christina aguilera's genie in a bottle came out on june 22, 1999.
christina aguilera's genie in a bottle came out on june 22, 1999.
when did christina aguilera's genie in a bottle come out?
june 22, 1999
"genie in a bottle" was the first single of the album, released on june 22, 1999. the song received generally favorable reviews from music critics, who commended the song for being pleasant, sweet, the album's best moment and her signature track. it became one of aguilera's highest charting singles, getting certified platinum by the riaa. the song became an overnight hit, making it aguilera's first number one single. it topped the charts for five weeks straight on "billboard" hot 100 due to strong physical cd sales and airplay, having the longest stay at number one that year. the single made airplay history, becoming one of the most successful airplay-only singles and topped the charts weeks before an accompanying music video was made. it also topped the charts of eight countries, while it charted within the top five in every country it was released in. its music video was a success, becoming a staple on mtv's total request live with aguilera enjoying some fun and sexual tension at a beach bonfire. the song received a grammy nomination for best female pop vocal performance. a version of the song in spanish entitled "genio atrapado" was recorded and included in some editions of "christina aguilera" and later on her spanish-language album, "mi reflejo" and peaked at number 13 on the "billboard" hot latin songs chart. it also received a latin grammy award nomination for best female pop vocal performance at the 1st latin grammy awards.
christina aguilera (album)
aguilera performed the track during the promotional campaign of "christina aguilera". aguilera performed the track at franklin high, a milwaukee high school; the performance saw her live in front of 1,300 teenagers in a set list that consisted of three tracks: "genie in a bottle", "the christmas song" and "what a girl wants". aguilera performed the song on the jingle ball for radio station kiss 108 just days after the release of the music video, continuing promotion for the album. later in december 1999, aguilera was chosen to perform on mtv's live new year's eve special, which she commented on beforehand, saying "i'm nervous about what's going to go on that night. everything's going to be so chaotic", wearing tight leather pants. aguilera started with a performance of "genie in a bottle", continuing into "what a girl wants". aguilera performed the song during the time in which she supported the band tlc on their fanmail tour. she also performed the song at the american music awards in a medley with the third single from "christina aguilera", "i turn to you"; wearing a "tummy-baring bodice", she removed the skirt before performing "what a girl wants" in the medley-style performance.
what a girl wants (christina aguilera song)