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'''''Lotus''''' is the seventh [[studio album]] by American singer-songwriter [[Christina Aguilera]]. [[RCA Records]] released the album on November 9, 2012. The album is Aguilera’s first effort following her divorce from Jordan Bratman. Its music incorporates [[Pop music|pop]] styles with elements of [[dance-pop]] and [[Rock music|rock]] in the form of upbeat songs and piano-driven ballads. Aguilera described the album as a "rebirth", drawing inspiration from events in her life, her appearance on ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'', and her divorce. The album was recorded at Aguilera's home studio. As [[executive producer]], she collaborated with a wide range of producers, including new partners [[Alex da Kid]], [[Max Martin]], [[Lucas Secon]] and [[Tracklacers]].

Upon its release, ''Lotus'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent towards its lyrics and found its music conventional. It debuted at number seven on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], with first-week sales of 17473,000408 units. Internationally, the album charted moderately, but obtained higher positions in Canada, Russia, Switzerland, and Venezuela, where it reached the top 10. Two singles were released from the album in North America. The first single "[[Your Body (Christina Aguilera song)|Your Body]]" charted within the top 40 of most countries. The second one, "[[Just a Fool]]", was a duet with fellow ''The Voice'' coach [[Blake Shelton]] and peaked at number 71 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. "[[Let There Be Love (Christina Aguilera song)|Let There Be Love]]" was released as a promotional single along with a music video and a letter to her fans in August 2013. It topped the US [[Dance Club Songs]] chart.

==Background==

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On ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' in 2012, Aguilera revealed that the album was taking a while to record because "I don't like to just get songs from producers. I like them to come from a personal place&nbsp;... I'm very excited. It's fun, exciting, introspective, it's going to be great".<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a373459/christina-aguilera-new-album-is-quality-over-quantity.html |title=Christina Aguilera: 'New album is quality over quantity' |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=May 27, 2012|access-date=October 5, 2012|archive-date=July 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701033042/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a373459/christina-aguilera-new-album-is-quality-over-quantity.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Aguilera said that the album was a "very multi-layered, very heartfelt record" reflecting different sides of her personality.<ref name="rs1">{{cite news |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Christina Aguilera Says 'Lotus' LP Will Be 'Multi-Layered, Heartfelt' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/christina-aguilera-says-lotus-lp-will-be-multi-layered-heartfelt-20121019|access-date=November 6, 2012 |newspaper=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 19, 2012|archive-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023000042/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/christina-aguilera-says-lotus-lp-will-be-multi-layered-heartfelt-20121019|url-status=live}}</ref> On ''Lotus'', Aguilera worked with new [[record producer|producers]], notably [[Alex da Kid]] and [[Max Martin]].<ref name="album credits"/> Alex da Kid, who first teamed with Aguilera in the song "[[Castle Walls]]" from [[T.I.]]'s ''[[No Mercy (T.I. album)|No Mercy]]'' (2010), commented about Aguilera's approach in recording ''Lotus'', "She definitely had a strong opinion, but she'll go with the best idea in the room. That's really rare for someone that's had so much success."<ref name=billboardcoverstory/> Speaking about working with Max Martin, Aguilera said, "Max is legendary in the business. He's known about me but we haven't crossed paths. [...] It's taken us a decade in the same business and watching each other from a distance, so for us to now come together and respect each other's work ethic and how we like to be heard and making a marriage out of it, I think 'Your Body' is the best culmination of that."<ref name="billboardcoverstory"/>

Aguilera announced via [[Twitter]] on September 12, 2012, that the album would be titled ''Lotus''.<ref name="billboardlotus">{{cite magazine |last=Greenwald |first=David |title=Christina Aguilera Announces 'Lotus' Album, 'Your Body' Single |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/475144/christina-aguilera-announces-lotus-album-your-body-single|access-date=September 23, 2012 |magazine=Billboard |date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=February 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221213641/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/475144/christina-aguilera-announces-lotus-album-your-body-single|url-status=live}}</ref> The album artwork was shot by fashion photographer Enrique Badulescu and was unveiled by Aguilera on October 5.<ref name="hitfixcover">{{cite news |last=Newman |first=Melinda |title=Check out Christina Aguilera's 'Lotus' album cover |url=http://www.hitfix.com/news/check-out-christina-aguileras-lotus-album-cover|access-date=October 6, 2012 |newspaper=[[HitFix]] |date=October 5, 2012|archive-date=October 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006233138/http://www.hitfix.com/news/check-out-christina-aguileras-lotus-album-cover|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="yahoocover">{{cite news |title=Christina Aguilera Unveils Lotus Album Cover |url=http://ca.omg.yahoo.com/news/christina-aguilera-unveils-lotus-album-cover-191221059.html|access-date=October 6, 2012 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022113951/http://ca.omg.yahoo.com/news/christina-aguilera-unveils-lotus-album-cover-191221059.html|archive-date=October 22, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The cover shows Aguilera emerging from a lotus flower with her arms outstretched. She is completely nude with her long, blonde hair covering her breasts, while her [[vulva]] is obscured by a white light.<ref name="mtvnewscover">{{cite news |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Nude Christina Aguilera Blooms Out Of A Lotus On Album Cover |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695042/christina-aguilera-lotus-cover.jhtml|access-date=October 6, 2012 |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=October 5, 2012|archive-date=October 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008005613/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695042/christina-aguilera-lotus-cover.jhtml|url-status=livedead}}</ref> It received a generally positive response from critics; Tiffany Lee from [[Yahoo! Music]] complimented Aguilera's figure,<ref name="yahooalbumcover2">{{cite news |last=Lee |first=Tiffany |title=Christina Aguilera Debuts Her Nude 'Lotus' Album Cover Art |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/christina-aguilera-debuts-her-nude-lotus-album-cover-195710046.html|access-date=October 6, 2012 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |date=October 5, 2012|archive-date=October 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005222525/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/stop-the-presses/christina-aguilera-debuts-her-nude-lotus-album-cover-195710046.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="insider">{{cite news |last=Bueno |first=Antoinette |title=Christina Aguilera unveils 'Lotus' album cover |url=http://www.theinsider.com/music/56123_Christina_Aguilera_Unveils_Lotus_Album_Cover/index.html|access-date=October 6, 2012 |newspaper=[[The Insider (TV series)|The Insider]] |date=October 5, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007175632/http://www.theinsider.com/music/56123_Christina_Aguilera_Unveils_Lotus_Album_Cover/index.html|archive-date=October 7, 2012}}</ref> while Sam Lansky from ''[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]]'' drew comparisons to the cover of her fourth studio album, ''[[Stripped (Christina Aguilera album)|Stripped]]'' (2002).<ref name="idolatoralbumcover">{{cite news |last=Lansky |first=Sam |title=Christina Aguilera's 'Lotus' Album Artwork: See Lotustina Stripped (Again) |url=http://idolator.com/7028011/christina-aguileras-lotus-album-artwork |access-date=October 6, 2012 |newspaper=[[Idolator (website)|Idolator]] |date=October 5, 2012 |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322215442/https://www.idolator.com/7028011/christina-aguileras-lotus-album-artwork |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''Lotus'' was released on November 13, 2012, by RCA Records.<ref name="billboardcoverstory">{{cite magazine |last=Hampp |first=Andrew |title=Christina Aguilera: Billboard Cover Story |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474983/christina-aguilera-billboard-cover-story|access-date=September 23, 2012 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=September 21, 2012|archive-date=May 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509142012/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474983/christina-aguilera-billboard-cover-story|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Music and lyrics ==

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|description2 = "Let There Be Love" is a dance-pop, [[electronic dance music|EDM]] and [[Pop music|pop]] song, with elements from [[electronica]] and [[trance music|trance]].<ref name="Zaleski"/><ref name="SamLanksy"/><ref name="MikeWass"/><ref name="Lotus4MusicReview"/>

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''Lotus'' incorporates [[pop music|pop]] styles with elements of [[dance-pop]] and [[rock music|rock]] in the form of [[up-tempo]] songs and piano-driven ballads. It opens with the track "Lotus Intro", which was inspired by Aguilera's passion for "[[chill-out music|chill-out]]" electronica.<ref name="BillboardLotusReview"/> The song has a "hypnotic" yet "dark, serious" tone that develops and matures as it progresses, depicting Aguilera's rebirth, similar to the life cycle of a [[Nelumbo nucifera|lotus flower]].<ref name="Lotus4MusicReview">{{cite news |last=Younie |first=Chris |title=News: Review: Christina Aguilera – Lotus |url=http://www.4music.com/news/news/6712/Review-Christina-Aguilera-Lotus |publisher=[[4Music]] |date=November 2, 2012 |access-date=November 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109120630/http://www.4music.com/news/news/6712/Review-Christina-Aguilera-Lotus |archive-date=November 9, 2012}}</ref> Originally, the song was meant to include a sample from [[M83 (band)|M83]]'s single "[[Midnight City]]" but the interpolation is not heard in the final track.<ref name="BillboardLotusReview"/> "[[Army of Me (Christina Aguilera song)|Army of Me]]" is a dance-pop and [[Eurodance|euro-dance]] song about empowerment, with a pounding drum beat and rock guitars.<ref name="billboardcoverstory"/><ref name="BillboardLotusReview"/><ref name="Lotus4MusicReview"/> Aguilera described the song as an updated version of her single "[[Fighter (Christina Aguilera song)|Fighter]]" (2003), describing it as a "Fighter 2.0".<ref name="billboardcoverstory"/> The up-tempo track "Red Hot Kinda Love" combines a variety of genres, including [[Dance music|dance]] and [[disco]], "subtle" tones of [[Latin music (genre)|Latin]], [[Hip hop music|hip hop]], and pop.<ref name="BillboardLotusReview"/><ref name="LotusDSReview">{{cite web |last=Copsey |first=Robert |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a435214/christina-aguileras-new-album-lotus-first-listen.html |title=Christina Aguilera's new album 'Lotus': First listen |work=[[Digital Spy]] |date=November 2, 2012|access-date=November 27, 2012|archive-date=December 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121205160159/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/thesound/a435214/christina-aguileras-new-album-lotus-first-listen.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="NewsDayLotusReview">{{cite news |last=Gamboa |first=Glenn |url=http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/christina-aguilera-s-lotus-review-nice-comeback-1.4206863 |title=Christina Aguilera's 'Lotus' review: nice comeback |work=[[Newsday]] |publisher=Fred Groser|access-date=November 12, 2012 |date=November 9, 2012|archive-date=November 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121114051936/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/christina-aguilera-s-lotus-review-nice-comeback-1.4206863|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Cinquemani"/> It contains two samples: "The Whole Wide World Ain't Nothin' But a Party" performed by [[Mark Radice]] and "[[54-46 That's My Number]]" performed by [[Toots & the Maytals]].<ref name="album credits"/> On the song, Aguilera keeps her use of [[melisma]] to a minimum.<ref name="BillboardLotusReview"/> Lyrically, the song talks about Aguilera's attempts to impress the man she is flirting with.<ref name="Lotus4MusicReview"/>

"[[Make the World Move]]", featuring [[CeeLo Green]], is a track which incorporates dance, [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[soul music|soul]] genres.<ref name="Zaleski"/> The next track and first single from ''Lotus'' is "[[Your Body (Christina Aguilera song)|Your Body]]". It incorporates electropop and R&B genres and has a trace of [[dubstep]] in the [[middle eight]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Frith |first=Holly |title=Listen: Christina Aguilera To Debut New Single 'Your Body' Next Week |url=http://www.entertainmentwise.com/news/87739/LISTEN-Christina-Aguilera-To-Debut-New-Single-Your-Body-Next-Week-|access-date=September 14, 2012 |newspaper=Entertainmentwise |date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322215444/https://www.entertainmentwise.com/listen-christina-aguilera-to-debut-new-single-your-body-next-week-/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Elliot |first=Catherine |title=Christina will unveil new track to US next week |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/76222/christina-aguileras-your-body-single-will-debut-in-us-next-week|access-date=September 14, 2012 |newspaper=Gig Wise |date=September 12, 2012|archive-date=July 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701105445/http://www.gigwise.com/news/76222/christina-aguileras-your-body-single-will-debut-in-us-next-week|url-status=live}}</ref> Lyrically, it discusses [[anonymous sex]] with a random man. "[[Let There Be Love (Christina Aguilera song)|Let There Be Love]]" features dance-pop, [[electronic dance music]] and pop genres with elements from electronica and [[trance music|trance]].<ref name="Zaleski"/><ref name="SamLanksy">{{cite news |last=Lansky |first=Sam |url=http://idolator.com/7249732/christina-aguileras-lotus-leak-hear-standout-track-let-there-be-love |title=Christina Aguilera's 'Lotus' Leak: Hear Standout Track 'Let There Be Love' |work=Idolator |date=November 5, 2012 |access-date=December 9, 2012 |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322215444/https://www.idolator.com/7249732/christina-aguileras-lotus-leak-hear-standout-track-let-there-be-love |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="MikeWass">{{cite news |last=Wass |first=Mike |url=http://idolator.com/7001572/christina-aguilera-lotus-album-review |title=Christina Aguilera's 'Lotus': Album Review' |work=Idolator |date=November 13, 2012|access-date=December 9, 2012}}</ref> The [[ballad#Power ballads|power ballad]] "Sing for Me" tells how Aguilera was born to sing, inspired by Aguilera's love for her idols: [[Mariah Carey]], [[Whitney Houston]] and [[Etta James]].<ref name="Cinquemani"/><ref name="BillboardCoverStoryPt2">{{cite magazine |last=Hampp |first=Andrew |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474983/christina-aguilera-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C1 |title=Christina Aguilera: Billboard Cover Story (Part. 2) |magazine=Billboard |date=September 21, 2012|access-date=December 17, 2012|archive-date=May 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515221256/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474983/christina-aguilera-billboard-cover-story?page=0%2C1|url-status=live}}</ref> Its [[instrumentation]] consists of soft strings, a delicate piano melody and "[[1980s in music|80s]] power ballad-type drums" at its close.<ref name="Lotus4MusicReview"/> The [[Key (music)|key]] in which the structure was composed is changed during the course of the song.<ref name="Lotus4MusicReview"/> The song features a "thunderous" ironic chorus which consists of the lyrics {{" '}}Cause when I open my mouth, my whole heart comes out."<ref name="BillboardLotusReview"/> "[[Blank Page]]" is a piano-driven ballad about apologies, regrets, closure, and making peace.<ref name="HuffingtonULotusReview">{{cite news |last=Fekadu |first=Mesfin |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/christina-aguilera-lotus-review_n_2119130.html |title=Christina Aguilera, 'Lotus' Review: Good, But Not Great |location=New York |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |publisher=[[AOL]] |date=November 12, 2012|access-date=November 27, 2012|archive-date=December 27, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121227175142/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/12/christina-aguilera-lotus-review_n_2119130.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

"Cease Fire" is a [[Rock music|rock]]-tinged track that features [[electronic music|electronic]] and dubstep infusion.<ref name="billboardcoverstory"/><ref name="MikeWass"/><ref name="Lotus4MusicReview"/><ref name="LotusDSReview"/> Lyrically, it is a plea to her partner to stop the fighting for the greater good of their relationship.<ref name="LotusDSReview"/> "Around the World" has a [[ragga]] influence and refers to Aguilera's 2001 hit "[[Lady Marmalade#Moulin Rouge! version|Lady Marmalade]]" as she whispers "[[Voulez vous coucher avec moi ce soir|Voulez-vous coucher avec moi, ce soir?]]".<ref name="LotusDSReview"/><ref name="Shephard"/> The pop track "Circles" is an anti-haters song and is influenced by the [[alternative rock]] genre.<ref name="BillboardLotusReview"/><ref name="Zaleski"/> "Best of Me" is a power ballad about a failed relationship and how to not let others knock you down.<ref name="BillboardLotusReview"/><ref name="Lotus4MusicReview"/> "[[Just a Fool]]", the last track of ''Lotus'' and its second single, is a duet with [[Blake Shelton]]. The song is a [[country pop]] ballad about the pain of a break-up.<ref name="Lotus4MusicReview"/><ref name="LotusDSReview"/>

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=== Singles ===

<!-- "Let There Be Love" was not released as an official single, just a promotional single. If it is added, it will be removed. -->To promote ''Lotus'', two [[single (music)|singles]] were released from the album. "Your Body" was released on September 17, 2012, as ''Lotus'''s [[lead single]]. The song received mostly positive reviews from [[music journalism|music critics]], who praised Aguilera's vocals and the collaboration with Max Martin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Christina-Aguilera-Your-Body.htm |title=Review: Christina Aguilera – 'Your Body' |first=Bill |last=Lamp |publisher=[[About.com]]|access-date=October 4, 2012 |date=October 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103015851/http://top40.about.com/od/singles/gr/Christina-Aguilera-Your-Body.htm|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> It debuted and peaked at number 34 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on September 27, 2012, becoming the highest-debut single during that week.<ref name="chartdebut">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474916/maroon-5-still-tops-hot-100-psy-one-step-from-no-1 |title=Maroon 5 Still Tops Hot 100, PSY One Step From No. 1 |magazine=Billboard |first=Gary |last=Trust |date=September 26, 2012|access-date=September 27, 2012|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701143400/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/474916/maroon-5-still-tops-hot-100-psy-one-step-from-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref> Internationally, "Your Body" was a moderate success, peaking within the top 40 of most countries. The song's accompanying music video was directed by [[Melina Matsoukas]]; it portrays Aguilera as a killer dressed in pink, one who delights in wooing physically fit men to their demise.<ref>{{cite web |last=Vena |first=Jocelyn |title=Christina Aguilera Sports Baseball Bat And LBD In 'Your Body' Shoot |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1692559/christina-aguilera-your-body-video-shoot.jhtml |publisher=[[MTV News]] |date=August 24, 2012|access-date=September 13, 2012|archive-date=August 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830000149/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1692559/christina-aguilera-your-body-video-shoot.jhtml|url-status=livedead}}</ref><ref name="mtvnews1">{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=James |title=Christina Aguilera's 'Your Body' Video: Watch It Now! |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694624/christina-aguilera-your-body-video.jhtml|access-date=September 29, 2012 |publisher=MTV News |date=September 28, 2012|archive-date=September 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930013336/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1694624/christina-aguilera-your-body-video.jhtml|url-status=livedead}}</ref> Sam Lansky from Idolator provided a favorable review of the clip and described it as one of Aguilera's best videos.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sam |last=Lansky |url=http://idolator.com/6955361/christina-aguileras-your-body-video-watch-the-sexy-clip |title=Christina Aguilera's 'Your Body' Video: Watch the Sexy Clip |work=Idolator |date=September 28, 2012|access-date=May 12, 2013}}</ref> The second and final single from ''Lotus'', the duet "Just a Fool" with Blake Shelton, was released on December 4, 2012. It debuted at number 92 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on November 17, 2012<ref name="yahoo">{{cite news |last=Grein |first=Paul |title=Week Ending Nov. 18, 2012. Songs: Rihanna Ties Madonna |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-nov-18-2012-songs-rihanna-ties-213422610.html;_ylt=AgWw914k8dwZJglRgLHL2DgPwiUv;_ylu=X3oDMTFkYTZnZmZkBG1pdANNdXNpYyBCbG9nIEluZGV4BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUJsb2dJbmRleA--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpMm9iMzh1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANibG9nBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105174045/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-nov-18-2012-songs-rihanna-ties-213422610.html;_ylt=AgWw914k8dwZJglRgLHL2DgPwiUv;_ylu=X3oDMTFkYTZnZmZkBG1pdANNdXNpYyBCbG9nIEluZGV4BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUJsb2dJbmRleA--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpMm9iMzh1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANibG9nBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 5, 2013 |access-date=November 21, 2012 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |date=November 21, 2012}}</ref> and peaked at number 71 in its second week charting.<ref name="yahoocharts">{{cite news |last=Grein |first=Paul |title=Week Ending Nov. 25, 2012. Songs: Phillip Phillips Is "Home" |url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-nov-25-2012-songs-phillip-phillips-031437247.html;_ylt=AgIaY_CTxoXWQh8tos7VGcUPwiUv;_ylu=X3oDMTFkYTZnZmZkBG1pdANNdXNpYyBCbG9nIEluZGV4BHBvcwMxBHNlYwNNZWRpYUJsb2dJbmRleA--;_ylg=X3oDMTFpMm9iMzh1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdANibG9nBHB0A3NlY3Rpb25z;_ylv=3|access-date=November 29, 2012 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |date=November 28, 2012}}</ref> As of September 2014, the single has sold over 746,000 copies in United States.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6236538/ask-billboard-taylor-swift-out-shakes-mariah-carey?page=0%2C3 |title=Ask Billboard: Taylor Swift Out-'Shake's Mariah Carey |first=Brian |last=Mansfield |date=September 1, 2014|access-date=September 19, 2014 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|archive-date=September 7, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140907205254/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6236538/ask-billboard-taylor-swift-out-shakes-mariah-carey?page=0,3|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Live performances ===

Besides releasing singles to promote the album, Aguilera also performed several tracks from ''Lotus'' on a number of shows. On November 2, 2012, she performed "Your Body" on ''[[Late Night with Jimmy Fallon]]'', alongside [[Jimmy Fallon]] and [[The Roots]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Sciaretto |first=Amy |url=http://popcrush.com/christina-aguilera-the-roots-jimmy-fallon-your-body-office-supplies/ |title=Christina Aguilera, the Roots + Jimmy Fallon Perform 'Your Body' With Office Supplies |publisher=Pop Crush |date=November 4, 2012|access-date=December 8, 2012|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322215445/https://popcrush.com/christina-aguilera-the-roots-jimmy-fallon-your-body-office-supplies/|url-status=live}}</ref> Aguilera and Cee Lo Green performed "Make the World Move" together on the [[The Voice (American season 3)|third season]] of ''[[The Voice (American TV series)|The Voice]]'' on November 13, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ball |first=Caila |url=http://idolator.com/7271942/the-voice-christina-aguilera-cee-lo-debut-make-the-world-move-the-top-10-is-revealed |title='The Voice': Christina Aguilera & Cee Lo Debut 'Make The World Move' & The Top 10 Is Revealed |work=Idolator |date=November 14, 2012 |access-date=December 10, 2012 |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322215459/https://www.idolator.com/7271942/the-voice-christina-aguilera-cee-lo-debut-make-the-world-move-the-top-10-is-revealed |url-status=dead }}</ref> The singer performed a medley of three songs, "Lotus Intro", "Army of Me" and "Let There Be Love" at the [[American Music Awards of 2012|40th American Music Awards]] on November 18, 2012, held at the [[Nokia Theatre L.A. Live|Nokia Theatre]] in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{cite web |last=Warner |first=Kara |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695198/christina-aguilera-american-music-awards-performance-preview.jhtml |title=Christina Aguilera Teases AMA Performance Inspired By Lotus Cover |publisher=MTV News |date=October 9, 2012|access-date=November 12, 2012|archive-date=November 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112144157/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1695198/christina-aguilera-american-music-awards-performance-preview.jhtml|url-status=livedead}}</ref> On November 19, 2012, Aguilera performed "Just a Fool" with Blake Shelton on ''The Voice''.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Benjamin |first=Jeff |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/reality-check/474076/christina-aguilera-blake-shelton-unveil-just-a-fool-on-the |title=Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton Unveil 'Just A Fool' on 'The Voice' |magazine=Billboard |date=November 20, 2012|access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202233853/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/reality-check/474076/christina-aguilera-blake-shelton-unveil-just-a-fool-on-the|url-status=live}}</ref> The following day, she performed "Let There Be Love" on ''The Voice'' with her team contestants, Sylvia Yacoub and Dez Duron.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://idolator.com/7289242/the-voice-christina-aguilera-performs-let-there-be-love-cassadee-pope-hits-1-on-itunes |title=The Voice: Christina Aguilera Performs 'Let There Be Love' & Cassadee Pope Hits #1 On iTunes |work=Idolator |date=November 21, 2012 |access-date=November 27, 2012 |archive-date=March 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322215446/https://www.idolator.com/7289242/the-voice-christina-aguilera-performs-let-there-be-love-cassadee-pope-hits-1-on-itunes |url-status=dead }}</ref> On ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', the singer performed "Just a Fool" again with Shelton on December 7, 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lansky |first=Sam |title=Christina Aguilera Performs 'Just A Fool' On Ellen, Talks Hillary Clinton Chemistry: Watch |url=http://idolator.com/7318622/christina-aguilera-just-a-fool-interview-ellen-degeneres-hillary-clinton |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125185419/http://idolator.com/7318622/christina-aguilera-just-a-fool-interview-ellen-degeneres-hillary-clinton |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=December 22, 2012 |newspaper=Idolator |date=December 7, 2012 }}</ref> Aguilera also performed "Blank Page" at the [[39th People's Choice Awards]] on January 9, 2013.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |title=Christina Gives Candlelit Performance of 'Blank Page' at 2013 People's Choice Awards |url=http://popcrush.com/christina-aguilera-blank-page-2013-peoples-choice-awards/|access-date=January 10, 2013 |newspaper=Pop Crush |date=January 9, 2013|archive-date=January 11, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111101920/http://popcrush.com/christina-aguilera-blank-page-2013-peoples-choice-awards/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Critical reception ==

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''Lotus'' received generally mixed reviews from music critics. At [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 56, based on 12 reviews.<ref name="MC">{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/lotus/christina-aguilera |title=Lotus Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More |publisher=[[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]]|access-date=November 18, 2012|archive-date=December 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121227061756/http://www.metacritic.com/music/lotus/christina-aguilera|url-status=live}}</ref> Sarah Rodman of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' called it "a good start in the effort to refocus attention on Aguilera's skills", but observed "several tracks that sound mindlessly repetitive as sedentary listening experiences".<ref name="Rodman">{{cite news |last=Rodman |first=Sarah |date=November 13, 2012 |url=http://bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2012/11/13/album-review-christina-aguilera-lotus/sxrXvsFk8uy356lbt5YOBL/story.html |title=Christina Aguilera refocuses on her own voice in 'Lotus' |newspaper=[[Boston Globe]]|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=November 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117022133/http://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/music/2012/11/13/album-review-christina-aguilera-lotus/sxrXvsFk8uy356lbt5YOBL/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Q (magazine)|Q]]'' called it "generic" and felt that "nothing really stands out".<ref name="Qmag">{{cite journal |title=Review: Lotus |journal=[[Q (magazine)|Q]] |location=London |date=January 2013 |issue=318 |page=101}}</ref> [[Annie Zaleski]] of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' felt that the album "often plays it safe" and accused Aguilera of "dumbing down her voice or lyrics for the sake of lightweight tunes or prevailing trends."<ref name="Zaleski">{{cite news |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |date=November 13, 2012 |url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/christina-aguilera-lotus,88558/ |title=Christina Aguilera: Lotus |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]] |location=Chicago|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=November 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116010357/http://www.avclub.com/articles/christina-aguilera-lotus,88558/|url-status=live}}</ref> Melissa Maerz of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' found the album's "self-empowerment anthems ... as contradictory as they are unoriginal" and criticized its production for "digitally smother[ing]" Aguilera's vocals and "draining all the emotion".<ref name="Maerz">{{cite magazine |last=Maerz |first=Melissa |date=November 9, 2012 |url=https://ew.com/article/2012/11/16/lotus-review-christina-aguilera/ |title=Lotus – review – Christina Aguilera Review |issue=1232–1233 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |location=New York|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=July 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130721054747/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20643719,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Slant Magazine]]''{{'}}s Sal Cinquemani asserted that because it is "Aguilera's shortest album since her debut, it boasts less filler, but also fewer obvious standouts."<ref name="Cinquemani">{{cite web |last=Cinquemani |first=Sal |date=November 4, 2012 |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/christina-aguilera-lotus/2912 |title=Christina Aguilera: Lotus |work=[[Slant Magazine]]|access-date=November 17, 2012}}</ref> Jon Caramanica of ''[[The New York Times]]'' felt that the album's conventional direction is "its biggest crime, more than its musical unadventurousness or its emphasis on bland self-help lyrics or its reluctance to lean on [...] Aguilera's voice, the thing that makes her special".<ref name="Caramanica">{{cite news |last1=Caramanica |first1=Jon |last2=Pareles |first2=Jon|author-link2=Jon Pareles |last3=Ratliff |first3=Ben |date=November 13, 2012 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/arts/music/albums-by-christina-aguilera-soundgarden-and-brian-eno.html?_r=0 |title=Albums by Christina Aguilera, Soundgarden and Brian Eno |page=34 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=May 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180506041319/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/13/arts/music/albums-by-christina-aguilera-soundgarden-and-brian-eno.html?_r=0|url-status=live}}</ref> Jon Dolan of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' dismissed it as a "vitriol-tsunami of a record".<ref name="Dolan">{{cite magazine |last=Dolan |first=Jon |date=November 19, 2012 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/lotus-20121120 |title=Lotus |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |location=New York|access-date=November 20, 2012|archive-date=November 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127222402/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/lotus-20121120|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a positive review, [[AllMusic]] editor [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote that Aguilera "feels comfortable in this familiar, slightly freshened territory".<ref name="Erlewine">{{cite web |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/lotus-mw0002427099 |title=Lotus – Christina Aguilera |publisher=[[AllMusic]]. [[All Media Network]]|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=December 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215032253/http://www.allmusic.com/album/lotus-mw0002427099|url-status=live|quote=she wound up with such a strong pop album}}</ref> [[Simon Price]] of ''[[The Independent]]'' felt that the album's "best moments are its electro-pop numbers".<ref name="Price">{{cite news |last=Price |first=Simon |date=November 11, 2012 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-christina-aguilera-lotus-rca-8303715.html |title=Album: Christina Aguilera, Lotus, RCA |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |location=London|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=December 14, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214164058/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-christina-aguilera-lotus-rca-8303715.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kitty Empire]] of ''[[The Observer]]'' characterized its subject matter as "wiffle of the highest order", but wrote that "one of the pleasures of Aguilera is that she can use polysyllables, even when talking the rot that fills women's mags".<ref name="Empire">{{cite news |last=Empire |first=Kitty|author-link=Kitty Empire |date=November 10, 2012 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/11/christina-aguilera-lotus-review |title=Christina Aguilera: Lotus – review |newspaper=[[The Observer]] |location=London |at=The New Review section, p. 29|access-date=November 17, 2012|archive-date=October 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020160930/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/11/christina-aguilera-lotus-review|url-status=live}}</ref> Although she criticized the album's "upbeat pop anthems", Melody Lau of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' found Aguilera to be "reinvigorated" and felt that she "shines most when she's direct, honest and vulnerable".<ref name="Lau">{{cite journal |last=Lau |first=Melody |date=November 27, 2012 |url=http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/PopAndRock/christina_aguilera-lotus |title=Christina Aguilera – Lotus |journal=[[Exclaim!]] |location=Toronto|access-date=December 1, 2012|archive-date=December 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121219032347/http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/PopAndRock/christina_aguilera-lotus|url-status=live}}</ref> Celina Murphy of ''[[Hot Press]]'' felt that ''Lotus'''s "safer" direction and Aguilera's "default mode" makes the album an improvement from ''Bionic''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Murphy |first=Celina |date=December 5, 2012 |url=http://www.hotpress.com/Christina-Aguilera/music/reviews/albums/Christina-Aguilera-Lotus/9424466.html?new_layout=1 |title=Christina Aguilera: Lotus |journal=[[Hot Press]] |location=Dublin|access-date=December 9, 2012|archive-date=March 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322215450/https://www.hotpress.com/music/christina-aguilera-lotus-9424466|url-status=live}}</ref> At the end of 2012, ''Lotus'' was ranked at number 17 on the list "20 Best Pop Albums of 2012" by ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''.<ref name="spin20">{{cite news |last=Sia |first=Nicole |title=SPIN's 20 Best Pop Albums of 2012 |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/12/best-pop-albums-2012/121213-17-christina-aguilera/|access-date=December 24, 2012 |newspaper=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|archive-date=June 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617170345/http://www.spin.com/2012/12/best-pop-albums-2012/121213-17-christina-aguilera/|url-status=live}}</ref> In contrast, ''Entertainment Weekly'' named it the worst album of 2012.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Anderson |first=Kyle |date=December 28, 2012 |url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20657954,00.html |title=The Worst Albums of the Year |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |location=New York|access-date=February 17, 2013|archive-date=October 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006230959/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20657954,00.html|url-status=livedead}}</ref> ''[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]'' voted ''Lotus'' as one of the best albums of 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fuse.tv/2012/12/fuse-staff-s-favorite-albums-of-2012#26|title=The 40 Best Albums of 2012: Fuse Staff Picks|work=[[Fuse (TV channel)|Fuse]]|date=December 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130128200707/http://www.fuse.tv/2012/12/fuse-staff-s-favorite-albums-of-2012#26|archive-date=January 28, 2013|access-date=March 29, 2023}}</ref>

At the [[2014 World Music Awards]], ''Lotus'' was nominated for the Best Album award.;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vote.worldmusicawards.com/selectnomination.asp?cat=2|title=Nominations for World's Best Album|publisher=[[World Music Awards]]|access-date=August 19, 2021|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006084946/http://vote.worldmusicawards.com/selectnomination.asp?cat=2|archive-date=October 6, 2014}}</ref> it was also nominated for Album of the Year at the 2013 Spetteguless Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spetteguless.it/2013/01/03/spettegulessawards2013-votate-lalbum-dellanno/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200515193817/https://www.spetteguless.it/2013/01/03/spettegulessawards2013-votate-lalbum-dellanno/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-05-15|title=#SpettegulessAwards2013: votate l’album dell’anno|work=Spetteguless|date=January 3, 2013|language=Italian|access-date=August 18, 2024}}</ref> In a retrospective review ''That Grape Juice'' called the album "criminally underrated", and noted that it was a "wholly enjoyable jukebox of jams" doomed by a "questionable marketing".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Sm1s1|work=That Grape Juice|publisher=Townsquare Music|title=10 Years of Christina Aguilera’sAguilera's Underrated ‘Lotus’'Lotus' Album: TGJ’sTGJ's Top 5 Songs|date=November 13, 2022|access-date=January 4, 2023}}</ref>

== Commercial performance ==

In the United States, ''Lotus'' debuted at number seven on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] with first-week sales of 73,408 units.<ref name="billboard200debut"/><ref name="Dig Spy">{{Cite news |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a439825/christina-aguilera-album-claims-lowest-first-week-us-sales-of-career.html |title=Christina Aguilera album claims lowest first-week US sales of career |first=Lewis |last=Corner |work=Digital Spy |date=November 21, 2012|access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-date=November 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220544/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a439825/christina-aguilera-album-claims-lowest-first-week-us-sales-of-career.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It became Aguilera's lowest first week sales in her career, surpassing ''[[Bionic (Christina Aguilera album)|Bionic]]'' (2010), which opened at number three with sales of 110,000 units, thereby becoming Aguilera's English-language studio album with the lowest first week sales. In Canada, ''Lotus'' peaked at number 7 on the [[Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref name="CanadaCharts"/> and was certified gold by [[Music Canada]] for shipments of 40,000 copies there on January 10.<ref name="CanadaCerti">{{cite web |url=http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Lotus&sa=Christina+Aguilera&smt=0 |title=Gold Platinum Database – Christina Aguilera |publisher=[[Music Canada]]|access-date=January 15, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005155030/http://www.musiccanada.com/GPSearchResult.aspx?st=Lotus&sa=Christina+Aguilera&smt=0|archive-date=October 5, 2013}}</ref> The album debuted and peaked at 28 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] with sales of 9,422, becoming her lowest-charting album there.<ref name="DSlowsales"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-number-1-single-and-album-1719/ |title=One Direction score number 1 single and album! |first=Dan |last=Lane |publisher=[[The Official Charts Company]] |date=November 18, 2012|access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-date=November 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120193901/http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/one-direction-score-number-1-single-and-album-1719/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="uk">{{cite web |url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/christina%20aguilera/ |title=UK Charts – Christina Aguilera |publisher=The Official Charts Company|access-date=September 24, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615133242/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/christina%20aguilera/|archive-date=June 15, 2011}}</ref> Internationally, ''Lotus'' underperformed, only reaching the top 20 and top 30 in most countries.<ref name="ariacharts"/> However, it debuted higher in Russia, Switzerland, and Venezuela, where it reached top ten of the albums chart.<ref name="ariacharts"/><ref name="lenta">{{cite web |url=http://lenta.ru/articles/2012/12/07/chart/ |title=Lenta.ru: Культура: Саботаж |language=ru |publisher=Lenta.ru |date=December 7, 2012 |access-date=December 7, 2012 |archive-date=April 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160407220325/https://lenta.ru/articles/2012/12/07/chart/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="recordland">{{cite web |url=http://www.recordland.com/tienda/v2/top40.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121117160930/http://www.recordland.com/tienda/v2/top40.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 17, 2012 |title=RecordLand – Top40 |publisher=[[Recordland]]. Distribuidora Sonográfica C.A.|access-date=June 8, 2020}}</ref> As of August 2019, the album had sold over 303,000 copies in the United States, as reported by [[Nielsen SoundScan]],<ref name=salesupdate2019>{{cite magazine |title=Ask Billboard: A Supersized Mailbag in Honor of Lil Nas X & Billy Ray Cyrus' Record Run Atop the Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/8528273/lil-nas-x-billy-ray-cyrus-christina-aguilera-ask-billboard-mailbag |magazine=Billboard |first=Gary |last=Trust |date=August 24, 2019 |publisher=Prometheus Global Media |access-date=August 24, 2019 |archive-date=August 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825002436/https://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/business/chart-beat/8528273/lil-nas-x-billy-ray-cyrus-christina-aguilera-ask-billboard-mailbag |url-status=live}}</ref> and has been certified gold for 500,000 [[album-equivalent units]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/legal-and-management/business-matters-how-much-will-irving-azoff-1008067062.story |title=Business Matters: How Much Will Irving Azoff Be Missed on Live Nation's Bottom Line? |first=Glenn |last=Peoples |magazine=Billboard |date=January 2, 2013|access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-date=January 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130106085827/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/legal-and-management/business-matters-how-much-will-irving-azoff-1008067062.story|url-status=live}}</ref>

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== Certifications ==

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