Track Listing
Track listing and credits from album booklet.
| Disc 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
| 1. | "Intro (Back to Basics)" | Christina Aguilera, Christopher Martin, Kara DioGuardi, Roy Hawkins, Rick Darnell | DJ Premier, Aguilera^ | 1:47 | |
| 2. | "Makes Me Wanna Pray" (featuring Steve Winwood) | Aguilera, DioGuardi, Rich Harrison, Winwood | Harrison, Aguilera^ | 4:10 | |
| 3. | "Back in the Day" | Aguilera, Martin, DioGuardi, Don Costa, Jimmy Castor, Langdon Fridle, Jr., Douglas Gibson, Harry Jensen, Robert Manigault, Gerald Thomas | DJ Premier, Aguilera^ | 4:13 | |
| 4. | "Ain't No Other Man" | Aguilera, Martin, DioGuardi, Charles Roane, Harold Beatty | DJ Premier, Roane*, Aguilera^ | 3:49 | |
| 5. | "Understand" | Aguilera, DioGuardi, Kwamé Holland, Allen Toussaint | Kwamé | 3:46 | |
| 6. | "Slow Down Baby" | Aguilera, Mark Ronson, DioGuardi, Raymond Angry, William Guest, Merald Knight, Edward Patton, Gladys Knight, Marvin Bernard, Michael Harper, Curtis Jackson | Ronson, Aguilera^ | 3:29 | |
| 7. | "Oh Mother" | Aguilera, Derryck Thornton, Mark Rankin, Liz Thornton, DioGuardi, Bruno Coulais, Christophe Barratier | Big Tank, Q, L Boggie*, Aguilera^ | 3:47 | |
| 8. | "F.U.S.S." | Aguilera, Roane, DioGuardi | Roane, Aguilera^ | 2:21 | |
| 9. | "On Our Way" | Aguilera, D. Thornton, Rankin, L. Thornton, DioGuardi | Big Tank, Q, L Boogie*, Aguilera^ | 3:37 | |
| 10. | "Without You" | Aguilera, DioGuardi, Ronson, Rob Lewis | Ronson, Aguilera^ | 3:57 | |
| 11. | "Still Dirrty" | Aguilera, Martin, DioGuardi | DJ Premier, Aguilera^ | 3:46 | |
| 12. | "Here to Stay" | Aguilera, Heather Holley, Tony Reyes, Ben Allen, George Henry Jackson | Reyes, Allen, Aguilera^ | 3:20 | |
| 13. | "Thank You (Dedication to Fans...)" | Aguilera, Martin, DioGuardi, Pamela Sheyne, David Frank, Steve Kipner | DJ Premier, Aguilera^ | 4:59 | |
| Total length: | 46:55 | ||||
| Disc 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
| 1. | "Enter the Circus" | Aguilera, Linda Perry | Perry | 1:42 | |
| 2. | "Welcome" | Aguilera, Perry, Ronson, Paul Ill | Perry | 2:43 | |
| 3. | "Candyman" | Aguilera, Perry | Perry | 3:14 | |
| 4. | "Nasty Naughty Boy" | Aguilera, Perry | Perry | 4:45 | |
| 5. | "I Got Trouble" | Aguilera, Perry | Perry | 3:42 | |
| 6. | "Hurt" | Aguilera, Perry, Ronson | Perry | 4:03 | |
| 7. | "Mercy on Me" | Aguilera, Perry | Perry | 4:33 | |
| 8. | "Save Me from Myself" | Aguilera, Perry, Bill Bottrell | Perry | 3:13 | |
| 9. | "The Right Man" | Aguilera, Perry | Perry | 3:51 | |
| Total length: | 31:47 | ||||
- "Intro (Back to Basics)" contains a sample of "The Thrill is Gone (Live)", as performed by B.B. King, The Crusaders and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
- "Makes Me Wanna Pray" contains a sample from "Glad", as performed by Traffic.
- "Back in the Day" contains samples from "Charlie", as performed by Don Costa Orchestra, and "Troglodyte", as performed by The Jimmy Castor Buch.
- "Ain't No Other Man" contains samples from "Happy Skippy Moon Strut", as performed by Moon People, and "The Cissy's Thang", as performed by The Soul Seven.
- "Understand" contains a sample from "Nearer to You", as performed by Betty Harris.
- "Slow Down Baby" contains samples from "Window Raisin' Granny", as performed by Gladys Knight & the Pips and "So Seductive", as performed by Tony Yayo.
- "Oh Mother" contains a sample from "Vois Sur Ton Chemin", written by Bruno Coluais and Christopher Barratler.
- "On Our Way" contains a sample from "Sentimentale", as performed by Claude Bolling.
- "Here to Stay" contains a sample from "The Best Thing You Ever Had", as performed by Candi Staton.
- "Thank You (Dedication to Fans...)" contains samples from "Can't Hold Us Down" and "Genie in a Bottle", as performed by Aguilera, and "Think Big", as performed by Pudgie the Fat Bastard featuring The Notorious B.I.G. The track also features fan club recordings by Shane Burrows, Jessica Cavanaugh, She-Tara Franklin, Michael Holmin, Warren Keller, Antoinette Litte, Gustavo Medina, Sarah Anne Moore, Joshua Pospisil, Cory Steale, Durant Searcy, Samantha Silver, Tammy Simpson and Shanna Nicole Wiles.
- "Candyman" contains a sample from "Tarzan & Jane Swingin' on a Vine" from Run To Cadence With U.S. Marines.
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