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Remember Xtina's "What A Girl Wants" Video?

by Kenya Foy

May 9, 2015

Of her extensive musical catalogue, one of my favorite Christina Aguilera songs is still “What A Girl Wants.” Judge all you want, but at 15 years old, Aguilera’s “give me what I deserve” anthem still gets plenty of time of my playlist. I loved the song even more once I saw the video, which is about as close as I’ll ever come to hanging out with no less than 30 of my closest friends (who all happen to be dancing machines) in a well-lit, clean loft decorated with the latest circus-chic accessories. And the choreography had me convinced that a dancing career was in my near future... until, well, it wasn’t.

Anyway, since the music video was released in 1999 (seriously, where has the time gone?), Aguilera’s become a mother of two, released several more albums and routinely doles out professional singing advice as a judge on The Voice. But true Christina Aguilera fans aren’t about to forget where she came from. After all, they’ve been with her since she was pitted against Britney Spears and all the other blonde bombshell pop stars from the early '00s. They stuck with her through her “Dirrty” phase, on up until she brought it “Back to the Basics.”

And if they’re anything like me, they won’t soon forget the awesomeness that came from her hip-hugging, crop top wearing days.

Let’s take a look at nine things you might have forgotten about the “What A Girl Wants” video:

The Guys Weren't Really In the Mood To Be Bothered

Ultimately, they didn't have much of a choice. Also, what is this gigantic house they all just happen to be hanging out in? Why is that basketball hoop so confusingly placed on the wall? WHAT IS HAPPENING?