Twice (song)

For songs by South Korean girl group Twice, see List of songs recorded by Twice. For other songs of the same name, see Twice (disambiguation) § Music.
"Twice"
Promotional single by Christina Aguilera
from the album Liberation
ReleasedMay 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Length4:02
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)Kirby Dockery
Producer(s)
  • Kirby Dockery
  • Sandy Chila

"Twice" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera from her eighth studio album, Liberation (2018).[1] It was released for digital download and streaming on May 11, 2018 by RCA Records as the album's first promotional single.[2][3] Kirby Lauryen wrote the track and co-produced it with Sandy Chila. Upon its release of, music critics were positive towards the track, praising Aguilera's voice and the lyrics. Commercially, "Twice" reached top-forty positions on the digital charts of Australia and Spain. The song was later included in the setlist for The Liberation Tour,[4] Christina Aguilera: The Xperience,[5] and The X Tour.[6]

Background and composition

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"Twice" was solely written by Kirby Lauryen, while co-producing along with Sandy Chila.[7][8] On May 10, 2018, Aguilera posted a video on her Twitter account in which she teased the release of a song from her then-upcoming eight studio album, Liberation (2018), stating that she loves the song's "raw vocal quality" and the "spiritual emotion and tone" it conveys.[9][10][11] The track was released for digital download and streaming as the first promotional single from Liberation on May 11, 2018 by RCA Records.[1] Musically, "Twice" has been described as a soulful ballad[12][13][14] with a length of four minutes and two seconds.[7] According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, the song is performed in the key of F♯ Minor with a moderately slow tempo of 75 beats per minute. Aguilera's vocals span from E3 to F5.[15]

Critical reception

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Jon Pareles from New York Times said that "Twice" "mournfully ponders sin, forgiveness and redemption".[16] Nicholas Hautman of Us Weekly stated that "Twice" is Aguilera's best song since "Hurt", noting its "contemplative and stripped-down nature".[17] Neil McCormick from The Daily Telegraph considered that Aguilera sounded "like a one-woman Fleetwood Mac" and praised "her rich low notes fluttering effortlessly up to falsetto with no loss of control".[18] During a review for Liberation for PopCrush, Bobby Olivier called "Twice" "a sparse and pensive track" and described the intro of the song as "harmonic".[19] Althea Legapsi from Rolling Stone opined that the lyrics contemplate "the duality that can be found with love",[20] and Mike Nied from Idolator deemed the singer's voice, calling it "as strong as ever before".[21] Zach Johnson of E! Online labelled "Twice" as a "brooding ballad".[11]

Visuals video

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Although the song was never promoted with an official music video, a conceptual visual video—created by Aguilera and her team—was released on May 11, 2018.[22][23][24] It was meant to express the singer's thankfulness for her fans' support, and contains a spiritual, naturalist theme: Aguilera is seen submerged in water, and those scenes are followed by close-ups of flowers.[22] Aguilera called the visuals "personal" and believed they "set a tone behind the feel of the music as a kind of backdrop".[22][23] She said the video was shot because she "felt inspired by the themes of duality and inner struggle in 'Twice'".[22][23]

Live performances

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Aguilera performing the song during 2018's Liberation Tour

On June 9, 2018 Aguilera performed the track for the first time at the Genentech Gives Back benefit concert in San Francisco.[25][26] Other songs presented on stage included Liberation singles "Accelerate" and "Fall in Line".[25] Aguilera promoted "Fall in Line" during 2018's New York Fashion Week on September 9. Before she sang the song, celebrity drag queen Sasha Velour acted out the lyrics of "Twice".[27]

The song was included in the setlist for Aguilera's 2018 Liberation Tour.[4] The singer's rendition at the Radio City Music Hall on October 4, 2018 was called "killer" by The Star-Ledger's Bobby Olivier.[4] In 2019, "Twice" was also performed during a concert residency Christina Aguilera: The Xperience,[5] and The X Tour in Europe and Mexico.[6][28] The X Tour's arrangement was met with critical acclaim, praised by Metro,[29] Berliner Morgenpost,[30] and FrontView Magazine.[31] In July 2021, Aguilera performed "Twice" during her two night show at the Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[32][33][34]

Accolades

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Year Ceremony Category Result Ref.
2018 AMFT Awards Best Pop Solo Performance Won [35]

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australia Digital Tracks (ARIA)[36] 35
France (SNEP)[37] 169
French Digital Singles (SNEP)[38] 164
Indonesian Digital Songs (LIMA)[39] 1
Spain Physical/Digital (PROMUSICAE)[40] 31
US Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[41] 42

References

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  2. ^ "Christina Aguilera's 'Twice' Is Here: Listen". Billboard. May 11, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
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  13. ^ Copperman, Joshua (June 15, 2018). "Stream Christina Aguilera's New Album Liberation". Spin. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
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  17. ^ Hautman, Nicholas (June 13, 2018). "Christina Aguilera Reclaims Her Status as an 'Irrepressible Force' on New Album 'Liberation': Review". US Weekly. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
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