Britney ends her retirement

Britney Spears has ended her self-imposed retirement after less than three months.

The pop babe, who announced she was quitting showbiz to start a family after marrying second husband Kevin Federline in October, returned to work last Thursday (30.12.04) after calling an American radio station to unveil her forthcoming single.

The 22-year-old star made the surprise call to Kiiss-FM station in Los Angeles and asked radio bosses to preview an unfinished edit of new single Mona Lisa.

She said of the track: "The recordings are all live. There's a lot of stuff you can do to make them better.

"It's going to get better. This is a really rough mix."

The sexy star then dedicated the self-penned song, which was recorded while she was touring last summer, to "all the legends and icons out there."

She added: "I recorded Mona Lisa when I was on tour, right before I hurt my knee. It was done, I think, four or five months ago.

"It definitely has the raw thing going on."

Britney also told listeners that the track would feature on forthcoming sixth album, provisionally titled 'The Original Doll' and hinted that her return to pop would take place "before summertime, or maybe a little sooner than that."