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"Lift Me Up" is a song by American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera, taken from her sixth studio album ''Bionic'' (2010). The song was written and produced by Linda Perry, who also provided all the song's instrumentation. Perry and Aguilera previously collaborated on Aguilera's records ''Stripped'' (2002) and ''Back to Basics'' (2006), and on her compilation ''Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits'' (2008), and the singer enlisted Perry again to work on ''Bionic'' as the main producer. However, Perry only wrote and produced "Lift Me Up". Described as an empowering piano ballad, "Lift Me Up" talks about being thankful to someone for helping the protagonist through hard times. The song was first premiered during the Hope for Haiti Now telethon that was held on January 22, 2010 and later, it was included on the charity album, ''Hope for Haiti Now''. The live version differs from the album version, since it features a more stripped, acoustic sound and the album version has an electronic addition. "Lift Me Up" received polarized reviews from music critics. While some critics praised the song, calling it serviceable and obligatory, many called it a boring and cliché ballad. The live version of the song charted on the low-regions of the UK Singles Chart and on the US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles, while the album version charted higher on the South Korea Gaon International Singles Chart. == Background == Christina Aguilera and Linda Perry first collaborated on Aguilera's sophomore studio album, ''Stripped'' (2002), spawning one of her signature songs, "Beautiful", and later on Aguilera's retro-inspired album ''Back to Basics'' (2006), working entirely on its second disc, including the second and third single, "Hurt" and "Candyman". The pair also worked on Aguilera's new tracks from her compilation "Keeps Gettin' Better: A Decade of Hits" (2008), including its lead-single,〔 and during an interview for ''Billboard'', she announced Perry as her next project's main producer. In January 2010, Aguilera premiered a piano-version of the song during the Hope for Haiti Now telethon along with Perry on the piano.〔 While commenting on the song, Aguilera talked about working with Perry once more, stating, "'Lift Me Up' was a song that I teamed once again with Linda Perry, she's always on my 'go-to' list, she's just an amazing artist herself and songwriter, we just make magic together. She and I collaborated on 'Lift Me Up', she had written the song, as well as having written 'Beautiful' years ago, took a first listen and I knew I have to interpret this song."〔 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「Lift Me Up (Christina Aguilera song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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