Britney Spears song originally featured on “Bratz” soundtrack

For all I know this could be old news to a lot of people but I had never heard this before, and considering TMZ just posted it this morning, I assume I’m not the only one.

One of my favorite Britney Spears songs off of “Circus” is “Out From Under”. There’s just something really appealing about it, the soft way she sings it, the high notes, I really love it and would be very happy if it gets released as a single.

It turns out the song is not an original, but rather a cover. “Out From Under” was originally featured on the Bratz movie soundtrack, recorded by singer Joanna Pacitti. The reason that this news has come out now is that Joanna was just shown this week, auditioning for American Idol. She got a gold ticket and will be moving on to the Hollywood round. If she’s already had a song on a motion picture soundtrack (even if it is a kids’ movie), you’d think she wouldn’t need Idol but I guess that just shows how much of a bitch the music industry can be and that anyone can use some extra exposure to become successful.

I’d like to let you listen to both versions.

This is Britney Spears singing “Out From Under” off of the “Circus” album:

I could not find a single video of Joanna Pacitti’s version of “Out From Under” on YouTube. I wouldn’t be surprised if Idol’s legal team stepped in to get them all removed because I keep seeing comments that indicate it used to exist but it’s completely gone. However, TMZ has a brief audio clip which you can hear by clicking here.

I’m torn. Like I said, this is one of my favorites off the album so of course I’m partial to Britney. However, I can’t deny that Joanna has a beautiful voice too. I like both versions, to tell you the truth. I hope Joanna does well on American Idol and meanwhile, I’ll keep listening to Brit’s version of the song!

Which do you prefer?