"Break the Ice" is a song by American pop singer Britney Spears. Written by Nate "Danja" Hills, Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica, Keri Hilson and James Washington, it was produced by Danja for Spears' fifth studio album Blackout (2007). The track was released as the third single from the album in the first quarter of 2008. Its accompanying music video features an animated version of Spears.

Spears collaborated with Hills, Araica, Hilson and Washington for "Break the Ice", who were behind her comeback single "Gimme More" (2007). The production team worked on the track when Spears was pregnant with her second child. They arranged the vocals in Spears' house at Beverly Hills, California, three weeks before she gave birth, and was recorded at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was mixed by Araica in Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles. A demo of the song leaked as "Been a While" onto the internet, but it later appeared as "Break the Ice" on Blackout's final tracklisting.

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