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"Genie in a Bottle" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera from her self-titled debut album released in 1999. It was written and produced by Steve Kipner and David Frank, with additional writing from Pamela Sheyne. The song was released on June 22, 1999 by RCA as the album's lead single. "Genie in a Bottle" is a teen pop and dance-pop song which incorporates elements from R&B. Lyrically, it uses sexual references to talk about the theme of self-respect. Due to the sexual-oriented lyrics, an edited version of the single was aired on radio instead of the original version. "Genie in a Bottle" received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, most of whom praised the song's lyrics and Aguilera's vocals on the track. The single achieved commercial success, peaking atop the record charts of 21 countries. In the United States, the song peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), having sold more than 1.4 million copies in the country. A music video for "Genie in a Bottle" was directed by Diane Martel and shot in Malibu, California. The video was well received by media outlets and gained many plays on music channels including VH1, Black Entertainment Television and ''Total Request Live''. "Genie in a Bottle" has been widely recognized as one of Aguilera's signature songs, and was credited with establishing her name in the music industry. Aguilera recorded two remakes of "Genie in a Bottle" and included them on her albums: a Spanish version entitled "Genio Atrapado" was included on ''Mi Reflejo'' (2000), and an electropop-oriented version entitled "Genie 2.0" was included on ''Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits'' (2008). ==Background== After receiving notification that the final season of ''The New Mickey Mouse Club'' (1993–94) would air, Aguilera became determined to release her debut studio album by the time she completed high school during 1994–95.〔 She began recording sessions with producers Roberts Alleca and Michael Brown, but was displeased with the current pace of her career.〔 Despite being offered free studio time with Alleca and Brown, Aguilera ventured to Japan in an effort to boost her career.〔 While there, the pair offered her the opportunity to collaborate with Japanese pop star Keizo Nakanishi on the track "All I Wanna Do" (1994), though the experience failed to achieve commercial success. As her international successes broadened, Aguilera caught the attention of future manager Steve Kurtz; she had previously had a spoken agreement with Ruth Inniss, which subsequently never came to be. Kurtz spent much of his time devoted to finding Aguilera a record deal, sending demos to multiple companies. Just as communications with RCA Records began, she was offered the chance to record "Reflection", the theme song for the 1998 Disney film ''Mulan''. Its success landed her a multi-album recording contract. RCA's financial state prevented them from contending with major labels at the time. In an attempt to encourage Aguilera to sign with them and maintain the hype surrounding "Reflection", they offered to record and release her debut studio album by January 1999, though such an arrangement ultimately failed to happen. Originally, Aguilera "wasn't too crazy" about the demo recording for "Genie in a Bottle", though she eventually became "proud" of the end result. RCA executive Ron Fair sympathized with her reaction to the release and inclusion of the track, finding that the marketing decision would be to release a "sugar candy" number one single, something that wasn't necessarily a "great song" so that her career could strengthen.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Genie in a Bottle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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