So_Pure

So Pure

So Pure

1999 single by Alanis Morissette


"So Pure" is a song written and produced by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard for Morissette's fourth album, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (1998). It was released in Japan as the album's second single on March 10, 1999, and as the third single worldwide in June 1999. One line in the song, "supposed former infatuation junkie", inspired its album's title. A special "radio friendly remix" was featured on US promotional singles and was only commercially released on the Australian domestic single.

Quick Facts Single by Alanis Morissette, from the album Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie ...

"So Pure" peaking outside the top 20 on the US Billboard Adult Top 40 and Top 40 Mainstream charts, but it did peak inside the top 20 in Canada. "So Pure" failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 and performed moderately in the United Kingdom, where it reached the top 40. In 2000, the song was nominated for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards but lost to Sheryl Crow's "There Goes the Neighborhood".[2] The music video won the award for Best Video at 2000 Juno Awards.[citation needed]

Music video

The single's video, directed by Morissette, featured her and (then boyfriend) actor Dash Mihok as dance partners transitioning through time and style, from ballroom to salsa, swing, tap, contemporary and rave. It was filmed over two days in Toronto, Canada. Morissette said of the video, "Over the last year, I'd become enamored with the dancing styles of the '40s in particular, and intrigued by the evolution of dancing throughout the last five decades and the spirit and different kinds of attitudes that fuel them. When it came time to create this video, there was no question that there would be dancing in it and that these different eras needed to be referenced!" The video world-premiered on AOL on June 25, 1999, and was the first from a major artist to debut on the internet.[3]

Track listings

Charts

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Release history

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References

  1. "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie". alanis-m.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. So Pure (Canadian CD single liner notes). Alanis Morissette. Maverick Records. 1999. CD 44704.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. So Pure (US promo CD liner notes). Alanis Morissette. Maverick Records. 1999. PRO-CD-9750.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. So Pure (UK CD1 liner notes). Alanis Morissette. Maverick Records. 1999. W492CD1, 9362 44722 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. So Pure (UK CD2 liner notes). Alanis Morissette. Maverick Records. 1999. W492CD2, 9362 44723 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. So Pure (Australian CD single liner notes). Alanis Morissette. Maverick Records. 1999. 9362447272.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. So Pure (Japanese CD single liner notes). Alanis Morissette. Maverick Records. 1999. WPCR-10069.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  8. "Most Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 1999". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 7, no. 52. December 24, 1999. p. 47.
  9. "ソー・ピュア | アラニス・モリセット" [So Pure | Alanis Morissette] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  10. "Impact Dates". Gavin Report. No. 2261. June 28, 1999. pp. 10, 24.
  11. "New Releases – For Week Starting 19 July, 1999" (PDF). Music Week. July 17, 1999. p. 23. Retrieved July 22, 2021.

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