Britney Spears’ Heartbreaking Ballad Is A Chart Hit Once Again

LAS VEGAS, NV - SEPTEMBER 24: Singer Britney Spears performs onstage at the iHeartRadio Music ... [+] Festival at T-Mobile Arena on September 24, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Britney Spears' 20-year-old single "Everytime" is a chart hit again in the U.K. this week. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Britney Spears hasn't given her fans anything new to enjoy in more than a year. They may not receive a tune or full-length in quite some time, either, as the singer has made her displeasure with the music industry well-known, and she may be done recording material. In lieu of a previously unknown tune, her following is instead refocusing their listening and buying attention on some of the songs that made her a global powerhouse.

One of Spears' most successful ballads returns this week in the U.K. The single finds its way back to more than one tally, as sales of the cut improved enough recently to become a hit all over again.

"Everytime" breaks back onto a pair of lists in the United Kingdom, though it only barely manages to do so. The tune lands at No. 90 on the Official Singles Downloads ranking, and three rungs lower on the Official Singles Sales roster.

Spears released "Everytime" in 2004 as a single from her album In the Zone. The song was different from much of her output, which is usually all about dancing, having a good time, sexual innuendos, and other joyful endeavors. "Everytime" is slower, calmer, and it showed a different side of the musician–which likely helps explain the cut's success.

"Everytime" eventually climbed to No. 1 on the main singles ranking in the U.K. It was her second leader from In the Zone, following "Toxic." Lead single "Me Against the Music," which saw Spears team up with Madonna, stalled at No. 2.

Spears only has one song on the U.K. charts at the moment, but it seems that the surprise success of "Everytime" may have helped her rise on the albums rankings. The Grammy winner's The Singles Collection is climbing on two tallies across the pond this week, which isn't odd, considering that one of the tracks featured on its tracklist is surging. The compilation pushes one rung on the Official Albums Streaming (No. 57) and nearly 10 slots on the main albums ranking (No. 69).