Hands Clean
"Hands Clean" | ||||
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Single by Alanis Morissette | ||||
from the album Under Rug Swept | ||||
B-side | "Sister Blister" | |||
Released | 8 January 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2001 | |||
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Songwriter(s) | Alanis Morissette | |||
Producer(s) | Alanis Morissette | |||
Alanis Morissette singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Hands Clean" on YouTube |
"Hands Clean" is a song recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter
The song received generally positive reviews from
Background and release
After
According to Jennifer Vineyeard of
Of the 27 songs written for the album,[5] "Hands Clean" was picked to be the first single and was released on 8 January 2002.[6] Before its official release, the song debuted on German radio on 24 December 2001.[7]
Composition and lyrical content
"Hands Clean," written, composed, and produced entirely by
Lyrically, "Hands Clean" explores a past relationship and how its effects linger.
In a track-by-track commentary on her album, Morissette further commented about the track:
My intention in writing this song was to get to a place where I could be as truthful and as honest as I possibly could be about certain relationships in my past. It's definitely not with the intention of seeking any sort of revenge for the person who is at the heart of the song that I'm singing about, but it was in my silencing myself to protect somebody else that I was ultimately completely abandoning myself. And any time I speak untruths in my life, and often-times I feel by not speaking the truth, by being silent, there's an element of an untruth in that. Withholding the truth sometimes can feel just as horrible as a lie to me. So as I get older, I think I want more and more to introduce the bliss of speaking transparently and truthfully and as honestly as I possibly can, knowing that the truth in this case is my truth only.[13]
Critical reception
While choosing the song as a highlight from
Chart performance
"Hands Clean" was a commercial success in many territories, reaching the top 10 in over six countries while also reaching the top-twenty in seven others. In the United States, the song debuted at number 65 on the week of 2 February 2002, becoming that week's "Hot Shot Debut",
In Australia, "Hands Clean" debuted and peaked at number nine, on 8 February 2002. It became her highest-charting single there since "Ironic" in 1996 and her last to reach the top 10.[29] It received a gold certification from the Australian Recording Industry Association for shipping over 35,000 units.[30] In New Zealand, the song experienced more success, debuting at number 48 but peaking at number one ten weeks later. It became Morissette's most successful single and first number-one hit.[31] The song also experienced commercial success in several European countries, including Italy, where it reached number three,[32] Norway, peaking at number seven,[33] and Switzerland, reaching number five.[34]
Music video
Background and synopsis
Francis Lawrence directed the music video for "Hands Clean."[35] It was televised and broadcast in January 2002 for the single's worldwide release.[6]
The video begins with Alanis sitting in a sushi bar when she spies a man (played by Chris Sarandon)[35] as he enters. She has a flashback to a time when she spurned his unwanted advances, and it had an effect on her. We see Alanis's memories played out on a television screen, and the process begins, recorded for public viewing and re-viewing. We see her writing about the relationship, guitar in hand, creating a song which she then records and takes to a record producer (played by Ian Gomez),[35] who presses it as a CD. She is soon posing for the CD sleeve photograph and shooting a video, which is played all over the world, just as the CD is being flown across oceans, in order to be put on display at hip record stores, where it is snapped up by many eager hands, including a girl in a beanie (played by Masiela Lusha).[36][37] The singer is seen performing the song on the radio (radio DJ is played by Dean Haglund). At the video's conclusion, set a year after its beginning, Morissette again sees her former suitor enter the same sushi bar. Through her song, and the process of it becoming a hit and then a memory, she has come to terms with her past relationship. On seeing this person who had a profound effect on her this second time, she is able to move on: before departing the restaurant, she picks up a napkin and wipes her hands clean.
Track listings
Canadian CD single[38]
UK and European CD1[39]
UK and European CD2, Australian CD1[40][41]
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Australian CD2, European maxi-single[42][29]
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Personnel
Credits are lifted from the Canadian CD single liner notes.[38]
- Alanis Morissette – vocals, electric guitar
- Nick Lashley – guitar
- Joel Shearer – guitar
- Gary Novak – drums
- Tim Thorney – acoustic guitar
- Chris Bruce – bass
- Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards
- Mark Stephens – piano
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[30] | Gold | 35,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref(s). |
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United States | 8 January 2002 | Radio | Maverick | [6] |
Australia | 28 January 2002 | CD |
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United Kingdom | 18 February 2002 |
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Maverick | [72][73] |
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