
"Dirrty" was created in the vein of Redman ( pictured)'s 2001 hip hop song " Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)", who is later featured on the song. "Dirrty" was included on the setlists of Aguilera's five major concert tours: The Justified & Stripped Tour (2003), The Stripped Tour (2003), Back to Basics Tour (2006–2008), The Liberation Tour (2018), and The X Tour (2019). Various news publications and other recording artists criticized the video, and it was banned on Thai television due to its sexual content, but Aguilera defended the video, calling it inspirational as it put her to the forefront. Depicting sexual fetishes such as mud wrestling and muscle worshipping, the controversial video eliminated her previous image as a bubblegum pop singer. Elsewhere, the song peaked within the top 10 in many countries including Australia, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.ĭavid LaChapelle directed the music video for "Dirrty", which was intended to publicize Aguilera's new image. Outside of the United States, "Dirrty" saw significant success in the British Isles, topping the charts in the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom.

The song peaked at number 48 on the US Billboard 100. RCA and Bertelsmann Music Group later released the song as a CD single. RCA Records sent "Dirrty" to American radio stations on September 3, 2002, as the lead single from Stripped. The final result, "Dirrty", is an R&B and hip hop song that also features rapping verses from Redman and describes sexual activities. She approached hip hop producer Rockwilder and suggested using Redman's 2001 song " Let's Get Dirty (I Can't Get in da Club)" as a guide. In response, she desired to create a song that would represent her authentic persona.

Despite Aguilera's first three years of commercial success, she was displeased with the lack of control over her image. " Dirrty" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera featuring American rapper Redman, released as the lead single from her fourth studio album Stripped.
