Did you expect us to end this clearly themed week on this song?
We do not roll like that.
We do not roll like that.
This song was Meredith Brooks's debut SOLO single (she previously had a hit with the band The Graces) and her biggest hit by far, becoming a worldwide sensation and a #2 song on the US pop charts. She was 38 when the song was released - which, in a youth-centered industry like the music industry, is incredible.
The song's single word title is frequently used as an insult, but Brooks, who co-wrote the song, was looking to reclaim the word as a term of endearment. She certainly did not feel ashamed to release this as her debut single, although Capitol Records was hesitant, as, well, "bitch" is a naughty word. She was right and they were wrong - and they did eventually relent.
The video, by the way, is super-flowery.
"Bitch" was released in a time when Lilith Fair was a thing. That probably helped the song's popularity, and definitely gave her a place to be to promote the song on tour.
The 1997 crowd loved it, by the way.
I appreciate an artist that doesn't make a crowd wait. In this 2022 performance - when she's 64 and still freaking rocks - she performed the hell out of this song as the OPENING of her set. By the way, stick around and watch the whole video - because she's got more than one song.
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