What Made Christina Aguilera's "Bionic" Underperform?
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So glad Perez Hilton is not relevant anymore. Toxic.
yeah
The fact that he was at some point.
Kamal LB what about that fact?
@@ReubenWalton relevant. The original comment mentioned that.
Kamal LB I agree that with his drama inciting and slandering artists it’s amazing that he was ever relevant to begin with!
She said once that her label didn’t want to promote the album after Not Myself Tonight underperformed. Also, she paid for the You Lost Me music video herself
Wow, very interesting! Thank you for sharing!
Love my girl to DEATH, but she also said in an interview on Oprah during the Bionic press tour that Not Myself Tonight was late edition that she INSISTED it be the lead single. I can see the record labels frustration, but the album was too good to be disrespected like that....just heard you say that she had previously mentioned Glam as the lead single. Christina..girl. You missed the mark on that one. Glam, Vanity, Primadonna, Desnudate...so many songs that could have been hits.
She paid for the Not Myself Tonight video herself as well.
What a waste of money. :(
@@funkyjaguilera How sad that she paid to look like a cheap RuPaul.
It’s such a shame, because honestly, this is probably my favorite album from her.. I fell in love with it as soon as it came out in 2010.
Christina should've released Burlesque soundtrack first before Bionic as the soundtrack still aligned with the sound from Back to Basic era with a slight transition to electronic sound and then releasing Bionic with Glam as it's first single
Oooh yes, that would have been awesome! However, I think this was sort of unavoidable, because the soundtrack tied into the release of the film.
That wouldnt have worked because it would have delayed Bionic for too long and it would have sounded like she was jumping on trends when she was already talking about doing an electronic album by 2007 even but of course the regular public didnt know this
Damn you’re so right ❤❤❤
But Glam is one of the worst tracks on the album. It’s so boring, it coud never become a hit
Not anymore. Listen to the new version of Glam, it was the best@@skyfitsheaven
‘singles can make or break a record’ SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE ARTISTS IN THE BACK
👏 👏 👏
Which is why i don’t understand why Taylor Swift released “Me” as the first single from Lover. Like who’s idea was that? If she had released “Cruel Summer” instead, the album could have sold a million the first week like her previous four albums.
@@tmla EXACTLY! i am a huge taylor fan and love everything she does but i was like sis this is SUCH a weak song. PLUS it got her dragged by everyone. people questioned her songwriting ability, they said she was a flop...ugh it was such a mess. it wouldve been smart to release cruel summer because it wouldve set the vibe for her first summer album and it was the perfect lead into the warmer months.
@@theakoss Exactly, like she could have released Cruel Summer around April. Not that I hate ''Me'', but it was a huge let down compare to her songs from Repuation. Before hearing the rest of Lover, I thought Taylor downgraded as oppose to evolve as an artist. I'm pretty sure a lot of people didn't give the album Lover'a chance cause of the first 2 singles, thinking the rest of the album would also sound bubblegum pop/childish. But they're missing out on a lot of good songs.
@@tmla i totally agree. she's never been a singles girl or put out her strongest songs as lead singles but ME! was by far her weakest. it's super fun and cute but obviously the gp hated it and the whole era suffered because of it. a lead single should set the mood for the whole era, and ME!...well, just didnt.
Also, Ain't No Other Man is the almighty bop.
Oh, yessss!
Anal With A Man, Butt Chew!
Ok so Perez Hilton has been tryna sabotage ppl's careers since the 2000s lol
Basically!
He is irrelevant since forever now. Karma.
He’s trash and I’m not surprised that his career failed and now isn’t as famous
He's misogynistic trash. He had no right to destroy anyone's career while bringing up someone else. If he didn't trash Christina, Bionic would have did so much better.
That’s why Will.i.am punched the shit outta him LMFAOAOAOAOASKSK
It’s funny that it “flopped” because I was like a literal child singing bionic so damn bionic gonna hit u with that electronicsupersonicrocket
Haha, that's amazing!
Hey
@@chahevartanian2066 Hi!
So? All that means is that you're a flop too.
@@dhrgkbqxtjr2743 Really?
Bionic? More like iconic
PERIOD.
BICONIC
No. More like Floptonic.
BIBLIONIC
what’s your favorite song, or a song that you would refer to others to listen to if they haven’t listened to any of this album?
I will never be in peace that we never got a video for bionic, WooHoo, elastic love, Glam, birds of prey.
Oh, that's the tea. "Elastic Love" might be my fave off the record!
@@popdissected4400 same! absolutely should have been a single
It's definitely got some gems. My Girls and the bonus track Monday Morning are also pretty great too.
To this day I listen to not myself tonight before I go clubbing, you know, to get in the mood.
Ohhh, yesssss!
Lol cool
This I do this too.
Is this me, you wanna get crazy, cuz I dont give A......OOOOUUWWWW!!! *aggressively throws head in a circle* 🤣👌 my fav part of the beginning of the song
@@beyemm exactly Christina stayed giving no fucks.
Not Myself Tonight is my h0E anthem
OOOP
Lmao 😂
bionic was the most illegally downloaded album of 2010, which speaks volumes about that sabotaging situation. bionic was a weird era, bcs her life was a bit weird at the moment, I believe. we still got a great album, and true success is longevity and influence on future generations, and in my opinion, she may be one of the most influential artists alive for the upcoming artists.
Very true!
@@popdissected4400 can you do one for liberation why it under performed?
The wait in between 'Stripped' and 'Back to The Basics' was excessively long. Then, the wait between 'Back to the Basics' and 'Bionic' was crazy. By then Katy, Lady Gaga, Beyonce, and Pink were the main female pop artist.
Edit: And Kesha
Agreed!!
Well with every album drop she says every single time there was such a long gap bc she wanted it to be just right, find the right sound, find herself, make it meaningful etc . . . Blahh
Plus Xtinas looks has changed maybe too much.
She truly deserves an apology from all of us. We did not appreciate this album when it came out, it was really ahead of its time. She is and will always be an icon.
I played that album into the ground lol. Still waiting on the Bionic tour. 😭
No she doesn’t. Speak for yourself. You don’t speak for me. The album was bad.
@@wildhearts242 STFU. Just because I have a different opinion doesn't mean I never listened to the album. This may be VERY hard for you to understand: not everyone will agree with you. Grow up.
@@billypoole1 Please. You know damn well you never listened to it. Stop ✋
I CLICKED SO FAST. This album is so good and it's severely underrated and I wish it did better on the charts. #JusticeforBionic
Thank you so much for watching!!! And yes, me too!
Ageeed!!! It's by far my fave Xtina album
@@JediJuniper92 I love that for you!! 😃
I heard Bionic for the first time last month and I really enjoyed it. Compared to other electropop stuff from that time, Bionic didn't necessarily sound like it's contemporaries. I really loved how the main part of the album was divided into cool themes, with the ballad section being my fave. This was also the first time Sia was enlisted to write for a big artist, so we can thank Xtina for helping introduce Sia's songwriting abilities to the mainstream, despite the ballads not charting.
Bionic made me a fighter. I didn't cared about her before that. This album made me love her so much and I am saddened that it did not get the praise and love that it deserved. This album was also the most illegally downloaded of 2010. #JusticeForBionic!
I am so glad it has that impact on you. That's so special, and really shows how impactful music can be! ❤️
Sameeeeeeeee. I became a “fighter” after Bionic was released 💙
It's sad to think that her label insisted on having several pop songs on Bionic, while Christina's initial vision was a much more dark and experimental project, some producers like ladytron even confirmed it. Still Bionic to me is AMAZING, i dont see it Looking like a gaga album AT ALL, and im also a Lady gaga fan so I know What im talking about. #JusticeForBionic
Yeah, I can understand the "comparisons" but I think most of them are just reaches that aren't really based upon anything factual to be honest. People will take someone's hair color and say it's "copying" these days....
The Ladytron track is just.. phenomenal
but mv for not myself tonight is iconic tho
Retweet.
The scream in the beginning is THE shit
It's Lady Gaga....on a budget. A very low budget.
@@september5671 It's Madonna, actually. Christina has stated several times that she took inspiration from Madonna. Stop trying to put Gaga where she doesn't belong.
@@527398 No sweetie, look at the Bad Romance comparisons. Stop trying to put Madonna where she doesn't belong and don't message me. The audacity. Stay in your lane
I'm a fan of Gaga's and in my opinion there was no form of copying on Xtina's part, and I'm just glad that Perez Hilton no longer has the power to use the media to push down another female artist's career
Yess!!!! 👏
He tried with Taylor and didn't win. He's Floperez Hilton now.
He’s gone on to tiktok now and bashing Charlie d’emelio
I felt like during this time, everyone who consumes Pop music decided that for Gaga to go up, Christina must come down. I dunno... Posts on Twitter and Tumblr always made it seem that way.
Yeah. I hate that outlook. You can build up one artist without tearing another down! There's room for everyone, and we should all try and realize we can love and support more than one of the amazing women in pop! It becomes such a competition all the time, it's aggravating.
I still don't understand what was all the hype about Gaga to be honest
@@Kabeyavictoria cuz she slayed every genre she chose and grew her fan base. 'Generally' even if gaga doesn't appeal much to a certain individual, they at least respect her talent. Her debut as an actress and the long awaited Oscar win created as you say, the 'hype' around her
@@Shark_rooster girl please. I love Aguilera but she doesn't have any kind of musical identity. She doesn't know who tf she is
@@Kabeyavictoria first of all, I'm a boy. Lol. Second of all, I never mention anything about xtina. And I think you misread my comment. Notice how I put 'hype' in inverted commas. I'm personally a big Gaga fan.
Perez recently talked about sabotaging Christina due to his "friendship" with Gaga
Yeah, I saw that....interesting.
Yeah......But Gaga doesn't like perez now cuz she said she hated "fake" people🙄
@@cchgnymd ....interesting.
She got kids, got a divorce and her being super focused on the movie, where she did bad, sloppy live performances. The lady gaga thing was a part of it but not as huge as this TH-camr says.
@@Qwistie_ who got kids?
Gaga?
IF SHE RELEASED THISS ALBUM TODAY IT WOULD SHAKE THE INDUSTRY
We would all be DECEASED
Ideally it would, but realistically, with her current standing with the public and this whole new generation of new listeners, Bionic released today would likely only be a critical success at best.
The album feels artificial. And it has no flow. It wouldn't shake the industry. At all. Id love if she did a sort of rerelease where some songs were switched out with new ones giving the album a better overall feel and flow.
No it wouldn't. EDM was all the rage in 2010 when it came out. It just was a 2nd rate Lady Gaga album.
LOL nope
her label didn’t allow her to do the album as she’d originally envisioned. one of the producers said the way Christina had played the album for him was something completely different to what was included on the final release. the label also forced the sessions with Polow Da Don, later most of his tracks ended up being released as singles, and flopping.
Wow, very interesting! Thanks for sharing!
How did xtina envisioned Bionic? I'm very curious about this.
Can you do a video on everything that went right with madonnas confessions era?
Oooh, very interesting idea with "everything that went right". I'll look into it :D
Pop Dissected and compare it to the mess that is Madame X
My main issue with Bionic is that the label shelved half the original record, featuring the likes of Goldfrapp and The Neptunes, in favor of more radio-friendly tracks. There's a massive creative gap between the Polow da Pon productions and, say, Monday Morning or Birds of Prey, that leads to a lack of cohesion and direction overall. I'm sure the album as it was initially conceived was the full-blown experimental piece of work described by Christina, but the messy final result was definitely not. Needless to say the promotion was an absolute disaster, and that they should've NEVER ditched Glam as the lead single.
Yes! And as we know, labels can literally destroy and artists work in an effort to gain profit. As I've said, it's an industry and some will do whatever they can to make money... :\
@@popdissected4400 exactly. Btw I enjoyed your analysis, I'm subbing!
@@kierzcookie Thank you so much, I appreciate it ♥️
Exactly the album is not cohesive
This album is an underrated jem and I was so sad that it didn't do so well when it was first released. I hope that one day it develops a cult following like Mariah Carey's Glitter album did. Bionic deserved so much better.
I think it's already developing a cult following! A lot of people are looking back at the record now and discussing it! 😃
Interesting video. I like it. Actually Christina was talking about "futuristic" album in 2007 and 2008. It was way before Poker Face. Not Myself Tonight was clearly inspired by Madonna's Express Yourself, Justify My Love and Human Nature. In 2010 Gaga copied Express Yourself too - the Alejandro video
The way I’ve always seen it is that she’s always trying something new on every album. Always experimenting. I don’t see the problem with that especially when someone who’s been in the business so early in their life, of course she wants to try out new things!
The fact that the first few years we’re so successful by experimenting all these different sounds and when it came to Bionic, it was way too advance for that time period. Despite the single choices, that album had great songs, great anthems! People were able to relate to other songs on the album. I’m proud that she was able to experiment this type of sound during that era.
It was ahead of its time... The production was better than Gaga, Kesha, etc. I also find it rich that people thought she was copying Gaga when both Gaga and Xtina take inspiration from Madonna (Gaga literally plagiarizing melodies from her)
YAAAAAASSS now THIS is the type of content that i signed for
Hahaha, thank you!! Hope you enjoy!
She TOTALLY should have pushed Glam as the lead single IMO. That song still is so hot to this day
Yessss!
or woohoo with nicki minaj
Glam is my jam.
Shall we talk about how RCA basically changed the whole concept and forced her to add songs she did not really want on her album, namely Not Myself Tonight...It's her label that messed it up in the very beginning and then disappeared in the void once they had to deal with consequences. Actually, I believe they STILL ignore her; wouldn't be surprised she paid for all the videos (and half the promo) after You Lost Me.
I'd love to see you talk about Blackout and it's impact in the industry
Yesss! I've had so many requests for blackout, I'll be doing it soon!
@Chris Gonzalez Agreed! And haha, thank you!
@@popdissected4400 Do it plz
@@popdissected4400 pls do it
Bionic was actually good, the bloggers (PEREZ) killed it before it even had a chance
Very true.
At the end of the day Xtina is a legend in the pop culture. Her voice will live forever and her talent. ❤️
Okay, I can't stop talking apparently. Lady Gaga is a completely different artist. Her style is her own, no one can imitate it no matter how much they try. I don't think anyone would be brave enough to wear a meat dress.
Agreed!
I like Lady Gaga now but that meat dress was absolutely disgusting. I remember when I saw her like that, I had completely lost all sorts of respect for her. Fortunately she left that phase in the past and progressed as an intelligent and wonderful artist.
Alex well of course it's disgusting; it's raw, uncooked meat.
Alex it’s nasty, but iconic. i actually like how she had the guts to do that.
Glam (with mv) , Prima Donna, Birds of prey (with mv), Monday Morning, omfg My Girls could've been singles, and then for winter Lift me up, All I Need or You Lost Me, this album had bops!
All bops....lost in time.
I agree. Glam should've been made a single and had a music video :(
So many of the not single songs I love. Monday Morning is still my jam. There was just a poor single choice picked.
In the back of my mind, I was hoping you'd do a video on this album, so when I saw the notification for this video pop up, I was ECSTATIC. Thank you for making this video, as I personally feel Bionic was (and still is) a criminally underrated album, far ahead of its time. As you mentioned in the video, the shift in the pop landscape to electropop - with artists like Gaga, Katy, and Ke$ha dominating the early 2010s - diluted the uniqueness of the record and led some people to question X-Tina's authenticity. The delayed release of Bionic was probably the first thorn in the album's side and had it been released a little earlier, perhaps it could have avoided some of the backlash it would receive. Something I would like to point out is Christina's work with Sia on Bionic. Aguilera co-wrote five songs with Sia (including "You Lost Me"). Although Sia had been working in the industry for over a decade at this point, she was a relative unknown in the world of American mainstream pop. A few years after her collaboration with X-Tina, Sia would become the go-to songwriter for other female artists in pop, such as Rihanna, Beyonce, and Britney. So, in this regard, Christina once again blazed the trail in pop music by highlighting Sia's talent and shining a light on an artist who had not received much commercial recognition. BIONIC FOREVER 🤖💙
Wow, very great points! And thank you for sharing that insight about Sia! Very awesome. I appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts. Thank you for watching! ❤️
“Prima Donna (feat. Lil’ Jon)” was also a missed single opportunity.
Yes!
Another factor that people don’t realise was Bionic leaking online and being the most illegally downloaded album of 2010. In 2007 she also declared her next album would be more futuristic, which proves she wasn’t copying Gaga and Kesha who all emerged in the following few years.
More of her fans should have supported that record
More Xtina content please
your videos are sooo good! keep doing what you’re doing man! 😊💛
Thank you so much!! You're wonderful.
I’m OBSESSED with your channel!!! Your videos are perfect to listen to while getting ready since you talk alot🖤🖤
Thank you so much! You're wonderful!
YESSS!!! honestly i love how you're doing videos on these albums! I could never find commentaries on them before!
Please do Gwen Stefani "This is What the Truth Feels Like" ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much!!! And that's a wonderful idea, I'll look into it!
Omg I love this series! I think looking at why Mariah Carey’s Me I Am Mariah album underperformed would be really interesting because of all the drama about the bad promotion and her injury.
Thank you so much!! And wow, that's such a great idea! I'll look into it :)
Release date kept getting pushed back, and the songs aren't any good.
7MonarC that’s interesting cause I feel like lambs either hate it or love it. I remember that didn’t like it at first and thought it was way too overproduced, but now I love every song and for me the album is up there with Butterfly and Caution.
This is my favorite Christina album besides Stripped. Bionic was ahead of it's time. I felt it was genuine and not just “chasing trends”
You can really feel the work she put into the album and it’s very reminiscent of her XTINA DIRTY days/persona. The Gaga comparisons definitely affected the era as well as promoting the Burlesque film. Xtina should've promoted the shit out of it anyway and the tour would've been amazing... She deserved better. If it was released today, it would still fit. It's timeless and new. I hope she rereleases it for the 10th anniversary. That would be amazing.
Yes! I understand why the era came to such a quick close, but I wish Christina pushed on in spite of all the chaos going on. But honestly, I'm sure her label had a hand in convincing her to ditch the era. They may have see it as not profitable honestly.
@@popdissected4400 there were "emergency meetings" at RCA regarding the underperformance of this album. There was a lot of blood sweat and tears shed on the creation of this album. The musicians, songwriters, producers, background singers.. etc. Christina had a vision during the making of this album especially for how the tour would be. She was inspired by many alt-electro artists like "The Knife", "Ladytron" & "Air". I think many of the "ahead of its time" sentiment come fro. The fact that she worked with Sia and Nicki b4 they became a hot commodity in the industry.
never really listened to her aside from her hits on the radio, but i might go listen to bionic now.
TheBetterGamer doooo it!!
You definitely should give it a try!
You will love this album, it is iconic. It was ahead of its time.
listen the deluxe version!!! Vanity it's PERFECT
Another perfect video like always!!!! WAITING FOR YOU TO RUN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY
Thank you king 👑
BIONIC is age like fine wine. Its gettin nice every years
A lot of stans on twitter could really stand to watch all of your videos. All very well done. 💜
Thank you so much, I appreciate it...and agree! Twitter sometimes is just so toxic with so much comparing and pitting artist against each other. It's sad.
There are so many great songs on Bionic. It makes me sad that it wasn't handled correctly. Elastic love, Lift me up, Birds of prey (omg), Stronger than ever, are some of my favourite songs of hers. And, I mean.. she worked with Sia, M.I.A., Le Tigre and Ladytron for fucks sake. And some of the best tracks were 'bonus tracks', I mean, wtf?
"Elastic Love" might be my favorite off the record! And I agree, it's such a shame when great records are just panned and not given the love they deserve.
@@popdissected4400 Yeah. I mean, as I said, some of the best tracks were relegated to 'bonus tracks', which is unbelievable to me. I think the creativity was there, but the label had a different idea in the end. She worked with so many different artists and was able to make their sound work with her vocals, which was impressive. Especially Ladytron. That was fucking genius. She showed that she doesn't have to be belting to make a track sound amazing. And Elastic Love was really creative for her at that point. I think if you take all of the fillers from the album, you get a very creative and extremely solid electropop album which was indeed ahead of its time in a way.
@@Trattenut0 Oh, very nice points you bring up! Very interesting! I agree :)
@@popdissected4400 I would've made it something like this, with Stronger than ever, Lift Me Up and Not Myself Tornight as singles in that order:
1. Birds of Prey
2. Monday Morning
3. Elastic Love
4. My Girls
5. Vanity
(without the stupid intro)
6. Woohoo
7. You Lost Me
8. I Am
9. Lift Me Up
10. Stronger Than Ever
11. Not Myself Tonight
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS. 🤩
Hope you enjoyed heart ♥️
I was waiting for this one!!
Haha, I hope you enjoyed!! heart ♥️
I'm shocked to say I prefer Bionic to Artpop!! It's aged so much better!
Great channel! I love your content. Some suggestions:
-Why Tinashe's/Marina's career never took off
-Why Emotion by Carly Rae Jepsen was a commercial failure
-What happened to Meghan Trainor and why the gp lost interest in her
-Madonna's fight with ageism in the music industry
Thank you so much! And those are wonderful ideas, thank you for sharing! I am looking for a Madonna topic idea and have gotten a lot of suggestions; but the topic of ageism is a really unique one. I think that's so important to discuss. You've inspired me!
@@popdissected4400 Omg i love Madonna, she's a living legend so there are plenty of topics to talk about her and it's a shame that many people underappreciate her nowadays because of her age
@@julianderrico8132 Right! She's paved the way for modern women in pop music, and so many people disregard her now because she's an "old hasbeen". It sucks.
I read the title of this video and immediatly thought: Lady Gaga, perez Hilton, sabotage.
I think the fact people draw more comparison to Lady Gaga when she released Not Myself Tonight just shows how many people (particularly younger generations) don’t want to accept and appreciate Madonna’s impact on pop music. Christina could not have been more clearer with the visuals of the video. It was the most obvious homage a person could make.
AGREED. People really don't realize or understand (or ignore) how Madonna has shaped modern pop music, especially for women.
In those days, all of the pop girls were copying Madonna to some extent, but especially Gaga. The kids of the Bad Romance Era weren't as familiar with Express Yourself and Human Nature (Xtina's influences), so what they saw was Xtina copying Gaga. What was really happening was Gaga was copying Madonna and Xtina's homage felt more like a copy of a copy. It got so bad that Madonna couldn't even copy herself without being accused of copying Gaga. What we need to be talking about is Xtina having the best voice in the business.
THIS VIDEO WAS SO GOOD!
Thank you so much!!!
By the way, I really enjoy the way you go deep in your analysis of records. I would love to hear you talking about The Fame Monster or Born this Way or even artists like Lana del Rey or Amy Winehouse.
Thank you so much! I want to cover as many artists as possible, so I'll look into ALL those artist for ideas :)
She should’ve had Prima Donna as the first single.
Christina said she would do an electro pop album even before back to basics tour ended.
BIONIC NEEDED MORE PROMOTIONS, MORE VIDEOS AND SINGLES, and it was too modern for 2010 ;(
Agreed!
The fact that Bionic opened so many doors for Sia and Nicki Minaj in pop mainstream, M.I.A, Peaches, Goldfrapp, Santigold, Diplo and so many artists. It was truly ahead of its time. Such an amazing record 💗
@asava17 we been knew, she is a trendsetter since 1998 👏🏻
Bionic is a fantastic album 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Its funny because not myself tonight is one of my favourite Christina songs !!! Subscribed, this is the content I need
Perez Hilton and Lady Gaga!! These two were the main reasons why bionic underperformed. They did her dirrty and everyone knows it, including them both. Perez actually apologized for victimizing Christina and did throw Gaga under the bus for coercing him indirectly. Though she apologized to Christina publicly in 2013 on Andy Cohen as well. Since then Gaga and Xtina are on good terms and always support each other. However it's still funny to me how a crystal clear Madonna inspired record (in particular NMT and glam in which Christina factually credited Madonna as an inspiration) could have gathered Gaga comparisons in the first place. People were so brainwashed at the time, it's ridiculous. Apart from the MADONNA visuals and electro-genre, Gaga's album had nothing in common with Christina's. And that's what pisses me off. Bionic got so much contemporary hate from everyone as people didn't even give it a proper listen. Ultimately Bionic's failure is based on bad publicity through manipulation by blog culture. It's such a shame because it is actually a decent album. I'm just glad it gets all the love and admiration now. It's a fan favorite and that even amongst stans from other singers. The live audiences go WIIIILD for bionic tracks. The album was truly ahead of it's time.
PS: Glam should have been the first single with a music video.
Oh wow, thank you for this comment! SO thoughtfully written out and you bring up wonderful points! I think it's just so sad that primarily ONE person's influence was able to affect so many others and turn them against this record. It's just....awful.
Yeah a blogger made everyone not buy the album right? Excuses, Excuses.
Pop Dissected let’s not forget the Do What U Want remix that was very iconic 😊😊
Gunnhild Edwards Well publicity effects reputation and that effects whether people buy an album or not. Blog culture was a VERY influential and strong marketing force in 2010. Nowadays bloggers are useless as everyone can speak their minds on social media and go viral but that wasn’t the case in 2010. Only a handful of people had the power to voice their opinions on social media while appealing to a larger audience (= bloggers). That’s how Perez was able to make a living in the first place. He can’t anymore but he did, mainly, by using Lady Gaga (the most popular artist and his best friend at the time) to degrade and viciously attack Christina in order to uplift Gaga and get her clout. It was a clear win-loose marketing strategy at Christina’s expense. I’m just glad Gaga distanced herself from the toxic man and apologized to Christina. Do what you want is an iconic collaboration ❤️
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What is that fiery performance playing in the video?? Looks awesome
I LOVE THAT YOU DISCUSS UNDERRATED MUSIC ☺️👌
Thank you! I love highlighting records seen as "underrated" and ones that "underperformed" just to give them a second chance and help people understand why these records shouldn't be looked down upon.
Great video! Would love if you could do another one about her latest album “Liberation”
Such a good video with actual love for Christina
Thank you!! ♥️ I always try to be respectful to the art and the artist in videos like these!
one of the best album ever
It surely is such a unique stamp on Christina's career! ♥️
It was clear to those who saw the Not Myself Tonight Video, she paid homage not just to Express Yourself, but also Human Nature and Like a Prayer.
Let's all make a petition to have her re-release this album! I bet you we could ALL make enough noise!
Another great video. You are so good with the analysis.
Bionic is a very good album even though fans believe that it was suppposed to be different. Some songs were recorded but not included in the final project. Some people said that the record company changed the album style to be more in the same vibe of the current singers such as Gaga, Kesha and others.
Christina can be proud of her album, but I am sure she was also disappointed that she had to change it to please the record company. Maybe one day we'll know the truth about it!
Thank you so much! I hope we can learn more about the record. It's so fascinating to really learn what went on behind-the-scenes of a record's making!
Merry Christmas/ anything else that you celebrate Pop Disected and everyone else here, I hope that you all get what you wanted.
Thank you so much!!!
Your welcome
Xtina is authentic with her voice and music. Despite being so different, all her albums sounds the same to me (except Lotus), she's more of a R&B/Hip hop/ soul artist so the "music" being different doesn't change her usual sound.
People by the time of Bionic release i think knew how Xtina loves to change her music foe every album and experiment so i don't think she "shoked" anyone with Bionic.
Let's keep in mind that Xtina's songs are not usually "pop" or catchy songs so she always has to WORK to promote them via quality performances and quality MVs, look at the promotion she did for ANOM! Insane! And it paied off. That didn't happen with NMT, very few performances before it release (i only remember the Oprah one, any other performance?) + the song being kinda provactive didn't help in promoting it to GP
NMT is a great song but not the best for a lead single in my opinion, who isn't used to Xtina's sound won't like it because she basically sings an electronic song with her usual "over the top" way. So it was a little confusing to what we usually know electropop to be. BUT if she chose "Prima Donna" or "Bionic" as lead singles i think things would have been different.
+ i want to acknowledge how Xtina's looks for this short era were phenomenal! Edgy and futuristic.
I feel sad every time this subject comes up, imagine if we had a proper Bionic era with quality performances, MVs and a tour!
Whenever i want to imagine what a bionic tour might look like, i go and watch her MTV MMA performance, Amazing!!
Thank you for the video ❤
Wow, you bring up some great points! I see you're passionate about the record, thank you for taking the time to share all of this ❤️ It's sad we'll never know or see 'what could of been', but we can always dream and appreciate the record anyway! And thank you so much for watching!
This is the only Christina album I own. So underrated by the public.
Thnks you so much for the hardwork u do for this video.. 💋Justice for bionic..its still my fvourite album..
Thank you so much for watching!
I remember that summer when the album had just dropped, I really loved it. I brought my copy to a friend's house and played it and they were like "who is this??" People around me didn't even know she had put out a new record... so, as you say, singles & promotion are CRUCIAL. I do think it is one of those albums that can be appreciated more later, which tends to happen.
I actually am friends with this singer Regina who had a hit in the 80s called "Baby Love". At the time, a similar thing happened where she had a record deal with her band, knew a pre-famous Madonna and helped her out. Madonna got big, Regina embarked on a solo career and was then compared to Madonna and called a copy-cat; her album "Curiosity" under preformed and is kind of an obscurity now. It's sad but once again, everything is ripe for rediscovery and can have a surge in popularity. The controversies of the era have sort of faded with time and the music can be enjoyed for what it is.
I like the way you did this video. I've always liked this album, I've always thought also that their should have been different singles. I'm just curious do you have a particular song you think should've been the lead single?
I think commercially maybe Bionic could have done better, or maybe Primadonna but i don't know if that would have connected for people or not.
Thank you! And honestly, I'm not sure. I'm not particularly a fan of most of the record. I do like "Elastic Love" a lot however, so maybe I personally would pick that? I also like "Vanity".
Perez Hilton admitted himself on his own TH-cam channel that he had a hand in trying to dismantle this album on radio and so did GaGa. He made a public apology. There you have it.
He was the devil of Hollywood back in the day. He ruined so many careers just to be an asshole. He would weight shame people so they couldn’t get hired and all kinds of dirty stuff. There’s a place in hell for Perez
I love Bionic!
This video alone just earned you a subscriber. Bionic is not just my favorite Christina Aguilera album, it's one of my favorite albums period. #justiceforbionic
Christina has always been an innovative artist. She uses different formulas every time she produces an album...She is so far the most talented artist in her generation.And for Bionic...the most experimental album she ever did...
"Back to Basics" is her best album and it was way ahead its time with its retro soul and jazz sound, releasing before acts such as Amy Winehouse, Adele, and Duffy (albeit briefly) got big.
I think her big mistake was not expanding upon that sound. The problem with Christina Aguilera is that not only does she take forever to release new music, but when she does it's always drastically different from the last album. It's really hard to be a fan of an artist with no sonic consistency. There's nothing wrong with experimenting, but Christina just never has had a core sound and it comes off like she just doesn't know who she wants to be as an artist. Is she a bubblegum teen pop star? A raunchy hip-hop/R&B sex kitten? A retro jazz throwback artist? An electro pop artist?
She has an identity crisis. Madonna also reinvented her sound and image every album, but she always had this core to her music that was never lost and she eased herself into her genre shifts. With Christina, it doesn't feel authentic.
In my opinion, the "Back to Basics" sound fit her the best and she should have followed it up with an album expanding on that sound. It would have given her the critical acclaim, it could have been the perfect sound for her to adopt as newer pop stars emerged and it would have helped her stand out, and she could have stood alongside Amy Winehouse and Adele.
Wow! Very great points you bring you up! Thank you so much for taking the time to type all this. I say, I have to agree. Very nice point on contrasting Madonna and Christina as well!
Wow this is so on point about Christina! I never could articulate exactly what to say about her and her career
Personally I think her best record is Stripped, just based on how personal and cohesive that album is. But I agree with everything you say.
Joshua Mattel - "Stripped" is an important and legendary album, but I honestly think it suffers from being too bloated and long. She could have easily cut seven or eight tracks.
"Back to Basics" was long too, but it was a two-disc double album, so it's easy to view it as two separate albums (one being more beat driven and fun, the other being more stripped down and soulful).
Disagree. I know I would have never been a huge fan of Christina if she sticked to only one genre or sound. The whole incentive about her is the fact that she always drastically reinvents herself in image and sound. I love the transition from innocent pop princess to sassy-dirrty Xtina to classy Baby Jane to Bionic-tina. She keeps it fresh and interesting and never safe. That's a big portion of her artistry. Yes it leads to a fluctuating demographic and hence limited commercial success and lots of risks but she made it clear since stripped that whether she sells one record or a million records, she has to stay true to herself and keep exploring and evolving as an artist. And that's what she did and still does. Don't confuse that with her having an "identity crisis" or not being "authentic" because it is quite the opposite. Christina knows exactly who she is and what she's doing and...well considering the fact that almost every artist of this generation cites Christina as an influence including Ariana Grande, Demi, Selena Gomez, Dua Lipa, Camilla Cabello, Ava Max and countless more, she must be doing something right. Plus she has achieved great commercial success and acclaim despite the inhibiting forces. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 6 Grammys, a disney legend award, sold over 75 million records ww, has 5 #1 hits (expanding to three different yet consecutive decades) and two lifetime achievement awards "the voice of a generation" and "the voice" in honor of her impact and artistry in the music industry. Furthermore she is praised by the likes of Whitney Houston, Celine Dion and Etta James to be one of the best artists of her generation. Christina did all that without playing it safe and sticking to one genre. She's established herself as an icon with HER way and I am proud to call myself a loyal fighter who's been there with her since the beginning.
I’ve got a Christina Aguilera ad before that video
You are so incredibly thorough, great job.
It's sad that Lotus flopped too, it had some good songs.
Thank you so much! And yes, I know! I may look into "Lotus" as well as "Liberation", but we'll see!
@@popdissected4400 you should definitely do Lotus at least, her label backstabbed her big time during that era
I think this is one of her best albums TBH. I always felt it was ahead of its time.
Do MDNA by Madonna lol, I feel the album got the same treatment as Bionic,
I'm going to be doing a video on our queen Madonna very soon, just a matter of figuring out what topic!
I will be honest here:
When I was 5 listening to Christina Aguilera,in "candy man" I thought she was a lot older,Like in her 50s(I am not joking lol) but after watching "not myself Tonight" music video(I was 10 or something like that) ,I was like:Tf can old people do that?
As I grew up I would facepalm for saying those stuff lmao
Also I like how you calculate on underrated/underperformed albums on why they flopped or why they did receive less recognition?
Some of my all time favourite Christina's songs are from bionic (that's just my opinion xtina fans)
- Bionic (more like iconic 👌)
- woohoo
- Not myself Tonight (don't judge me)
And you lost me (my favourite song from all of bionic)
But I do like her old work too, Especially "stripped"
Wonder if you are going to make a video about her last record "Liberation"
And yeah
Video is well made,keep up the good work man
Hahaha, "can old people do that?" 😂 And thank you, I love highlighting misunderstood records. People don't have to like or listen to them, but I think it's important people understand all the factors that can contribute to a record underperforming!
My fave from "Bionic" is hands down "Elastic Love"! And yes, I had so much fun with this video I may cover "Lotus" and "Liberation"!
The record company sabotaged her as well. Why would you release a BALLAD in the summer?!
I like the dynamics and didactics of your videos. Regarding bionic, on the B2B DVD extras Christina already anounces that her next record will be something for the future, she was done with the past. It took me years to get that hint. I don't think the industry has a memo going out to artists about what their next trend should be BUT it was also the turn of a decade, the start of TH-cam(for real), the arrival of LG and her trolls, it became impossible to compete. I remember at that time everyone hated little monsters on the internet and the issue was deeper. LG went on interviews saying she didn't need to capitalize on family drama or trauma to sell pop music and on the hand here's VH1 doing behind the music with Christina discussing child abuse. It was a lot and it changed Christina forever! I also remember with the album out, there was an Oprah appearance, and in letterman instead of doing the tittle track she sang you lost me. So everything was very misleading. I'm glad the light fell back on the album and that it holds its standards now..
My personal choice would be as singles are:
1. Monday Morning
2. You Lost Me
3. Stronger than Ever
4. Bionic
5. Birds of Prey
I felt like Monday morning is a solid gem. It would refresh then music scene in the best way. Follow with you lost me as the best supporting song on the album. Everything else would be cake
Lotus:
1. Just a Fool
2. Red Hot Kinda Love
3. Best of Me - killer ballad of the album
4. Let there Be Love
5. Blank Page
She had the right songs the wrong choices
Monday Morning and Red Hot Kinda Love are just 👏👏👏
You should do Jc Chasez from nsync first album and how the its history behind it. Its ahead of its time during the early 2000s
None stop love for this album!!
Yasss!
such amazing content as always! ive always thought what would've happened if xtina had released the album earlier.
p.d: i would love it if u could cover madame x by madonna, and why she doesn't get hits nowadays or get nominated to awards in spite of her amazing work that is her last album :)
Thank you so much! And YES, I'm currently figuring out a Madonna video at the moment; whether it be on "Madame X" or ageism in the music industry.
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Can you do 10 impactful album of this decade? Thank you for such a good content. We stan
Thank you so much! And I'll be doing a video similar to that, but with artists :) I'm gonna' be making it my last video of the year!
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Yesss !!!!
It was too smart and unique for the zombie masses.