Can't Hold Us Down

Can't Hold Us Down
Christina Aguilera feat. Lil 'Kim
publication	July 8, 2003
length	4:14
Genre (s)	Pop , hip-hop , R&B
Author (s)	Christina Aguilera, Scott Storch , Matt Morris
music	Scott stork
album	Stripped

Can't Hold Us Down is the fourth single from Christina Aguilera's second studio album, Stripped . The song was released in 2003. Can't Hold Us Down is a duet with the rapper Lil 'Kim . The song reached number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 , making the song Aguilera's tenth Top 20 hit in the United States. The single peaked at number 2 in New Zealand , number 6 in the UK and number 5 in Australia . The song was nominated in 2004 for a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Duet with Vocal .

background

Can't Hold Us Down was written and produced by Aguilera, Matt Morris and Scott Storch . It's a duet with the rapper Lil 'Kim, who worked with Aguilera on Lady Marmalade on the cover of the Moulin Rouge! Soundtrack from 2001. Both are friends since the recording of Lady Marmalade , Christina and Kim together formed a "Girl Power" team. The song is a sample from P.Diddy's hit Can't Nobody Hold Me Down .

As with the previous singles, Can't Hold Us Down was inspired by hip-hop through Lil 'Kim .

The song is not featured on Aguilera's Greatest Hits album Keeps Gettin 'Better: A Decade of Hits .

Music video

The music video was directed by David LaChapelle , the music video was filmed in Los Angeles , behind a backdrop that depicts Manhattan in the 80s. In the music video, Aguilera is dancing with a man on the street . Then dancers join in and Aguilera starts singing. Then Lil 'Kim starts rapping. The music video premiered on August 23, 2003 on BETs 106 & Park .

CD versions and formats

CD single United States

• Radio edit
• Suggested callout hook

DVD single

• Can't Hold Us Down (Music Video)
• Album version
• Beautiful (Brother Brown Divine Mix)
• Impossible (Performance Snippet)
• Get Mine, Get Yours (Performance Snippet)

CD single Netherlands and United Kingdom

• Album version
• Sharp Boys Orange Vocal Mix
• Jacknife Lee Remix

Promotional LP for DJs

• Album Version (Side A)
• Instrumental (Side B)
• Acapella version (Side B)

UK Promotional LP

• Sharp Boys Orange Vocal Mix

CD single Europe , Oceania , Asia

• Album version
• Sharp Boys Orange Vocal Mix
• Jacknife Lee Remix

Remix versions

• Can't Hold Us Down (Sharp Boys Orange Vocal Mix) (7:22)
• Can't Hold Us Down (Sharp Beyond Dub)
• Can't Hold Us Down (Jacknife Lee Mix) (4:30)
• Can't Hold Us Down (Jacknife Lee Dub)
• Can't Hold Us Down (Da Yard Riddim Mix) (4:16) - remixed by Steven Marsden (also known as Lenky); featuring Tanya Stephens
• OranGefuzZz (Tiny Purple Shorts Dub)
• OranGefuzZz (Tiny Purple Shorts Club Mix)
• Can't Hold Us Down (Medasyn Mix) (4:11) - remixed by Gabriel Olegavich
• Can't Hold Us Down (Medasyn Instrumental) - remixed by Gabriel Olegavich
• Can't Hold Us Down (Altar Unreleased Tribal Mix) (8.26)

Commercial win

Can't Hold Us Down was successfully represented in the charts, in the US Billboard Hot 100 the song just missed the top ten with 12th place. Internationally, the song reached the top ten in the UK , Australia , Ireland , Germany and a few other countries, in New Zealand the song reached number 2. Can't Hold Us Down has sold over 3.2 million copies worldwide to date.

Chart placements

Chart placements

Charts	Top ranking	Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK)	9 (14 weeks)	14th
Austria (Ö3)	13 (17 weeks)	17th
Switzerland (IFPI)	11 (26 weeks)	26th
United Kingdom (OCC)	6th (10 weeks)	10
United States (Billboard)	12 (20 weeks)	20th

country	Award	Sales figures
Australia	gold	35,000

Annual charts

country	placement
Australia	95
Germany	62
New Zealand	29
Switzerland	44

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christina Aguilera feat. Lil 'Kim - Can't Hold Us Down Chart Placement Germany. GfK Entertainment , accessed on September 24, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Christina Aguilera feat. Lil 'Kim - Can't Hold Us Down Chart placement Austria. In: Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien, accessed September 24, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Christina Aguilera feat. Lil 'Kim - Can't Hold Us Down Chart Placement Switzerland. In: Hitparade.ch. Hung Medien, accessed September 24, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Christina Aguilera feat. Lil 'Kim - Can't Hold Us Down Charthistory United Kingdom. Official Charts Company , accessed September 24, 2019 . 
5. ↑ Christina Aguilera feat. Lil 'Kim - Can't Hold Us Down Chart Position United States. Billboard , accessed September 24, 2019 . 
6. ^ Australian Recording Industry Association: ARIA charts - End of year charts . aria.com.au. 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
7. ^ University of Würzburg: German year-end chart . ki.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de. 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2009.
8. ↑ End of Year Charts 2003. Recorded Music NZ , accessed May 16, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Hit Parade: Swiss year-end chart . swisscharts.com. 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2009.