Britney Spears has never really set the musical bar high, but William Orbit, Spears’ producer on an unreleased track “Alien”, is pretty pissed that someone leaked the song prior to it getting all auto-tuned and tweaked.

Sounding like a walrus being punched in the gut, Britney belts out a similar sounding verse and chorus to all of her other songs through her 14-odd-year career. It’s as bad as you’d expect, and sounds just like any other Britney song in our eyes, but Orbit isn’t happy it’s out there.

Warming up is essential if you’re a pro, as it is with a runner doing stretches, and it takes a while to do properly. I’ve heard all manner of sounds emitted during warmups. The point is that it is not supposed to be shared with millions of listeners.

A generous singer will put something down the mic to help the engineer get their systems warmed up and at the right level, maybe whilst having a cup of herb tea and checking through lyrics before the session really kicks off. It’s not expected to be a ‘take’.

Check out the un-auto-tuned version above, and the over-produced final version below (which is equally as bad) below:

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