Bitch (Meredith Brooks song)

"Bitch", also known by its censored title, "Nothing In Between", and later re-released as "Bitch (Nothing In Between)", is a song recorded by American artist Meredith Brooks and co-written with Shelly Peiken. It was released in May 1997, as the lead single from her album Blurring the Edges. The song was produced by punk notable Geza X.

"Bitch"
Standard cover art for most editions, including the U.S. edition (pictured)
Single by Meredith Brooks
from the album Blurring the Edges
B-side"Down by the River"
ReleasedMay 20, 1997
Format
Recorded1996
Genre
Length
  • 4:12 (album version)
  • 3:58 (radio edit)
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Geza X[1]
Meredith Brooks singles chronology
"Bitch"
(1997)		 "I Need"
(1997)
Music video
"Bitch" on YouTube

The song steadily rose on the Billboard charts, eventually peaking at number two for four weeks. The song reached number two in Canada as well. It debuted and peaked on 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 Australasia, where it reached number two in Australia and number four in New Zealand. At the APRA Music Awards of 1998 it won Most Performed Foreign Work.[2] It also charted strongly on Europe; in Iceland, the song reached number three. It ranked at number 79 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s", and was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song at the 40th Annual Grammy Awards.

Music video

The video accompanying the song was directed by Paul Andressen, and shows Meredith on guitar while performing the song on a shimmering floral background. Throughout the course of the song several objects typically associated with women are shown floating around the singer.

"Bitch" has frequently been misattributed to fellow singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, a misconception that has existed since the song's release. The close musical similarities between Morissette's work at the time in comparison with "Bitch" has been commented upon by publications such as Allmusic,[3] Billboard,[4] Entertainment Weekly,[5] and the Los Angeles Times,[1] with music critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine saying that Brooks sounded like a "clone".[3] Record producer Geza X deliberately sought a hit single that sounded like Morissette's songs, yet he was fired soon afterward even when "Bitch" achieved major success, due to conflicts with Brooks' record label.[6]

Track listings

CD single

  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

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

CD maxi

  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

  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
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[48] Platinum 70,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[49] Gold 5,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[50] Gold 0*
United Kingdom (BPI)[51] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[52] Gold 1,100,000[53]

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Covers and parodies

Chris Franklin version
"Bloke"
Australian CD single artwork
Single by Chris Franklin
B-side"Jack Off Australia"
Released2000
FormatCD single
Length3:50
LabelEMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Chris Franklin
  • Gavin Charles
  • James Kilpatrick
Chris Franklin singles chronology
"Bloke"
(2000)		 "Mullet Head"
(2000)

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 Australian Singles Chart before eventually reaching the number-one spot and staying there for two weeks, becoming the twelfth-highest-selling single of the year. It received a platinum certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipments of over 70,000. The song was later nominated for two ARIA Awards for "Best Comedy Release" and "Highest Selling Single", failing to win either.

Awards and nominations
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2000 ARIA Music Awards of 2000 Highest Selling Single Nominated[54]
Best Comedy Release Nominated[54]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[55] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Position
Australia (ARIA)[56] 12

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[57] Platinum 70,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Others

American comedy music group Raymond and Scum parodied the song as "Blair Witch", a parody about the film The Blair Witch Project (1999).[58] 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."[59]

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 sung by the character Brooke Soso in the twelfth episode of the second season of Orange Is the New Black. "Bitch" was the theme song for the reality television series Chasing Farrah starring Farrah Fawcett.

Jane Lynch covered the song as character Sue Sylvester on Glee's final season episode, "The Hurt Locker, Part One". Liz Lemon of 30 Rock listens to the song while running in the episode "Cleveland".

The song is quoted in the pilot episode of the Fox show Proven Innocent.

the song is sung by the character Liz Ortecho in The CW show Roswell New Mexico season 2 episode 1 stay (i missed you) 

[60]

See also

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