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" What a Girl Wants " is a pop-R & B track with some similarities to her debut single " Genie in a Bottle ".

Written in the key of A-major the track begins with the lyrics " What a girl wants, what a girl needs, whatever makes me happy sets you free " and it set against 120 beats per minute.

Anthony from Buffalo News described the track as a " light hip-hop song " in comparison to the previous single.

Aguilera's vocals have been compared to that of Mariah Carey, with Carey's single " Emotions " being the grounds for these comparisons.

In Aguilera's vocal performance she starts singing in a lower register and " carefully " scales notes until she reaches " the highest echelon of her upper register ".

During the track Aguilera performs the lyrics " A girl needs somebody sensitive but tough, Somebody there when the going get rough.

" The track that was released as a single was a revised version of the song, it focused more upon the " funky R & B edge ", and with Aguilera taking participation in the revision her additions made the track lighter and a mix of " pop and R & B ".

But despite this Aguilera was disappointed in her lack of input into the single saying ;