Britney Spears gets all steamed up in new video 3

There's an old saying 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'... and that certainly appears to be the formula behind Britney Spears' latest video.

The promo to her new single 3, which was premiered online last night, features Britney writhing around in scantily-clad outfits with male dancers in the best way she knows how.

In the sexy new video, Britney purrs 'three is a charm, two is not the same' as she sings about the joy of threesomes.

The song mentions 'Peter, Paul and Mary' - not a homage to the 60's folk group, but a sexual slangword for a threesome.

One of the scenes shows Britney wearing a slashed-to-the-navel leotard getting all hot and bothered in a steam room.

She also wears the same leotard as she joins a flexible group of female dancers doing acrobatics around a pole - leaving Britney wiggling in the middle.
Like many of her recent hits, Britney's vocals are altered with autotune, giving the song a futuristic, contemporary feel.

Her new song 3 will be released in the UK to buy in shops on November 16, ahead of her The Single Collection, set to hit shelves on November 23.
Two weeks ago, the song went straight in at number three in America's Billboard Hot 11 single charts.



Taking to her Twitter micro-blogging site, Britney said: 'I want to thank my fans for making 3 the No. 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.

'I am truly blessed with the greatest fans in the world and I am so happy y'all love it because I do this all for you.'

The song is written by Max Martin - the producer who helped catapult 16-year-old Spears into the world spotlight with Hit Me Baby One More Time 10 years ago.