Under rug swept

Under rug swept
Alanis Morissette's studio album
Publication (s)	February 26, 2002 United Kingdom February 26, 2002 USA
Genre (s)	Pop rock
Title (number)	11
running time	50:30
production	Alanis Morissette
chronology MTV Unplugged (1999) Under rug swept Feast on Scraps (2002)
Single releases 2002 Hands clean 2002 Precious Illusions 2002 Flinch 2002 Surrendering 2002 21 Things I Want in a Lover 2003 Utopia 2003 So unsexy

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Under rug swept   DE 1 03/08/2002 (27 weeks)   AT 1 03/10/2002 (19 weeks)   CH 1 03/10/2002 (32 weeks)   UK 2 03/16/2002 (13 weeks)   US 1 03/16/2002 (24 weeks)

Singles

Hands clean   DE 18th 02/22/2002 (9 weeks)   AT 12 02/24/2002 (11 weeks)   CH 5 02/24/2002 (17 weeks)   UK 12 03/02/2002 (9 weeks)   US 23 02/02/2002 (20 weeks) Precious Illusions   DE 77 06/10/2002 (1 week)   CH 95 07/14/2002 (2 weeks)   UK 53 08/17/2002 (2 weeks)

The fifth studio album by the Canadian - American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette is entitled Under Rug Swept ( English for swept under the carpet ). The total of fourteen songs was published on February 26, 2002; in Great Britain the work was only available from March 4, 2002. In the German-speaking countries and in the United States , the album reached the top position of the charts , in Great Britain number two. The singles that were released were less successful.

Emergence

Before working on Under Rug Swept , Alanis Morissette hadn't worked on song lyrics for around nine months, not even written in her diary. When she started to write again, she made some changes in her personal environment: she separated from her previous partner and moved to another place of residence. She also renegotiated her contract with her label Maverick Records . Alanis Morissette initially wrote 27 songs for the album, the number was reduced to 11 during production.

Track list

1. 21 Things I Want in a Lover - 3:28
2. Narcissus - 3:38
3. Hands Clean - 4:32
4. Flinch - 6:03
5. So Unsexy - 5:09
6. Precious Illusions - 4:11
7. That Particular Time - 4:22
8. A Man - 4:34
9. You Owe Me Nothing in Return - 4:58
10. Surrendering - 4:35
11. Utopia - 5:00

The following bonus tracks are available on the Japanese CD:

1. Sister Blister - 4:08
2. Sorry to Myself - 5:44

Reviews

Critics reacted mostly positively to the album. The British music magazine Q ruled that the artist had thus presented “ some of the most inviting music of her career ” and continued: “ Morissette has fashioned a lyrical Trojan Horse to be wheeled into unsuspecting homes for months to come. ”(German:“ Morissette has designed a lyrical Trojan horse that will roll into innocent apartments in the next few months. ”) Music critic Robert Christgau agreed that the album showed Morissette's gift for the accessible; Here memorable lyrics have been garnished with catchy choruses.

Other critics were less euphoric. The music magazine Rolling Stone gave the album three out of five possible stars, praised the music initially as “ brawny and meticulous ” (German: “strong and accurate”), but came to the conclusion: “ Under Rug Swept just about drowns in psychobabble. While the tone of the songs, and the grain of Morissette's voice, promise intimacy, there's hardly a private detail anywhere. ”(German:“ Under Rug Swept is drowning in psychological talk. The sound of the songs and the graininess of Morissette's voice promise intimacy, but there is hardly any private detail to be found anywhere. ”) David Browne wrote for Entertainment Weekly :“ [ …] The album's garbled title is also preparation for some of the clumsiest lyrics to be heard on a pop record in years. ”(German:“ The distorted title of the album is also a preparation for some of the clumsiest lyrics that could be heard on a pop album for years. ”)

Awards

Under Rug Swept was nominated for the Juno Award 2003 for Pop Album of the Year . Morissette won the category for the best producer of the year (Jack Richardson Producer of the Year) with the songs Hands Clean and So Unsexy with a further nomination for Artist of the Year (Artist of the Year) .

Sales figures

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Argentina (CAPIF)	gold	30,000
Australia (ARIA)	platinum	70,000
Belgium (BEA)	gold	25,000
Brazil (PMB)	platinum	125,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	150,000
France (SNEP)	gold	100,000
Japan (RIAJ)	platinum	200,000
Canada (MC)	platinum	100,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	40,000
Austria (IFPI)	gold	20,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	platinum	40,000
United States (RIAA)	platinum	1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	7 × gold 6 × platinum	2,000,000

Main article: Alanis Morissette / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Sources chart placements: DE / AT / CH / UK ; Retrieved July 4, 2010
2. ↑ Stephen Thomas Erlewine: Under Rug Swept at Allmusic (English)
3. ^ Under Rug Swept. In: Pop Matters. May 15, 2002, accessed September 12, 2010 . 
4. ↑ Kate Sullivan: Well-Rounded Little Pill . In: Spin . March 2002, p. 88 ( Google Books ).
5. ↑ Shanon Cook, Dan van der Kooy: Alanis not about to be swept under the rug. CNN , July 5, 2005, accessed July 12, 2010 (interview with Alanis Morissette). 
6. ^ Under Rug Swept. In: Metacritic . Retrieved July 12, 2010 . 
7. ^ Mark Blake, Alanis Morissette Under Rug Swept. In: Internet presence of Q . Archived from the original on November 1, 2004 ; accessed on July 12, 2010 (English). 
8. ^ Robert Christgau : Alanis Morissette. Retrieved July 12, 2010 . 
9. ↑ Jon Pareles: Under Rug Swept. In: Internet presence of Rolling Stone . March 14, 2002, archived from the original on May 2, 2009 ; accessed on July 12, 2010 (English). 
10. ^ David Browne: Under Rug Swept. In: Internet presence of Entertainment Weekly . February 25, 2002, accessed July 12, 2010 . 
11. ^ Artist Summary. In: Juno Awards Database. Retrieved October 10, 2012 .