Christina Aguilera dropped a brand new single, and we’re loving the simple, bare-faced video
Whether she’s belting it out onstage or wearing a stripped-down no-makeup look on a magazine cover, Christina Aguilera is always captivating. But although the former The Voice judge has been busy over the past few years — even dropping a new single here and there — she’s kept her fans on pins and needles waiting for a new album. Today, May 3rd, after much anticipation, her new music video “Accelerate” dropped, giving us a taste of her upcoming album.
“Accelerate” is the first single to be released from Aguilera’s hip-hop-inspired album Liberation, which will be out June 15th. It’s the singer’s first full-length studio album in five years. The “Dirrty” singer’s newest track was produced by none other than Kanye West and features rappers Ty Dolla $ign and 2Chainz.
Aguilera has been teasing the video on her social media accounts all week. On April 3oth and May 1st, she shared snippets of the video editing process on Instagram, and then yesterday, May 2nd, she tantalized her fans with a clip from the music video itself, featuring her suggestively lapping up milk like a cat.
“I feel in life when you get to a place where you feel so comfortable and so routine, then you know you need to stop and start from scratch,” she said in a May 1st Instagram video.
The music video, directed by Zoey Grossman, features softly lit black and white shots of Xtina interspersed with neon closeups of her face and lips. The diva keeps her look simple in the video, wearing minimal makeup with her blonde hair down and tousled (although she rocks a glittery silver lip at one point). The song’s smooth, R&B beat is the perfect showcase for Xtina’s powerhouse vocals, and the tune is so catchy, you’ll have trouble getting it out of your head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSRSgMp5X1w?feature=oembed
Here are the full lyrics to “Accelerate,” from Genius:
Intro: Christina Aguilera
Hide it 'til we feel it/ Then we feel it, 'til we fight it, yeah/ Hold it 'til we need it, never leave it/ Didn't want it
Verse 1: Christina Aguilera & Ty Dolla $ign
New York, worldwide (L.A., worldwide)/ Borders my city (Girl, that's my home)/ Just pulled up to the hotel (Hotel, hotel)/ All my day ones here with me (Ah, yeah)/ We got moola, power/ Yeah, we on fire tonight/ Gonna get it how we want it/ 'Cause we 'bout it, 'bout that life
Pre-Chorus: Christina Aguilera & Ty Dolla $ign
Baby, it's alright/ Baby, it's alright/ Baby, it's OK/ Baby, it's OK/ Spark round later, Ya Ya Ya Ya/ Don't worry 'bout tomorrow/ I be with my ladies you can find me there/ Try to play us, we gon' start a riot up in here
Chorus: Christina Aguilera & Ty Dolla $ign
Accelerate, c'mon babe/ Pick up your speed/ Stamina, fill me up/ That's what I need/ Another shot, you comin' home with me/ F*ck all these drugs, f*ck all these clubs/ What's wrong with me (Oh, ya ya)
Verse 2: Christina Aguilera & Ty Dolla $ign
All my boss ladies (In the city, yeah)/ Go get your Mercedes ( skrt skrt skrt skrt )/ No matter long as you get there (Get there)/ Just don't let it drive you crazy/ Get that moola, power/ You on fire tonight/ You can get it how you want it/ That's it, go tonight
Pre-Chorus: Christina Aguilera & Ty Dolla $ign
Baby, it's alright/ Baby, it's alright/ Baby, it's OK/ Baby, it's OK/ Spark round later/
Don't worry 'bout tomorrow (
Nah, nah, nah, nah)/ I be with my ladies you can find me there (Find me)/ Try to play us, we gon' start a riot up in here
Chorus: Christina Aguilera, Ty Dolla $ign & 2 Chainz
Accelerate, c'mon babe/ Pick up your speed/ Stamina, fill me up/ That's what I need/ Another shot, you comin' home with me (Yeah)/ F*ck all these drugs, f*ck all these clubs (2 Chainz)/ What's wrong with me
Verse 3: 2 Chainz
Right, left, mic left/ Mic check, trap check/ Sex drive Nascar/ Crash it like the Nasdaq/ More than you can expect/ Everything except jealousy and envy/ We gon' move on past that/ Joint strong, pass that/ Ooh, girl, bad, bad/ Where the, where the cash at?/ Don't forget the hashtag/ Pretty, pretty, so saditty/ Work it out, muscle memory/ Get the money, my ability/ Until the end, 2000, infinity/ I put it in, now that you're feelin' me/ Look how I'm killin' it/ Leavin' the dealership/ You ain't got internet?/ Just left the Benedict/ I got them benefits/ Did it deliberate/ Killed you to prove I'm innocent
Bridge: Christina Aguilera & Ty Dolla $ign
Hide it 'til we feel it/ Then we feel it, 'til we fight it, yeah/ Hold it 'til we need it, never leave it/ Didn't want it/ F*ck all these drugs, f*ck all these clubs/ What's wrong with me
Chorus: Christina Aguilera, Ty Dolla $ign & Both
Accelerate, c'mon babe/ Pick up your speed (Pick up your speed, babe)/ Stamina, fill me up/ That's what I need (Oh, yeah)/ Another shot, you comin' home with me/ F*ck all these drugs, f*ck all these clubs/ What's wrong with me
We can’t wait to hear the rest of Liberation when it comes out in June. Until then, rest assured we’ll be playing “Accelerate on repeat as we dance along.
