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"My Girls" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera featuring Peaches, taken from the former's sixth studio album Bionic (2010). The song was written by Aguilera, Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman, JD Samson and Merrill Beth Nisker, while production was handled by Le Tigre. An electro-disco and punk funk number, the track talks about female empowerment. It received mixed to positive reviews from music critics, many of whom praised its funny lyrical content and deemed it one of the album's most enjoyable tracks, while some others called it "silly". Upon the release of Bionic, "My Girls" charted on the Gaon International Download Chart at number 55 and on the US Dance/Electronic Digital Sales at number 38.

Recording and composition

While talking with Rolling Stone Brazil, co-writer of "My Girls", JD Samson, revealed, "It was wonderful. She is an amazing artist, a wonderful mother and a very funny person. It was fun, very natural. I felt I was lucky to work with her, considering she's a very relevant woman to the feminist movement". "My Girls" was written by Aguilera, Kathleen Hanna, Johanna Fateman, JD Samson and Merrill Beth Nisker. It was recorded at The Red Lip's Room in Beverly Hills, California. Le Tigre handled production of the track; they and Switch played all instruments for the song.

"My Girls" is a hybrid of electro-disco and punk funk, with elements from electroclash. The song features a new wave-influenced background. Lyrically, it talks about female empowerment. In the song, Aguilera names famous clothing brands for women including Louboutins and Cosmo insists, "We just came to party". A one point, she sings, "My girls wear lipstick while they're making my beats, they got guitar picks in their purses". The track features a verse by Canadian musician Peaches.

Critical reception

"My Girls" received mixed reviews from music critics. Alexis Petridis from The Guardian called it "an improbable triumph, a fabulous slab of shouty electro-disco". Genevieve Koski writing for The A.V. Club named it "the album’s most enjoyable track", alongside "Elastic Love". Dan Martin from NME wrote a positive review, writing that the song was "an euphoric girls-together punk funk from Le Tigre" and praised its catchy melody. Nick Levine of Digital Spy gave a positive review to the song, peaking it as one of the standouts from Bionic and deeming it "an absolute blast". In a review of Bionic, Kitty Empire from The Observer picked "My Girls" as the best song from the album, calling it a "sisterly discoid delight attributed to feminist electropunks Le Tigre". Likewise, Chris Coplan of Consequence of Sound highlighted the track as one of the catchiest numbers from Bionic.

Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone called it "a hilarious disco anthem where Aguilera gives it up to her new riot-grrrl pals". Drowned in Sound writer Richard Wink provided "My Girls" a mixed review, deeming it a "faux-female empowerment sloganism", further commenting that "the track staggers along like a pricey Ann Summers vibrator running on batteries bought from Poundland". Andy Gill for The Independent labelled the song "a Sapphic anthem stomp that furnishes one of the few moments of real interest". A reviewer from The Scotsman wrote a mixed review, "Despite the compelling Bowiesque funk rhythm and the presence of alternative feminist artists Peaches and Le Tigre, it still sounds like something you might hear on a Sugababes album". Melinda Newman of HitFix compared "My Girls" to works by Pink, while Greg Kot of Chicago Tribune wrote that "My Girls" fails to ignite, in spite of the collaboration with Le Tigre and Peaches.

Credits and personnel

Recording locations

• Recording & vocal recording – The Red Lip's Room, Beverly Hills, California

Personnel

• Songwriting – Christina Aguilera, Mathangi Arulpragasam, John Hill, Dave Taylor
• Production – John Hill
• All instruments - John Hill & Switch

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Charts

Upon the release of Bionic, "My Girls" debuted at number 55 on the Gaon International Downloads Chart on the chart issue dated June 6, 2010. The song also peaked at number 38 on the US Dance/Electronic Digital Sales, a chart managed by Billboard.

References

1. Catania, Fernanda (June 9, 2010). "Hiperativa indie". Rolling Stone (in Portuguese). Brazil. Archived from the original on July 10, 2014.
2. ^ Bionic (liner notes). Christina Aguilera. RCA Records. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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4. ^ Martin, Dan (June 7, 2010). "Christina Aguilera – Album review: Bionic (RCA)". NME. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
5. ^ Coplan, Chris (June 23, 2010). "Bionic Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
6. ^ Pareles, Jon (June 6, 2010). "New CDs". The New York Times. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
7. ^ Wink, Richard (June 7, 2010). "Christina Aguilera – Bionic / Releases / Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
8. ^ Sheffield, Rob. "'Bionic' by Christina Aguilera". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
9. Koski, Genevieve (June 15, 2010). "Christina Aguilera: Bionic". The A.V. Club. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
10. Levine, Nick (June 14, 2010). "Christina Aguilera: 'Bionic'". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
11. Empire, Kitty (June 6, 2010). "Christina Aguilera: Bionic". The Observer. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
12. Gill, Andy (June 4, 2010). "Album: Christina Aguilera, Bionic (RCA)". The Independent. Retrieved May 25, 2012.
13. "Album review: Christina Aguilera, Bionic". The Scotsman. June 6, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
14. Newman, Melinda (June 7, 2010). "Review: Christina Aguilera's 'Bionic' shows a machine-like workmanship". HitFix. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
15. Kot, Greg (June 7, 2010). "Turn It Up: Album review: Christina Aguilera, 'Bionic'". Chicago Tribune.
16. ^ "Gaon Internation Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
17. ^ "Chart history for Christina Aguilera: Dance/Electronic Digital Sales". Billboard. Retrieved July 10, 2014.

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• Christina Aguilera songs
• Songs written by Christina Aguilera
• 2010 songs
• Songs with feminist themes