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Halsey Was ‘Really Nervous’ About Clearing Britney Spears ‘Lucky’ Sample: ‘How Has This Not Been Done Before?’

Halsey said that using Britney Spears' "Lucky" as a sample made her really "nervous" at first. Here's the reason why.

“Am I about to bark up a tree of disappointment where I fall in love with this song and there’s a reason it hasn’t been sampled in a really big way yet?” the About-Face Beauty founder continued. “So I was really nervous, and ultimately, when I got the blessing from Britney and Max Martin — who was involved in the original version of the song — having them onboard, I was like, every single day of the process I was waiting for someone to be like, ‘Just kidding, you don’t get to do it anymore. Watch the clip below, and you can listen to Capital Breakfast With Jordan North, Chris and Sian weekdays from 6-10 a.m. across the U.K. and on Global Player.

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