Alanis Nadine Morissette ( ; born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actress. Known for her emotive
mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...
voice and confessional songwriting, Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two
dance-pop
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albums. In 1995, she released ''
Jagged Little Pill
''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide. It marked a stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of her ...
'', an
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
-oriented album with elements of
post-grunge
Post-grunge is a derivative of grunge that has a less abrasive or intense tone than traditional grunge. Originally, the term was used almost pejoratively to label mid-1990s rock bands such as Bush (British band), Bush, Candlebox and Collective So ...
, which sold more than 33 million copies globally and is her most critically acclaimed work to date.
It earned her the
Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regar ...
in 1996 and has been made into a
rock musical of the same name in 2017, which earned fifteen Tony Award nominations, including
Best Musical. The album was also listed in the 2003 and 2020 editions of
Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time
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Guide. The lead single, "You Oughta Know", was also included at #103 in their
500 Greatest Songs of All Time
"The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time" is a recurring survey compiled by the American magazine ''Rolling Stone''. It is based on weighted votes from selected musicians, critics, and industry figures. The first list was published in December 2004 in ...
. A highly anticipated, more experimental follow-up, electronic-infused album, ''
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' is the fourth studio album and second internationally released album by singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 3, 1998. The album was positively rec ...
'', was released in 1998.
Morissette assumed creative control and production duties for her subsequent studio albums, including ''
Under Rug Swept
''Under Rug Swept'' is the fifth studio album and third internationally released album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. Released by Maverick Records in the United States on February 26, 2002, and in the United Kingdom a day earlier ...
'' (2002), ''
So-Called Chaos
''So-Called Chaos'' is the sixth studio album (fourth released internationally) by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released on May 18, 2004, through Maverick Records. It was preceded by the single "Everything" on April 13, which w ...
'' (2004), ''
Flavors of Entanglement
''Flavors of Entanglement'' is the seventh studio album, fifth international release and last Maverick Records release by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. The album, which was originally set for an April release, came out on May 30, ...
'' (2008), ''
Havoc and Bright Lights
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Background
Venus is a planet with a ru ...
'' (2012), and ''
Such Pretty Forks in the Road
''Such Pretty Forks in the Road'' is the ninth (and seventh international) studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released on July 31, 2020, through Epiphany Music and Thirty Tigers in North America, and by RCA and ...
'' (2020). Her latest album, ''
The Storm Before the Calm
''The Storm Before the Calm'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the tenth (and eighth international) studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released June 17, 2022, via Epiphany Music and Thirty Tigers, as well as by RC ...
'', which features
ambient music
Ambient music is a genre of music that emphasizes tone and atmosphere over traditional musical structure or rhythm. It may lack net composition, beat, or structured melody.The Ambient Century by Mark Prendergast, Bloomsbury, London, 2003. It u ...
, was released in 2022. Her well-known singles "
You Oughta Know
"You Oughta Know" is a song by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995) on July 6, 1995. After releasing two studio albums, Morissette left MCA Records Canada and ...
", "
Hand in My Pocket
"Hand in My Pocket" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995). The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard and was released as the second single fro ...
", "
Ironic
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Irony can be categorized into ...
", "
You Learn
"You Learn" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995). It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, the album's producer. Maverick and Warner Bros. Records released the ...
", "
Head Over Feet
"Head over Feet" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, taken from her third (and first outside Canada) studio album ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995). Written by Alanis and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard, it was released a ...
", "
Uninvited", "
Thank U
"Thank U" is a song by Canadian-American recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette from her fourth studio album, ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' (1998). The song was written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, who produced h ...
", and "
Hands Clean
"Hands Clean" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, for her fifth studio album, ''Under Rug Swept'' (2002). It was written, composed, and produced by Morissette and released as the album's lead single in January 2 ...
" reached top 40 in the major charts around the world, including ten top-40 hits in the UK, 3
three top-10 in the US and Australia, and twelve top-10 hits in her native Canada. She also holds the record for the most No. 1s on the weekly
Billboard Alternative Songs chart
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for any female soloist, group leader, or duo member. She is listed on
VH1
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's 1999 "100 Greatest Women of Rock and Roll" at number 53.
Morissette has won seven
Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...
, fourteen
Juno Awards
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, one
Brit Award
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, and has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. She has been dubbed the "Queen of
Alt-Rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
Angst" by ''
Rolling Stone
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''.
Early life
Morissette was born June 1, 1974, at
Riverside Hospital in
Ottawa, Ontario
Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...
, Canada to teacher Georgia Mary Ann ( Feuerstein) and high-school principal and French teacher Alan Richard Morissette. She has two brothers: older brother Chad is a business entrepreneur, and twin brother (12 minutes older)
Wade Morissette
Wade Imre Morissette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian kirtan and indie pop-rock musician.
Early life
Wade Morissette was born on 1 June 1974 at Riverside Hospital of Ottawa in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Georgia Mary Ann Feuerstein, a Hunga ...
is a musician. Her father is of French and Irish descent, whereas her mother has Hungarian and
Jewish
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ancestry. Her parents were teachers in a military school and due to their work often had to move. Between the ages of three and six she lived with her parents in
Lahr
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(
Black Forest
The Black Forest (german: Schwarzwald ) is a large forested mountain range in the state of Baden-Württemberg in southwest Germany, bounded by the Rhine Valley to the west and south and close to the borders with France and Switzerland. It is t ...
), West Germany.
When she was six years old, she returned to Ottawa and started to play the piano. In 1981, at the age of seven, she began taking dance lessons. Morissette had a Catholic upbringing. She attended
Holy Family Catholic School for elementary school and
Immaculata High School for Grades 7 and 8 before graduating from high school at
Glebe Collegiate Institute
Glebe Collegiate Institute (GCI) is a high school in the Glebe neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Administered by the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB), Glebe Collegiate Institute has approximately 1,700 students and is the dis ...
.
She appeared on the children's television
sketch comedy
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''
You Can't Do That on Television
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'' for five episodes when she was in junior high school. Alanis composed her first song at the age of 10.
Music career
1987–1992: ''Alanis'' and ''Now Is the Time''
Morissette recorded her first demo called "Fate Stay with Me", produced by Lindsay Thomas Morgan at Marigold Studios in Toronto, and engineered by
Rich Dodson
Rich Dodson (born 1947) is a Canadian musician and songwriter who is the guitarist, vocalist and a founding member of the rock trio The Stampeders. He is best known for penning the group's biggest hit, "Sweet City Woman", which hit number 1 i ...
of Canadian classic rock band
The Stampeders
The Stampeders (sometimes shortened to Stampeders) are a Canadian rock trio consisting of lead guitarist and vocalist Rich Dodson, bassist Ronnie King and drummer Kim Berly.
History
Formed in Calgary, Alberta, in 1964 as the Rebounds.
they h ...
. A second demo tape was recorded on cassette in August 1989 and sent to
Geffen Records
Geffen Records is an American record label established by David Geffen and owned by Universal Music Group through its Interscope Geffen A&M Records imprint.
Founded in 1980, Geffen Records has been a part of Interscope Geffen A&M since 1999 and h ...
, but the tape has never been heard as it was stolen, among other records, in a burglary of the label's headquarters in October 1989.
In 1991,
MCA Records Canada released Morissette's debut album, ''
Alanis'', in Canada only. Morissette co-wrote every track on the album with its producer,
Leslie Howe
Leslie Howe is a Canadian musician and record producer based in Ottawa, Ontario."Can you just Imagine It: Ottawa songwriter-producer finally leaves the basement". ''Ottawa Citizen'', February 20, 1992. He has been a member of the bands One to O ...
. The
dance-pop
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album went
platinum
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Platinu ...
,
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. Canadian Recording Industry Association
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. and its first single, "
Too Hot", reached the top 20 on the ''
RPM
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Standards
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'' singles chart. Subsequent singles "
Walk Away" and "
Feel Your Love
"Feel Your Love" is a pop- dance and new jack swing song co-written by Alanis Morissette and Leslie Howe, and produced by Howe for Morissette's debut album, '' Alanis'' (1991). Its protagonist tells a boy she has "got this thing" for him, and ...
" reached the top 40. Morissette's popularity, style of music and appearance, particularly that of her hair, led her to become known as the
Debbie Gibson
Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress.
Gibson released her debut album '' Out of the Blue'' in 1987, which spawned several international hits, later being certified triple plati ...
of Canada;
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. CNN '' People in the News''. January 4, 2003. comparisons to
Tiffany were also common. During the same period, she was a concert opening act for rapper
Vanilla Ice
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.
[Farley, Christopher John]
"You Oughta Know Her"
''Time''. February 26, 1996. Morissette was nominated for three 1992
Juno Award
The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...
s:
Most Promising Female Vocalist of the Year (which she won),
Single of the Year and
Best Dance Recording
The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (formerly known as Best Dance Recording) is an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to recording artists f ...
(both for "Too Hot").
In 1992, she released her second album, ''
Now Is the Time
''Now Is the Time'' is the second studio album by Alanis Morissette, released only in Canada on October 20, 1992. It was her final album for MCA Records Canada. Morissette recorded the album with Leslie Howe, who produced her debut album, '' ...
'', a
ballad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...
-driven record that featured less glitzy production than ''Alanis'' and contained more thoughtful lyrics.
Morissette wrote the songs with the album's producer, Leslie Howe, and Serge Côté. She said of the album, "People could go, 'Boo, hiss, hiss, this girl's like another Tiffany or whatever.' But the way I look at it... people will like your next album if it's a kick-ass one."
As with ''Alanis'' (1991), ''Now Is the Time'' (1992) was released only in Canada and produced three top 40 singles—"
An Emotion Away
"An Emotion Away" is a pop- dance song co-written by Alanis Morissette, Leslie Howe and Serge Côté, and produced by Howe for Morissette's second album '' Now Is the Time'' (1992). Its protagonist tells someone who "completely took erheart by ...
", the minor
adult contemporary
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hit "
No Apologies" as well as "(Change Is) Never a Waste of Time". The industry considered it a commercial failure, however, since it sold only a little more than half the copies of her first album.
[Wild, David]
"Adventures Of Miss Thing"
''Rolling Stone''. November 2, 1995. With her two-album deal with MCA Records Canada complete, Morissette was left without a major label contract.
1993–1997: ''Jagged Little Pill''
In 1993, Morissette's publisher Leeds Levy at MCA Music Publishing introduced her to manager Scott Welch.
Welch told
HitQuarters
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he was impressed by her "spectacular voice", her character and her lyrics. At the time she was still living at home with her parents. Together they decided it would be best for her career to move to Toronto and start writing with other people.
After graduating from high school, Morissette moved from Ottawa to
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
.
Her publisher funded part of her development and when she met producer and songwriter
Glen Ballard
Basil Glen Ballard Jr. (born May 1, 1953) is an American songwriter, lyricist, and record producer. He is best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's 1995 album ''Jagged Little Pill'', which won Grammy Awards for Grammy Award fo ...
, he believed in her talent enough to let her use his studio.
The two wrote and recorded Morissette's first internationally released album, ''Jagged Little Pill'', and by the spring of 1995, she had signed a deal with Maverick Records. In the same year she learned how to play guitar. According to manager Welch, every label they approached, apart from Maverick, declined to sign Morissette.
Maverick Records released ''
Jagged Little Pill
''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide. It marked a stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of her ...
'' internationally in 1995. The album was expected only to sell enough for Morissette to make a follow-up, but the situation improved quickly when
KROQ-FM
KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced "kay-rock").
The stat ...
, an influential Los Angeles
modern rock
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Radio format
Mod ...
radio station, began playing "
You Oughta Know
"You Oughta Know" is a song by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995) on July 6, 1995. After releasing two studio albums, Morissette left MCA Records Canada and ...
", the album's first single, featuring
Flea
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and
Dave Navarro
David Michael Navarro (born June 7, 1967) is an American guitarist. He is best known as a member of the rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded four studio albums. Between 1993 and 1998, Navarro was the guitarist of the Red Hot Ch ...
.
The song instantly garnered attention for its scathing, explicit lyrics,
and a subsequent music video went into heavy rotation on MTV and
MuchMusic
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MuchMusic launched on August 31 ...
.
After the success of "
You Oughta Know
"You Oughta Know" is a song by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995) on July 6, 1995. After releasing two studio albums, Morissette left MCA Records Canada and ...
", the album's other hits helped send ''Jagged Little Pill'' to the top of the charts. "
All I Really Want" and "
Hand in My Pocket
"Hand in My Pocket" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995). The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard and was released as the second single fro ...
" followed, and the fourth U.S. single, "
Ironic
Irony (), in its broadest sense, is the juxtaposition of what on the surface appears to be the case and what is actually the case or to be expected; it is an important rhetorical device and literary technique.
Irony can be categorized into ...
", became Morissette's biggest hit. "
You Learn
"You Learn" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995). It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard, the album's producer. Maverick and Warner Bros. Records released the ...
" and "
Head over Feet
"Head over Feet" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, taken from her third (and first outside Canada) studio album ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995). Written by Alanis and Glen Ballard, and produced by Ballard, it was released a ...
", the fifth and sixth singles, kept ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995) in the top 20 on the
''Billboard'' 200 albums chart for more than a year. ''Jagged Little Pill'' sold more than 16 million copies in the U.S.; it sold 33 million worldwide,
making it the second biggest-selling album by a female artist (behind
Shania Twain
Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain ( , ; née Edwards; born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. She has sold over 100 million records, making her the best-selling female artist in country music history and one of the best-s ...
's ''
Come On Over
''Come On Over'' is the third studio album by Canadian country music singer Shania Twain. It was released on November 4, 1997, by Mercury Records. Produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange, the album became the best-selling country album, the best s ...
'').
[Newman, Melinda]
"10 Years On, Alanis Unplugs 'Little Pill'"
''Billboard''. March 4, 2005. Retrieved April 19, 2022.[Walker, Steven]
. ''The Age
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'' Blog. August 24, 2007.
Morissette's popularity grew significantly in Canada, where the album was certified twelve times platinum
and produced four ''RPM'' chart-toppers: "Hand in My Pocket", "Ironic", "You Learn", and "Head over Feet". The album was also a bestseller in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Morissette's success with ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995) was credited with opening doors for female singers such as
Meredith Brooks
Meredith Ann Brooks (born June 12, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for her 1997 hit song "Bitch", for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Career
Brooks started her music career in 1976 as a member of ...
,
Tracy Bonham
Tracy Bonham (born March 16, 1967) is an American alternative rock musician, best known for her 1996 single "Mother Mother".
Raised in Eugene, Oregon, Bonham is a classically trained violinist and pianist, and is also a self-taught guitarist. Sh ...
and
Patti Rothberg
Patricia Lynne "Patti" Rothberg (born May 4, 1972) is a singer-songwriter and painter.
Born in New York City, Rothberg grew up in Scarsdale, New York.
Rothberg played all the guitar and bass parts on her debut album, '' Between the 1 and the 9 ...
, and later
Avril Lavigne
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and
Pink
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. She was criticized for collaborating with producer and supposed image-maker Ballard, and her previous disco pop albums also proved a hindrance for her respectability.
[Hannaham, James]
"Alanis In Wonderland"
''Spin
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* Spinning (textiles), the creation of yarn or thread by twisting fibers together, traditionally by hand spinning
* Spin, the rotation of an object around a central axis
* Spin (propaganda), an intentionally b ...
''. November 2, 1995. Morissette and the album won six Juno Awards in 1996:
Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to:
Awards
* ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia
* Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK
* Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US
* Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA
* Lati ...
,
Single of the Year ("
You Oughta Know
"You Oughta Know" is a song by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995) on July 6, 1995. After releasing two studio albums, Morissette left MCA Records Canada and ...
"), Female Vocalist of the Year,
Songwriter of the Year and
Best Rock Album
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. At the
16th Brit Awards she won
Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act
The Brit Award for International Breakthrough Act was an award given by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom. The accolade used to be presented at the Brit Awa ...
. At the
38th Annual Grammy Awards
The 38th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 28, 1996, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. The awards recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Alanis Morissette was the main recipient, being awarded four trophies, inc ...
in 1996, she won
Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance was an award presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards, to female recording artists for works (songs or albums) conta ...
,
Best Rock Song
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(both for "
You Oughta Know
"You Oughta Know" is a song by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995) on July 6, 1995. After releasing two studio albums, Morissette left MCA Records Canada and ...
"),
Best Rock Album
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and
Album of the Year Album of the Year, often abbreviated to AOTY, may refer to:
Awards
* ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Australia
* Brit Award for British Album of the Year, UK
* Grammy Award for Album of the Year, US
* Juno Award for Album of the Year, CA
* Lati ...
.
At the
1996 MTV Video Music Awards
The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 4, 1996, honoring the best music videos from June 16, 1995, to June 14, 1996. The show was hosted by Dennis Miller at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
The show centered on The Smashin ...
, she also won
Best New Artist in a Video and
Best Female Video
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, and was nominated for
Viewer's Choice,
Best Direction in a Video and
Video of the Year. All nominations were for the video of ''Ironic''. She performed instead "Your House".
Following the album release in 1995, Morissette embarked on an 18-month world tour in support of ''Jagged Little Pill'', beginning in small clubs and ending in large venues.
Taylor Hawkins
Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band in 1997, he ...
, who later joined the
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Foo Fighters was initially formed as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Following the success of the eponymous debut album, Grohl (lead vocals, guitar) re ...
, was the tour's drummer and
Radiohead
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass) ...
joined as the opening act in the summer of 1996. "Ironic" was nominated for two
1997 Grammy Awards
The 39th Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 26, 1997, at Madison Square Garden, New York City. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the previous year. Babyface was the night's biggest winner, with 3 awards. Celine Dion, Toni B ...
—
Record of the Year
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without reg ...
and
Best Music Video, Short Form—and won Single of the Year at the
1997 Juno Awards
The Juno Awards of 1997, representing Canadian music industry achievements of the previous year, were awarded on 9 March 1997 in Hamilton, Ontario at a ceremony in the Copps Coliseum. Jann Arden was host for the major ceremonies which were broad ...
, where Morissette also won Songwriter of the Year and the International Achievement Award. The video ''
Jagged Little Pill, Live
''Jagged Little Pill, Live'' is a video chronicling Alanis Morissette's ''Jagged Little Pill'' world tour from 1995 to 1996. It was primarily filmed in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, but it features clips from various other tour stops, ...
'', which was co-directed by Morissette and is about the bulk of her tour won a
1998 Grammy Award for
Best Music Video, Long Form.
Following the tour, Morissette began practicing
Iyengar Yoga for balance. After the last December 1996 show, she went to India for six weeks, accompanied by her mother, two aunts and two friends. The trip left her with an indelible impression and set the cornerstone for the concept of her next album.
1998–2000: ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' and ''Alanis Unplugged''
Morissette was featured as a guest vocalist on
Ringo Starr
Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, singer, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles. Starr occasionally sang lead vocals with the ...
's cover of "
Drift Away
"Drift Away" is a song by Mentor Williams written in 1970 and originally recorded by John Henry Kurtz on his 1972 album ''Reunion''. Mentor Williams was a country songwriter, and John Henry Kurtz was an actor and swamp rock singer. It was later ...
" on his 1998 album, ''
Vertical Man
''Vertical Man'' is the 11th studio album by Ringo Starr, issued in 1998. The album served as Starr's attempt at a commercial comeback following the success of ''The Beatles Anthology'' project. Starr enlisted the help of many of his musician fr ...
'', and on the songs "
Don't Drink the Water" and "
Spoon
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" on the
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. The band's founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer and bac ...
album ''
Before These Crowded Streets
''Before These Crowded Streets'' is the third studio album by Dave Matthews Band, released on April 28, 1998. It was the last official album by the group to be produced by longtime producer Steve Lillywhite until 2012's '' Away from the World'' a ...
''. She recorded the song "
Uninvited" for the soundtrack to the 1998 film ''
City of Angels''. Although the track was never commercially released as a single, it received widespread radio airplay in the U.S. At the
1999 Grammy Awards
The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 24, 1999, at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1998. Lauryn Hill received the most nominations with 10, setting a record for the most no ...
, it won in the categories of Best Rock Song and Best Female Rock Vocal Performance, and was nominated for
. Later in 1998, Morissette released her fourth album, ''
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' is the fourth studio album and second internationally released album by singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 3, 1998. The album was positively rec ...
'', which she wrote and produced with Glen Ballard.
The label hoped to sell 1 million copies of the album on initial release;
instead, it debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart with first-week sales of 469,000 copies—a record, at the time, for the highest first-week sales of an album by a female artist. The wordy, personal lyrics on ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' alienated many fans, and after the album sold considerably less than ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995), many labelled it an example of the
sophomore jinx
A sophomore slump or sophomore jinx or sophomore jitters refers to an instance in which a second, or sophomore, effort fails to live up to the relatively high standards of the first effort.
It is commonly used to refer to the apathy of students ...
.
However, it received positive reviews, including a four-star review from ''Rolling Stone''. In Canada, it won the Juno Award for Best Album and was certified four times platinum.
["2000 30th Juno Awards"](_blank)
. ''Los Angeles Times''. "
Thank U
"Thank U" is a song by Canadian-American recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette from her fourth studio album, ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' (1998). The song was written by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard, who produced h ...
", the album's only major international hit single, was nominated for the
2000 Grammy Award for
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance was a Grammy Award recognizing superior vocal performance by a female in the pop category, the first of which was presented in 1959. It was discontinued after the 2011 Grammy season. The awar ...
; the music video, which featured Morissette nude, generated mild controversy.
[Willman, Chris]
"The Second Coming of Alanis"
''Entertainment Weekly
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''. November 6, 1998, iss. 457. Morissette herself directed the videos for "Unsent" and "
So Pure", which won, respectively, the
MuchMusic Video Award
The iHeartRadio MMVAs were an annual awards show broadcast on Much to honour the year's best music videos that was last held in 2018.
Originally debuting in 1990 as the Canadian Music Video Awards, the awards were renamed in 1995 to the MuchMu ...
for
Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to:
Film awards
* AACTA Award for Best Direction
* Academy Award for Best Director
* BA ...
and the
Juno Award for Video of the Year The Juno Award for "Video of the Year" has been awarded since 1984, as recognition each year for the best music video made by a Canadian video director. The award is presented based on the Canadian nationality of the director, not necessarily the so ...
.
Morissette contributed vocals to "Mercy", where she paid homage to her roots by singing in Hungarian, "Hope", "Innocence" and "Faith", four tracks on
Jonathan Elias
Jonathan Elias (born 1956) is an American composer best known for his film soundtracks.
Background
Elias was born in New York City in 1956. He is of Jewish-Hungarian background. Elias started playing piano at the age of six, and was composin ...
's project ''
The Prayer Cycle
''The Prayer Cycle'' is a choral/orchestral album by American film and television composer Jonathan Elias. The album was released by Sony Classical Records in the United States on March 23, 1999.
The project, recorded and mixed by co-producer R. ...
'', which was released in 1999. The same year, she released the live acoustic album ''
Alanis Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is the first live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 9, 1999 (see 1999 in music). It comprises songs performed by Morissette on the television pro ...
'', which was recorded during her appearance on the television show ''
MTV Unplugged
''MTV Unplugged'' is an American television series on MTV showcasing musical artists usually playing acoustic instruments. The show aired regularly from 1989 to 1999 and less frequently from 2000 to 2009, when it was usually billed as ''MTV Un ...
''. It featured tracks from her previous two albums alongside four new songs, including "
King of Pain
"King of Pain" is a song by English rock band the Police, released as the final single from their fifth and final studio album ''Synchronicity'' (1983). Written by the band's lead singer and bassist Sting as a post-separation song from his wif ...
" (a cover of
The Police
The Police were an English rock band formed in London in 1977. For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting (lead vocals, bass guitar), Andy Summers (guitar) and Stewart Copeland (drums, percussion). The Police ...
song) and "No Pressure over Cappuccino", which Morissette wrote with her main guitar player, Nick Lashley. The recording of the ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' track "
That I Would Be Good
"That I Would Be Good" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette that was first included on her fourth studio album, ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' (1998). An acoustic live version of the song was recorded during a sessi ...
", released as a single, became a minor hit on
hot adult contemporary
Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet ...
radio in America. Also in 1999, Morissette released a live version of her song "Are You Still Mad" on the charity album ''
Live in the X Lounge II''. For her live rendition of "So Pure" at
Woodstock '99
Woodstock '99 (also called Woodstock 1999) was a music festival held from July 22 to July 25, 1999, in Rome, New York. After Woodstock '94, it was the second large-scale music festival that attempted to emulate the original 1969 Woodstock fe ...
, she was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the
2001 Grammy Awards
The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 2001, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Several artists earned three awards on the night. Steely Dan's haul included Album of the Year for ''Two Against Nature''. U2 took ...
. During the summer of 1999, Morissette toured with singer-songwriter
Tori Amos
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...
on the ''5 and a Half Weeks Tour'' in support of Amos' album ''
To Venus and Back
''To Venus and Back'' is a double album by American singer, songwriter and pianist Tori Amos. Released on September 21, 1999, it comprises her fifth studio album and first live album. The first disc, entitled ''Venus: Orbiting'', shows Amos i ...
'' (1999).
2001–2005: ''Under Rug Swept'' and ''So-Called Chaos''
In 2001, Morissette was featured with
Stephanie McKay
Stephanie McKay is an American soul singer and songwriter from the Bronx in New York, whose music includes elements of soul, funk, rock and hip hop. McKay's career has spanned over 20 years, during which time she has collaborated with artists ...
on the
Tricky song "Excess", which is on his album ''
Blowback''. Morissette released her fifth studio album, ''
Under Rug Swept
''Under Rug Swept'' is the fifth studio album and third internationally released album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. Released by Maverick Records in the United States on February 26, 2002, and in the United Kingdom a day earlier ...
'', in February 2002. For the first time in her career, she took on the role of sole writer and producer of an album. Her band, comprising
Joel Shearer, Nick Lashley, Chris Chaney, and Gary Novak, played the majority of the instruments; additional contributions came from
Eric Avery
Eric Adam Avery (born April 25, 1965) is an American musician. He is best known as the founding bass guitarist and co-songwriter of the alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, with whom he has recorded two studio albums. He is also currently the ...
,
Dean DeLeo
Dean DeLeo (born August 23, 1961) is an American guitarist known for his work with rock band Stone Temple Pilots. DeLeo is also known for his role in the short-lived bands Talk Show and Army of Anyone. He is the older brother of Robert DeLeo, ...
,
Flea
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, and
Meshell Ndegeocello
Michelle Lynn Johnson, better known as Meshell Ndegeocello (; born August 29, 1968), is a German-born American singer-songwriter, rapper, and bassist. She has gone by the name Meshell Suhaila Bashir-Shakur which is used as a writing credit on so ...
.
''Under Rug Swept'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, eventually going platinum in Canada and selling one million copies in the U.S.
It produced the hit single "
Hands Clean
"Hands Clean" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, for her fifth studio album, ''Under Rug Swept'' (2002). It was written, composed, and produced by Morissette and released as the album's lead single in January 2 ...
", which topped the
Canadian Singles Chart
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and received substantial radio play; for her work on "Hands Clean" and "
So Unsexy
"So Unsexy" is a song written by Alanis Morissette, and produced by her for her fifth album, '' Under Rug Swept'' (2002). It was released in Brazil as the seventh and final single in November 2003.
Background and theme
According to Morissette, " ...
", Morissette won a
Juno Award for Producer of the Year
The Juno Award for "Producer of the Year" has been awarded since 1975, as recognition each year for the best record producer in Canada. It was renamed the "Jack Richardson Producer of the Year" award in 2003, after Jack Richardson who was a noted ...
. A second single, "
Precious Illusions
"Precious Illusions" is a song written, performed, and produced by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette for her fifth studio album, '' Under Rug Swept'' (2002). It released as the album's second and final international single on May 20, 2002. Its l ...
", was released, but it did not garner significant success outside Canada or U.S. hot AC radio.
Later in 2002, Morissette released the combination package ''
Feast on Scraps
''Feast on Scraps'' is an Alanis Morissette CD/DVD package released on December 10, 2002. The DVD was filmed during a concert in Rotterdam, Netherlands and the CD contains B-sides and unreleased studio tracks left off Morissette's album ''Und ...
'', which includes a DVD of live concert and backstage documentary footage directed by her and a CD containing eight previously unreleased songs from the ''Under Rug Swept'' recording sessions. Preceded by the single "Simple Together", it sold roughly 70,000 copies in the U.S. and was nominated for a
Juno Award for Music DVD of the Year
The Juno Award for "Music DVD of the Year" has been awarded since 2004, as recognition each year for the best music DVD in Canada. It was discontinued in 2014.
Winners
Music DVD of the Year (2004–2013)
*2004 — Rush/Andrew MacNaughtan ...
.
![Alanis Morissette at Espacio Movistar 2 (cropped)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Alanis_Morissette_at_Espacio_Movistar_2_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Morissette hosted the
Juno Awards of 2004
The Juno Awards of 2004 were presented on April 4, 2004, at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and were hosted by Alanis Morissette.
Singer-songwriters Nelly Furtado, Sarah McLachlan, and Nickelback led the nominations with five nominatio ...
dressed in a bathrobe, which she took off to reveal a flesh-colored bodysuit, a response to the era of
censorship
Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient". Censorship can be conducted by governments ...
in the U.S. caused by
Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer. She is noted for her innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows. Her sound and choreog ...
's breast-flash incident during the
Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show
The Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show took place on February 1, 2004, at the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas, as part of Super Bowl XXXVIII. It featured Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, P. Diddy, Nelly, Kid Rock, and Jessica Simpson.
The halft ...
.
Morissette released her sixth studio album, ''
So-Called Chaos
''So-Called Chaos'' is the sixth studio album (fourth released internationally) by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released on May 18, 2004, through Maverick Records. It was preceded by the single "Everything" on April 13, which w ...
'', in May 2004.
She wrote the songs on her own again, and co-produced the album with
Tim Thorney
Tim Thorney (February 4, 1955 – June 15, 2021) was a Canadian guitarist, songwriter, and record producer, working out of his studio Villa Sound near Collingwood, Ontario.
History
Thorney first came to prominence as a recording engineer and s ...
and pop music producer
John Shanks
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Early life and education
John Matthew Shanks was born in New York City. Shanks moved to Los Angeles when he was 17 years old. He was in a ban ...
. The album debuted at number five on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart to generally mixed critical reviews, and it became Morissette's lowest seller in the U.S.
The lead single, "
Everything
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", achieved major success on
Adult Top 40
The Adult Pop Airplay (formerly known as Adult Pop Songs and Adult Top 40) chart is published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine and ranks "the most popular adult top 40 as based on radio airplay detections measured by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems ...
radio in America and was moderately popular elsewhere, particularly in Canada, although it failed to reach the top 40 on the U.S.
Hot 100
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. Because the first line of the song includes the word "asshole", American radio stations refused to play it, and the single version was changed to include the word "nightmare" instead.
["Morissette laughs off her display of 'nudity'"](_blank)
Canadian Press
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via CTV Television Network
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. April 7, 2004. Unhappy that U.S. radio networks had required her to change a word in the song, Canadian radio played the unaltered version, with Morissette stating at the 2004 Juno Awards in Canada: "Well, I am overjoyed to be back in my homeland, the true North, strong and censor-free." Two other singles, "
Out Is Through" and "
Eight Easy Steps", fared considerably worse, although a dance
mix
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** Tom Mix (1880-1940), American film star
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of "Eight Easy Steps" was a U.S. club hit. Morissette embarked on a U.S. summer tour with long-time friends and fellow Canadians
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reach ...
, working with the non-profit environmental organization
Reverb
Reverberation (also known as reverb), in acoustics, is a persistence of sound, after a sound is produced. Reverberation is created when a sound or signal is reflected causing numerous reflections to build up and then decay as the sound is abso ...
.
To commemorate the 10th anniversary of ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995), Morissette released a studio
acoustic version, ''
Jagged Little Pill Acoustic
''Jagged Little Pill Acoustic'' is a studio album by Alanis Morissette. It is a largely acoustic retrospective version of her highly successful third album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995); the songs are stripped-down versions of the originals, tho ...
'', in June 2005. The album was released exclusively through
Starbucks
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As of November 2021, the company had 33,833 stores in 80 c ...
'
Hear Music
Hear Music was a record label that was founded in 2007 in a partnership between Concord Music Group and Starbucks. Hear Music began as a catalog company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1990 before being purchased by Starbucks in 1999.
Conce ...
retail concept through their coffee shops for a six-week run. The limited availability led to a dispute between Maverick Records and
HMV
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The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...
North America, who retaliated by removing Morissette's other albums from sale for the duration of Starbucks's exclusive six-week sale. , ''Jagged Little Pill Acoustic'' had sold 372,000 copies in the U.S.,
and a video for "
Hand in My Pocket
"Hand in My Pocket" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995). The song was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard and was released as the second single fro ...
" received rotation on
VH1
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in America. The accompanying tour ran for two months in mid-2005, with Morissette playing small theatre venues. During the same period, Morissette was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame.
["Alanis Morissette – 2005 Inductee"](_blank)
Canada's Walk of Fame
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. The singer opened for
The Rolling Stones
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for a few dates of their
A Bigger Bang Tour
A Bigger Bang was a worldwide concert tour by the Rolling Stones which took place between August 2005 and August 2007, in support of their album '' A Bigger Bang''. At the time, it was the highest grossing tour of all time, earning $558,255,52 ...
in the autumn of 2005.
Morissette released the
greatest hits album
A greatest hits album or best-of album is a type of compilation album that collects popular and commercially successful songs by a particular artist or band. While greatest hits albums are typically supported by the artist, they can also be crea ...
''
Alanis Morissette: The Collection'' in late 2005. The lead single and only new track, a cover of
Seal
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** Earless seal, or "true seal"
** Fur seal
* Seal (emblem), a device to impr ...
's "
Crazy
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", was an Adult Top 40 and dance hit in the U.S., but achieved only minimal chart success elsewhere. A limited edition of ''The Collection'' features a DVD including a documentary with videos of two unreleased songs from Morissette's 1996 Can't Not Tour: "King of Intimidation" and "Can't Not". (A reworked version of "Can't Not" had also appeared on ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie''.) The DVD also includes a ninety-second clip of the unreleased video for the single "
Joining You
"Joining You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette from her fourth studio album, ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' (1998). It was released as the album's second single on January 3, 1999. The song distinctly is composed of ...
". , ''The Collection'' had sold 373,000 copies in the U.S., according to
Nielsen SoundScan
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.
That same year, Morissette contributed the song "
Wunderkind
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" to the soundtrack of the film ''
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'', and she was nominated for a
Golden Globe Award
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for
Best Original Song
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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.
[Baltin, Steve]
"Alanis Writing Memoir, Album"
''Rolling Stone''. January 13, 2006.
2006–2010: ''Flavors of Entanglement''
2006 marked the first year in Morissette's musical career without a single concert appearance showcasing her own songs, with the exception of an appearance on ''
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The fourth incarnation of the ...
'' in January when she performed "Wunderkind".
On April 1, 2007, Morissette released a tongue-in-cheek cover of
The Black Eyed Peas
Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo. The group's line-up during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie, who replaced Kim Hil ...
's selection "
My Humps
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", which she recorded in a slow, mournful voice, accompanied only by a piano. The accompanying YouTube-hosted video, in which she dances provocatively with a group of men and hits the ones who act as if attempting to touch her breasts, had received 16,465,653 views as of February 15, 2009.
[The Celebrity Truth]
"PLW Live – Alanis Morissette Finally Explains My Humps"
. Undercover.com.au . June 7, 2008. Morissette did not take any interviews for a time to explain the song, and it was theorized that she did it as an
April Fools' Day
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joke.
[Saxberg, Lynn]
"Bloggers, 'Tubers all atwitter over Morissette's video parody of the Peas"
''The Ottawa Citizen
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History
Established as ''The Bytown Packet'' in 1845 by William Harris, it was renamed the ''Citizen'' in 1851. The newsp ...
''. April 5, 2007. Black Eyed Peas vocalist
Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson responded by sending Morissette a buttocks-shaped cake with an approving note. On the verge of the release of her following album, she finally elaborated on how the video came to be, citing that she became very much emotionally loaded while recording her new songs one after the other and one day she wished she could do a simple song like "My Humps" and the joke just took a life of its own.
Morissette performed at a gig for
The Nightwatchman
The Nightwatchman is the solo project of American musician Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine, Street Sweeper Social Club and former Audioslave). Morello began performing as the Nightwatchman in 2003 as an outlet for his political views whil ...
, a.k.a.
Tom Morello
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of
Rage Against the Machine
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and
Audioslave
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, at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles in April 2007. The following June, she performed "
The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. The lyrics come from the "Defence of Fort M'Henry", a poem written on September 14, 1814, by 35-year-old lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key after witnessing the b ...
" and "
O Canada
"O Canada" (french: Ô Canada, italic=no) is the national anthem of Canada. The song was originally commissioned by Lieutenant Governor of Quebec Théodore Robitaille for the 1880 Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day ceremony; Calixa Lavallée composed the mus ...
", the American and Canadian
national anthem
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s, in Game 4 of the
Stanley Cup Finals
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between the
Ottawa Senators
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and the
Anaheim Ducks
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...
in
Ottawa
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,
Ontario
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.
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Canadian Press
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via ''Maclean's
''Maclean's'', founded in 1905, is a Canadian news magazine reporting on Canadian issues such as politics, pop culture, and current events. Its founder, publisher John Bayne Maclean, established the magazine to provide a uniquely Canadian perspe ...
''. June 1, 2007. (The NHL requires arenas to perform both the American and Canadian national anthems at games involving teams from both countries.) In early 2008, Morissette participated in a tour with
Matchbox Twenty
Matchbox Twenty (also known as Matchbox 20 and MB20) is an American rock band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995. The group currently consists of Rob Thomas (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Brian Yale (bass guitar), Paul Doucette (drums, r ...
and
Mutemath
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as a special guest.
Morissette's seventh studio album, ''
Flavors of Entanglement
''Flavors of Entanglement'' is the seventh studio album, fifth international release and last Maverick Records release by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. The album, which was originally set for an April release, came out on May 30, ...
'', which was produced by
Guy Sigsworth
Guy Sigsworth is an English record producer and songwriter. During his career, he has worked with many artists, including Seal, Björk, Goldie, Madonna, Britney Spears, Kate Havnevik, Imogen Heap, Bebel Gilberto, Mozez, David Sylvian, Alanis M ...
, was released in mid-2008. She has stated that in late 2008, she would embark on a North American headlining tour, but in the meantime she would be promoting the album internationally by performing at shows and festivals and making television and radio appearances. The album's first single was "
Underneath", a video for which was submitted to the 2007 Elevate Film Festival, the purpose of which festival was to create documentaries, music videos, narratives and shorts regarding subjects to raise the level of human consciousness on the earth.
On October 3, 2008, Morissette released the video for her latest single, "
Not as We
"Not as We" is a 2008 song from Alanis Morissette's seventh studio album, ''Flavors of Entanglement''. The song premiered on the American television series ''House (TV series), House'' in House (season 4), season 4 of episode 3, "97 Seconds". "Not ...
".
Morissette contributed to ''
1 Giant Leap
1 Giant Leap is a British electronic music duo consisting of the two principal artists, Jamie Catto ( Faithless founding member) and Duncan Bridgeman.
Career
Based in the UK, the two musicians set out to create a multimedia project that would ...
'', performing "Arrival" with
Zap Mama
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and she has released an acoustic version of her song "Still" as part of a compilation from Music for Relief in support of the
2010 Haiti earthquake
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crisis. In 2008 she contributed a recording of "Versions of Violence" for the album
Songs for Tibet: The Art of Peace to promote
peace
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. Morissette has also recorded a cover of the 1984
Willie Nelson
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and
Julio Iglesias
Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva (; born 23 September 1943) is a Spanish singer, songwriter and former professional footballer. Iglesias is recognized as the most commercially successful Spanish singer in the world and one of the top record ...
hit, "
To All the Girls I've Loved Before
"To All the Girls I've Loved Before" is a song written by Hal David (words) and Albert Hammond (music). It was originally recorded by Hammond in 1975 on his album ''99 Miles From L.A.'', but is more famous for a 1984 recording by Julio Iglesias ...
", re-written as "To All the Boys I've Loved Before".
Nelson played rhythm guitar on the recording.
In April 2010, Morissette released the song "I Remain", which she wrote for the ''
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time'' soundtrack. On May 26, 2010, the season finale of ''
American Idol
''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to Ap ...
'', Morissette performed a duet of her song "You Oughta Know" with Runner Up
Crystal Bowersox
Crystal Lynn Bowersox (born August 4, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter and actress who was the runner-up on the ninth season of ''American Idol''. She was the first female finalist in three years.
Bowersox's debut album, ''Farmer's Daug ...
. Morissette left Maverick Records after all promotion for ''Flavors'' was completed.
2011–2016: ''Havoc and Bright Lights'' and ''Jagged Little Pill'' 20th anniversary
![Alaniss](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fe/Alaniss.jpg)
On November 20, 2011, Morissette appeared at the
American Music Awards
The American Music Awards (AMAs) is an annual American music awards show, generally held in the fall, created by Dick Clark in 1973 for ABC when the network's contract to air the Grammy Awards expired, and currently produced by Dick Clark Produc ...
. When asked about the new album during a short interview, she said she had recorded 31 songs, and that the album would "likely be out next year, probably
nsummertime". On December 21, 2011, Morissette performed a duet of "Uninvited" with finalist Josh Krajcik during the performance finale of the X-Factor.
Morissette embarked on a
European tour
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for the summer of 2012, according to Alanis.com. In early May 2012, a new song called "Magical Child" appeared on a
Starbucks
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As of November 2021, the company had 33,833 stores in 80 c ...
compilation called
Every Mother Counts.
On May 2, 2012, Morissette revealed through her Facebook account that her eighth studio album, entitled ''
Havoc and Bright Lights
High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC) is a set of crewed NASA mission concepts to the planet Venus. All human portions of the missions would be conducted from lighter-than-air craft or from orbit.
Background
Venus is a planet with a ru ...
'', would be released in August 2012, on new label Collective Sounds, distributed by Sony's RED Distribution. On the same day, ''Billboard'' specified the date as August 28 and revealed the album would contain twelve tracks. The album's lead single, "Guardian", was released on iTunes on May 15, 2012, and hit the radio airwaves four days prior to this.
The single had minor success in North America, charting the ''Billboard''
Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles
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in the US and almost reaching the top 40 in Canada. However, the song did become a hit in several countries in Europe. "Receive", the second single off the album, was released early December the same year.
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Morissette received the
UCLA Spring Sing
Spring Sing is an annual music competition held in May at UCLA's Pauley Pavilion. Touted as "UCLA's oldest and greatest musical tradition," the competition brings together UCLA students to perform as solo artists, duets, bands, and a cappella gr ...
's
George and Ira Gershwin Award on May 16, 2014, at
Pauley Pavilion
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. On her website starting in the summer of 2014, in celebration of her fortieth birthday, the
LP record
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for her song "Big Sur" was offered for sale, which was previously available on the
Target
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** Bullseye (target), the goal one for which one aims in many of these sports
** Aiming point, in field artillery, fi ...
edition of her 2012 album, ''
Havoc and Bright Lights
High Altitude Venus Operational Concept (HAVOC) is a set of crewed NASA mission concepts to the planet Venus. All human portions of the missions would be conducted from lighter-than-air craft or from orbit.
Background
Venus is a planet with a ru ...
''. July 25, 2014, was the start of the ten-show
Intimate and Acoustic tour.
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the release of ''Jagged Little Pill'', a new four-disc collector's edition was released on October 30, 2015. The four-disc edition includes remastered audio of the original album as well as an entire disc of 10 unreleased demos from the era, handpicked by Morissette from her archives, offering a deeper and more personal look at the classic album. Also included is a previously unreleased concert from 1995 as well as 2005's ''Jagged Little Pill Acoustic''.
2017–present: ''Such Pretty Forks in the Road'' and meditation album
While on tour in August 2017, Morissette teased a song which would become known as "I Miss The Band". On October 27, 2017, she premiered a new song entitled "Rest", which was released officially in May 2021, and performed "
Castle of Glass
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No Doubt
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and
Mike Shinoda
Michael Kenji Shinoda (; ja, 篠田 賢治, Shinoda Kenji; born February 11, 1977) is an American musician, singer, rapper, songwriter and record producer. He co-founded the rock band Linkin Park in 1996 and was the band's collaborative vocali ...
at the
memorial concert. In November 2017, she tweeted that she was writing 22 songs with
Michael Farrell.
On March 16, 2018, Morissette performed a new song called "Ablaze" during her 2018 tour. In October 2018, she revealed on social media that she had written 23 new songs, and hinted at a new album with hashtag "#alanismorissettenewrecord2019", after a six-year hiatus. Song titles from the writing session include "Reckoning", "Diagnosis", "Her" and "Legacy". On May 5, 2018, ''
Jagged Little Pill
''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide. It marked a stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of her ...
'', a
jukebox musical
A jukebox musical is a stage musical or musical film in which a majority of the songs are well-known popular music songs, rather than original music.
Some jukebox musicals use a wide variety of songs, while others confine themselves to songs perfo ...
featuring Morissette's songs, premiered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the
American Repertory Theater
The American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) is a professional not-for-profit theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1979 by Robert Brustein, the A.R.T. is known for its commitment to new American plays and music–theater explorations; to ne ...
. Morissette contributed two new songs to the musical, "
Smiling
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Among humans, a smile expresses ...
" and "Predator". The musical transferred to
Broadway
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Theatre
* Broadway Theatre (disambiguation)
* Broadway theatre, theatrical productions in professional theatres near Broadway, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
** Broadway (Manhattan), the street
**Broadway Theatre (53rd Stree ...
in fall of 2019, starting previews on November 3 and opening on December 5 at the
Broadhurst Theatre
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. The production received fifteen
Tony Award
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nominations, the most of any production
that season.
In June 2019, Morissette went into the studio in Los Angeles. According to an interview, she had written all the songs, and "Smiling" would be included on the new album, likely to be released early 2020. On August 8, 2019, she revealed that the new album was produced by
Alex Hope and
Catherine Marks
Catherine J Marks is a record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer. She has worked with such artists as Foals, Manchester Orchestra, The Killers, Local Natives, Wolf Alice, Beware of Darkness, The Big Moon, Frank Carter & The Rattlesna ...
. On December 1, 2019, Morissette announced her first studio album in eight years, ''
Such Pretty Forks in the Road
''Such Pretty Forks in the Road'' is the ninth (and seventh international) studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released on July 31, 2020, through Epiphany Music and Thirty Tigers in North America, and by RCA and ...
'', set for release on May 1, 2020. The first single off the record, "
Reasons I Drink", was released on December 2, 2019.
Morissette was featured on
Halsey's song "Alanis' Interlude", released on January 17, 2020. On February 5, 2020, she revealed that her upcoming album was mixed by
Chris Dugan
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. The second single from the album, "Smiling", was released on February 20, 2020. On April 15, 2020, Morissette announced that the album's release would be postponed due to concerns over the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. It was released on July 31, 2020.
Morissette was originally scheduled to embark on a world tour for 25th anniversary of ''Jagged Little Pill'' in June 2020 with
Garbage
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and
Liz Phair
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, both already opened for Morissette in 1999 during
Junkie Tour
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. The latter cancelled her shows in North America and was replaced by
Cat Power
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instead. Due to
COVID-19
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pandemic, the tour was postponed to summer 2021.
Beth Orton
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announced that she will join to UK and Europe leg of the summer tour 2022.
On May 18, 2022, Morissette premiered the new track ''Safety-Empath in Paradise''. The new album of meditation music titled ''
The Storm Before the Calm
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'' was released on June 17, 2022.
Acting career
In 1986, Morissette had her first stint as an actress in five episodes of the children's television show ''
You Can't Do That on Television
''You Can't Do That on Television'' is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that first aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenage actors in a sketch comedy format similar to that of ...
''. She appeared on stage with the
Orpheus Musical Theatre Society
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Orpheus performs three shows annually at the Centrepointe Theatre in Ottawa, Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the t ...
in 1985 and 1988.
In 1999, Morissette delved into acting again, for the first time since 1993, appearing as God in the
Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American filmmaker, actor, comedian, comic book writer, author, YouTuber, and podcaster. He came to prominence with the low-budget comedy buddy film ''Clerks'' (1994), which he wrote, directed, co ...
comedy ''
Dogma
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'' and contributing the song "Still" to its soundtrack. Morissette reprised her role as God for a
post-credits scene
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in Smith's next film, ''
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
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'', to literally close the book on the
View Askewniverse
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. She also appeared in the hit
HBO
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comedies ''
Sex and the City
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'' and ''
Curb Your Enthusiasm
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'', appeared in the play ''
The Vagina Monologues
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'', and had brief cameos playing herself in the
Brazil
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ian hit soap operas ''
Celebridade
''Celebridade'' is a Brazilian telenovela that was produced and aired by TV Globo from October 13, 2003 to June 25, 2004, totaling 221 episodes.
Featured Malu Mader, Marcos Palmeira, Cláudia Abreu, Fábio Assunção, Marcio Garcia, Deborah Sec ...
'' and ''
Malhação
''Malhação'' (, ''Young Hearts'' in English) is a Brazilian soap-opera that aired on TV Globo from 4 March 1995 to 3 April 2020. The series is targeted at a teenage audience. Each season runs for about a year with cast members changing every ...
''.
In late 2003, Morissette appeared in the
Off-Broadway
An off-Broadway theatre is any professional theatre venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, inclusive. These theatres are smaller than Broadway theatres, but larger than off-off-Broadway theatres, which seat fewer tha ...
play ''
The Exonerated
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'' as Sunny Jacobs, a
death row
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inmate freed after proof surfaced that she was innocent. In April 2006,
MTV News
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reported that Morissette would reprise her role in ''The Exonerated'' in London from May 23 until May 28.
She expanded her acting credentials with the July 2004 release of the
Cole Porter
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Born to ...
biographical film
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''
De-Lovely
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'', in which she performed the song "
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
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" and had a brief role as an anonymous stage performer. In February 2005, she made a guest appearance on the Canadian television show ''
Degrassi: The Next Generation'' with ''Dogma'' co-star
Jason Mewes
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Early life
Mewes was ...
and director Kevin Smith. Also in 2005, Morissette, then engaged to Ryan Reynolds, made a
cameo appearance
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as "herself" as a former client of Reynolds' character in the film ''
Just Friends
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''. This scene was deleted from the theatrical release, and is only available on the DVD.
In 2006, she guest-starred in an episode of
Lifetime
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Arts, entertainment, and media
Music
* Lifetime (band), a rock band from New Jersey
* ''Life Time'' (Rollins Band album), by Rollins Band
* ...
's ''
Lovespring International
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'' as a homeless woman named Lucinda, three episodes of
FX's ''
Nip/Tuck
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'', playing a lesbian named Poppy, and the
mockumentary
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These productions are often used to analyze or comment on c ...
-documentary ''
Pittsburgh
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'' as herself.
Morissette appeared in eight episodes of ''
Weeds'', playing Dr. Audra Kitson, a "no-nonsense obstetrician" who treats pregnant main character
Nancy Botwin
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Nancy Botwin's family
Nancy Botwin
Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker, leading character)—also known as Lacey LaPlante (season two) and Nathalie Newman (season six)—was a PTA ...
. Her first episode aired in July 2009.
In early 2010, Morissette returned to the stage, performing a one-night engagement in ''
An Oak Tree
''An Oak Tree'' is a conceptual work of art created by Michael Craig-Martin (born 1941) in 1973. The piece, described as an oak tree, is installed in two units – a pristine installation of a glass of water on a glass shelf on metal brackets ...
'', an experimental play in Los Angeles. The performance was a sell-out. In April 2010, Morissette was confirmed to be in the cast of season six of ''
Weeds'' season six again portraying Dr. Audra Kitson.
Morissette also starred in a film adaptation of
Philip K. Dick
Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his l ...
's novel ''
Radio Free Albemuth
''Radio Free Albemuth'' is a dystopian novel by Philip K. Dick, written in 1976 and published posthumously in 1985. Originally titled ''VALISystem A'', it was his first attempt to deal in fiction with his experiences of early 1974. When his pu ...
''. Morissette plays Sylvia, an ordinary woman in unexpected remission from
lymphoma
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. Morissette stated that she is "...a big fan of Philip K. Dick's poetic and expansively imaginative books" and that she "feel
blessed to portray Sylvia, and to be part of this story being told in film".
She appeared as Amanda, a former bandmate of main character Ava Alexander (played by
Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), and later played supporting roles in the films '' 50 First Dates'' ...
), in one episode of NBC's ''
Up All Night'' on February 16, 2012. Rudolph officiated as minister for Morissette's wedding with both performing the explicit version of their hit hip hop song "Back It Up (Beep Beep)".
In 2014, Morissette played the role of Marisa Damia, the lover of architect and designer
Eileen Gray
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, in the film ''The Price of Desire'', directed by
Mary McGuckian
Mary McGuckian (born 27 May 1963) is a film director, producer and screenwriter from Northern Ireland.
Early life
Born and brought up in Northern Ireland during The Troubles, McGuckian completed her formal education in the Republic of Ireland ...
.
In 2021, Morissette was featured as a recurring character on adult-animation show ''
The Great North
, creator = Lizzie Molyneux-Logelin & Wendy Molyneux & Minty Lewis
, voices = {{Plainlist,
* Nick Offerman
* Jenny Slate
* Will Forte
* Dulcé Sloan
* Paul Rust
* Aparna Nancherla
, composer = {{Plainli ...
''.
Other work
In October 2015, ''Conversation with Alanis Morissette'' features conversations with different individuals from different schools and walks of life discussing everything from psychology to art to spirituality to design to health and well-being, to relationships (whether they be romantic or colleagueship or parent with children relationships). The monthly podcast is currently available to download on
iTunes
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and free to listen to on
YouTube
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.
In January 2016, she began a short-lived
advice column
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The responses are w ...
in ''
The Guardian
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'' newspaper.
In May 2018, the American Repertory Theater (Cambridge, Massachusetts) premiered ''
Jagged Little Pill
''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide. It marked a stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of her ...
,'' a musical with music by Morissette and Glen Ballard, lyrics by Morissette, book by
Diablo Cody
Brook Maurio (''née'' Busey; born June 14, 1978), known professionally by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, '' Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unl ...
, and directed by
Diane Paulus
Diane Marie Paulus (born 1966) is an American theater and opera director who is currently the Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director of the American Repertory Theater at Harvard University.Colleen Walsh"Paulus reaches beyond boards" ''Harvar ...
.
''
Jagged
''Jagged'' is the fifteenth solo studio album by English musician Gary Numan, his first original album in over five years, following ''Pure'' in 2000. Stylistically ''Jagged'' was a development of its predecessor's chorus-driven, anthemic ...
'', a documentary film about Morissette and ''Jagged Little Pill'' by filmmaker
Alison Klayman
Alison Klayman (born 1984) is an American filmmaker and journalist best known for her award-winning 2012 documentary '' Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry''.
Life and career
Klayman grew up in Philadelphia and graduated from Brown University in 2006 wit ...
, premiered at the
2021 Toronto International Film Festival
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before airing on
HBO
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as part of the ''Music Box'' series of documentary films about music history.
Personal life
Morissette was raised in a devout
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
family in Canada. She became a
US citizen
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in 2005, while retaining her Canadian citizenship.
Morissette has since then been practising
Buddhism
Buddhism ( , ), also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya (), is an Indian religion or philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha. It originated in northern India as a -movement in the 5th century BCE, and gra ...
.
Throughout her teen years and 20s, Morissette had depression and various eating disorders. She recovered from them and started to eat a healthier diet. In 2009, she ran a marathon promoting awareness for the
National Eating Disorders Association
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is an American non-profit organization devoted to preventing eating disorders, providing treatment referrals, and increasing the education and understanding of eating disorders, weight, and body imag ...
.
In the 2021 documentary ''Jagged'', Morissette said men committed
statutory rape
In common law jurisdictions, statutory rape is nonforcible sexual activity in which one of the individuals is below the age of consent (the age required to legally consent to the behavior). Although it usually refers to adults engaging in sexual ...
offenses against her when she was 15 years old.
Over seven years, Morissette's business manager Jonathan Schwartz stole over $5 million from her. He confessed to doing so in April 2017 and was sentenced to six years in prison.
On October 22, 2019, Morissette shared her nearly decade-long experience with
postpartum depression
Postpartum depression (PPD), also called postnatal depression, is a type of mood disorder associated with childbirth, which can affect both sexes. Symptoms may include extreme sadness, low energy, anxiety, crying episodes, irritability, and chan ...
on ''
CBS This Morning
''CBS This Morning'' (''CTM'') is an American morning television program that aired on CBS from November 30, 1987, to October 29, 1999, and again from January 9, 2012, to September 6, 2021. The program was aired from Monday through Saturday. ...
''.
In 1996, Morissette bought a home in
Brentwood, Los Angeles
Brentwood is a suburban neighborhood in the Los Angeles Westside, Westside region of Los Angeles.
History
General
Modern development began after the establishment of the Sawtelle Veterans Home, Pacific Branch of the National Home for Disab ...
. She also had an apartment in Ottawa and a home in
Malibu, the latter of which was partially destroyed in the
Woolsey Fire
The Woolsey Fire was a wildfire that burned in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties of the U.S. state of California. The fire ignited on November 8, 2018, and burned of land. The fire destroyed 1,643 structures, killed three people, and prompted th ...
. In 2019, she and her family moved to
Northern California
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; she said in an interview with ''
The New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...
'' that she was "finally done with living in Los Angeles".
Relationships
Morissette dated actor and comedian
Dave Coulier
David Alan Coulier ( ; born September 21, 1959) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, and television host. He played Joey Gladstone on the ABC sitcom ''Full House'', voiced Peter Venkman on ''The Real Ghostbusters'', and voiced ...
for a short time in the early 1990s. In a 2008 interview, Coulier said he was the ex-boyfriend who inspired Morissette's song "
You Oughta Know
"You Oughta Know" is a song by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released as the lead single from her third studio album, ''Jagged Little Pill'' (1995) on July 6, 1995. After releasing two studio albums, Morissette left MCA Records Canada and ...
"; Morissette has not commented on the subject of the song.
Morissette met Canadian actor
Ryan Reynolds
Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23, 1976) is a Canadian-American actor. He is one of the highest-grossing film actors of all time, with a worldwide box-office gross of over billion.
He began his career starring in the Canadian teen ...
at
Drew Barrymore
Drew Blythe Barrymore (born February 22, 1975) is an American actress, director, producer, talk show host and author. A member of the Barrymore family of actors, she is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a ...
's birthday party in 2002, and the couple began dating soon afterwards. They announced their engagement in June 2004.
In February 2007, representatives for Morissette and Reynolds announced they had decided to end their engagement.
Morissette has said that her album ''
Flavors of Entanglement
''Flavors of Entanglement'' is the seventh studio album, fifth international release and last Maverick Records release by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. The album, which was originally set for an April release, came out on May 30, ...
'' was created out of her grief after the breakup, saying "it was cathartic."
On May 22, 2010, Morissette married rapper
Mario "Souleye" Treadway in a private ceremony at their Los Angeles home. The couple have three children: son Ever born in 2010; daughter Onyx born in 2016;
and another son Winter born in 2019.
Discography
* ''
Alanis'' (1991)
* ''
Now Is the Time
''Now Is the Time'' is the second studio album by Alanis Morissette, released only in Canada on October 20, 1992. It was her final album for MCA Records Canada. Morissette recorded the album with Leslie Howe, who produced her debut album, '' ...
'' (1992)
* ''
Jagged Little Pill
''Jagged Little Pill'' is the third studio album by Canadian singer Alanis Morissette, released on June 13, 1995, through Maverick. It was her first album to be released worldwide. It marked a stylistic departure from the dance-pop sound of her ...
'' (1995)
* ''
Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'' is the fourth studio album and second internationally released album by singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 3, 1998. The album was positively rec ...
'' (1998)
* ''
Under Rug Swept
''Under Rug Swept'' is the fifth studio album and third internationally released album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. Released by Maverick Records in the United States on February 26, 2002, and in the United Kingdom a day earlier ...
'' (2002)
* ''
So-Called Chaos
''So-Called Chaos'' is the sixth studio album (fourth released internationally) by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released on May 18, 2004, through Maverick Records. It was preceded by the single "Everything" on April 13, which w ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Flavors of Entanglement
''Flavors of Entanglement'' is the seventh studio album, fifth international release and last Maverick Records release by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette. The album, which was originally set for an April release, came out on May 30, ...
'' (2008)
* ''
Havoc and Bright Lights
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Background
Venus is a planet with a ru ...
'' (2012)
* ''
Such Pretty Forks in the Road
''Such Pretty Forks in the Road'' is the ninth (and seventh international) studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released on July 31, 2020, through Epiphany Music and Thirty Tigers in North America, and by RCA and ...
'' (2020)
* ''
The Storm Before the Calm
''The Storm Before the Calm'' (stylized in all lowercase) is the tenth (and eighth international) studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, released June 17, 2022, via Epiphany Music and Thirty Tigers, as well as by RC ...
'' (2022)
Awards and nominations
Filmography
Film
Television
Stage
Tours
Opening act
* To the Extreme Tour (1991) (opening act for
Vanilla Ice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host. Born in South Dallas, and raised in Texas and South Florida, Ice released his debut album, ''Hooked'', ...
)
* 1999 Summer Tour (1999) (opening act for
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band (also known by the initials DMB) is an American rock band formed in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1991. The band's founding members were singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Matthews, bassist Stefan Lessard, drummer and bac ...
–Denver)
*
A Bigger Bang Tour
A Bigger Bang was a worldwide concert tour by the Rolling Stones which took place between August 2005 and August 2007, in support of their album '' A Bigger Bang''. At the time, it was the highest grossing tour of all time, earning $558,255,52 ...
(2005) (opening act for
The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the gritty, rhythmically d ...
)
Headlining
* Jagged Little Tour (1995)
* Intellectual Intercourse Tour (1995–96)
* Can't Not Tour (1996) featuring
Radiohead
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* Dhanyavad Tour (1998)
*
Junkie Tour
The Junkie Tour is the second concert tour by Canadian American recording artist, Alanis Morissette. The tour promoted her fourth studio album, ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie''. Beginning January, the tour played over 100 shows in the Amer ...
(1999) featuring
Garbage
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and
Liz Phair
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* One Tour (2000)
* Under Rug Swept Tour (2001)
* Toward Our Union Mended Tour (2002)
* All I Really Want Tour (2003)
* So-Called Chaos Tour (2004)
* Diamond Wink Tour (2005) featuring
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz (; born June 23, 1977) is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single " The Remedy (I Won't ...
* Jagged Little Pill Acoustic Tour (2005)
*
Flavors of Entanglement Tour
The Flavors of Entanglement Tour was the seventh headlining concert tour by Canadian American recording artist, Alanis Morissette. The tour supports her seventh studio album, ''Flavors of Entanglement''. Beginning in May 2008, the tour played ov ...
(2008–09)
*
Guardian Angel Tour (2012)
*
Intimate and Acoustic (2014)
* World Tour (2018)
* 2021 World Tour: Celebrating 25 Years of Jagged Little Pill featuring
Garbage
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,
Cat Power
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and
Beth Orton
Elizabeth Caroline Orton (born 14 December 1970) is an English musician, known for her "folktronica" sound, which mixes elements of folk and electronica. She was initially recognised for her collaborations with William Orbit, Andrew Weatherall, ...
(2021–22)
Co-headlining
*
5 ½ Weeks Tour (1999) (with
Tori Amos
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos; August 22, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. She is a classically trained musician with a mezzo-soprano vocal range. Having already begun composing instrumental pieces on piano, Amos won a full ...
)
*
Au Naturale Tour (2004) (with the
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reach ...
)
* Exile in America Tour (2008) (with
Matchbox Twenty
Matchbox Twenty (also known as Matchbox 20 and MB20) is an American rock band formed in Orlando, Florida, in 1995. The group currently consists of Rob Thomas (lead vocals, guitar, keyboards), Brian Yale (bass guitar), Paul Doucette (drums, r ...
)
See also
*
Canadian rock
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*
Music of Canada
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*
List of diamond-certified albums in Canada
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The first ...
*
List of best-selling albums
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References
Further reading
Rock on the Net
*
"Alanis Morissette – Artist Chart History" ''Billboard''. Retrieved August 23, 2006.
*
"Alanis Morissette – Billboard Singles" Allmusic. Retrieved August 23, 2006.
* ''Rock Chicks:The Hottest Female Rockers from the 1960s to Now'' by Stieven-Taylor, Alison (2007). Sydney. Rockpool Publishing.
External links
*
*
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