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}} ''Stripped'' is the fourth studio album and second major release by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, released on October 26, 2002 by RCA Records. Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of her self-titled debut album (1999), Aguilera took creative control over her next album project, both musically and lyrically. She also changed her public image and established her new alter ego, "Xtina". Musically, its music incorporates pop and R&B with influences from many different genres, including soul, metal, rock, hip hop, gospel and Latin. Lyrically, most of the songs from the album discuss the theme of self-respect, while a few other songs talk about sex and feminism. As executive producer, Aguilera enlisted many new collaborators for the album. Upon its release, ''Stripped'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics, most of them criticized its lack of musical focus, while some of them called it an album for grown-ups. However, the album received multiple Grammy Award nominations, including one win. Commercially, ''Stripped'' debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with first-week sales of 330,000 copies. Consequently, it was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping over four million copies in the region alone. The album also charted within the top five of charts in Canada, Europe, the Netherlands, Ireland, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. It was Aguilera's best-performing album in the United Kingdom, becoming the 29th and 40th best-selling album of the decade and millennium there respectively, with 1.9 million copies sold. As of 2015, ''Stripped'' has sold over 13 million copies worldwide 〔http://www.digitalspy.com/music/news/a774163/christina-aguilera-is-working-with-beautiful-songwriter-linda-perry-again/?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=dsuk&utm_campaign=twdsuk〕 Five singles were released from the album. The lead single, "Dirrty", was met with mixed reviews from critics due to its sound and criticism due to its sexual music video. The follow-up, "Beautiful", was praised by critics and garnered chart success worldwide. The third single, "Fighter", became Aguilera's third top-ten hit worldwide from ''Stripped''. The two last singles from ''Stripped'' were "Can't Hold Us Down" and "The Voice Within", which performed moderately on charts. Aguilera performed several songs from ''Stripped'' live during a number of shows, notably during the 2002 MTV Europe Music Awards, the American Music Awards of 2003, and the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. Two concert tours were held to promote the album, the Justified and Stripped Tour (2003) and The Stripped Tour (2003). ==Background== Following the release of her self-titled debut album in 1999, Aguilera had achieved major success with four worldwide hits, including "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants".〔 Following that, she continued to garner major success with "Lady Marmalade" (2001), a cover of LaBelle which features Lil' Kim, Pink and Mýa.〔 Despite the international success, Aguilera was unsatisfied with the music and image that her management, Steve Kurtz, had created for her, having been marketed as a bubblegum pop singer because of the genre's financial lure. She mentioned plans for her next album to have more musical and lyrical depth. By late 2000, Aguilera decided not to continue the contact with Kurtz.〔 After terminating Kurtz's services, Irving Azoff was hired as her new manager.〔 Following the managerial shakeup, Aguilera decided to create her new style of music on the following album. She also used her new alter ego, "Xtina". She also changed her public appearance and persona, with her hair dyed black and nude photographs on magazine covers. Aguilera further commented about the event with ''USA Today'', "When you're part of a pop phenomenon, you have so many opinions shoved down your throat. People try to tell you what you should do, how you should act, what you should wear, who you should be with. At the time things started happening for me, it was popular to be the squeaky-clean, cookie-cutter pop singer. But that role didn't speak to me, because it's so boring and superficial".〔 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「Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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