"I think this is a more adult Britney, definitely a more adult Britney," the video's director, Ben Mor, told MTV News about the sleek clip, packed with eye-popping costume changes and Spears getting down in a fierce desert dance routine. "You can't have soft visuals for a song called 'Work Bitch,' and we sure as hell didn't."

The high-energy dance track is the first single from Spears' still-untitled eighth studio album, which is set for release on Dec. 3. It's the first full-length from the singer since 2011 album Femme Fatale, which featured such hits as "Hold it Against Me."