Bitch (Meredith Brooks song)

"Bitch"
Standard cover art for most editions, like the U.S. edition (pictured)
Single by Meredith Brooks
from the album Blurring the Edges
Released	May 20, 1997 (US) July 21, 1997 (UK)
Format	7" vinyl, CD single
Recorded	1996
Genre	Alternative rock, pop rock
Length	4:08 (Album Version) 3:58 (Radio Edit)
Writer(s)	Meredith Brooks Shelly Peiken
Producer(s)	Geza X[1]
Meredith Brooks singles chronology
"Bitch" (1997) "I Need" (1997)

"Bitch", also known as "Nothing In Between", is a Grammy nominated song co-written with Shelly Peiken and recorded by American artist Meredith Brooks. It was released in May 1997 as the lead single from her debut album Blurring the Edges.

Success

The song steadily rose on the Billboard charts, eventually peaking at number two for four weeks, only behind "I'll Be Missing You" by Puff Daddy and Faith Evans featuring 112. It debuted and peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart on 27 July 1997 and stayed in the top ten for four weeks. The song was also a big hit in Oceania, where it reached number two in Australia and four in New Zealand. It ranked at number 79 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s.

Music video

The video accompanying the song sees Meredith Brooks on guitar while performing the song on a shimmering floral background. Throughout the course of the song several objects typically female are shown floating around the singer.

In popular culture

Media

The song appears in the film What Women Want, in the scene where Nick sings and begins to try different feminine products for the company he works for. It was also briefly sung by Alison Hendrix, one of the clones played by Tatiana Maslany in the 8th episode of the first season of Orphan Black. It is also sung by the character Brooke Soso in the 12th episode of the second season of Orange Is the New Black.

Parodies

American comedy music group Raymond and Scum parodied the song as "Blair Witch", a parody about the 1999 film, The Blair Witch Project.^[2]

In 2000, Australian comedian Chris Franklin released a parody of the song titled "Bloke" with the lyrics changed to reflect the stereotypical Australian male lifestyle. It debuted at number 15 on the ARIA Charts before eventually reaching the number one spot and staying there for two weeks, becoming the twelfth highest selling single of the year^[3] and receiving double platinum certification (140,000+ copies shipped). The song was later nominated for 2 ARIA Awards for 'Best Comedy Release' and 'Highest Selling Single', failing to win either.

Kim Gordon of the band Sonic Youth has stated that their song "Female Mechanic Now on Duty" was inspired by "Bitch"; "It's worth mentioning," says Kim. "That the song, 'Female Mechanic on Duty' was inspired by 'Bitch' by that famous Lilith-type female singer, Meredith Brooks. It's an answer song." ^[4]

Track listings

CD-Single^[5]

1. Bitch (Edit) - 3:58
2. Bitch (Transistor Mix) - 4:07
3. Bitch (Madgroove Mix) - 3:45
4. Bitch (E-Team Funky Bitch Edit) - 3:05

CD-Single-Alt^[6]

1. Bitch - 4:13
2. Down By The River - 4:15

CD-Maxi^[7]

1. Bitch (Album Version) - 4:13
2. Bitch (Untied) - 3:56
3. Bitch (Transistor Mix) - 4:07
4. Bitch (Tee's In-House Mix) - 6:13
5. Down By The River - 4:15

12" Promo^[8]

1. Bitch (E-Team Funky Bitch Mix) - 8:18
2. Bitch (E-Team M2000 Crazy Bitch Mix) - 7:00
3. Bitch (Madgroove Mix) - 3:45
4. Bitch (Todd Terry's Inhouse Mix) - 6:12
5. Bitch (Todd Terry's Inhouse Dub) - 5:36
6. Bitch (E-Team Funky Bitch Radio Edit) - 3:05

Charts

Certifications

Trivia

• "Bitch" is sometimes misattributed to Alanis Morissette, who was at the height of her popularity at the time of this song's release (having herself released Jagged Little Pill, her most successful album to date, two years prior), due to the similarity of her voice and musical style to that of Brooks.^[29]

See also

• List of Billboard Mainstream Top 40 number-one songs of the 1990s

References

External links

• Full lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics