M!ssundaztood

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M!ssundaztood
Studio album by P!nk
Released	November 20, 2001 (U.S.) January 7, 2002 (UK)
Recorded	2001
Genre	Rock/Pop
Length	55:20
Label	Arista
Producer(s)	Dallas Austin, Linda Perry, Scott Storch
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone link
P!nk chronology
Can't Take Me Home (2000)	M!ssundaztood (2001)	Try This (2003)

M!ssundaztood is the second album by pop singer P!nk, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). It was a large success worldwide and produced the hit singles "Get the Party Started", "Don't Let Me Get Me", "Just like a Pill" and "Family Portrait". Writer/producer Linda Perry wrote many of the songs on the album, and she contributed guest vocals to "Lonely Girl".

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).^[1] In its fifth week, when it was at number ten, the album sold 323,000 copies.^[2] It sold 73,000 copies in its eighth week and rose to number six on the chart;^[3] this was its peak position. As of July 2006, it had sold 5.3 million copies in the U.S. according to Nielsen SoundScan,^[4] and according to a September 2003 Arista Records press release, it had sold twelve million copies worldwide.^[5] (Four million copies of the singles were sold, according to P!nk herself.)

As of November 2006, the album was ranked ninety-fourth on the Official UK Charts Company's all-time best-selling albums list, with 1.71 million copies sold.^[6]

[edit] Track listing

[edit] U.S.

1. "M!ssundaztood" (Linda Perry, Pink) – 3:36
2. "Don't Let Me Get Me" (Dallas Austin, Pink) – 3:31
3. "Just like a Pill" (Austin, Pink) – 3:57
4. "Get the Party Started" (Perry) – 3:11
5. "Respect" (Perry, Pink) – 3:25
6. "18 Wheeler" (Austin, Pink) – 3:44
7. "Family Portrait" (Pink, Scott Storch) – 4:56
8. "Misery" (Richie Supa) featuring Steven Tyler & Richie Sambora – 4:33
9. "Dear Diary" (Perry, Pink) – 3:29
10. "Eventually" (Perry, Pink) – 3:34
11. "Lonely Girl" (Perry) featuring Linda Perry – 4:21
12. "Numb" (Austin, Pink) – 3:06
13. "Gone to California" (Perry, Pink) – 4:34
14. "My Vietnam" (Perry, Pink) – 5:19

[edit] UK and Europe

1. "Get the Party Started" – 3:11
2. "18 Wheeler" – 3:44
3. "M!ssundaztood" – 3:36
4. "Dear Diary" – 3:29
5. "Eventually" – 3:34
6. "Numb" – 3:06
7. "Just like a Pill" – 3:57
8. "Family Portrait" – 4:56
9. "Misery" featuring Steven Tyler & Richie Sambora – 4:33
10. "Respect" featuring Scratch – 3:25
11. "Don't Let Me Get Me" – 3:31
12. "Gone to California" – 4:34
13. "Lonely Girl" featuring Linda Perry – 4:21
14. "My Vietnam" – 5:19
15. "Catch-22" – 3:50

[edit] DVD

1. "Family Portrait" (music video)
2. "Don't Let Me Get Me" (music video)
3. "Numb" - (Live at La Scala)
4. "Family Portrait" - (Live at La Scala)

Three different versions of M!ssundaztood were made: the original, the limited edition (including a bonus DVD) and a third version with an extra track, "Catch-22". The length of the original was 55:20.

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Notes

1. ^ Dansby, Andrew. "Creed Rock Charts". Rolling Stone. November 28, 2001.
2. ^ D'Angelo, Joe. "Creed Hold #1 Chart Slot For Fifth Straight Week". MTV News. December 27, 2001.
3. ^ Wiederhorn, Jon. "Creed, Linkin Park, Ludacris, Nickelback Stay Locked At Top Of Chart". MTV News. January 16, 2002.
4. ^ Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard". Billboard. July 27, 2006. Retrieved August 3, 2006.
5. ^ "P!NK - Looking for 'Trouble?' - TRY THIS! New Album, Try This, in Stores November 11th". Business Wire. September 22, 2003. Retrieved December 11, 2006.
6. ^ Harris, Bill. "Queen rules - in album sales". Toronto Sun. November 17, 2006.