"Woohoo" | |||||||||||
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Single by Christina Aguilera featuring Nicki Minaj | |||||||||||
from the album Bionic | |||||||||||
Released | May 25, 2010 | ||||||||||
Format | Digital download | ||||||||||
Recorded | No Excuses (Los Angeles), The Red Lips Room (Beverly Hills) | ||||||||||
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5:29 (album version) 4:05 (radio edit) |
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Label | RCA | ||||||||||
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"Woohoo" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj. The song was written by Aguilera, Onika Maraj, Claude Kelly, Ester Dean and Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones, and produced by Polow da Don, for Aguilera's sixth studio album, Bionic (2010). "Woohoo" was serviced to rhythmic contemporary crossover airplay as the album's second radio single on May 25, 2010. The song, which contains a sample of the 1972 song "Add már uram az esőt" by Kati Kovács, lyrically speaks about the act of oral sex.
"Woohoo" has been described as an electro-R&B and dancehall track. The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics, some of whom praised Minaj's appearance and Aguilera's vocals. Many noted its similarities to Kelis's "Milkshake". However, others expressed distaste for the song's sexual nature. "Woohoo" debuted and peaked at 46 and 79 in Canada and the United States, respectively. Aguilera performed the song in a medley with "Bionic" and "Not Myself Tonight" at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards.
"Woohoo" was written by Aguilera, Maraj, Claude Kelly, Ester Dean and Polow da Don. The song is an electro, R&B and dancehall track. Aguilera's vocals are distorted in parts. "Woohoo" contains a sample from the Hungarian song "Add már uram az esőt", originally sung by the Hungarian singer Kati Kovács in 1972. The song's chorus has been described as "shouty" and "sing-song". Rob Harvilla of The Village Voice noted that the song sounded like a mix of "Milkshake" and "Lip Gloss" with "electro synths". Lyrically, the song is about the act of oral sex.