Fighter (song)

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"Fighter"
Single by Christina Aguilera
from the album Stripped
Released June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03)
Format CD single
Recorded The Enterprise Studios
(Burbank, California)
Conway Studios
(Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Genre Rock, pop rock[1]
Length 4:05
Label RCA
Writer(s) Christina Aguilera, Scott Storch
Producer Scott Storch
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Beautiful"
(2002)		 "Fighter"
(2003)		 "Can't Hold Us Down"
(2003)
"Fighter"
A sample of Christina Aguilera's "Fighter" from Stripped
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"Fighter" is a song recorded by American recording artist Christina Aguilera. The song was written by Aguilera and Scott Storch, and produced by Storch for Aguilera's second studio album, Stripped. The song was released on June 3, 2003 as the third single. The song peaked at number twenty on the Billboard Hot 100, where it became Aguilera's ninth U.S. top-twenty single. "Fighter" also reached number three in the United Kingdom and Canada, and number five in Australia and the Netherlands.

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[edit] Background and composition

"Fighter" was written by Christina Aguilera and Scott Storch and produced by Storch. It features Dave Navarro on guitar. In her first single to bear elements of rock music, a seemingly dissatisfied Aguilera seems to bemoan and scream of a man who apparently did her wrong. However, in a surprising twist, she does not want to complain or insult him; in fact, she wants to thank him. "Fighter" became the official anthem for the 2003 NBA Playoffs and was heard during the NBA Finals commercials.[2] An official video was even shot for the NBA Finals featuring Aguilera doing choreography with her dancers on a basketball court.

[edit] Music video

Christina Aguilera (center) during a performance on tour Back to Basics

The music video was directed by Floria Sigismondi. In it, she is wearing a black velvet kimono, with a pale complexion, and long black hair, resembling that of someone who follows gothic fashion. Three pins are lodged in her back, making her hunch. Initially, she is trapped in a glass box, and her kimono is billowing like a balloon. Three gothic ballerinas eat fruit and then collapse. Aguilera then breaks free from the box by pounding on it until it breaks. Aguilera tosses aside her kimono after furiously removing the pins on her back and throwing them away. A tattered, white, moth-covered dress is revealed, symbolising her metaphoric evolution from a larva to a pupa. In addition, her hair becomes white, and moths fly on to her. Near the end, Aguilera wears an Elvira-type spider dress, again proclaiming that she is a fighter. At the very end of the video, she kicks the TV camera. This video shows the metamorphosis of Aguilera's slow, yet steady progression of her inner-strength, from being heartbroken, to becoming unbreakable. "Fighter" was also a success on TRL, debuting at number 6 on April 9, 2003 and hitting number one sixteen times while retiring at number 6, spending fifty days on the countdown. Also, the video debuts Aguilera's look with black hair instead of the blonde hair with black stripes in it shown in the "Dirrty" and "Beautiful" .

[edit] Formats and track listings

CD Maxi-CD

  1. "Fighter" [Album Version] — 4:05
  2. "Fighter" [Freelance Hellraiser "Thug Pop" Extended Edit] — 5:11
  3. "Beautiful" [Valentin Club Remix] — 5:51
  4. "Fighter" [Video]

UK Maxi-CD

  1. Fighter [Original Version] 4:09
  2. Fighter [Freelance Hellraiser Thug Pop Mix] 5:13
  3. Beautiful [Valentin Mix] 5:55

UK & Ireland, Single

  1. Fighter [Video] 4:15
  2. Fighter 4:13
  3. Beautiful [Valentin Club Mix] 6:00

UK Vinyl, 12", Promo

  1. Fighter [Freelance Hellraiser Full Club Remix]
  2. Fighter [Freelance Hellraiser Radio Mix]
  3. Fighter [Freelance Hellraiser Full Dub]

[edit] Remixes

  • Instrumental (Unreleased In-House Promo)
  • Bad Mamajama Club Mix / Hani Club Remix 6:10
  • Bad Mamajama Radio Mix / Hani Radio Remix 3:31
  • Freelance Hellraiser Thug Pop Mix — 5:13
  • Freelance Hellraiser Full Club Remix
  • Freelance Hellraiser Radio Edit
  • Freelance Hellraiser Full Dub
  • Friburn & Urik Dub — 10:13

[edit] Charts

"Fighter" was a moderate success in the United States, reaching the Top 20 of Billboard Hot 100, came in standing position in 40, moved to 23 the following week and went up more positions next week, to position 20, which was for a month before dropping the chart.

International, the song received even more success, reaching #3 in the United Kingdom and Canada, while growing up in the top 20 of most European countries, has reached # 5 in Australia, and # 14 in New Zealand.

The single has sold over 3,540,000 copies worldwide. In 2006 Fighter was certified Gold by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 digital downloads.

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 5
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[4] 12
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[5] 11
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[7] 15
European Hot 100 Singles[8] 3
Germany (Media Control AG)[9] 13
Hungary (Single Top 10)[10] 8
Italy (FIMI)[11] 15
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 5
New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] 14
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 12
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[15] 15
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 11
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[18] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 20
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[20] 5

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[21] Gold 35,000^
United States (RIAA)[22] Gold 500,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

[edit] Year-end charts

Country Position
Australia[23] 74
Switzerland[24] 77
UK[25] 99

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Fighter - Christina Aguilera". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/fighter-r645319. Retrieved 2011-09-23. 
  2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DXZD_hGd08&
  3. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Christina Aguilera – Fighter". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Christina Aguilera – Fighter – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Ultratop.be – Christina Aguilera – Fighter" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  6. ^ "Christina Aguilera Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Christina Aguilera. Prometheus Global Media.
  7. ^ "Danishcharts.com – Christina Aguilera – Fighter". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Christina Aguilera Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for Christina Aguilera. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  10. ^ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  11. ^ "Italiancharts.com – Christina Aguilera – Fighter". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Christina Aguilera search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40. Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  13. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Christina Aguilera – Fighter". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Christina Aguilera – Fighter". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Christina Aguilera – Fighter" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Christina Aguilera – Fighter". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  17. ^ "Christina Aguilera – Fighter – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "Christina Aguilera Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Christina Aguilera. Prometheus Global Media.
  20. ^ "Christina Aguilera Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Christina Aguilera. Prometheus Global Media.
  21. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-2003.htm. Retrieved 16 September 2011. 
  22. ^ "American single certifications – Christina Aguilera – Beautiful". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?artist=%22Beautiful%22.  If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  23. ^ Australian Recording Industry Association (2003). "ARIA charts — End of year charts". aria.com.au. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-singles-2003.htm. Retrieved 2009-01-10. 
  24. ^ Hit Parade (2003). "Swiss year-end chart". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2003. Retrieved 2009-01-10. 
  25. ^ http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2003.pdf
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