Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine said that " Toxic " and " ( I Got That ) Boom Boom " , " find Britney dabbling in hip-hop , but it 's clear her heart lies in the clubs . " Jamie Gill of Yahoo! Music Radio commented that , " In the name of fairness , it will be noted that ' Toxic ' and ' Showdown ' could well have been good pop songs in the hands of any other singer than Spears . " Joan Anderman of '' The Boston Globe '' named it " a well-titled cascade of frantic , mechanized glissandos and dreadful canned strings that buries the album 's coolest ( only ? ) chorus under a joyless mass " . The song was ranked at number five in the 2004 Pazz & Jop poll by '' The Village Voice '' . " Toxic " was nominated for Best Song at the 2004 MTV Europe Music Awards , but lost to Outkast 's " Hey Ya ! " . However , it won Best Dance Pop Record at the 2004 Grammy Awards , making it her first ever won Grammy . It won Best Single at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards . Pitchfork listed the song at number three on their Top 50 Singles of 2004 list . Rob Mitchum commented that Spears " finally , she just acted like an adult , rather than constantly reminding us she was n't a girl anymore . " " Toxic " entered at number 53 on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 , on the issue dated January 31 , 2004 . It became the week 's " Highest Debut " . On March 27 , 2004 , it peaked at number nine ; it was her fourth single to reach the top-ten and became her first single to reach the top ten since " Oops ! ... I Did It Again " in 2000 . " Toxic " also topped both the Pop Songs and Hot Dance Club Songs charts . On October 25 , 2004 , the song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , for sales of 500,000 copies . As of March 2015 , " Toxic " has sold 2.2 million digital downloads in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan . It is her fifth best-selling digital single in the country . The song also topped the Canadian Singles Chart . " Toxic " debuted at the top of the Australian charts on March 15 , 2004 , and stayed in the position for two weeks . The song received a gold certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) for shipments over 35,000 units
2004 MTV Europe Music Awards
2004 MTV Europe Music Awards
Toxic (song)