"From Rejected Demo to Pop Icon: Celebrating 25 Years of Britney Spears' '…Baby One More Time'"

Britney Spears' iconic hit song "...Baby One More Time" turns 25, but its journey to success was not without obstacles. The song, originally rejected by TLC, Robyn, and the Backstreet Boys, eventually found its way to Britney Spears, who loved it and recorded it as her debut single. Despite concerns about the title, the song became an instant hit, reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It remains one of the bestselling songs in music history and catapulted Spears to become the pop star of a generation.