That slight discomfort is what makes the song a fan favorite, though, an assured CiCi just a little more sinister than usual with the scalpel, but still making all the right cuts, proving herself the "true tactician" of the chorus." Charts Chart (2009) On November 21, 2017, Billboard magazine ranked "Like a Surgeon" at #98 on its list of the 100 Best Deep Cuts by 21st Century Pop Stars, writing "A planned-but-canceled single from Ciara's third LP, it's not hard to see why "Like a Surgeon" was ultimately deemed unfit for radio: The song's lurching beat, overstuffed chorus and "Weird Al"-reminiscent title all seemed a little off-kilter for late-'00s pop. Plodding synth lines, an unusual bassline and a stop-and-go rhythm add up to one of Ciara's most interesting singles to date". Tricky Stewart creates a tense production template for the singer to explore a darker, sexier side than listeners may be used to hearing from her. īillboard gave the song a positive review, saying that it "finds the young siren operating under the guise of a sexual braggart on a song that sounds like it may have been modeled after the late Aaliyah's more ambitious album tracks. BBC Music said that "Only Like A Surgeon with its somewhat bizarre sex/hospital metaphors may leave you at a loss for words". Dotmusic said: "'Like A Surgeon' and 'Pucker Up' make a lot of noise, piling on synths, stutters and bleeps, but are neither killer club tunes nor decent pop". Pitchfork wrote that "The-Dream and Tricky Stewart tend to fill their tracks with empty spaces, and Ciara's voice needs hall-of-mirrors production to really register, so slight, minimal tracks like "Ciara to the Stage" and "Like a Surgeon" leave her sounding stranded". The Boston Globe said that "The droning, hook-free "Like a Surgeon" not an A-game effort for songwriting team Tricky and The-Dream". Kelly similes and metaphors, delivered by Ciara with all the necessary arrogance: "I appreciate your recovery time, but you need a physical one more time". AllMusic opined: "On the hypnotically winding "Like a Surgeon", the-Dream provides some of his best, gimmicky, post-R. The New York Times said that "The welcome dash of female sexual aggression on "Like a Surgeon" is an unexpected twist". Slant Magazine said that "The only major disaster is "Like a Surgeon," which is filled with creepy, ill-conceived metaphors for sex". "Like a Surgeon" received generally mixed reviews. The song debuted at 92 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in the Jissue of Billboard magazine. It was due to be released in June 2009, but its release was cancelled, due to the poor sales of Fantasy Ride in the US. Now it is confirmed that "Work" will be released to International markets while "Like a Surgeon" will receive the video and single treatment in North America. Paddy McNair's 33rd-minute header looked set to get Wilder's regime up and running after he marked his debut in the dugout with Saturday's 1-1 draw against Millwall.īut Ched Evans headed Preston's equaliser in the 77th minute and four minutes later, Emil Riis Jakobsen lashed an unlikely winner for Frankie McAvoy's men.īirmingham ended a run of two straight defeats by clinging on for a goalless draw at former tenants Coventry despite having Ryan Woods sent off eight minutes from time.It was first confirmed on Ciara's official Twitter page that she would be filming videos for two singles simultaneously although at that time it was not clear which singles would be released. West Brom ended a run of four successive away defeats but gave up more ground in the automatic promotion race as they were held to a goalless draw at Blackpool.īaggies keeper Sam Johnstone made a brilliant double stop to deny Gary Madine and Keshi Anderson while Matt Clarke came close to snatching a late winner for the visitors.Ĭhris Wilder is still waiting for his first win as Middlesbrough boss after Preston hit back from behind to claim a 2-1 win at the Riverside Stadium. United said on Twitter that Fleck was conscious when he left the stadium via the ambulance gate. With the Blades leading through Jayden Bogle's 56th-minute strike, Fleck went down apparently unchallenged - and his team-mates quickly indicated for the medics to run onto the pitch and tend to him.įleck, 30, appeared to receive emergency attention before, after a 10-minute delay, he was taken off on a stretcher and out of the ground to a waiting ambulance. Sheffield United midfielder John Fleck was taken off on a stretcher after a serious-looking incident in the second half of the Championship game at Reading.
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