Rap-Up.com || Christina Aguilera Explains National Anthem Flub at Super Bowl

Following her slip-up while performing “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Sunday’s Super Bowl XLV, Christina Aguilera has released a statement explaining why she mixed up the lyrics.

“I got so lost in the moment of the song that I lost my place,” stated the pop singer. “I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country and that the true spirit of it’s anthem still came through.”

Instead of singing, “O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming,” she repeated the line, “What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,” changing the word “hailed” to “watched.”

The Internet was abuzz with chatter after people noticed the mistake during her live rendition at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. Watch the performance here.

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41 Comments

Yeah
February 6th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
<3 u xtina

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Yeah
February 6th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
i really don’t care for the damn song, I just wanted to see Christina!! <333

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miro(:
February 6th, 2011 at 10:03 pm
oopps!:P
i’ve been saying it wrong… ma bad

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Nina
February 6th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
She was horrible and no amount of apologizing will make anyone forget this. She is the most hated person in America right now.

Christina, you fat cow, put down the wine bottle, lose some weight, fix your weave and practice your lyrics before you pick up the mic again!!

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Yeah
February 6th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
@nina
why is u taking this shit so seriously? smh
she’s not the first and won’t be the last.
it’s far more worse things to be worried about then her forgetting one word. sheesh

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Jamie
February 6th, 2011 at 10:22 pm
Are you serious, Nina? Post a link of YOUR picture so we can assess YOUR beauty.

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D
February 6th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
Why have people made this into such a huge deal!? You try singing like that in such a large group of people without getting lost in the moment. I’m sure it’s incredibly difficult. Christina sang beautifully.

… and Nina, I’m sure you’re no beauty queen so do everyone a favor and shut your mouth. Bad mouthing celebrities isn’t going to get you anywhere.

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Amber
February 6th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Forgetting 1 word? She repeated stuff too! That was horrible!!

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2011k
February 6th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
Keri did worse, did she not?? Nina, stop bunny-hopping on X-Tina’s cl*t and go do something productive….like an anger management class or something. People always forget that celebs aren’t perfect; they mess up just love everybody else…

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Max_Ciara
February 6th, 2011 at 10:41 pm
WHO REALLY CARES!!! LIKE REALLY I HAVE BEEN SAYIN THAT DAMN SONG WRONG FOR YRS AND SOO SHE MESSED IT UP SHE AINT THE FIRST NOR THE LAST CUT HA SUM SLACK!! UNTILL CASSIE OR KHIA GET OUT THERE TO SING THATS WHEN EVERYBODY SHOULD SAY SUMTHING OR START LAUGHING!!! LMAO!!!BASIC INSTINCT IN STORES!!!

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LOLOL
February 6th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
yall Xtina fans R so delusional!!

**Correction: Xtina USED 2 sing well…her voice isnt wat it used 2 be (guess she been suckin on 1 too many…) how can u say dat horrible screeching sounds beautiful? her voice is so scratchy these days & she cant hit the high notes like she used to.

#hangitupflatscreen

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M&M
February 6th, 2011 at 11:01 pm
@LOLOL
really?? why don’t you get a life?(maybe you haven’t been able to suck 1 one at all)

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Jake
February 6th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
I am sure Christina still has ALL of the same high notes she has always had, maybe she’s lost a few, it happens, but she was BELTING. No woman has a belting range any where NEAR their head voice range. Sure she could have sang it cleanly with her head voice, but it would not have had the same raw quality which I actually enjoyed. So what? She flubbed a few lyrics, proof that she’s human.

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jordan
February 6th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
No need to explain. Wer only human and we make mistakes period

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nina is a biatch
February 6th, 2011 at 11:57 pm
nina post a pic of your self so we can laugh at yo ass girl

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kat7
February 7th, 2011 at 12:01 am
since i’m not from america, i don’t know the national anthem. so one wrong word doesn’t really make up for a not so great performance. she can still sing, just not as good as before.

plus it wouldn’t kill her to go to the gym, shes not fat but shes getting there…. seriously, why do people think wearing all black makes them look thin. its not magic…

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AnkKA
February 7th, 2011 at 1:21 am
Oh Boo Hoo! she messed up 3 words! big deal!
she’s still better than all yo faves’ combined!

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From Tokyo
February 7th, 2011 at 1:29 am
Wow “nina” bitter much? You’re disgusting!

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who Gonna Check Me Boo
February 7th, 2011 at 1:51 am
Nina just STFU!

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Beystanbish
February 7th, 2011 at 2:17 am
Lol

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NinaPleaseBitch
February 7th, 2011 at 4:06 am
theres no question that nina is a ugly bitch that never got no play so she walk around saying she a”bad bitch” but realy just look bad bitch

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Josh
February 7th, 2011 at 5:35 am
She’s amazing and she did amazing job last night. She might be really nervous. Think about it,over 100 million people watching you and you sing this song completely live and acapella. That’s insane!

She’s really brave and I admire that. I love her!

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jane
February 7th, 2011 at 5:56 am
Christina Aguilera bitch ass…STFU!!!!

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Johnny
February 7th, 2011 at 6:13 am
‘I can only hope that everyone could feel my love for this country’

Oh gosh, I will never understand northamerican partiotism.
Sooooo 19th century…who cares?

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jeremydante
February 7th, 2011 at 6:17 am
The only thing she got caught up in was trying to do vocal gymnastics. That said, everyone messes up sometimes, even at the superbowl.

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Nina
February 7th, 2011 at 6:58 am
I would like to apologyse for being a fat cow and a bitch! Sorry Xtina, sorry people!

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nymo
February 7th, 2011 at 7:58 am
who caresm she still amazing and if ya feel ya can do it better than her go try lmao

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Kiiiiiii
February 7th, 2011 at 8:12 am
Deathhhhhhh @ everyone reading Nina down!

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Phoenix_Wright
February 7th, 2011 at 8:22 am
I’m dying so hard right now cause of how you guys went in on Nina! I know she was mean but yall cruel!

I bet that Nina that is 2 comments above me ain’t the real one! YALL PLAY TOO DAMN MUCH! lmao

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Lisa
February 7th, 2011 at 9:04 am
She messed up, but it’s not like she doesn’t know the anthem. She’s been singing it live at national league games since she was probably ten, not to mention she sang it twice during last year’s NBA Finals. Things happen and she’s the only singer besides Carrie Underwood who sang it last year to perform it live and that takes guts. Jennifer Hudson, Whitney, Mariah, Beyonce all lipsynced their Super Bowl anthems.

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Bri
February 7th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
I don’t even care. Shocked people really went in on Christina. lol She sounded like she always does to me (loud and oversinging). So what’s new.

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Neickha
February 7th, 2011 at 3:49 pm
Shell be alright.

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H•A•M
February 7th, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Who gives a damn? Not like she confused the Afghanistan anthem for ours or some shit. You people gotta chill.

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MiC Alexander
February 7th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
lemme jus say somethin real quick that seems to be overshadowed by an underwhelming performance….. i think it’s sad that people in the US, who live here, were born here, and probably wont ever leave here…don’t even know our own anthem. And they see it as no big deal that a PROFESSIONAL singer couldn’t get it right. I got nothin but love for Christina, I think she’s decent, and I’m glad she’s making a living off of this, but on the real…TIGHTEN UP GIRL! YOUR A PROFESSIONAL!

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Letsbereal.
February 8th, 2011 at 7:14 am
Guys..she singing in front of millions of people, do you realize how nerve racking that must be for her? I’m pretty sure if all you’s were in her place…you’d make a mistake, no doubt. + To the people saying she’s fat..get a life. Christina is currently in the process of going through a divorce, she’s had a baby and maybe she just wants to have more curves? She looks absolutely amazing. You guys make me sick.

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Zombie
February 8th, 2011 at 7:23 am
I am so sick of that pathetic, no-talent, fat-assed bitch showing up everywhere!!! She’s made her money, eaten way too much BBQ and licked more than her fair share of pussy… I say it’s time for little miss “flub up” to go!!!

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Ken
February 8th, 2011 at 5:26 pm
Nina you have pissed these people off……lmbo

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c baby
February 8th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
All of you’ll are dumb ass hell get a life and stop talking about each other. I think she did a good job its not the end of the world because she made a mistake get over it dumb asses.!

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c baby
February 8th, 2011 at 10:41 pm
You’ll try doing what she did I bet u would shit on ur self.

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Krissy
February 9th, 2011 at 5:03 am
Christina is an amazing singer and just bc she messed up 3 little words so what. Hop off her d*ck.christina i knw that u got lost in the words and u r not fat so dont u are a perfect size. All these ppl on here that say u need to loose weight they prob need 2 loose weight or their ugly as hell. and 4 nina and if any of yall think yall can do it better than go rite ahead, bc i dont c yall doing shit in hollywood, so do us a favor and shut ur fuckin mouth

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kani k
February 9th, 2011 at 6:33 pm
she oversings everything , there’s no real emotion except a buch of singing techniques.

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