Uninvited (song)

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“Uninvited”
Single by Alanis Morissette from the album City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture
Released	1998
Format	Radio single
Genre	Rock
Label	Maverick
Writer(s)	Alanis Morissette
Producer	Alanis Morissette, Rob Cavallo
Alanis Morissette singles chronology
"All I Really Want" (1997) "Uninvited" (1998) "Thank U" (1998)

"Uninvited" is a song written and recorded by Alanis Morissette, and co-produced by Morissette and Rob Cavallo for the soundtrack of the 1998 film City of Angels (see City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture). Morissette's first new recording since her international debut album Jagged Little Pill (1995), it was released as a single from the album in March 1998 (see 1998 in music). The song, which was prominently featured in the film's trailer, is driven by three piano notes and builds to an instrumental climax.

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Although never being officially released, it became a hit for Morissette. "Uninvited" was Morissette's fourth number-one single on the U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart and it reached the top five on the Adult Top 40 and the top forty on the Modern Rock Tracks chart. Its success was largely because of fans who anxiously anticipated Morissette's new album, which was finally released in November 1998. "Uninvited" was not included on that album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, but a demo version was included on the Australian release and the UK CD single for "Thank U". Morissette's compilation album Alanis Morissette: The Collection (2005) was her first album to include the song in its original studio format; she had performed an acoustic version of the song during her 1999 MTV Unplugged appearance, which was released on the album Alanis Unplugged.

"Uninvited" was nominated for three 1999 Grammy Awards: "Best Female Rock Vocal Performance", "Best Rock Song" and "Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television". It won in the former two categories, and it also won an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for "Most Performed Songs from Motion Pictures". It received a Golden Globe nomination for "Best Original Song - Motion Picture". No music video accompanied the single's release, but two videos of performances of "Uninvited" were released: one on the Morissette CD/DVD release Feast on Scraps (2002), and another on the 2005 extended cut of VH1 Storytellers: Alanis Morissette. This performance of "Uninvited" was not included in the original Storytellers broadcast in 1999.

The song was covered by the band Westworld on their 2002 album Skin. Theirs was a slightly heavier version with heavy metal influences. Halfway through the song, Bruno Ravel (bass guitar) and Mark Reale (electric guitar) join in, and their version closes with a long guitar solo. The world music group Gregorian performed a Gregorian chant version on their 2004 album The Dark Side. In 2007 the Freemasons remixed the Morrisette vocal as a dance music track which entered the UK singles chart at number 21.

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[edit] Freemasons version

“Uninvited”
Single by Freemasons featuring Bailey Tzuke from the album Unmixed
Released	22 October 2007
Format	CD single, Vinyl single, Digital download
Recorded	2007
Genre	Dance, electro, house
Length	3:08
Label	Universal
Writer(s)	Alanis Morissette
Producer	Freemasons

In October 2007, a new Freemasons electro/house version was released, featuring a vocal by Bailey Tzuke. The vocals were replaced due to the inability to obtain the rights to the Morissette version.^{[citation needed]} This version is shorter than their earlier mix and arranged in a more radio-friendly way.^{[citation needed]}

This version experienced success across the United Kingdom and Europe dance scene. The single became the dance group's highest charting single to date in the UK, peaking at #8. So far the song made its greatest impact in the Netherlands, where it became a top 5 hit, peaking at number 4 in the Dutch Top 40.

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[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} Freemasons and Bailey Tzuke - Uninvited - Music Charts
2. ^ Bulgarian National Top 40
3. ^ D-z Official Singles Chart | Your Music!
4. ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Chart Show - Dance Singles