Toxic is a dance-pop/techno-pop song with elements of bhangra music, “Toxic” features varied instrumentation, such as drums, synthesizers, and surf guitar. It is accompanied by high-pitched Bollywood strings, sampled from Lata Mangeshkar and S. P. Balasubrahmanyam’s “Tere Mere Beech Mein” (1981), and breathy vocals. Its lyrics draw an extended metaphor of a lover as a dangerous yet addictive drug.

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