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"Criminal" is a piano rock song written by American singer-songwriter Fiona Apple for her debut album Tidal (1996). Apple described the song as a description of "feeling bad for getting something so easily by using your sexuality."[1] It was released as the album's third single in September 1997 (see 1997 in music), and is widely considered Apple's breakout hit[2], peaking at #21 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 40th Grammy Awards. The song was listed at number seventy-one on Blender magazine's 2005 list of "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born".[1]
[edit] Music video
Apple undressing in the music video.
The song's music video was directed by Mark Romanek. The video features Apple sulking in various states of undress, and The New Yorker described her as "looking like an underfed Calvin Klein model."[3] It explores themes of voyeurism and adolescence.[4] In 1998, the video won an MTV Video Music Award for Best Cinematography.
[edit] Track listing
- "Criminal" – 5:41
- "Sleep to Dream" (live) – 4:36
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1997)[5] |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
21 |
| U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 |
17 |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks |
4 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream |
18 |
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