"Break the Ice" is the third official single by American pop singer Britney Spears from her album Blackout . Written by Nate "Danja" Hills, Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica, Keri Hilson and James Washington, it was produced by Danja for Spears' fifth studio album, Blackout. The track was released as the third and final single from the album in the first quarter of 2008. Its accompanying music video features an Anime version of Spears.

Background

Spears collaborated with Hills, Araica, Hilson and Washington for "Break the Ice", who were behind her comeback single, "Gimme More". The production team worked on the track when Spears was pregnant with her second child. A demo of the song leaked onto the Internet, entitled "It's Been A While".