Published 16:45 IST, June 9th 2020

Christina Aguilera makes 'Little Dreamer' available to stream as 'Bionic' turns 10

Christina Aguilera's 'Bionic' celebrates its 10th anniversary today. The album did not earn many sales when it was released, but later gained a cult status

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On tenth anniversary of her sixth studio album Bionic, Christina Aguilera celebrated occasion by making Little Dreamer available on all streaming platforms. song is available on streaming platforms for first time. Little Dreamer was previously available as a bonus track on iTunes. It is a mid-tempo electro-pop ballad. pop star said goodbye to her titular dreamer over a skittering beat filled with beeps, glitches and trills, as  chorus of song says, "So long, my little dreamer, I will miss your face/ We’ll always stay connected through time and / journey that we shared, but w have to leave/ Will live inside of us for eternity.”

Bionic is sixth studio album by American singer Christina Aguilera. It was released on June 8, 2010, by RCA Records. Inspired by Aguilera's taste for electronic music, Bionic is characterised as an electropop, futurepop and R&B album. Its first half consists of electronic songs incorporating synsizers and electronic beats, while second half displays a balladic production. album's main mes include sex and post-feminism.

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Bionic spawned two international singles. t Myself Tonight that released in April 2010, and You Lost Me released in June.  Christina Aguilera collaborated with Nicki Minaj for song Woohoo. It was released in United States and some European countries. Ar song I Hate Boys from Bionic was released exclusively in Oceania. 

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Bionic was promoted in mid-2010 by television performances, such as Aguilera's appearances on  Oprah Winfrey Show, the ninth season of American Idol, Today and MTV Movie Awards. A concert tour, titled Bionic Tour, was initially planned to support album, but it never materialised. Bionic received mixed reviews from music critics. album peaked at . 3 on Billboard 200 -- Aguilera's lowest entry on chart in her career at time.

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Bionic had low sales when it was released, particularly compared to smash successes of her albums Back to Basics, Stripped and Aguilera's 1999 self-titled debut. However, it was quickly overshadowed by singer's starring turn alongside Cher in Burlesque. Five months later, Bionic gained a cult status among her most passionate fan base in decade since its release, with regular calls of #JusticeForBionic on social media.

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16:45 IST, June 9th 2020