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| Released | June 4, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2010 | |||
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| Length | 59:27 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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Bionic is the sixth studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on June 4, 2010, by RCA Records. Inspired by Aguilera's taste for electronic music, Bionic is characterized as an electropop, futurepop and R&B record. The first half consists of electronic songs incorporating synthesizers and electronic beats, while the second half displays a balladic production. The album's main themes include sex and feminism.
Bionic initially received mixed reviews from music critics upon its debut, although in retrospective commentary multiple professional journalists noted it has gained a cult following. The record opened at a peak of number three on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 110,000 copies, selling 500,000 album-equivalents as of June 2018. Internationally, the album peaked inside the top ten in most countries, including a number-one debut on the UK Albums Chart. At the time of its release, Bionic was the lowest-selling UK Albums Chart number-one album of the last eight years.
The album spawned four singles: "Not Myself Tonight" was released in April 2010, "Woohoo" followed that May, "You Lost Me" was released in June, and "I Hate Boys" became a single the following September. Bionic was promoted in mid-2010 by television performances, such as Aguilera's appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the ninth season of American Idol, Today and MTV Movie Awards. A concert tour, titled The Bionic Tour, was initially planned to support the album, but was ultimately canceled due to Aguilera's heavy promotional schedule for the album and then-upcoming film Burlesque (2010).