What about this new Christina single then?

Well, as we noted after listening to the teaser clip last week, it's a bit of a banger - in fact, it's Christina's most club-centric single since 'Dirrty'. Fat tribal beats? Check. Rampaging ravey synths? You betcha. Lyrics about having a gay old time on the dancefloor? Well, this classy little couplet sums things up nicely: "The old me's gone, I feel brand new / And if you don't like it, f**k you." Let's hope she covers little Max's ears when she belts it out while doing the dusting.

Anyway, we were actually a tad disappointed with 'Not Myself Tonight' the first few times we heard it, partly because it seemed rather lacking in the chorus department, and partly because it wasn't the genre-busting electro-indie-pop-rock-R&B epic we were expecting to trail an album that boasts collaborations with everyone from Le Tigre to Ladytron to Linda Perry. However, it's grown on us a fair bit now. It's a right old racket (in a good way), it repositions Christina as a contemporary pop/R&B star after the retro stylings of Back To Basics, and it's going to sound great on a sweaty dancefloor after one too many rum 'n' cokes on Friday night. Oh, and one last thing - the best bit of the song is definitely the bridge. Or maybe the last three seconds. Hmm.

If you haven't heard 'Not Myself Tonight' yet, all you need do is press 'play' below.



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