Kitty Empire of '' The Observer '' also thought that it shares similarities with " Fighter " . She cited the Björk song of the same name as another influence , due to its " emotional territory " Robert Copsey for Digital Spy described the song as " nothing we have n't heard from her before , but there 's an urgency to it that suggests Christina needed to get it out of her system " , while Matthew Horton of Virgin Media wrote that Aguilera sounds as though she is declaring war . Michael Gallucci for PopCrush was critical of the song , writing that it sounds like a Cher disco song which features Aguilera " overworking " her vocal cords . Melissa Maerz of '' Entertainment Weekly '' found the song 's message to be confusing and did not understand who exactly Aguilera is supposed to be rising up against on the song , writing " She hollers ' And we 're gon na rise up ... / For every time you wronged me / Well , you 're gon na face an army , army of me . ' Which begs the question : Rise up against whom ? Is the whole world really out to get her , or is this just an excuse to wear camouflage hot pants ? " Aguilera performed " Let There Be Love " for the first time at the 40th American Music Awards on November 18 , 2012 , held at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles , California . As one of the first singers to be announced as a performer at the award ceremony on October 19 , 2012 , Aguilera sang " Army of Me " as part of a medley with two other tracks from '' Lotus '' : " Lotus Intro " and " Let There Be Love " . During an interview with MTV News , Aguilera revealed what the performance would be like and the creative direction behind it : It 's very exciting . It 's definitely going to be a reflection of what Lotus means to me . If you take that album cover and give it a little performance twist , I 'll bring that album cover to life , so it 's going to be really fun . I ca n't give too much away about the songs , but it 's definitely going to represent the album because the album is very multilayered . It does n't represent ' Your Body ' as a single tone . It has its ballads ; and everything comes from a very sincere , deep &ndash; rooted place whether it 's having fun or being vulnerable . Wearing a " fuller &ndash; figure " " cinched in corset " designed by The Blonds , who also design outfits for Lady Gaga , Leah Simpson for the '' Daily Mail '' wrote that Aguilera put a " sexy twist on patriotism with a star &ndash; spangled bodysuit and managed to get a few pulses racing in the over &ndash; the &ndash; top ensemble . " The performance featured dance routines and dancers wearing " torture bags labelled the words ' Freak ' and ' Queen ' over their heads . " Bruna Nessif for E! Online described the performance as " interesting , " and noted that the theme " to celebrate everyone for who they are " was similar to the moral content presented on Gaga 's album '' Born This Way '' ( 2011 ) . As Aguilera finished her set , she was joined on stage by Pitbull to perform his song " Feel This Moment " , on which she is a featured artist
40th American Music Awards
American Music Awards of 2012
Army of Me (Christina Aguilera song)