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Soundtrack album by Christina Aguilera and Cher | |||||
Released | November 19, 2010 | ||||
Recorded | 2009–10 | ||||
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Length | 31:53 | ||||
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Billboard | (favorable) |
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Burlesque: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name by American singers Christina Aguilera and Cher. Screen Gems, Inc and RCA Records released it on November 19, 2010.
The soundtrack comprises ten songs, eight performed by Aguilera and two performed by Cher. Burlesque is inspired by jazz music style, in contrast to Aguilera's previous release Bionic (2010) but similar to her 1920s, 1930s and 1940s-influenced album Back to Basics (2006). Upon its release, the album received generally favorable reviews from music critics. It won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song at the 2011 ceremony for "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" by Cher and received another nomination in the same category for "Bound to You". Also album received nomination Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 54th Annual Grammy Awards.
Burlesque peaked at number eighteen on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart and reached the top ten of several national record charts. As of August 2014, the album has sold 707,000 copies in the United States. The soundtrack spawned three promotional singles: "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me" (performed by Cher), "Express" and "Show Me How You Burlesque" (performed by Aguilera).