Throwback Thursday! Christina Aguilera’s "Genie In a Bottle" Music Video

1999 was a different time. Long before we’d heard of Justin Bieber or One Direction, pop princesses ruled the airwaves (that was back when we listened to the radio). Arguably, the queen of pop was Christina Aguilera.

It all started with a little song called “Genie in a Bottle.” The song came out before her “Dirrty” years, but there are still some hints of the scandalous in the tune.

“Gotta rub me the right way honey,” is not exactly a Mickey Mouse Club endorsed lyric.

But the music video was representative of a simpler time — a time when all you needed was some sand and a belly shirt to make a hit.