Background
After almost 4 years without a new album and many collaborations, including artists such as Herbie Hancock and Andrea Bocelli, Aguilera explained that her break in her musical career is to take her time, so when she is back, she has a lot more to say about the happenings of her life. Aguilera explained that she also wanted to bring something novel to her album which has 24 songs on it. Aguilera wanted to try to evolve as an artist and a visionary.
Aguilera worked with DJ Premier for the first time after hearing his jazz-influenced work with Gang Starr. Premier revealed that when he was contacted for working with Aguilera he admitted that he didn't expect a pop artist to work with him and asked himself if she even had an idea who he was. Aguilera stated that she wasn't totally sure whether DJ Premier would accept the offer, because it was the first time that he would enter into the "pop" world. Premier commented about the unusual collaboration: "I was surprised I got that call 'cause of our differences in the audiences we hit, but I'm always up for challenges and trying something new". "She described what her album is about and then she sent me some CDs of what type of stuff's been inspiring her to make the record, and it happened to be a lot of stuff that I grew up on in the early 1970s, 'cause I'm 40. Aretha Franklin, Etta James, Marvin Gaye, Esther Williams, all kinds of different things. Once I saw that's the vibe she wanted, I still had to make it sound like the way my beats thump and stuff but still give her the atmosphere she's trying to bring out on the singing side."
About releasing the song as a single, Aguilera said that she even knew exactly what she wanted when she first heard DJ Premier's beats for the song: "I walked in, and I was like, 'Ohmigod, that's my first single". "I hadn't written to it yet, but I was in love. It was high-energy, and I could just imagine what dancers could do to it." The song was released to the iTunes Store on June 12, 2006.
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