Accelerate (Christina Aguilera song)

"Accelerate"
Single by Christina Aguilera featuring Ty Dolla Sign and 2 Chainz
from the album Liberation
ReleasedMay 3, 2018 (2018-05-03)
Genre
Length4:03
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Telepathy"
(2016)
"Accelerate"
(2018)
"Fall in Line"
(2018)
Ty Dolla Sign singles chronology
"OTW"
(2018)
"Accelerate"
(2018)
"Ooh Yeah"
(2018)
2 Chainz singles chronology
"Medication (Remix)"
(2018)
"Accelerate"
(2018)
"Big Bank"
(2018)
Music video
"Accelerate" on YouTube

"Accelerate" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera and was released as the lead single from her eighth studio album Liberation (2018). It features guest vocals from singer Ty Dolla Sign and rapper 2 Chainz.[3] The song was produced by Kanye West alongside Che Pope, Mike Dean and Eric Danchick, with co-production from Honorable C.N.O.T.E. and Charlie Heat. In the lyrics, which celebrate living in the moment, Aguilera "accelerates" her sexual partner, wanting him to "show passion" towards her.

Upon its release, music critics were mostly positive towards the track — some complimented it for being "weird",[4][5] "experimental",[6] and an interesting comeback that "pushes pop music boundaries".[7] The Guardian and Paper both named it one of the best songs of the year. "Accelerate" became Aguilera's tenth number-one song on the US Billboard Dance Club Songs chart. The single appeared on a few national record charts, reaching top ten positions in Costa Rica, Panama and Guatemala, as well as number twenty-two on the Hungarian Single Top 40 chart. The song was included on the setlists of Aguilera's three concert tours: The Liberation Tour in 2018, The Xperience (2019–2020), and The X Tour (2019).

  1. ^ Reed, Ryan (May 3, 2018). "Hear Christina Aguilera's Kanye West-Produced New Song With 2 Chainz". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Was, Mike (May 3, 2020). "Christina Aguilera's "Accelerate" Was Ahead of Its Time". Idolator. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  3. ^ Aswad, Jem (May 3, 2018). "Christina Aguilera Drops Kanye West-Produced Song 'Accelerate,' Announces New Album (Video)". Variety. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ^ Calamarica, Jon (May 4, 2018). "The Playlist: Christina Aguilera's Bizarre Puzzle, and 13 More New Songs". The New York Times. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Stop sleeping on Christina Aguilera's 'Accelerate'". The Fader. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  6. ^ Prance, Sam (May 3, 2018). "Christina Aguilera Wows with New Single 'Accelerate'". MTV. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  7. ^ Radke, Brock (October 19, 2018). "Christina Aguilera's creativity has been liberated". Las Vegas Magazine. Greenspun Media Group. Archived from the original on July 22, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.