 Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine called it " the most instantly gratifying " song from Stripped . Todd Burns from Stylus Magazine labeled it " one of the most interesting songs of the year " and compared its styles to Britney Spears ' " image transformation " on " I 'm a Slave 4 U " ( 2001 ) . In a separate review , Burns deemed it the best single of 2002 , writing , " That 's what pop music is all about , appealing to as many people as possible . " Reviewing Aguilera 's 2008 compilation album Keeps Gettin ' Better : A Decade of Hits , Nick Levine from Digital Spy called " Dirrty " the " sluttiest , sweatiest club banger in recent memory . " 
