Express (Christina Aguilera song)

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"Express"
Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
B-side"Show Me How You Burlesque"
ReleasedNovember 12, 2010 (2010-11-12)
Recorded2009
GenreElectropop
Length4:20
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • C. "Tricky" Stewart
  • Claude Kelly
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"I Hate Boys"
(2010) 		"Express"
(2010) 		"Show Me How You Burlesque"
(2010)
Licensed audio
"Christina Aguilera - Express (Burlesque Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" on
YouTube

"Express" is a song recorded by American singer

On Air with Ryan Seacrest to promote the soundtrack. It was also released to Italian radio as a single on November 12, 2010,[1] and to Australian radio on December 6.[2]

"Express" received generally favorable reviews from

Christina Aguilera: The Xperience
.

Background and composition

In support of her sixth studio album,

On Air with Ryan Seacrest radio show (KIIS-FM) on November 3, 2010 as a promotional single from the album.[8][9]

"Express" was written by Aguilera, Christopher Stewart and Claude Kelly, and was produced by Tricky Stewart.[7] Aguilera's vocals on the track span two octaves, from the low-note of E3 to the high-note of E5.[10] It is an electropop song;[11] the melody of "Express" is similar to the old-school style of "Lady Marmalade",[12] and has a dance production.[13] Thus, "Express" has an old-school sound, but is also modern.[13] Lyrically, the song evokes sexual theme, as she "seductively" sings, "Show a little leg, you gotta shimmy your chest".[14]

Reception

"Express" received mainly positive reviews from music critics. Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine called the song "nasty, buzzing bump-and-grind" and "a bionic 'Lady Marmalade'".[12] Blogcritics thought that "Express", among with "Show Me How You Burlesque" are the two songs that "work better in the context of the movie, where the elaborate visuals help distract from their lack of melody and strong hooks".[13] An online website, Movie-Moron was positive toward the track, saying that it is "the most modern sounding thing" in the soundtrack, also compared "Express" to Aguilera's 2002 single "Dirrty".[15] Jamie Tabberer of the Attitude magazine named "Express" a "glam big band number", and ranked it among the best songs ever recorded by Aguilera.[16]

Commercially, "Express" charted on several music charts worldwide, despite not being released as an official single. In the United States, the song peaked at number two on the

Swiss Singles Chart, "Express" debuted and peaked at number 54 on January 21, 2011, and stayed there for 3 weeks.[21] In Japan, the track also peaked at number 32,[22] and in Italy it charted at number 91.[23] The song reached number 58 on Australian Singles Chart in January 2011.[24]

Live performances

To promote "Express" and Burlesque, Aguilera has performed the track on two shows. Aguilera performed "Express" for the first time at the

Los Angeles, California.[25] During an interview with MTV News about the performance, Aguilera stated that the performance would be "fantastic" and would "give a fitting look inside the movie".[25] Wearing a "black spangly bodysuit" with knee-high boots and a bowler, Aguilera seated in a chair with her back to the audience in the beginning of the show.[25] She began to snap her fingers and leaned into the "jazzy, skittery rhythms" of "Express".[25] Later, the scene revealed a set made up to mimic the backstage at a burlesque club, with the singer surrounded by a number of dancers.[25] Gil Kaufman of MTV News said that the performance is a flash back to the "Dirrty-era" of Aguilera.[25]

On December 11, 2010, Aguilera performed "Express" again on

pre-watershed television.[26] ITV was later exonerated and the performances were deemed to be "at the limit" of acceptability for pre-watershed television.[27] However, Ofcom received about 2,868 complaints about the matter.[27]
The song was later included in the setlist for Aguilera's Vegas residency
Christina Aguilera: The Xperience, as well as her European/Mexican The X Tour
.

Impact

On February 18, 2011, a video featuring a 10-year-old Taiwanese boy dressing in drag and performing a dance number choreographed to "Express", channeling Aguilera's performance of the song in Burlesque, was uploaded to the Internet.[28] The video was met with controversy, with Billboard magazine questioning if "the kid's parents filmed his sexualized dance routine and uploaded it to YouTube".[28] In January 2021, Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the gold medal at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. During the 2020–21 season they danced to a medley of Aguilera's Burlesque songs, which included "Express".[29][30]

Accolades

Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2011 J-Wave Awards Song of the Year Nominated [31]

Charts

Chart (2010–11) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[24] 58
Italy (FIMI)[23] 91
Japan (
Japan Hot 100)[22]
 32
Swiss Singles Chart[21]
 54
UK Singles Chart (OCC)[19]
 75
UK R&B Chart (OCC)[20]
 21
US
Bubbling Under Hot 100 (Billboard)[17]
 2

Release history

Country Released Format Label
Italy[1] November 12, 2010 Contemporary hit radio RCA Records
Australia[2] December 6, 2010
Sony Music Entertainment

References

  1. ^ a b Tozzi, Edoardo (November 8, 2010). "Christina Aguilera – Express (Burlesque). Radio Date: 12 Novembre 2010". EarOne (in Italian). EarOne S.r.l. Archived from the original on August 1, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Christina Aguilera – Express (SME)". The Music Network (816). Archived from the original on June 1, 2012. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  3. ^ "Leona Lewis to tour with Christina Aguilera". Now Magazine. May 12, 2010. Archived from the original on December 15, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Sisario, Ben (May 24, 2010). "Christina Aguilera Postpones Tour – ArtsBeat Blog". The New York Times. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  5. ^ "A Message About The BIONIC Tour". ChristinaAguilera.com. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  6. ^ Mitchell, Gail (November 12, 2010). "Tricky Stewart Talks Jessica Simpson, 'Burlesque' Production". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 12, 2010.
  7. ^ a b Burlesque (liner notes). Christina Aguilera. RCA Records. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. E! Online. E!
    . Retrieved November 4, 2010.
  9. ^ Turner, Sadao (November 3, 2010). "Ryan Seacrest - World Premiere: New Music from Christina Aguilera 'Express'". Ryan Seacrest. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  10. ^ "Christina Aguilera – Express Sheet Music". Musicnotes.com. Universal Music Publishing Group. April 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  11. ^ "Showgirl Aguilera shows her skills". The Advertiser. January 16, 2011. Retrieved August 9, 2014.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ a b Henderson, Eric (November 21, 2010). "Burlesque: Original Soundtrack – Music Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 22, 2010.
  13. ^ a b c "Music Review: Burlesque – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Blogcritics. December 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  14. ^ Daw, Robbie (October 11, 2010). "Hop On The 'Express' That Is Christina Aguilera's 'Burlesque' Theme Song". Idolator. Buzz Media. Retrieved September 12, 2013.
  15. ^ "Burlesque Soundtrack – Songs". Movie-Moron. November 23, 2010. Archived from the original on November 27, 2010. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  16. ^ Tabberer, Jamie (August 2, 2022). "Christina Aguilera's 17 best songs ranked – from Dirrty to Beautiful". Attitude. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "Christina Aguilera - Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  18. ^ "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update". Zobbel Archive. Archived from the original on 2019-07-07. Retrieved September 6, 2013.
  19. ^ a b "Christina Aguilera – Artist – Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  20. ^ a b "2012–12–25 Top 40 R&B Singles Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  21. ^
    Schweizer Hitparade
    (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
  22. ^ a b "Hot 100 − JAPAN Charts − Billboard JAPAN". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). December 20, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-12-15. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  23. ^ a b "Tutti i successi del 2011" (in Italian). Hit Parade Italia. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  24. ^ a b "Every ARIA Top 100 Single in 2011". Top 100 Singles. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  25. ^
    Viacom
    . Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  26. Trinity Mirror
    . December 17, 2010. Retrieved December 30, 2012.
  27. ^ a b Conlan, Tara (April 20, 2011). "The X Factor cleared over Rihanna and Christina Aguilera dance routines". The Guardian. London: The Guardian News and Media. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  28. ^ a b Mapes, Jillian (February 18, 2011). "Watch: Little Boy Dresses Up like Christina Aguilera, Dances to 'Express'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  29. ^ Prahl, Amanda (January 17, 2021). "Watch the Sexy, Burlesque-Inspired Skate That Propelled These Ice Dancers to a National Title". PopSugar UK. Group Nine Media. Archived from the original on 2021-01-19. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  30. ^ "Madison HUBBELL / Zachary DONOHUE – isuresults.com". ISU Results. International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  31. ^ "2011 Tokyo Hot 100 Charts: Song of the Year" (in Japanese). J-Wave. Credit Saison. Archived from the original on March 24, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2024.

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