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Fighter (Christina Aguilera song)

January 04, 2023

"Fighter" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera for her fourth studio album, Stripped (2002). The song was written by Aguilera and Scott Storch, and produced by the latter. It was released by RCA Records as the third single from Stripped on March 10, 2003. Inspired by Guns N' Roses' song "November Rain", "Fighter" was characterized as a hybrid of rock and R&B that incorporates elements of arena rock and rock and roll. The track sees Aguilera thanking a man who had done her wrong for making her a "fighter."

"Fighter"
Single by Christina Aguilera
from the album Stripped
ReleasedMarch 10, 2003 (2003-03-10)
Genre
Length
  • 4:05 (album version)
  • 3:30 (UK radio edit)
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Scott Storch
Christina Aguilera singles chronology
"Beautiful"
(2002) 		"Fighter"
(2003) 		"Can't Hold Us Down"
(2003)
Music video
"Fighter" on YouTube

"Fighter" received mostly positive reviews from music critics, who praised Aguilera's vocals and the song's empowering lyrics. The single peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). As of September 2014, "Fighter" has sold 1.184 million copies in the United States. Elsewhere, the song reached the top ten of several national music charts, including those in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and the Netherlands.

A music video for "Fighter" was directed by Floria Sigismondi. Aguilera performed the track on four of her major concert tours: The Justified & Stripped Tour (2003), The Stripped Tour (2003), Back to Basics Tour (2006–2008), and Liberation Tour (2018). "Fighter" has been covered by several artists, including American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and Darren Criss.

Background and composition

In the book Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind the Song, Aguilera revealed the occasion, theme and meaning of "Fighter". She talked about her "very chaotic and abusive" home, where she did not feel "safe".[1] In school, Aguilera was picked on and alienated because of her musical passion.[1] However, it made her become "smarter and stronger".[1] To release herself, Aguilera started to write songs at the age of 15, both music and lyrics; and it was the way how she found her voice.[1] The writing process of "Fighter" began during her promotion for her debut album in 1999,[1] when she was "a part of the big craze pop phenomenon".[1] According to Aguilera, her debut album helped her a lot to develop the process.[1] She wanted to make an "emotionally rich and positive empowering" song, especially for women, in order for them to speak for themselves be strong.[1] About the idea of the track, she revealed, "I was coming up with titles and ideas and deciding what I wanted to write about. I had to sit down and make sense of my feelings and experiences. I learned a lot from the first record that helped me to develop. I took the good and the bad and considered some of the choices I made and became better because of it."[1] Aguilera considers "Fighter" a "natural" and authentic song, adding that "when you can be honest, you can be free, and when you're free, you do your best work."[2]

 
"Fighter"
A 20-second sample of "Fighter", inspired by various genres: R&B, rock, arena rock and rock n roll. Lyrically, it talks about a man who has done something wrong to the protagonist.
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"Fighter" is a rock song.[3] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine said that "Fighter" is a hybrid of R&B and rock.[4] Meanwhile, a reviewer of Billboard described the song as arena rock-influenced,[5] and AOL Music's Nana-Adwoa Ofori noted the elements of rock and roll.[6] However, Nick Levin from Digital Spy detailed "Fighter" as an arena rock piece.[7] The song was inspired by band Guns N' Roses' song "November Rain" (1992).[8] Written in the key of E minor, "Fighter" has a moderate tempo of 96 beats per minute.[9] Brian Hiatt from Entertainment Weekly and Chuck Taylor for Billboard likened the track's musical style to that of Janet Jackson's "Black Cat".[10][11] Aguilera's vocals on the track span from the low-note of G3 to the high-note of G5;[9] Taylor labelled Aguilera's vocals "tornado of a vocal."[11]

At the beginning of "Fighter", the guitar sound was arranged in the chord progression of Em – G/D – D – C – Em/B – B – Am – C/G – G – B7.[9] Aguilera speaks the lyrics, "After all you put me through, you'd think I'd despise you / But in the end, I wanna thank you, 'cause you made me that much stronger" on the guitar theme by Dave Navarro.[9][12] Lyrically, Aguilera wants to thank the man who did her wrong rather than insult him, because he helped make her stronger and work harder, thus making her a fighter.[13] At the chorus, she sings, "'Cause it makes me that much stronger/ Makes me work a little bit harder/ Makes me that much wiser/ So thanks for making me a fighter".[9] The chords in the guitar part are E5 – F♯5 – G5 – A5 – B5 − C5 – B5 – A5 – G5 – F♯5 – E5. She continues, "Made me learn a little bit faster/ Made my skin a little bit thicker/ Makes me that much smarter/ So thanks for making me a fighter".[11] The lyrics of "Fighter" have been recognized as "empowering".[14] On the first episode of RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked season 10, Aguilera said the song was about someone she loved but who "deserved it".[15]

Reception

Critical reception

"Fighter" received mostly positive reviews from music critics. David Brownie from Entertainment Weekly called it "spunkier than one would expect from a dance-floor strumpet who loves to flaunt her lung power."[16] Chuck Taylor writing for Billboard complimented "Fighter" for demonstrating that Aguilera "[has] got the goods to rise above what so many lesser acts depend on for celebrity."[11] On behalf of the same publication, Andrew Unterberger wrote that "Fighter" and "Can't Hold Us Down" are two tracks that helped "expand audience expectations of her image and sound."[17] Digital Spy's Nick Levine named it a "strutting arena rock" song,[7] while Nick Butler from Sputnikmusic simply called it "great."[18] The New York Times editor Kelefa Sanneh positively viewed the track's theme as "fearless" and "full of mildly rebellious rhetoric."[19] On a less positive side, BBC Music's Jacqueline Hodges called the song "hilarious",[20] while Jancee Dunn from Rolling Stone wrote that the song "is a sterile foray into rock."[21] Harper's Bazaar ranked "Fighter" among the fifty best songs of the 2000s.[22]

Chart performance

In the United States, "Fighter" debuted at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on April 12, 2003, becoming the week's best-debuting single.[23] In the following week, it jumped to number 56.[24] On the issue dated April 26, 2003, the single charted at number 46.[25] In its fourth week charting, "Fighter" raised to number 38.[26] The single grew ten positions, charting at number 28 on May 10.[27] On May 17, 2003, it charted at number 22.[28] "Fighter" finally peaked at number 20 in its seventh week charting,[29] becoming Aguilera's ninth top-twenty hit on the chart.[30] On the Pop Songs chart, it peaked at number five.[31] The single also peaked at number 28 on the Adult Pop Songs.[32] On October 14, 2022, "Fighter" was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipping more than 2,000,000 copies in the country.[33] As of August 2014, the single has sold 1,184,000 million digital units in the United States.[34] On the Canadian Singles Chart, it peaked at number three.[35]

Throughout Europe, "Fighter" also attained moderate success on charts, peaking within the top 15 in most of the countries where it charted. It reached number 11 in Belgium (Flanders)[36] and Switzerland,[37] number 12 in Norway[38] and Sweden,[39] number 13 in Germany,[40] and number 15 in Denmark,[41] Italy[42] and Spain.[43] In Hungary, it peaked at number 8 on the Mega Top 100 Singles.[44] The single also reached the top five in the Netherlands.[45] On the UK Singles Chart, "Fighter" was a commercial success, peaking at number three and remained there for 13 weeks, becoming the longest-running single from Stripped on the chart.[46] As of February 2013, "Fighter" has sold 159,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[47] It has since been certified gold for selling 400,000 copies in the country. The single also garnered success in Australia and New Zealand, peaking at number five and 14 respectively in the two regions.[48][49] Due to its chart success in Australia, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) certified "Fighter" gold for its shipments of 35,000 copies there.[50]

Music video

 
Aguilera in her black velvet kimono, followed by Gothic ballerinas.

The music video for "Fighter" was directed by Floria Sigismondi, who revealed that it would display Aguilera "like I don't think she's been portrayed before".[12] On March 10, 2003, and March 12, 2003, the video was filmed in Los Angeles, California and was inspired by the director's signature dark theatrics and the life circle of moths.[12] Sigismondi explained the theme and plot of the clip to MTV News:[12]

"The song is sort of about transformation, so I took that in a nature kind of way, the way nature deals with transformation. It's basically about coming from a very poisoned place to an empowerment, a place of strength. I've always had this fear of moths, and I subconsciously wrote this thing with these moths in it, so I guess I have to deal with it. They're furry and they carry dust. I found out in old mythology they are supposed to represent the soul. I think that's very appropriate".

The video begins with Aguilera wearing a black velvet kimono, with a pale complexion and long black hair, refers to a larva.[51] Initially, she is trapped in a glass box, and her kimono is billowing like a balloon. Three Gothic ballerinas eat fruit and then collapse.[51] Aguilera then breaks free from the box by pounding on it until it shatters. She furiously removes three moth pins from her back, and then tosses aside her kimono.[51] A tattered, white, moth-covered dress is revealed, symbolizing her metaphoric evolution from the larva to a pupa.[51] In addition, her hair becomes white, and moths fly around her.[51] Intercut scenes of moths and Aguilera's blue eyes are then shown. Near the end, Aguilera wears an Elvira-type spider dress, again proclaiming that she is a "fighter" before kicking at the camera.[51]

The music video for "Fighter" garnered numerous awards. At the 2003 Belgian TMF Awards, the clip won Best Video International.[52] It garnered Aguilera and Sigismondi a Juno Award for Video of the Year at the 2004 ceremony, which was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[53] It also earned four MVPA Awards for Best Pop Video, Best Cinematography, Best Make-Up and Best Styling in a Video in 2004, held at Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles, California.[54][55]

Live performances

 
Aguilera performing "Fighter" during the encore on her Back to Basics Tour in 2007

Aguilera performed "Fighter" on a number of shows. The singer performed the song for the first time on Saturday Night Live on March 15, 2003.[56] Aguilera also performed "Fighter" at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards, held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 28, 2003, in a medley with "Dirrty".;[57][58] the performance featured Redman as a featured artist, and Dave Navarro as the guitarist.[57][59] There, she also performed with Madonna, Britney Spears and Missy Elliott a medley of Madonna's songs "Like a Virgin" and "Hollywood", and Elliott's "Work It".[59] The song was also performed on Aguilera and Justin Timberlake's 2003 summer tour Justified and Stripped Tour, in order to support Stripped and Timberlake's album Justified.[60] In late 2003, Aguilera performed the track during the tour's extension, The Stripped Tour, which happened without Timberlake.[61][62] The performance is included on her first full-length DVD Stripped Live in the U.K. (2004).[61] On June 1, 2007, during the promotion of Back to Basics, Aguilera performed "Fighter" along with "Ain't No Other Man", "Hurt" and "Candyman" at the 2007 Muz-TV Awards.[63] Later, during her 2006–07 Back to Basics Tour, the track was performed as the last song in the encore.[64] Barry Walters for Rolling Stone labelled the performance of "Fighter" "ended the show on a hard-rocking high".[64] It is included on the video release Back to Basics: Live and Down Under (2008).[65]

On June 8, 2010, the singer sang the track with four other songs, "Bionic", "Not Myself Tonight", "Beautiful" and "You Lost Me" on The Today Show.[66][67] Selected as the opener of the show,[66] James Dinh for MTV News named it "aggressive",[66] while Erika Brooks Adickman for Idolator called the performance a "hot-mess show wardrobe".[67] On June 11, 2010, Aguilera performed "Fighter", "You Lost Me", "Not Myself Tonight" along with a medley of "Genie in a Bottle" and "What a Girl Wants" on The Early Show.[68] Later that year, on June 13, she performed all of her biggest hits on VH1 Storytellers, including "Fighter".[3] Before performing the song, Aguilera revealed to the crowd, "When I was younger there were a lot of people, as I mentioned before, that were sort of around me for the wrong reasons. There's always a positive to those negative times because throughout it you come out so much stronger and wiser".[3] During the Justin Timberlake & Friends benefit show–held by Justin Timberlake on October 24, 2010, in Las Vegas, Nevada–Aguilera was invited to perform several of her hits, including "Beautiful", "Fighter" and "Ain't No Other Man".[69] On April 16, 2012, Aguilera performed "Fighter" again on the second season of US reality show The Voice, on which she is one of the judges and coaches, with her "Team Xtina" and Crenshaw High School choir.[70] Jonathan Hofmann called the performance "insane and bizarre as it sounds".[71]

In July 2021, Aguilera performed the song for two nights at the Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[72][73] She also sang excerpts from the song during the 47th People's Choice Awards.[74]

Legacy

Since its release, "Fighter" has been recognized as one of Aguilera's most empowering songs for women due to its lyrics.[75][76] It was also featured on several shows. On April 6, 2003, a 90-second music video featuring Aguilera preparing for a center court performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was premiered for National Basketball Association (NBA)'s "Love It Live" promotional section.[77] The clip also featured several NBA famous acts, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Shaquille O'Neal, and Yao Ming.[77] "Fighter" was also included in the American reality show, The Biggest Loser, which aired by NBC.[6]

"Fighter" has been covered on numerous occasions. On May 23, 2007, singer Jordin Sparks covered "Fighter" during the season finale of the sixth season of US singing contest American Idol, which made her the winner.[78] On May 26, 2010, five female contestants of the ninth season of American Idol, Lacey Brown, Didi Benami, Katie Stevens, Siobhan Magnus and Crystal Bowersox performed a medley of Aguilera's hits "Beautiful" and "Fighter". In that same episode, Aguilera herself performed her 2010 single "You Lost Me".[79] "Fighter" was also covered by her team's contestants on the second season of The Voice, where she is one of the coaches as well as one of the performers, on April 16, 2012.[71]

During the second blind auditions of The Voice UK, which was aired on March 31, 2012, Denise Pearson (credited as Denis Pearson) covered "Fighter".[80] She was selected to Sir Tom Jones team as a result.[80] American actor Darren Criss, portrayed as his fictional character Blaine Anderson, performed the song on the episode "Big Brother" of the FOX popular TV show Glee, aired on April 10, 2012.[81][82] The version peaked at number 58 on the Hot Digital Songs[83] and at number 85 on the Canadian Hot 100.[84] Singer CeCe Frey, a participant of the second season of US show The X Factor, made a cover of the song.[85] Sylvia Yacoub from Aguilera's team on the third season of The Voice also recorded a version of the song.[citation needed] An independent music cover of the song has been recorded by Christian Reindl and Dream Harlowe.[86]

It was also featured on the finale of the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, where contestants Monét X-Change and Trinity The Tuck had to lipsync to it in order to win the competition. In 2020, the song was played in the episode of the Fox's drama television series Filthy Rich.[87] The Reindl/Harlowe cover of "Fighter" has been featured in the trailer for the fifth season of The Handmaid's Tale.[88]

Track listings and formats

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the "Fighter" CD single liner notes[92]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications and sales for "Fighter"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[50] Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[112] Platinum 80,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[113] Gold 400,000 
United States (RIAA)[114] 2× Platinum 2,000,000 

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
  Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Fighter"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States March 10, 2003 Contemporary hit radio RCA [115]
Australia June 9, 2003 Maxi CD BMG [116]
United Kingdom
RCA [117]
France June 10, 2003 Maxi CD BMG
[118]
Germany [89]
Italy [119]
June 13, 2003 DVD [120]

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  • Canfield, Jack; Hansen, Mark; Giffen, Jo-Ann (November 1, 2009). "Christina Aguilera: Fighter". Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Story Behind the Song. United States: Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing LLC. ISBN 978-1-935-09640-5.

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fighter, christina, aguilera, song, fighter, song, american, singer, christina, aguilera, fourth, studio, album, stripped, 2002, song, written, aguilera, scott, storch, produced, latter, released, records, third, single, from, stripped, march, 2003, inspired, . Fighter is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera for her fourth studio album Stripped 2002 The song was written by Aguilera and Scott Storch and produced by the latter It was released by RCA Records as the third single from Stripped on March 10 2003 Inspired by Guns N Roses song November Rain Fighter was characterized as a hybrid of rock and R amp B that incorporates elements of arena rock and rock and roll The track sees Aguilera thanking a man who had done her wrong for making her a fighter Fighter Single by Christina Aguilerafrom the album StrippedReleasedMarch 10 2003 2003 03 10 GenreRockarena rockR amp BLength4 05 album version 3 30 UK radio edit LabelRCASongwriter s Christina AguileraScott StorchProducer s Scott StorchChristina Aguilera singles chronology Beautiful 2002 Fighter 2003 Can t Hold Us Down 2003 Music video Fighter on YouTube Fighter received mostly positive reviews from music critics who praised Aguilera s vocals and the song s empowering lyrics The single peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA As of September 2014 Fighter has sold 1 184 million copies in the United States Elsewhere the song reached the top ten of several national music charts including those in the United Kingdom Canada Australia and the Netherlands A music video for Fighter was directed by Floria Sigismondi Aguilera performed the track on four of her major concert tours The Justified amp Stripped Tour 2003 The Stripped Tour 2003 Back to Basics Tour 2006 2008 and Liberation Tour 2018 Fighter has been covered by several artists including American Idol winner Jordin Sparks and Darren Criss Contents 1 Background and composition 2 Reception 2 1 Critical reception 2 2 Chart performance 3 Music video 4 Live performances 5 Legacy 6 Track listings and formats 7 Credits and personnel 8 Charts 8 1 Weekly charts 8 2 Year end charts 9 Certifications 10 Release history 11 References 12 BibliographyBackground and composition EditIn the book Chicken Soup for the Soul The Story Behind the Song Aguilera revealed the occasion theme and meaning of Fighter She talked about her very chaotic and abusive home where she did not feel safe 1 In school Aguilera was picked on and alienated because of her musical passion 1 However it made her become smarter and stronger 1 To release herself Aguilera started to write songs at the age of 15 both music and lyrics and it was the way how she found her voice 1 The writing process of Fighter began during her promotion for her debut album in 1999 1 when she was a part of the big craze pop phenomenon 1 According to Aguilera her debut album helped her a lot to develop the process 1 She wanted to make an emotionally rich and positive empowering song especially for women in order for them to speak for themselves be strong 1 About the idea of the track she revealed I was coming up with titles and ideas and deciding what I wanted to write about I had to sit down and make sense of my feelings and experiences I learned a lot from the first record that helped me to develop I took the good and the bad and considered some of the choices I made and became better because of it 1 Aguilera considers Fighter a natural and authentic song adding that when you can be honest you can be free and when you re free you do your best work 2 Fighter source source track A 20 second sample of Fighter inspired by various genres R amp B rock arena rock and rock n roll Lyrically it talks about a man who has done something wrong to the protagonist Problems playing this file See media help Fighter is a rock song 3 Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine said that Fighter is a hybrid of R amp B and rock 4 Meanwhile a reviewer of Billboard described the song as arena rock influenced 5 and AOL Music s Nana Adwoa Ofori noted the elements of rock and roll 6 However Nick Levin from Digital Spy detailed Fighter as an arena rock piece 7 The song was inspired by band Guns N Roses song November Rain 1992 8 Written in the key of E minor Fighter has a moderate tempo of 96 beats per minute 9 Brian Hiatt from Entertainment Weekly and Chuck Taylor for Billboard likened the track s musical style to that of Janet Jackson s Black Cat 10 11 Aguilera s vocals on the track span from the low note of G3 to the high note of G5 9 Taylor labelled Aguilera s vocals tornado of a vocal 11 At the beginning of Fighter the guitar sound was arranged in the chord progression of Em G D D C Em B B Am C G G B7 9 Aguilera speaks the lyrics After all you put me through you d think I d despise you But in the end I wanna thank you cause you made me that much stronger on the guitar theme by Dave Navarro 9 12 Lyrically Aguilera wants to thank the man who did her wrong rather than insult him because he helped make her stronger and work harder thus making her a fighter 13 At the chorus she sings Cause it makes me that much stronger Makes me work a little bit harder Makes me that much wiser So thanks for making me a fighter 9 The chords in the guitar part are E5 F 5 G5 A5 B5 C5 B5 A5 G5 F 5 E5 She continues Made me learn a little bit faster Made my skin a little bit thicker Makes me that much smarter So thanks for making me a fighter 11 The lyrics of Fighter have been recognized as empowering 14 On the first episode of RuPaul s Drag Race Untucked season 10 Aguilera said the song was about someone she loved but who deserved it 15 Reception EditCritical reception Edit Fighter received mostly positive reviews from music critics David Brownie from Entertainment Weekly called it spunkier than one would expect from a dance floor strumpet who loves to flaunt her lung power 16 Chuck Taylor writing for Billboard complimented Fighter for demonstrating that Aguilera has got the goods to rise above what so many lesser acts depend on for celebrity 11 On behalf of the same publication Andrew Unterberger wrote that Fighter and Can t Hold Us Down are two tracks that helped expand audience expectations of her image and sound 17 Digital Spy s Nick Levine named it a strutting arena rock song 7 while Nick Butler from Sputnikmusic simply called it great 18 The New York Times editor Kelefa Sanneh positively viewed the track s theme as fearless and full of mildly rebellious rhetoric 19 On a less positive side BBC Music s Jacqueline Hodges called the song hilarious 20 while Jancee Dunn from Rolling Stone wrote that the song is a sterile foray into rock 21 Harper s Bazaar ranked Fighter among the fifty best songs of the 2000s 22 Chart performance Edit In the United States Fighter debuted at number 61 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on April 12 2003 becoming the week s best debuting single 23 In the following week it jumped to number 56 24 On the issue dated April 26 2003 the single charted at number 46 25 In its fourth week charting Fighter raised to number 38 26 The single grew ten positions charting at number 28 on May 10 27 On May 17 2003 it charted at number 22 28 Fighter finally peaked at number 20 in its seventh week charting 29 becoming Aguilera s ninth top twenty hit on the chart 30 On the Pop Songs chart it peaked at number five 31 The single also peaked at number 28 on the Adult Pop Songs 32 On October 14 2022 Fighter was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA for shipping more than 2 000 000 copies in the country 33 As of August 2014 the single has sold 1 184 000 million digital units in the United States 34 On the Canadian Singles Chart it peaked at number three 35 Throughout Europe Fighter also attained moderate success on charts peaking within the top 15 in most of the countries where it charted It reached number 11 in Belgium Flanders 36 and Switzerland 37 number 12 in Norway 38 and Sweden 39 number 13 in Germany 40 and number 15 in Denmark 41 Italy 42 and Spain 43 In Hungary it peaked at number 8 on the Mega Top 100 Singles 44 The single also reached the top five in the Netherlands 45 On the UK Singles Chart Fighter was a commercial success peaking at number three and remained there for 13 weeks becoming the longest running single from Stripped on the chart 46 As of February 2013 Fighter has sold 159 000 copies in the United Kingdom 47 It has since been certified gold for selling 400 000 copies in the country The single also garnered success in Australia and New Zealand peaking at number five and 14 respectively in the two regions 48 49 Due to its chart success in Australia the Australian Recording Industry Association ARIA certified Fighter gold for its shipments of 35 000 copies there 50 Music video Edit Aguilera in her black velvet kimono followed by Gothic ballerinas The music video for Fighter was directed by Floria Sigismondi who revealed that it would display Aguilera like I don t think she s been portrayed before 12 On March 10 2003 and March 12 2003 the video was filmed in Los Angeles California and was inspired by the director s signature dark theatrics and the life circle of moths 12 Sigismondi explained the theme and plot of the clip to MTV News 12 The song is sort of about transformation so I took that in a nature kind of way the way nature deals with transformation It s basically about coming from a very poisoned place to an empowerment a place of strength I ve always had this fear of moths and I subconsciously wrote this thing with these moths in it so I guess I have to deal with it They re furry and they carry dust I found out in old mythology they are supposed to represent the soul I think that s very appropriate The video begins with Aguilera wearing a black velvet kimono with a pale complexion and long black hair refers to a larva 51 Initially she is trapped in a glass box and her kimono is billowing like a balloon Three Gothic ballerinas eat fruit and then collapse 51 Aguilera then breaks free from the box by pounding on it until it shatters She furiously removes three moth pins from her back and then tosses aside her kimono 51 A tattered white moth covered dress is revealed symbolizing her metaphoric evolution from the larva to a pupa 51 In addition her hair becomes white and moths fly around her 51 Intercut scenes of moths and Aguilera s blue eyes are then shown Near the end Aguilera wears an Elvira type spider dress again proclaiming that she is a fighter before kicking at the camera 51 The music video for Fighter garnered numerous awards At the 2003 Belgian TMF Awards the clip won Best Video International 52 It garnered Aguilera and Sigismondi a Juno Award for Video of the Year at the 2004 ceremony which was held at Rexall Place in Edmonton Alberta Canada 53 It also earned four MVPA Awards for Best Pop Video Best Cinematography Best Make Up and Best Styling in a Video in 2004 held at Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles California 54 55 Live performances Edit Aguilera performing Fighter during the encore on her Back to Basics Tour in 2007 Aguilera performed Fighter on a number of shows The singer performed the song for the first time on Saturday Night Live on March 15 2003 56 Aguilera also performed Fighter at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on August 28 2003 in a medley with Dirrty 57 58 the performance featured Redman as a featured artist and Dave Navarro as the guitarist 57 59 There she also performed with Madonna Britney Spears and Missy Elliott a medley of Madonna s songs Like a Virgin and Hollywood and Elliott s Work It 59 The song was also performed on Aguilera and Justin Timberlake s 2003 summer tour Justified and Stripped Tour in order to support Stripped and Timberlake s album Justified 60 In late 2003 Aguilera performed the track during the tour s extension The Stripped Tour which happened without Timberlake 61 62 The performance is included on her first full length DVD Stripped Live in the U K 2004 61 On June 1 2007 during the promotion of Back to Basics Aguilera performed Fighter along with Ain t No Other Man Hurt and Candyman at the 2007 Muz TV Awards 63 Later during her 2006 07 Back to Basics Tour the track was performed as the last song in the encore 64 Barry Walters for Rolling Stone labelled the performance of Fighter ended the show on a hard rocking high 64 It is included on the video release Back to Basics Live and Down Under 2008 65 On June 8 2010 the singer sang the track with four other songs Bionic Not Myself Tonight Beautiful and You Lost Me on The Today Show 66 67 Selected as the opener of the show 66 James Dinh for MTV News named it aggressive 66 while Erika Brooks Adickman for Idolator called the performance a hot mess show wardrobe 67 On June 11 2010 Aguilera performed Fighter You Lost Me Not Myself Tonight along with a medley of Genie in a Bottle and What a Girl Wants on The Early Show 68 Later that year on June 13 she performed all of her biggest hits on VH1 Storytellers including Fighter 3 Before performing the song Aguilera revealed to the crowd When I was younger there were a lot of people as I mentioned before that were sort of around me for the wrong reasons There s always a positive to those negative times because throughout it you come out so much stronger and wiser 3 During the Justin Timberlake amp Friends benefit show held by Justin Timberlake on October 24 2010 in Las Vegas Nevada Aguilera was invited to perform several of her hits including Beautiful Fighter and Ain t No Other Man 69 On April 16 2012 Aguilera performed Fighter again on the second season of US reality show The Voice on which she is one of the judges and coaches with her Team Xtina and Crenshaw High School choir 70 Jonathan Hofmann called the performance insane and bizarre as it sounds 71 In July 2021 Aguilera performed the song for two nights at the Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic 72 73 She also sang excerpts from the song during the 47th People s Choice Awards 74 Legacy EditSince its release Fighter has been recognized as one of Aguilera s most empowering songs for women due to its lyrics 75 76 It was also featured on several shows On April 6 2003 a 90 second music video featuring Aguilera preparing for a center court performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was premiered for National Basketball Association NBA s Love It Live promotional section 77 The clip also featured several NBA famous acts including Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Shaquille O Neal and Yao Ming 77 Fighter was also included in the American reality show The Biggest Loser which aired by NBC 6 Fighter has been covered on numerous occasions On May 23 2007 singer Jordin Sparks covered Fighter during the season finale of the sixth season of US singing contest American Idol which made her the winner 78 On May 26 2010 five female contestants of the ninth season of American Idol Lacey Brown Didi Benami Katie Stevens Siobhan Magnus and Crystal Bowersox performed a medley of Aguilera s hits Beautiful and Fighter In that same episode Aguilera herself performed her 2010 single You Lost Me 79 Fighter was also covered by her team s contestants on the second season of The Voice where she is one of the coaches as well as one of the performers on April 16 2012 71 During the second blind auditions of The Voice UK which was aired on March 31 2012 Denise Pearson credited as Denis Pearson covered Fighter 80 She was selected to Sir Tom Jones team as a result 80 American actor Darren Criss portrayed as his fictional character Blaine Anderson performed the song on the episode Big Brother of the FOX popular TV show Glee aired on April 10 2012 81 82 The version peaked at number 58 on the Hot Digital Songs 83 and at number 85 on the Canadian Hot 100 84 Singer CeCe Frey a participant of the second season of US show The X Factor made a cover of the song 85 Sylvia Yacoub from Aguilera s team on the third season of The Voice also recorded a version of the song citation needed An independent music cover of the song has been recorded by Christian Reindl and Dream Harlowe 86 It was also featured on the finale of the fourth season of RuPaul s Drag Race All Stars where contestants Monet X Change and Trinity The Tuck had to lipsync to it in order to win the competition In 2020 the song was played in the episode of the Fox s drama television series Filthy Rich 87 The Reindl Harlowe cover of Fighter has been featured in the trailer for the fifth season of The Handmaid s Tale 88 Track listings and formats EditCD single 89 Fighter 4 05 Fighter video 4 05Maxi single 90 Fighter 4 05 Fighter Freelance Hellraiser Thug Pop Mix 5 11 Beautiful Valentin Mix 5 51 DVD 91 Fighter video Fighter Photo gallery Beautiful Valentin Club Mix Credits and personnel EditCredits are adapted from the Fighter CD single liner notes 92 Studios Recorded at The Enterprise Studios in Burbank California Recorded at Conway Studios in Hollywood Los Angeles California Mixed at The Record Plant Los Angeles California Mastered at Bernie Grundman MasteringPersonnel Writing Christina Aguilera Scott Storch Producing Scott Storch Mixing Tony Maserati Recording Wassim Zreik Oscar Ramirez Mastering Brian Big Bass Gardner Vocals producing and arranging Christina Aguilera E Dawk Strings arranging and conducting Larry Gold Dave Navarro appears courtesy of Capitol RecordsCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Weekly chart performance for Fighter Chart 2003 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 48 5Austria O3 Austria Top 40 93 12Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 36 11Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 94 27Canada Nielsen SoundScan 35 3Croatia HRT 95 10Denmark Tracklisten 41 15Europe Eurochart Hot 100 96 3Germany Official German Charts 40 13Hungary Radios Top 40 44 8Ireland IRMA 97 4Italy FIMI 42 15Netherlands Dutch Top 40 45 5Netherlands Single Top 100 98 8New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 49 14Norway VG lista 38 12Poland Polish Airplay Top 30 99 2Romania Romanian Top 100 100 91Scotland OCC 101 5Spain PROMUSICAE 43 15Sweden Sverigetopplistan 39 12Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 37 11UK Singles OCC 46 3UK Rock amp Metal OCC 102 2US Billboard Hot 100 103 20US Adult Top 40 Billboard 32 28US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 31 5 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for Fighter Chart 2003 PositionAustralia ARIA 104 74Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 105 73Ireland IRMA 106 70Netherlands Dutch Top 40 107 68Sweden Sverigetopplistan 108 74Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 109 77UK Singles OCC 110 99US Billboard Hot 100 111 79Certifications EditCertifications and sales for Fighter Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 50 Gold 35 000 Canada Music Canada 112 Platinum 80 000 United Kingdom BPI 113 Gold 400 000 United States RIAA 114 2 Platinum 2 000 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history EditRelease dates and formats for Fighter Region Date Format s Label s Ref United States March 10 2003 Contemporary hit radio RCA 115 Australia June 9 2003 Maxi CD BMG 116 United Kingdom CassetteDVDmaxi CD RCA 117 France June 10 2003 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