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Missundaztood (2001)

Where the lyrics of Missundaztood take you, and where it was really made.

Arista first refused to release the album, expecting it to fail, and it went on to sell 12 million copies worldwide.

Key places

Recording at The Enterprise, Burbank (2001)

Recording site The Enterprise Studios — Credits list The Enterprise in Burbank as a recording site for the album. The dot uses the studio's building coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Additional recording at Sony Music Studios (2001)

Recording site Sony Music Studios — Credits note additional recording at Sony Studios in Santa Monica for one track. The dot uses the studio's building coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at LP Studios, Sherman Oaks (2001)

Recording site Record One — Credits list LP Studios in Sherman Oaks as a recording location for many tracks. The dot sits at the city center of Sherman Oaks, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at Pinetree Studios, Miami Beach (2001)

Recording site South Beat Studios — Credits list Pinetree Studios in Miami Beach as a recording location, alongside DARP Studios in Atlanta. The dot sits at the city center of Miami Beach. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording at DARP Studios, Atlanta (2001)

Recording site DARP Studios (Atlanta) — Credits list DARP Studios in Atlanta as a recording location, alongside Pinetree Studios in Miami Beach. The dot sits at the city center of Atlanta. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Second studio album by American singer Pink
• Released 20 November 2001 by Arista Records
• Follows the debut Can't Take Me Home (2000)
• A pop rock record, a clear break from the R&B sound of the debut
• Blends blues, metal, hip hop, new wave and disco elements
• Sold 12 million copies worldwide, Pink's best-selling album

Background

• Pink was unhappy with her limited creative control after the debut
• She had been pushed to sing only R&B music
• She wanted a rawer, rock-inspired direction
• Found Linda Perry's number in makeup artist Billy Brasfield's phone book during a 2001 photo shoot for Teen
• Perry was lead singer of the former band 4 Non Blondes
• Pink called Perry her "childhood idol"
• Arista initially refused to release the album, fearing commercial failure
• Pink fought for her vision and convinced the label

Recording

• Sessions began in Perry's home studio
• Pink moved into Perry's home for several months
• Perry and Pink wrote "Eventually" in about five minutes
• Dallas Austin, Damon Elliott, Marti Frederiksen and Scott Storch also worked on the album
• Credits list recording at LP Studios, Pinetree Studios, DARP Studios, The Enterprise and Sony Music Studios

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Alecia Beth Moore-Hart (born September 8, 1979), known as Pink, is an American singer and songwriter from Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
• At 15, she formed the R&B group Choice with two other teenage girls; the group signed with LaFace Records but disbanded in 1998.
• Pink then began her solo career with LaFace Records.

Career

• Debut album Can't Take Me Home (2000) reached No. 26 on the Billboard 200 and sold over four million copies worldwide.
• Missundaztood (2001) became her best-selling record with more than 13 million copies, and its single "Get the Party Started" was a worldwide hit.
• "Lady Marmalade" (with Christina Aguilera, Mýa and Lil' Kim) gave her first US No. 1 single and her first Grammy.
• Later albums include Try This (2003), I'm Not Dead (2006), Funhouse (2008), The Truth About Love (2012), Beautiful Trauma (2017), Hurts 2B Human (2019) and Trustfall (2023).
• The Truth About Love and Beautiful Trauma topped the Billboard 200; "Raise Your Glass" and "Just Give Me a Reason" were number-one Billboard Hot 100 hits.
• Pink has sold more than 135 million records worldwide and has won three Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards and seven MTV Video Music Awards.
• Her Summer Carnival tour became the second-highest grossing concert tour by a woman.

Members

• Pink performs as a solo artist; the group Choice and Basic Instinct were earlier groups she was part of.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Generally positive reviews from critics
• Metacritic average of 72 from 15 professional reviews
• AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine praised the mix of bewildering sounds and attitudes with painful subjects
• Rolling Stone critic Rob Sheffield called the album 'the teen-pop In Utero'
• Entertainment Weekly's Jim Farber said Pink sounds like Cyndi Lauper's long lost stepsister
• Farber also said the album captures girlish confusion better than Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill
• The Guardian's Caroline Sullivan found it surprisingly good
• Less enthusiastic reviews came from the Los Angeles Times and Blender
• NME's Jim Alexander gave the album 1.5 out of five stars

Reappraisal

• Critics later praised Pink for reinventing her music and increasing her creative control
• Stereogum's Arielle Gordon said in a 2021 retrospective that Pink won autonomy over her image and sound

Records

• US Billboard 200 debut at number eight, selling 220,000 copies in the week of December 8, 2001
• US peak at number six on January 26, 2002, with 90 weeks on the chart
• US RIAA quintuple platinum on October 22, 2003, for five million shipments
• UK Albums Chart peak at number two for the week of January 18, 2003, behind Avril Lavigne's Let Go
• UK sales of 1.88 million by February 2023; BPI sextuple platinum
• Ireland: topped the albums chart for the week ending January 9, 2003
• Canada: peak at number five; Music Canada quintuple platinum for 500,000 shipments
• 45th Annual Grammy Awards: nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• Pink found Linda Perry's number in her makeup artist's phone book during a 2001 Teen photo shoot.
• Perry tried to offer the album's lead single 'Get the Party Started' to Madonna, without success.
• Label head L.A. Reid rejected most of the material at first, then later called the finished album a 'masterpiece'.
• Christina Aguilera cited the album as a factor in enlisting Perry for her own fourth album, Stripped (2002).
• The closing track 'My Vietnam' includes a sonic interpolation of Jimi Hendrix's 'Star Spangled Banner'.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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