hold hold song recorded american singer christina_aguilera rapper kim fourth studio album stripped released rca_records july fourth single album track written produced additional songwriting hip hop song elements hold criticizes gender related double standards hold received mixed reviews music critics nominated grammy award best pop collaboration vocals ceremony lost sting single peaked number billboard hot charted record charts countries including australia denmark ireland united_kingdom song included major concert tours justified stripped tour basics tour music video hold directed inspired new_york_city 1980s single widely recognized feminist anthem music video noted example cultural appropriation depicted african american woman background release american singer christina_aguilera rose prominence successes studio albums christina_aguilera kind christmas dissatisfied marketed manager desired wish late hired new manager announced forthcoming album musical lyrical depth named album stripped explaining term represented new beginning introduction new artist hip hop producer wrote produced tracks album including hold additional writing credits song provided hold serviced mainstream radio rhythmic stations united_states fourth single stripped rca_records july song distributed single september october united_kingdom germany italy rca_records inch edition song released united_states september music lyrics hold written key major billboard described track new_york_times characterized hip hop song writing noted elements end track kim vocals track taylor described faux span octaves hold lyrically discusses feminism song criticizes common gender related double standards men applauded sexual behaviors women behave similar fashion book uses rap hip hop discuss hold hip hop song encourages young women proud strong empowered song verse sings bitch cause speak mind guess easier swallow sat later rejects women seen heard encourages shout chorus comments double standard lyrics guy gets glory score girl kim shares similar sentiment verse bridge questioning man able woman sex sex raw girl media outlets speculated lyrics hold directed rapper referred songs wall real slim spin magazine wrote suggested talk big smaller things according writing new_york_times referred lyrics sad fame controversy reception billboard criticized song real waste time talent rolling_stone called track stylus magazine critical song bland lyrics appreciated elements emerged end track spin praised lyrics works contemporary britney_spears writing bbc_music appreciated kim inclusion track adding bit edge hold nominated grammy awards lost sting reviewing greatest hits album better decade hits nick_levine digital_spy shared disappointment song compilation hold peaked number billboard hot number pop songs chart song peaked number australia hold reached peak position number australian_singles_chart certified gold australian_recording_industry_association shipments copies country additionally reached number new_zealand_singles_chart peaked number number irish_singles_chart number singles chart single charted numbers respectively hold peaked number highest position number song recognized feminist anthem charleston gazette placed song list songs female empowerment calling great anthem women sticking world writers included track list seventeen intended feminist anthems agreed song actually better songs felt accompanying music video overshadowed lyrical confrontation double standard female sexuality conducted provocative fashion conflicted intended meaning listed hold list empowering lady anthems music video music video hold directed previously directed music video stripped lead single filmed los_angeles depicted 1980s neighborhood manhattan new_york_city described concept video ode 80s video wears pink shirt sport jacket pair shorts baseball cap words lady white long seen dyed black hair wearing dark gold nose ring residents neighborhood latin black people resembling people living video begins group women leaves conversation black man suddenly grabs making stop causing argument continues sing nearby women neighborhood join male residents join man form respective sides street perform hip hop dance skills bridge kim appears bikini sheer black dances high heels argument ends men water holds legs parodies male reception criticized message track following unrelated concept clip book music video felt video exemplified cultural appropriation specifically noting conducted african american woman elaborated emphasized range issues concerning representation gender race provided favorable review opined helped highlight irish background music video hold received scholarly attention example cultural appropriation author article black hip hop music videos published noted sexuality characteristics african american women able self define consequently opined inclusion kim clip represented element primitive sexuality intended imitate behavior video article naughty girls red women representations female music video published specific note conflicting message raised lyrics girls world clearly inscribed bodies kim suggested example message track emphasizing problem female confined limited range ways mainstream culture instance gender race sexual behaviour live performances pair performed song performed hold justified held support stripped justin_timberlake album justified late track included setlist stripped tour acted justified extension happened acts performance london included singer length dvd stripped live basics tour performed excerpts hold medley track listing credits credits adapted hold liner notes record plant los_angeles recorded burbank charts certifications
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