Uninvited (song)

"Uninvited"
Single by Alanis Morissette
from the album City of Angels: Music from the Motion Picture
Released	February 24, 1998 (1998-02-24)[1]
Genre	Alternative rock[2]
Length	4:34
Label	Maverick
Songwriter(s)	Alanis Morissette
Producer(s)	Alanis Morissette, Rob Cavallo
Alanis Morissette singles chronology
"All I Really Want" (1996) "Uninvited" (1998) "Thank U" (1998)

"Uninvited" is a song by Canadian recording artist and songwriter Alanis Morissette, released as a single from the soundtrack of City of Angels in February 1998, becoming Morissette's first new recording since her international debut album, Jagged Little Pill (1995). Morissette wrote the song and co-produced it with Rob Cavallo. "Uninvited" is driven by four piano notes and builds to an instrumental climax, and haunting atmosphere accompanied by cryptic lyrics.

Because the song was not released as a physical single in the United States, it was not allowed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 due to rules in place at the time. It instead appeared on the Hot 100 Airplay chart, peaking at number four in June 1998. In Canada, "Uninvited" reached number seven on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. Elsewhere, the single peaked at number one in El Salvador and number six in Iceland. In 1999, the song won two Grammy Awards: Best Female Rock Vocal Performance and Best Rock Song.

Surprisingly, at the time of its promotion, a commercial single for “Uninvited” was never released worldwide. This is the reason why the promotional single never charted on any country’s singles charts, with the exception of airplay charts, and charts that combine physical sales with radio airplay (i.e. Canada).