Christina Aguilera Keeps Gettin' Better
Back from Basics, Genie Targets Dancefloor with New Dance Single
Sep 22, 2008
Christina Aguilera bounced onto the pop scene back in 1999 with her self-titled album and signature song “Genie in a Bottle” which reached number 1 on the Billboard charts for several weeks.
Her follow up album, 2002’s Stripped, produced even more hits for the blonde bombshell and despite being one of the longest and most misconstrued albums of the year, it gave contemporaries such as Britney Spears a run for their money.
Taking a cue from Madonna, as the hits got bigger, the outfits became smaller until Aguilera became better known for what she wasn’t wearing than what she was singing about. Four years later things changed again.
Back to Basics
2006 marked a stark redirection in Aguilera’s career with the release of her double disc “Back to Basics” a golden era inspired album that was uneven at best. It produced the stellar hit “Ain’t No Other Man” but subsequent singles fizzled at radio and the project soon drifted off the radar.
Fast forward to 2008 and Aguilera, now a married mother of one, embarks on the comeback trail with a fresh new sound (in her case) and a song destined for both the dancefloor and the upper echelons of the charts.
Genie Targets Dancefloor
“Keeps Getting Better” borrows heavily from Goldfrapp’s giant dancefloor smash “Ooh La La” - all that’s missing is Alison’s cooing. The songs sound so similar that it’s more of an “Ooh La La – part deux” than an original single.
Unlike past tracks where Aguilera practiced vocal gymnastics to nauseating effects, she keeps a rather low profile on this single. Singing it steadily and strongly, she allows her pipes to emerge without over emphasizing.
Composed by Aguilera and Linda Perry, who also wrote such hits as “Beautiful”, “Hurt” and “Candyman”, “Keeps Getting Better” showcases very different sides of this young diva.
Everywoman lyrics such as “Some days I'm a super bitch / Up to my old tricks / But it won't last forever / Next day I'm your super girl / Out to save the world / And it keeps gettin' better”, stresses that Aguilera’s many influences and musical directions, aim to break her out of the teen pop mould she cast herself in with her first two albums.
Keeps Getting Better – A Decade of Hits
“Keeps Getting’ Better” is taken from Aguilera’s greatest hits package Keeps Getting’ Better – A Decade of Hits sold exclusively through Target chain stores in the United States. The collection also includes unreleased track “Dynamite” and re-recorded versions of “Genie in a Bottle” and “Beautiful” exclusive to this package.
Keeps Getting’ Better – A Decade of Hits is released on November 11, 2008. “Keeps Getting’ Better” is now available as a digital download on the Canadian iTunes store.
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