"Everytime" is a song by American singer Britney Spears, taken from her fourth studio album "In the Zone" (2003). It was released on May 10, 2004, by Jive Records as the third single from the album. After her relationship with singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake ended in 2002, she became friends with her backing vocalist Annet Artani. They started writing songs together at Spears's house in Los Angeles, and then traveled to Lombardy, Italy, where they collaborated on "Everytime". Spears composed the music herself, but she developed the lyrics with her friend. According to Artani, the song was written as a response to Timberlake's 2002 song "Cry Me a River"; Spears has neither confirmed nor denied this claim.