Bittersweet World

Bittersweet World
Studio album by Ashlee Simpson
Released	April 22, 2008 (2008-04-22)
Recorded	March 2006[1] – January 2008
Genre	Electronic[2] pop[2] rock[2]
Length	39:58
Label	Geffen
Producer	Ashlee Simpson (also exec.) Joe Simpson (exec.) Jim Beanz Dashawn "Happie" White Karl Berringer Ron Fair Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon Tal Herzberg Chad Hugo Kenna King Logan Jack Joseph Puig John Shanks Timbaland
Ashlee Simpson chronology
I Am Me (2005) Bittersweet World (2008)
Singles from Bittersweet World
"Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" Released: December 11, 2007 "Little Miss Obsessive" Released: March 11, 2008

Bittersweet World is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson. It was released in the United States on April 22, 2008.^[3] The project is Simpson's final release through Geffen Records.

The album marked a departure for Simpson, who executive produced the record and shifted her sound in a more dance-pop direction. Wanting to experiment with new sounds to make a “fun party album”, Simpson enlisted multiple producers including Timbaland, Jerome Harmon, Chad Hugo of The Neptunes, and Kenna.

The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States, Simpson's first to not reach the number 1 position. The album's lead single, "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)", also became her first to not appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US, though it was a moderate success in other territories. In early 2008, Simpson promoted the album with a small club tour. Plans for a summer tour were canceled when Simpson announced her pregnancy. Though the album did not achieve the commercial success of Autobiography or I Am Me, it has been lauded by critics for its eighties-infused electropop sound, which Simpson has admitted was “ahead of its time.”^[4][5]