song by American singer Britney Spears , taken as the second single from her fourth studio album In the Zone . The song is written in C Minor, according to MusicNotes.com. The song was written with Janet Jackson in mind before being offered to Australian singer Kylie Minogue , who turned down recording it.[ 1] It reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100 and went to #1 in the UK, Canada, Australia, Norway, and on Billboard ’s Hot Dance/Club Play and Mainstream Top 40/Pop Songs airplay charts.
In 2006, the song was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.[ 2]
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