peaking at number eight in the country, making the fifth single from the album to reach the top-ten. In Switzerland, "The Voice Within" was Stripped highest charting-single along with the lead-single "Dirrty", peaking at number three. Music video The song's music video was directed by David LaChapelle, who previously directed the music videos for "Dirrty" (2002) and "Can't Hold Us Down" (2003). and produced by Media Magik Entertainment. He explained to MTV News that the video's concept, "There's all kinds of connotations to the word 'stripped.' I wanted to strip it down to one take. Just her and this incredible voice. And really not have anything that is going to overshadow that. She's trying to grow as an artist and along the way she's taking all kinds of risks and a lot of times people let those things overshadow her ability and her talent. I wanted to bring it all back as a sort of bookend to this album". The video begins with a close-up scene of Aguilera and zooms out to her wearing a slip and sitting in an abandoned prop room. In one continuous black and white shot, Aguilera walks through several rooms, exits the building, and finally lies on a light box. The video was filmed at a deserted theater in downtown Los Angeles. It was inspired by neorealist works. The video was nominated for three 2004 MTV Video Music Awards: Best Female Video, Viewer's Choice, and Best Cinematography. Live performances Aguilera performed "The Voice Within" for the first time during the Justified & Stripped Tour (2003), a tour held in support of Aguilera's Stripped and Justin Timberlake's album Justified (2002). During the tour's late 2003 extension, The Stripped Tour, Aguilera also performed the track. The performance is included in the video release Stripped Live in the U.K. (2004). Aguilera included the song on her setlist at a concert in Kuala Lumpur in 2014. In 2016, Aguilera also performed the track during her set at the 15th edition of Mawazine Festival. In July 2021, Aguilera performed the song for two nights at the Hollywood Bowl with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In March 2022, she sang "The Voice Within" during the Expo 2020 concert in Dubai. Covers On October 3, 2005, Roxane LeBrasse covered "The Voice Within" during the top nine show of the third season of Australian singing contest Australian Idol. Despite being well