"Accelerate" is a song by American singer Christina Aguilera and was released as the lead single from her eighth studio album Liberation (2018).

[3] The song was produced by Kanye West alongside Che Pope, Mike Dean and Eric Danchick, with co-production from Honorable C.N.O.T.E.

[1][14] It also features tribal rhythmic structure,[15] distinctive drum beats,[1][16] and rap interludes by Aguilera, complemented by male supporting vocals.

[15] "Accelerate" contains a sample of "I Like Funky Music" by Uncle Louie, and "I Feel So Good Inside", written by Ronald Brown, as performed by The Techniques IV.

"[18][8] The themes of the song include sex ("Another shot, you comin' home with me")[19] and empowerment ("Get that moola, power, you on fire tonight"),[15] which led music journalist Bradley Stern to compare the track to Aguilera's 2003 single "Can't Hold Us Down".

[16] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called "Accelerate" "fantastically weird", stating, "Ty Dolla Sign's moans and yelps, sinuous keyboard lines, a charmingly staccato verse from 2 Chainz.

"[4] According to MTV's Sam Prance, "Accelerate" is one of Aguilera's "most experimental releases to date," as well as "an instantly memorable pulsating club bop.

[23] The Fader praised Aguilera for "brave artistic choice" and assured that upon listening deeper into the song, its weirdest and most interesting sounds become "addictive".

[5] Brock Radke of Las Vegas Magazine believed "Accelerate" is a "pulsating, rhythmic track" that "defies categorization and reaffirms Aguilera’s dedication to pushing past pop boundaries".

He called the single "an aggressively fucks-free, polarizing hip-hop cut", as well as "a fresh and strange listen from start to finish".

[47] An accompanying music video for "Accelerate", directed by fashion photographer Zoey Grossman, premiered via Aguilera's YouTube channel on May 3, 2018.

[49][50] On June 9 she performed the track, along with "Fall in Line", at the Genentech Gives Back benefit concert in San Francisco.