Christina's back in a big way with this single. Not only is the
original version white hot, the remixes are slammin' as well. Junior
Vasquez, Shape: UK, Ospina & Sullivan, Scotty K, Jake Ridley, and
Ultimix all deliver great mixes. Vasquez puts in the mix with the
biggest fun factor, utilizing the music in the original and adding in
cheeky samples of Deee-Lite. Shape: UK cleans things up a bit and puts
a sheen of synths and piano work into the classy treatment. Also, they
add in a musical reference to Ce Ce Peniston's "Finally" which is nice
to hear. Their Nocturnal remix is more on the progressive side of
things with a bouncy electro bassline and overall less classic, more
modern approach. Ospina & Sullivan give their remix a nice and funky
house feel which sounds a little jazzy and in the vein of Maurice
Joshua. The Scotty K Bootleg Club mix is without doubt the most tribal
and circuit-sounding mix of the bunch. All the synths, tribal beats,
and crescendos are there, making this a sweet, uplifting big room
remix.
Jake Ridley's mix goes in a funky electro direction with full
vocals layered in with a tight bassline and lots of bubbling
percussion. The Ultimix edit naturally focuses on the original song
and adds little DJ effects throughout, giving us a tasty extended
original version. The review wouldn't be complete without giving
mention to DJ Premier. Originally one half of Gang Starr, he's become
known as one of the leaders of the underground hip-hop scene. He
steers clear of the hip-hop cookie cutter mode, instead focusing on
obscure jazz samples to create his music. For Christina, he utilizes
"Happy Skippy Moon Strut" by The Moon People and "The Cissy's Thang"
by the Soul Seven. Very reminiscent of The Meters classic sound.
Aguilera could've tapped any number of trendy hip-hop remixers for
this song, and she very wisely chose a true original talent to man the
dials, buttons, and faders. The result is a tasty big beat-influenced
original that stands apart from common radio fare. To finish it off,
all the remixers put in great work to keep the dancefloors fun and
pumpin'. The remixes are all good! This song is just pure fun and all
the mixes "get it". Ain't no bad mixes here!
