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"Your Body" is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera, taken from her seventh studio album Lotus. The song was written by Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, Shellback and Tiffany Amber, while production was handled by Martin and Shellback. Serving as the album's lead single, the song premiered on September 14, 2012, on radio, while it was released digitally on September 17, and was also sent to Top 40 Mainstream radio and Rhythmic radio the day after, by RCA Records.

"Your Body" is an electropop and R&B song, with a trace of dubstep in the track's middle eight. Lyrically, it talks about anonymous sex, where Aguilera wants a one-night stand with a random man. The song received positive reviews from music critics, who praised Aguilera's vocals in the song and called it a fresh, sexy and catchy club anthem. The song debuted at number 34 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling 103,000 copies, and number one on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs, while in Canada, number 10 on the Canadian Hot 100. Internationally, the song was a moderate success, reaching number 1 in Brazil and entering the top-forty in many countries such as Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Hungary, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

An accompaining music video for "Your Body" was shot in Los Angeles. Directed by Melina Matsoukas, it premiered on Vevoon September 28, 2012. The video shows Aguilera as a man-killer, killing men after seducing them. Despite the killing act, the video omitted the violence by having blue paint and pink confetti instead of blood. The video also features several pop-cultural references. It received mostly positive reviews from critics, who praised its playful content and Aguilera's charming sense of humor, and called it one of her best music videos to date. 

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