Dirrty
| Dirrty | |
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| Christina Aguilera feat. Redman | |
| publication | September 14, 2002 |
| length | 4:58 |
| Genre (s) |
Hip-Hop , Contemporary R&B |
| Author (s) | Christina Aguilera, Reggie Noble , Dana Stinson , Balewa Muhammad, Jasper Cameron |
| Producer (s) |
Rockwilder , Christina Aguilera |
| album | Stripped |
Dirrty is a R & B - song of the American singer Christina Aguilera , they together with the rapper Redman has recorded. The piece was the first single from their fourth studio album Stripped and was released on September 14, 2002.
content
Dirrty is a piece with hip-hop and R&B elements. The text contains numerous sexual allusions such as table dance . At the beginning Christina Aguilera asks the listener to move around on the dance floor and to behave “dirrty” ( corruption of Engl. Dirty (dirty)). She herself will dance with her friends until the early hours of the morning and work up a sweat so much that she will undress.
Redman's rap verse is also about partying and about going to the club to find a good-looking woman. Above all, Aguilera wanted to shed her teen pop image with Dirrty , which she had after her first albums, and which she had previously felt pushed into this role.
production
Dirrty was produced by the American music producer Rockwilder together with Aguilera. The lyrics and music were written by Aguilera, Redman, Rockwilder, Balewa Muhammad and Jasper Cameron. The production is based on Redman's song Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club) from 2001, which was also produced by Rockwilder.
Music video
The music video shot for Dirrty was directed by American director David LaChapelle . It was shot in Los Angeles and premiered in September 2002. The controversial video was intended to change Christina Aguilera's image , who previously appeared as a bubblegum pop singer and “ nice girl next door ”. It has over 100 million views on YouTube (as of October 2019).
At the beginning, Christina Aguilera rides a motorcycle to an underground club. There she gets into a boxing ring and dances provocatively and provocatively dressed among other lightly clad people. She only wears a bra and a very short mini skirt , which has earned her criticism from music colleagues and the media. Then a masked woman joins her in the ring and they both start to box against each other. In between, lascivious dance scenes are shown again and again . The fight finally wins Aguilera by her opponent ko suggests.
During his rap verse, Redman walks through an aisle of the underground club, lined with numerous extravagant people, such as contortionists , furrys , bodybuilders , mud wrestlers and fire-breathers . Towards the end of the video, Aguilera is dancing with other dancers in a room, being splashed with water.
In Europe the video was shown uncensored on most television channels , but in the USA and several Asian countries it was cut and some scenes removed. In Thailand the video was not shown at all because in one scene posters in Thai alluded to the local sex tourism . Among other things, the words "young underage girls" and "Thailand's sex tourism" could be read. Director David LaChapelle and the producers of the video later stated that they were not informed about the content of the poster and apologized.
single
Cover design
The single cover is in black and white and shows Christina Aguilera's face and her dirty hands. At the bottom right are the white lettering Dirrty , Christina Aguilera and Featuring Redman .
Chart successes
Dirrty entered the German charts at number 4 on October 28, 2002 and was able to stay in the top 100 for a total of 18 weeks, including six weeks in the top 10. In the German annual charts 2002, the single was at number 43. It was particularly successful the song in the UK, where it topped the charts. The single also reached the top 5 in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Spain, Norway, Australia, Denmark and Austria.
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Sales figures and awards
Dirrty was awarded a platinum record in 2019 for more than 600,000 copies sold in the UK .
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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 platinum
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70,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
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 gold
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25,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
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gold
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7,500 |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
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gold
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40,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
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platinum
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10,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
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platinum
|
40,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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gold
|
25,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
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platinum
|
600,000 |
| All in all |
4 × gold 4 × platinum |
817,500 |
Main article: Christina Aguilera / Music Sales Awards
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on songtexte.com
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Christina Aguilera feat. Redman - Dirrty - Lyrics. genius.com, accessed October 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Aguilera sheds teen pop image, alongside clothes. The Sydney Morning Herald , October 30, 2002, accessed October 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide : Review Stripped , accessed October 4, 2019.
- ↑ Christina Aguilera - Dirrty (Official Music Video) ft. Redman. youtube.com, accessed October 4, 2019 .
- ↑ MTV News: 'Dirrty' Christina Aguilera Video Thai-ed To Sex Industry , October 18, 2002, accessed on October 4, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Christina Aguilera feat. Redman - Dirrty - single cover. amazon.com, accessed October 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Christina Aguilera feat. Redman - Dirrty. officialcharts.de, accessed on October 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2002. officialcharts.de, accessed on October 4, 2019 .
- ↑ Christina Aguilera feat. Redman - Dirrty. hitparade.ch, accessed on October 4, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d 2002 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ Annual charts 2003: DE AT CH UK US
- ^ BRIT Certified. bpi.co.uk, accessed October 4, 2019 .
