Uninvited (song)

"Uninvited" was released to American radio stations in March 1998 and was still receiving substantial radio airplay by the following August.Rosen, Craig. [http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12039296 "'City' A Set-Up For New Alanis, Goo Goo Dolls Albums"]. [[Yahoo! Music]]. August 27, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2006. An internet and radio leak of "Uninvited" in early March forced Warner Bros. to release the entire soundtrack to radio before it became available in stores. According to a publicity manager for Warner Music Canada, the measure was "an inconvenience" taken to stop radio stations from playing low-quality versions of the song downloaded from the internet.Cairney, Richard. [http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/1998/0319/cover1.html "Cover Story"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018083211/http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/1998/0319/cover1.html|date=October 18, 2006}}. ''SEE Magazine''. March 19, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2006.

"Uninvited" was released to American radio stations in March 1998 and was still receiving substantial radio airplay by the following August.Rosen, Craig. [http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/12039296 "'City' A Set-Up For New Alanis, Goo Goo Dolls Albums"]. [[Yahoo! Music]]. August 27, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2006. An internet and radio leak of "Uninvited" in early March forced Warner Bros. to release the entire soundtrack to radio before it became available in stores. According to a publicity manager for Warner Music Canada, the measure was "an inconvenience" taken to stop radio stations from playing low-quality versions of the song downloaded from the internet.Cairney, Richard. [http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/1998/0319/cover1.html "Cover Story"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061018083211/http://www.seemagazine.com/Issues/1998/0319/cover1.html|date=October 18, 2006}}. ''SEE Magazine''. March 19, 1998. Retrieved November 11, 2006.

Following the song's leak, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) took down several websites featuring the song. "Uninvited" was due for release on March 31, but was leaked to radio on March 6. ''Newsbytes'', a computer industry news service, reported that fast-working fans in [[Los Angeles]], upon hearing the song on [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]], taped the track and uploaded it onto their websites. Several sites were involved, according to ''Newsbytes'', including ones based in Los Angeles, [[London]] and [[Mexico City]].{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1432312/morissettes-uninvited-websites-shut-down-no-tours-on-the-books/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117055216/http://www.mtv.com/news/1432312/morissettes-uninvited-websites-shut-down-no-tours-on-the-books/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 17, 2015|title=Morissette's "Uninvited" Websites Shut Down, No Tours on the Books|website=[[MTV]]}} The unauthorized material was removed, and in several cases, the whole site was shut down. The action was part of a campaign by the RIAA to stop unauthorized reproductions of recordings on the internet.

Following the song's leak, the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) took down several websites featuring the song. "Uninvited" was due for release on March 31, but was leaked to radio on March 6. ''Newsbytes'', a computer industry news service, reported that fast-working fans in Los Angeles, upon hearing the song on [[KROQ-FM|KROQ]], taped the track and uploaded it onto their websites. Several sites were involved, according to ''Newsbytes'', including ones based in Los Angeles, London and Mexico City.{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1432312/morissettes-uninvited-websites-shut-down-no-tours-on-the-books/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117055216/http://www.mtv.com/news/1432312/morissettes-uninvited-websites-shut-down-no-tours-on-the-books/|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 17, 2015|title=Morissette's "Uninvited" Websites Shut Down, No Tours on the Books|website=[[MTV]]}} The unauthorized material was removed, and in several cases, the whole site was shut down. The action was part of a campaign by the RIAA to stop unauthorized reproductions of recordings on the internet.

"Uninvited" was not included on ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'', but a demo version was included as a bonus track on the [[Australia]]n, [[Japan]]ese, and [[Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie#Thank U Edition reissue|25th anniversary]] releases of the album as well as a B-side in the UK [[CD single]] for "[[Thank U]]". The compilation ''[[Alanis Morissette: The Collection]]'' (2005) was Morissette's first album to include the song in its original studio format; she had performed an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] version of the song during her 1999 ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' appearance, which was released as the album ''[[MTV Unplugged (Alanis Morissette album)|Alanis Unplugged]]''. An acoustic version of the song was also included on the video album ''[[Live in the Navajo Nation]]''.

"Uninvited" was not included on ''Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie'', but a demo version was included as a bonus track on the Australian, Japanese, and [[Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie#Thank U Edition reissue|25th anniversary]] releases of the album as well as a B-side in the UK [[CD single]] for "[[Thank U]]". The compilation ''[[Alanis Morissette: The Collection]]'' (2005) was Morissette's first album to include the song in its original studio format; she had performed an [[acoustic music|acoustic]] version of the song during her 1999 ''[[MTV Unplugged]]'' appearance, which was released as the album ''[[MTV Unplugged (Alanis Morissette album)|Alanis Unplugged]]''. An acoustic version of the song was also included on the video album ''[[Live in the Navajo Nation]]''.

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