The Meaning of ‘Hit Me Baby, One More Time’ Revealed in This Flashback Friday Spotlight

It has been out for 17 years and we finally now know a true meaning behind it with this B101.7 Flashback Friday Spotlight!

Britney Spears made a splash in 1998 with her bouncy pop smash singing, 'hit me baby, one more time.' What you may have thought was the meaning behind that line is probably wrong.

Even Britney's label thought the line was a little too racy for a song title and cut it back to, 'Baby One More Time.' Is she singing about being physically hit or something dirty? Not at all.

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Apparently, Swedish song writers are using slang here for a phone call. Yes, a tale of missing someone after break up, and just wishing for a phone call to happen, just one more time. That's it. Did you already think that? Be honest now. Hey, at least we can all feel better there is true innocence for the then teen who was just a few years removed from being a Mouseketeer.

I mean, it just wouldn't be right for little Brit to be a bad girl. Just look at her on the Mickey Mouse Club! Yeah, in the video clip below, she is joined by other future pop stars Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera.

Here's the iconic school based music video for Britney Spears' 'Baby One More Time.'