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"Not Myself Tonight" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera for her sixth studio album, ''Bionic'' (2010). It was released by RCA Records as the lead single from the album on April 6, 2010. Produced by Polow da Don and co-written in collaboration with Ester Dean, Jason Perry and Greg Curtis, "Not Myself Tonight" is an electropop and electro-R&B song, which explores Aguilera's adoption of different personas on the dance floor. "Not Myself Tonight" received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics: some of whom praised the song's musical style, while others criticize its lyrics. The song peaked at number 23 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It peaked at number 14 on the Pop Songs chart, and number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs. Elsewhere, the song peaked inside the top twenty of the singles charts in Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The track was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipments exceeding 35,000 copies. An accompanying music video for "Not Myself Tonight" was directed by Hype Williams, and was released on April 28, 2010. Serving as an homage to the music video for "Human Nature", a song recorded by Madonna, it was described as an S&M-themed visual. To promote the song, Aguilera performed "Not Myself Tonight" at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards, ''VH1 Storytellers'' and ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', amongst others. ==Background and release== After the birth of her son, Max Bratman, Aguilera stated in an interview with Ryan Seacrest that her forthcoming album would include a totally new aspect of herself as an artist, because of the pregnancy with her son. During an interview with ''People'' in 2008, Aguilera stated that she was going to start recording new material for her forthcoming album at her home in Beverly Hills. Aguilera listened to a lot of electronic music during her pregnancy, and she was inspired to include the genre on ''Bionic''. Aguilera originally considered servicing the track "Glam" as the lead single from ''Bionic''. However, after the conclusion of a day-long countdown on her website on March 23, 2010, it was announced that "Not Myself Tonight" would be released as the official lead single instead. The single cover was simultaneously released, featuring a black-and-white image depicting Aguilera as a devil, dressed in a black leather suit with devil ears and a tail. Tamar Anitai from MTV Buzzworthy compared Aguilera's look on the cover to Madonna and Lady Gaga. The lyrics of "Not Myself Tonight" were released the following day, and an eighteen-second snippet of the song was previewed on March 26. On March 30, the track was streamed in its entirety through Aguilera's official website. The single officially impacted US contemporary hit radio on April 6, 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=FMQB: Airplay Archive )〕 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「Not Myself Tonight」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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