Christina Aguilera has taken us back to the glory days of 1999, sharing a rehearsal video of ‘Genie In A Bottle‘ to celebrate the iconic bop’s 20th birthday.
What a simple and innocent time it was – The Matrix was in cinemas, the Nintendo 64 was in its prime, and Britney and The Backstreet Boys ruled the charts.
‘Genie In A Bottle’ spent five weeks at the top of the Billboard charts in the US, and was the second-biggest selling single of the year, just behind Cher‘s ‘Believe‘.
WHAT A TIME TO BE ALIVE.
To celebrate her milestone, Christina Aguilera took to Instagram to write:
“Hi lovies! Today marks 20 years since #GenieInABottle was released… got me feeling all types of emotional! At just 18 years old, I remember coming home from Japan and seeing that it had reached #1 on the Billboard charts and feeling so grateful and happy that you guys loved it as much as I did. Thank you thank you thank you for riding with me all these years. My fighters, I love you!”
She also shared a video of a rehearsal of the song, featuring some deeply era-appropriate dance moves, which you can watch below:
OG dance clip. I can’t even… 😂😂😂 #GenieInABottle. https://t.co/ycB9dFnh8w pic.twitter.com/Omdyn6XhPD
— Christina Aguilera (@xtina) June 22, 2019
She also shared an incredible throwback interview clip from the very start of her singing career, and the pure ’90s energy that it has is kind of overwhelming:
Happy Anniversary, #GenieInABottle! Celebrating 20 iconic years of @xtina’s biggest hits! #XXtina https://t.co/gjBan1DP54 pic.twitter.com/SFvsHUGGor
— rcarecords (@RCARecords) June 22, 2019
Also, just because, here’s a blessed image of Christina Aguilera attending the 1999 Teen People first anniversary party with a young Stacy Ferguson:
Anyway, if you need me, I’ll be listening to her debut album on repeat for the rest of the day:
