After getting into talking about the power of the Ci Squad in general, I decided to make a little countdown of my favorite Ciara singles thus far released.
1.
Promise
Okay this is my #1 song because this was a song I felt she showed off her true R&B soulful self. It was the one song I got a sense of her vocally compared to her other uptempo songs. I also found this song to be hot to listen to. Cici
Also her moves in the video
My favorite single of hers ever!
2.
1, 2 Step
The only reason why I put this song so high is because this song is just CUTE! I mean the whole 1 2 step notion is cute and the beat is smooth. Love it still!
3.
Ride
The confidence I saw in Like A Boy, she took it to a whole nother level in Ride. The song is hot first of all. Her confidence in the lyrics, the shots in the video, like SLAY Queen Cici!
4.
Like A Boy
This song for me is where Ciara got a lot of swag and brownie points to being a dancer and an artist. This song she shows a lot of confidence and gives me some sense of the artist she is. I'm proud to hear lyrically her confidence and show off the confidence in the video. Great song!
5.
Goodies
Outside of this song having one of the hottest videos of the 2000's (if not the hottest), this song is hot lyrically. Plus the production makes me want to bust a move on a dancefloor, even in typing these words!
6.
Get Up
I love this song because its got that movement placed into the beat. This is one those songs that could work in clubs still because it gets people off their butts and onto the dancefloor! btw I use
this version of the song, the video has too slow of a beat, the version I use is MOVIN'!
7.
Body Party
I love the lyrical imagery the writers put into this song. This song also follows the trend of songs of R&B songs I prefer from Ciara over her bops because her voice stands out more in these slow R&B songs. I mean the video and vocals gave me Janet teas in a good way!
8.
Oh
This song is on
. I mean sure its a song from 2005, but this song's production is great for a slow but jamming summer song
9.
Never Ever
I love the use of the sample in this song! I might like the blend of Ciara's voice to the melody of the song more then I do in connecting to the songs lyrics.
10.
Overdose
I am in love with this type of song for Ciara. I've always loved her voice in R&B like songs and with this pop-R&B song, I think this is the best medium I want to see her music go towards in the future.
As to why this is my #10 is because I don't have too much of an emotional connection to this song as I do some of her ballad singles. I bop to this because its sexy, which Ciara rocks naturally, and its great to move to.