Missundaztood
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November 20, 2001 (US) |
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| Label (s) | Arista Records | ||||||||
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running time |
55:20 |
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M! Ssundaztood is the second album by pop singer P! Nk , which was released in 2001. The album became a worldwide success, spawning hit singles Get the Party Started , Don't Let Me Get Me , Just Like a Pill and Family Portrait . Songwriter and producer Linda Perry wrote many of the songs on the album and was a guest singer on the song "Lonely Girl". The album sold 13 million copies worldwide.
History of origin
After Can't Take Me Home , P! Nk wanted to be able to determine their own music. She stated:
“All the girls that came out in the last couple of years, we all got thrown into one bucket. I don't want people to throw me in that bucket. "
“All the girls who have released albums in the past few years have been lumped together. I don't want to belong in this pot "
She recruited 4-Non-Blondes singer Linda Perry to write a new album with her. The reason she wanted to write with Perry was because of the 4 non-blondes album Bigger, Better, Faster, More! , which P! nk called one of her favorite albums and which she enjoyed in her spare time. She moved into Perry's house with guitar and piano for three months to record the album.
After working on the album, Linda Perry was again in great demand in music circles. So she subsequently worked with Christina Aguilera and Courtney Love .
Regarding the title of the album, she said:
"I think we all feel misunderstood, and our main goal is to be appreciated for all that we are - most of the time we don't even fully understand ourselves ... thus the title of my album."
"I think we all feel misunderstood, and our goal is to be recognized as we are - most of the time we don't even understand ourselves ... hence the title of my album."
P! Nk described the experience of producing the album as amazing, liberating, stimulating, just making music the way it should be. The album depicts her in “complete nudity” as Perry had “taken off all her clothes”.
P! Nk worked on most of the songs with Linda Perry, who was also the guest vocalist on "Lonely Girl". Other guest musicians can be heard in the song "Misery", in which Steven Tyler from Aerosmith and Richie Sambora from Bon Jovi take part. Furthermore, the producers Scott Storch and Dallas Austin wrote on the album.
Songs
Missundaztood's texts deal with different topics. In “Don't Let Me Get Me,” P! Nk explains that she's not like any of the other pop sensations in the industry. In the song she also tells of her early days in the girl group Choice and her producer LA Reid . The record company sent the artist to behavioral courses and media coaching in order to be able to market her better afterwards. Reid from LaFace Records was initially not enthusiastic about the new music as she made a name for herself with her successful R&B debut.
In " Just Like a Pill " she describes her drug abuse as a teenager . Her father was sent to the Vietnam War . This inspired her to write the song "My Vietnam", which tells the story of her father. At the end of the song you can hear a sound interpolation from Jimi Hendrix 's version of " The Star-Spangled Banner ".
" Family Portrait " is a response to her parents' divorce. The conflict is described from the perspective of a child when a family suddenly threatens to split up into two parts. After hearing the song, P! Nk's parents realized for the first time the pain their child must have suffered from the breakup. "Lonely Girl" describes the feeling of confusion and unwanted loneliness from her new fame.
P! Nk received a lot of criticism for their album because it was full of anger. She herself said:
“Some people think I'm an angry girl, a boy-killer, or are just plain confused by me. … My main focus this time was to not only concentrate on one musical aspect of me (I'm still funky and I love hip-hop), but to show all my colors good and bad. "
“Some people think I'm an angry girl, a 'boy killer', or are just irritated by my way of doing things. ... This time it was important for me not to limit myself to just one musical aspect (I'm still 'funky' and love hip-hop), but to show all sides of myself, the good and the bad. "
In 2003 Missundaztood was nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Album in the Pop Category and for Best Live Performance in Pop. At the MTV Video Music Awards 2002 , the song " Get the Party Started " won the categories "Best Women's Video" and "Best Dance Video".
The song "18 Wheeler", in which the word fuck appears countless times, had to be censored so that the album would not get a " Parental Advisory " sticker.
The songs on the album were presented on P! Nks Party Tour in 2002 . The tour took place because P! Nk could not appear in the opening act for Janet Jackson's "All For You" tour, as the dates set for Europe were canceled in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11th . The tour took P! Nk through North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
Singles
- The first single from the album was " Get the Party Started ". The song was written and produced by Linda Perry. She said in an interview that when she wrote the song, she knew it was going to be a hit.
- "Don't Let Me Get Me" was released as the second single. It is the first song that shows the topic that P! Nk wants to discuss on their album.
- Substance abuse is covered on the third single, " Just Like a Pill ". The single was not released as a single in Australia and New Zealand. The reasons for this are unknown.
- " Family Portrait " was released in 2003 as the last single on the album.
Rumors that either "Missundaztood", "18 Wheeler" or "Eventually" would be released as a possible fifth single have not been confirmed.
Track list
United States
- M! Ssundaztood - 3:36
- Don't Let Me Get Me - 3:31
- Just Like a Pill - 3:57
- Get the Party Started - 3:11 am
- Respect (feat.Scratch) - 3:25
- 18 wheeler - 3:44
- Family Portrait - 4:56
- Misery (feat. Steven Tyler ) - 4:33
- Dear Diary - 3:29
- Eventually - 3:34
- Lonely Girl (feat. Linda Perry) - 4:21
- Numb - 3:06
- Gone to California - 4:34
- My Vietnam - 5:19
Germany
- Get the Party Started - 3:11 am
- 18 wheeler - 3:44
- M! Ssundaztood - 3:36
- Dear Diary - 3:29
- Eventually - 3:34
- Numb - 3:06
- Just Like a Pill - 3:57
- Family Portrait - 4:56
- Misery (feat. Steven Tyler) - 4:33
- Respect (feat.Scratch) - 3:25
- Don't Let Me Get Me - 3:31
- Gone to California - 4:34
- Lonely Girl (feat. Linda Perry) - 4:21
- My Vietnam - 5:19
- Catch-22 (bonus track) - 3:50
DVD
- Family Portrait (Music Video)
- Don't Let Me Get Me (Music Video)
- Numb live (Live at La Scala)
- Family Portrait (Live at La Scala)
Three different versions of Missundaztood have been released: the original, the limited edition (including bonus DVD) and a third version with an additional track, "Catch-22". The length of the original is 55 minutes and 20 seconds.
Charts and awards
| Chart | Chart placement |
Awards | Sales number |
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| United States Billboard 200 | 6th | 5 × platinum | 5.3 million |
| Australia | 14th | 3 × platinum | 210,000 |
| Austria | 4th | 1 × platinum | 30,000 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1 × gold | 25,000 |
| Brazil | - | 1 × gold | 100,000 |
| Canadian album charts | 5 | 5 × platinum | 500,000 |
| Denmark | 10 | 1 × platinum | 30,000 |
| European Top 100 Albums | - | 3 × platinum | 4 million |
| Finland | 6th | 1 × gold | 16,534 |
| France | 17th | 2 × gold | 307,000 |
| Germany German album charts | 5 | 2 × platinum | 600,000 |
| Dutch mega charts | 5 | 1 × platinum | 80,000 |
| New Zealand RIANZ | 4th | 4 × platinum | 60,000 |
| Norway | 4th | 1 × platinum | 40,000 |
| Russia | - | 1 × platinum | 20,000 |
| Sweden | 7th | 1 × platinum | 60,000 |
| Switzerland | 7th | 2 × platinum | 80,000 |
| UK album charts | 2 | 5 × platinum | 1.8 million |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sales figures
- ↑ The Washington Post : Pop Princess Pink: Flush With Attitude (English)
- ↑ a b Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Pink changes more than hair for 'M! Ssundaztood' album (English) ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d Kate Spicer: Shocking Pink . In: The Observer , November 9, 2003, accessed August 22, 2008.
- ↑ http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=4425 ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from October 21, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Honolulu Star-Bulletin: She'll get the party started with a show at the Blaisdell (English)
- ↑ a b allmusic.com: Chart placement / sales figures
- ↑ a b c d e Pink "Missundaztood" in the IFPI database DE AT CH UK US
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- ↑ abpd.org.br Chart placement / sales figures ( Memento of the original from September 6, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ cria.ca chart placement / sales figures
- ↑ hitlisterne.dk chart placement / sales figures
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- ↑ a b ifpi.fi Pink: Awards / sales figures
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- ↑ fanofmusic.free.fr Chart placement / sales figures
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- ↑ musikindustrie.de Chart placement / sales figures
- ↑ nvpi.nl chart placement / sales figures ( memento of the original from January 13, 2010 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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- ↑ ifpi.no chart placement / sales figures ( memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
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- ↑ everyhit.com chart placement / sales figures
- ↑ Toronto Sun chart placement / sales
