Havoc and Bright Lights

Havoc and Bright Lights
Studio album by
Alanis Morissette
ReleasedAugust 22, 2012 (2012-08-22)
Recorded2011–2012
Studio
GenreSoft rock[1]
Length52:41
LabelCollective Sounds
Producer
Alanis Morissette chronology
Flavors of Entanglement
(2008) 		Havoc and Bright Lights
(2012) 		Live at Montreux 2012
(2013)
Singles from Havoc and Bright Lights
  1. "Guardian"
    Released: May 11, 2012
  2. "Lens"
    Released: July 31, 2012[2]
  3. "Receive"
    Released: December 3, 2012[3]
  4. "Woman Down"
    Released: 2012 (Hong Kong)
  5. "Big Sur"
    Released: June 23, 2014

Havoc and Bright Lights is the eighth (and sixth worldwide) studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, first released in Japan on August 22, 2012. The album is her first release on Collective Sounds (distributed by Sony worldwide except by Universal in Canada [where Morissette was on predecessor MCA in early days] and Japan), and in the US by RED Distribution and marks her first release away from Maverick Records, her label since 1995. It was produced by Guy Sigsworth and Joe Chiccarelli, the former having produced her previous album, Flavors of Entanglement (2008).

Havoc and Bright Lights received mixed reviews from music critics. Some praised Morissette's softer tones and production, while others found the album overproduced and lyrically weak. The first single released from the album was "Guardian".

  1. ^ Hoby, Hermione (August 26, 2012). "Alanis Morissette: Havoc and Bright Lights – review". The Guardian. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "Lens - Single". iTunes.
  3. ^ "Alanis Morissette confirms new single 'Receive'". Digital Spy.