Critical Reception
The song received critical acclaim, most of critics commended Aguilera for making a happy, fun song, using funk elements and horns. Her voice was also praised, being considering her best vocals in a song.
Bill Lamb from About.com gave the single a positive review, writing: "From the opening sax tones and vocal fanfare, we know we're in for a hot, funky ride. This is an invigorating, welcome return by Christina Aguilera. She has returned from some of the bewildering shifts in style of the album Stripped to a confident strut shamelessly showing off one of the most powerful set of pipes in the music business, and it's all in praise of her husband and life partner". Click-music gave the single a positive review, commenting: "Based around a parping horn sample and filthy beats, it's Aguilera at her best - all vocal gymnastics, jazz-infused histrionics". Rolling Stone gave the single a positive review calling it a "zoot-suit riot of a song," while Entertainment Weekly's Jody Rosen considered it "exhilarating." Dorian Lyskey from The Guardian deemed it "the tune of the summer, a brassy, brilliant love song." Kelefa Sanneh from New York Times agreed, writing that the song is "the album's glorious, mile-a-minute hit, which proves once again that no one can roar like Ms. Aguilera. Thomas Inskeep from Stylus Magazine praised the track, writing: "'Ain't No Other Man' pulls a Moulin Rouge—settling itself somewhere in the indeterminate past ('40s, maybe?) while simultaneously sounding contemporary. It's sassy and sexy, and one of the year's best pop singles.
John Murphy from musicOMH gave a very positive review for the track, writing: "From the opening bursts of brass it's clear that Ain't No Other Man is one of those singles that make you sit up and take notice. There's a jazzy, retro feel to the track that's a long way from Dirrty, but shows Aguilera's voice off to its best possible advantage. She does come a bit too close at times to Mariah Carey-style histrionics, but it's just a good, hook-filled song that you don't really notice. Even the rather cheesy lyrics, an obvious declaration of fidelity to the new Mr Aguilera, can be overlooked - this is a fine return from one of the most interesting pop stars out there right now."
Aguilera won the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2007 ceremony.
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