Monday Morning (Christina Aguilera song)
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| Song by Christina Aguilera from the album Bionic | |
| Format | Digital download |
| Recorded | 2010 |
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| Length | 3:54 |
| Label | RCA |
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"Monday Morning" is a song recorded by American singer and songwriter Christina Aguilera for the deluxe version of her sixth studio album, Bionic (2010). The song was written by Aguilera, Santi White, John Hill, Dave Taylor, Sam Endicott, and produced by Hill and Switch. It is a new wave, pop, disco, and funk song, which sees Aguilera as a "party girl."[1] The song received positive reviews from music critics and peaked at number 22 on the Gaon International Download Chart upon the release of Bionic.
Composition
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"Monday Morning" was written by Aguilera, Santi White, John Hill, Dave Taylor, Sam Endicott, and produced by Hill and Switch.[2] It was included on the deluxe version of Bionic.[3] Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic characterized it as a new wave-pop song,[4] while Becky Bain from Idolator described the track as funk and disco dance.[1] The song is instrumented by funk guitar and hand claps,[5] which, according to Sam Lansky writing for MTV Buzzworthy, "evoke the ’80s with subtlety and charm."[6] Meanwhile, Bain likened the 1970s-inspired funk style on "Monday Morning" to songs by Scissor Sisters.[1] Dan Martin of NME named it a disco number that is similar to Gwen Stefani's song "Borderline".[7] Meanwhile, Nick Levine of Digital Spy wrote that the song "sounds like a great lost cut from No Doubt's Rock Steady."[8] The lyrics of "Monday Morning" sees Aguilera as a "party girl;" at the chorus, Aguilera sings "Hey, forget about your Monday morning, we are never gonna be that boring," over a dance beat.[1]
Reception
Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic named it "a perfect new wave pop."[4] Becky Bain from Idolator labelled "Monday Morning" one of the "unique" songs on Bionic that "have helped push Aguilera in a more ambitious musical direction." Bain also praised the track's lyrics for "presenting Xtina like a party girl, but don’t resort to cursing, thinly veiled euphemisms for dirty sex, or straight-up references to sex like many of the other Bionic tracks."[1] Brad Steirn of MuuMuse called the song "sophisticated" and opined that the appearance of "Monday Morning" on the album's package would make it "more appealing."[9] Upon the release of Bionic, "Monday Morning" debuted at number 22 on the Gaon International Downloads Chart on the chart issue June 20, 2010.[10]
Credits and personnel
- Recording locations
- Recording – Dubsided, Los Angeles, California; Dreamland Studios; Mad Decent Mausoleum, Philadelphia, PA
- Vocal recording – The Redlips Room, Beverly Hills, California.
- Personnel
- Songwriting – Christina Aguilera, Santi White, John Hill, Dave Taylor, Sam Endicott
- Production – John Hill, Switch
- All instruments – John Hill, Switch
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Bionic (deluxe edition), RCA Records.[11]
Charts
| Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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| South Korea (Gaon International Download Chart)[10] | 22 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Bain, Becky (June 2, 2010). "Christina Aguilera Knows How To Rock A 'Monday Morning'". Idolator. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ↑ Levine, Nick (May 16, 2010). "Aguilera reveals 'Bionic' production credits". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ↑ "Bionic – Deluxe (Explicit)". Amazon.com. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Bionic – Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
- ↑ "How Did Christina Aguilera End Up Botching Another Comeback?". The Atlantic. November 29, 2012. Archived from the original on July 17, 2014.
- ↑ Lansky, Sam (July 6, 2012). "The Legacy Of ‘Bionic’: Why Christina Aguilera’s Misunderstood Album Was Actually Ahead Of Its Time". MTV Buzzworthy. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ↑ Martin, Dan (June 7, 2010). "Christina Aguilera – Album review: Bionic (RCA)". NME. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ↑ Levine, Nick (June 14, 2010). "Christina Aguilera: 'Bionic' – Music Album Review". Digital Spy. Retrieved July 21, 2012.
- ↑ Stern, Bradley (June 7, 2012). "Christina Aguilera: Bionic (Album Review)". MuuMuse. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Gaon Download Chart: 2010년 27주차 Download Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015.
- ↑ Bionic (deluxe edition) (liner notes). Christina Aguilera. RCA Records. 2010.