Missundaztood

This article is about the Pink album. For the Ayumi Hamasaki album, see (Miss)understood.
Missundaztood
Studio album by Pink
Released November 20, 2001 (2001-11-20)
Recorded June–October 2001
Genre
Length 55:16
Label Arista
Producer
Pink chronology
Can't Take Me Home
(2000)		 Missundaztood
(2001)		 Try This
(2003)
Singles from Missundaztood
  1. "Get the Party Started"
    Released: October 9, 2001
  2. "Don't Let Me Get Me"
    Released: February 19, 2002
  3. "Just Like a Pill"
    Released: June 10, 2002
  4. "Family Portrait"
    Released: December 27, 2002

Missundaztood (stylized as M!ssundaztood) is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Pink. The album was released worldwide in late 2001 to global commercial and critical success, critics welcoming the new pop-rock sound Pink presented on the record, after an urban-influenced debut.

The album's singles were positively received by critics and fans. They all made chart debuts and became hits featured on Pink's 2010 Greatest Hits... So Far!!! album. They include the global chart-topper "Get the Party Started" and hit singles "Don't Let Me Get Me" and "Just Like a Pill", all of which reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's final single was "Family Portrait", a vulnerable R&B anthem that Pink wrote about her parents' separation. That song became a worldwide Top 20 hit, peaking at #18 on the Hot 100.

Album information

This album is different from Can't Take Me Home as it leads toward pop and rock and less of Pink's original contemporary R&B/soul sound.[1] She recruited 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry to help her with writing a new album. According to Pink in VH1's Driven she left a message on Perry's answering machine after finding her number in make-up artist Billy B's phone book, saying she wanted to write with her.[1] She stated that the reason she wanted to work with Perry was that 4 Non Blondes album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More! was one of her favorite albums.

Songs

Pink worked with Perry on most of the songs of the album, who also contributed guest vocals on "Lonely Girl". Other guest vocals are provided by Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi on "Misery". Other writers that worked on the album are Scott Storch and Dallas Austin.

Different subjects are touched upon on Missundaztood. In "Don't Let Me Get Me" she tackles teenage angst and "Just like a Pill" she describes her drug abuse as a teenager. Pink's father was sent to serve in the Vietnam war which made such an impression on her that she used the stories of her father in the song "My Vietnam". Towards the end of the song is a sonic interpolation of Jimi Hendrix's "Star Spangled Banner."[2] "Family Portrait" tackles divorce and its effects.

According to VH1's Driven, Antonio "LA" Reid of LaFace Records wasn't initially content with the new music Pink was making, because she had made a name for herself with her successful R&B debut.

At the 2003 Grammy Awards "Missundaztood" was nominated for "Best Pop Vocal Album" and "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance", respectively. At the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards, "Get the Party Started" won in the categories "Best Female Video" and "Best Dance Video". Many of the songs on the album contain strong language, and the song "18 Wheeler" in particular, contained many expletives. However, the album was censored in order to avoid a Parental Advisory sticker. No uncensored studio versions of "18 Wheeler" exist, but Pink performs the song uncensored while on tour.

In the U.S., three different editions of Missundaztood were released in total: the first edition was the original version released in 2001 with an enhanced portion on the disc, which—if put in your computer—let you listen to the international song "Catch 22", and gave you access to a photo gallery, sing-alongs, and more. The second version released was the main album reissued, but without the enhanced CD portion. A third version, which was a limited edition that included a bonus DVD (the contents of the CDs were the same) was released for a limited time in 2002 and included the two music videos and two live performances. Both the limited edition with the bonus DVD and the enhanced CD versions have since gone out of print, and the initial 2001 release is the only version of the album still in print. It was released outside the US with an extra track, "Catch 22". Also, on current pressings of the album, the track "Misery" is slightly different. On current pressings, Steven Tyler sings an entire verse as opposed to a providing only few lines and background vocals. On initial pressings of the album, Pink sang all the verses, including the one that Tyler sings on current pressings of the album. The first version of the album that contains the version of Misery where Pink sings Tyler's verse was not on a specific pressing run, as even some copies the first version of the album released (with the enhanced content) have the current version of the song. It is somewhat hard to find editions of the album with the original version of the song.

Singles

"Get the Party Started" was released in October 2001 in the United States and January 2002 in the United Kingdom. It was the first single to be released from Missundaztood, and was written by Linda Perry. The single charted strongly reaching number 4 in the U.S., number 2 in the UK and number 1 in Australia.

"Don't Let Me Get Me" became the album's second single in February 2002, and was written by Pink and Dallas Austin. The song reached number 6 in the UK charts and number 8 in the U.S. charts.

"Just Like a Pill" was the third single in June 2002 and was again written by Pink and Dallas Austin. It reached number 8 in the U.S. charts and became Pink's first UK number one single as well as the third consecutive U.S. top ten single from the album.

"Family Portrait" was written by Pink and Scott Storch, released as the final single from Missundaztood in December 2002 in North America and January 2003 in Europe. The song peaked at number 20 in the U.S. and number 11 in the UK.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(72/100)[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Robert Christgau(A)[5]
Entertainment Weekly(A−)[6]
NME(3/10)[7]
PopMatters(9/10)[3][8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant Magazine[10]
Spin(6/10)[11]
Sputnikmusic[12]
Stylus Magazine(B)[13]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number eight on the U.S. Billboard 200, selling 220,000 copies in its first week of release, a higher chart and sales debut than that of Pink's first album, Can't Take Me Home (2000).[14] In its fifth week, when it was at number ten, the album sold 323,000 copies.[15] It sold 73,000 copies in its eighth week and rose to number six on the chart;[16] this was its peak position. The album being the second biggest selling album by female artist in 2002, behind Avril Lavigne debut album Let Go. As of July 2014, it had sold 5,628,000 copies in the U.S.[17]

In the UK the album peaked at #2 in the album chart and eventually manage to sell 1.8 million copies, receiving a 6× Platinum certification. The success was so huge that as of November 2006, the album was ranked 94th on the Official Charts Company's all-time best-selling albums list.[18] In 2010 it was ranked the 37th best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK.[19]

Promotion

Pink was featured on the cover of several magazines, including:

Before releasing her album she contributed to the Moulin Rouge! soundtrack. Together with Christina Aguilera, Mýa and Lil' Kim, she re-recorded Patti Labelle's "Lady Marmalade". Under the supervision of record producer and rapper Missy Elliott, they released the song in April 2001. The song became a huge hit around the world, peaking at #1 in 15 countries including the United States and the United Kingdom. It also earned the 4 artists a Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals. This was Pink's first Grammy Award. In November of the same year she released her album, Missundaztood.

Pink embarked on the Party Tour to promote the album, touring clubs and other venues in the United States. She was also the opening act for 'N Sync on the American and European legs of their tour in 2002.

Track listing

Missundaztood – American and First UK edition[21]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "M!ssundaztood"  
 3:36
2. "Don't Let Me Get Me"  
Austin 3:31
3. "Just Like a Pill"  
  • Pink
  • Austin
Austin 3:57
4. "Get the Party Started"  PerryPerry 3:11
5. "Respect" (featuring Scratch)
  • Pink
  • Perry
  • Perry
  • Elliott
 3:25
6. "18 Wheeler"  
  • Pink
  • Austin
Austin 3:44
7. "Family Portrait"  
Scott Storch 4:56
8. "Misery" (featuring Steven Tyler)Richie Supa
 4:33
9. "Dear Diary"  
  • Pink
  • Perry
Perry 3:29
10. "Eventually"  
  • Pink
  • Perry
Perry 3:34
11. "Lonely Girl" (featuring Linda Perry)PerryPerry 4:21
12. "Numb"  
  • Pink
  • Austin
Austin 3:06
13. "Gone to California"  
  • Pink
  • Perry
  • Perry
  • Elliott
 4:34
14. "My Vietnam"  
  • Pink
  • Perry
  • Perry
  • Elliott
 5:19

Charts and certifications

Year-end charts

Chart (2002) Rank
German Albums Chart[25] 10
Chart (2003) Rank
German Albums Chart[26] 45

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009) Position
UK Albums Chart[27] 37
US Billboard 200[28] 38

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[29] 4× Platinum 280,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[30] Platinum 40,000
Belgium (BEA)[30] Gold 25,000
Brazil (ABPD)[31] Gold 50,000
Canada (Music Canada)[31] 5× Platinum 500,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[32] Platinum 50,000
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[33] Gold 16,534[33]
France (SNEP)[34] 2× Gold 200,000
Germany (BVMI)[35] 2× Platinum 600,000
Japan (RIAJ)[36] Platinum 200,000
Netherlands (NVPI)[37] Platinum 80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[38] 4× Platinum 60,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[39] Platinum 50,000
Russia (NFPF)[40] Platinum 20,000
Sweden (GLF)[41] Platinum 80,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[42] 2× Platinum 80,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[43] 6× Platinum 1,800,000
United States (RIAA)[44] 5× Platinum 5,000,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[45] 3× Platinum 3,000,000
Worldwide 15,000,000[46]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Wiltz, Teresa (June 2, 2002). "Pop Princess Pink: Flush With Attitude". TheWashingtonPost.com. Retrieved September 2, 2002.
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  3. 1 2 "Critic Reviews for M!ssundaztood". Metacritic. Retrieved August 8, 2012.
  4. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "M!ssundaztood - P!nk". AllMusic.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "CG: Pink". RobertChristgau.com.
  6. ↑ Farber, Jim (November 23, 2001). "Big Music from Pink". Entertainment Weekly (627). p. 79.
  7. ↑ Alexander, Jim (January 29, 2002). "Album Reviews - Pink : M!ssundaztood". NME.
  8. ↑ Thompson, Jason (November 19, 2001). "Pink: M!ssundaztood". PopMatters.
  9. ↑ Sheffield, Rob (December 6, 2001). "M!ssundaztood". Rolling Stone (883/884). p. 149.
  10. ↑ Cinquemani, Sal (November 25, 2001). "Pink: Missundaztood". Slant Magazine.
  11. ↑ Seymore, Craig. "Review: Missundaztood. Spin: 108. January 2002.
  12. ↑ Boy, Davey (October 17, 2008). "P!nk - M!ssundaztood (staff review)." Sputnikmusic. Retrieved on June 9, 2010.
  13. ↑ Burns, Todd (September 21, 2003). "Pink - M!ssundaztood - Review". Stylus Magazine.
  14. ↑ Dansby, Andrew. "Creed Rock Charts". Rolling Stone. November 28, 2001.
  15. ↑ D'Angelo, Joe. "Creed Hold #1 Chart Slot For Fifth Straight Week". MTV News. December 27, 2001.
  16. ↑ Wiederhorn, Jon. "Creed, Linkin Park, Ludacris, Nickelback Stay Locked At Top Of Chart". MTV News. January 16, 2002.
  17. ↑ Grein, Paul (July 8, 2014). "USA: Top 20 New Acts Since 2000". Yahoo! Music.
  18. ↑ Harris, Bill. "Queen rules - in album sales". Toronto Sun. November 17, 2006.
  19. ↑ "Radio 1 to reveal best-selling singles and albums of the Noughties". Press Office. British Broadcasting Corporation. December 14, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
  20. ↑ "Page Not Found".
  21. ↑ "P!NK - M!ssundaztood". Discogs.
  22. ↑ "P!NK - M!ssundaztood". Discogs.
  23. ↑ "P!NK - M!ssundaztood". Discogs.
  24. ↑ "Pink - Missundaztood (Remix Plus)(+2 Bonus Tracks) [Import]". overstock.com.
  25. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  26. ↑ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  27. ↑ List of best-selling albums of the 2000s (UK)
  28. ↑ "Billboard". Billboard.
  29. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  30. 1 2 "Austrian album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved March 20, 2015. Enter Pink in the field Interpret. Enter Missundaztood in the field Titel. Select album in the field Format. Click Suchen
  31. 1 2 "Brazilian album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  32. ↑ "Danish album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood". IFPI Denmark. Retrieved March 20, 2015. Click on næste to go to page if certification from official website
  33. 1 2 "Pink" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  34. ↑ "French album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  35. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Pink; 'Missundaztood')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  36. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved March 20, 2015. Select 2003年月 on the drop-down menu
  37. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  38. ↑ "New Zealand album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
  39. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  40. ↑ "Russian album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
  41. ↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2002" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  42. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Pink; 'Missundaztood')". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  43. ↑ "British album certifications – Pink – Missundaztood". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 20, 2015. Enter Missundaztood in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Platinum in the field By Award. Click Search
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  46. ↑ "Pink Renews Global Deal with EMI Music Publishing". EMI. April 2, 2012. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

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