Pop star Britney Spears released an animated music video in which she is portrayed as a bodysuit-wearing superheroine.

The video for Spears's song "Break the Ice" is the third single from her hit "Blackout" CD Wednesday. Last year she released two singles from the Blackout album which has sold more than 2 million copies worldwide.

Spears' Jive record company said the video was made in South Korea in Japanese style. According to British media, Spears came up with this idea.

The release of the video marks something of a comeback for Spears. She will also appear as a guest star on an upcoming episode of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."

A source close to the show said the episode would be taped this week and likely air on March 24, adding that Spears took part in a "table read" rehearsal for the segment on Monday.

That appearance marked her first public performance after giving birth to the older of her two sons, now 2.

Spears is also a dance instructor now at the Millennium dance studio in North Hollywood where she's been teaching classes for preteen girls.

Spears' career as a performer has been mostly on the skids since her personal life plunged into turmoil following her breakup with Federline in November 2006.

Spears was hospitalized twice for psychiatric evaluation in January 2008, and a Los Angeles judge has since granted her father control over her personal and business affairs.