Back to Basics: Live and Down Under
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| Video by Christina Aguilera | ||||
| Released | February 4, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | July 17–18, 2007 (Adelaide Entertainment Centre Adelaide, Australia) |
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| Length | 130 minutes | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Director | Christina Aguilera, Hamish Hamilton | |||
| Producer | Christina Aguilera, Ian Stewart | |||
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Back to Basics: Live and Down Under is the fourth video album by American singer-songwriter Christina Aguilera. It premiered on television on January 26, 2008 on VH1, and was released on DVD on February 4, 2008, by RCA Records. The DVD included material from recordings from two of Aguilera’s concerts during her Back to Basics Tour in Adelaide on July 17 and 18, 2007. Behind-the-scenes footage is included with video from the concerts.
Upon its release, Back to Basics: Live and Down Under garnered positive views from music critics as well as attained chart success in a number of countries, peaking at number one on the DVD charts of Belgium (Flanders) and the United Kingdom. In the United States, the DVD debuted atop the chart with first-week sales of 18,437 copies. It achieved double platinum certification by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and gold certification by Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
To support Back to Basics (2006), Aguilera embarked on the worldwide concert Back to Basics Tour. The tour received mixed to positive reviews from music critics; The Georgia Straight's Mike Usinger praised Aguilera's vocals as "insanely powerful," while Dave Simpson from The Guardian criticized the setlist as "confusing." The show in Adelaide, Australia on July 17 and 18, 2007 was filmed and was released as a DVD.
On January 26, 2008, Back to Basics: Live and Down Under made it premiere on VH1 at 10 PM. The DVD was released officially on February 4, 2008 in the United Kingdom. The next day, it was released in Canada and the United States. In Germany, it was released on February 8, 2008. It was released on February 11 in France, and on February 16 in Australia. The DVD features old-school style materials such as trapeze artists, circus jugglers, and cabaret dancing. It also includes behind-the-scene interviews with dancers, musicians, stylists, Aguilera's husband Jordan Bratman and the singer herself.
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