Ciara shut it down at K104's Summer Jam.
Performed Songs:Basic Instinct (U Got Me)
Ride/w Ludacris
Pretty Girl/Boy Swag
Oh
1,2 Step
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Performed Songs:Basic Instinct (U Got Me)
“The track has caught on because it’s infectious, memorable and returns Ciara to her fan base,” Stewart says. “The last album we had a number of people in our ears not believing in our vision. This time Ciara drew the line and really fought for what she believed in.”Good move. Ciara definitely needed more time to release another single, and to promote and perform. Bring on “Gimmie Dat”.
What’s the difference between writing songs for yourself and writing for other people?She was also asked about the lessons she’s learned from the notoriously harsh music industry — something she should know all too well after the public and media gave her the Christina Aguilera Bionic treatment during herFantasy Ride album era.
“You need to take their personalities into account and use your imagination if you don’t know them. It’s a fun creative challenge. It can be very liberating. I did some things for the Disney Channel. It was younger and cheesier than stuff I’d do for myself but it was for a much younger market.”
You’ve been performing since you were 14. What lessons has the music industry taught you?Yes, there certainly are some very shrewd operators out there. Not naming names.
“It’s taught me to be quick and tough and has made me strong. It can be an aggressive world and there are some shrewd operators behind the scenes. It’s taught me to be less emotional about making certain decisions. This industry prepares you for anything. If you can do well in this business, you can do anything.”
“It’s back to basics, I executive produced it. It’s for my fans, giving them what they want. It’s about happiness and fun and energy.With no performances of “Ride” and the premiere of Basic Instinct’s second single “Gimme That”, I’m getting the feeling that “Ride” was like an unofficial warm-up single. Ciara is probably hoping for some big crossover success with “Gimme That”, which is much faster paced and universal sounding, and could work in a similar vein to Usher’s “OMG’.
“My last album had an extreme creative presentation. I’ve always had an aggressive undertone but I think they just want to dance and feel some of that energy from when I was doing Goodies.”