Album
Havoc and Bright Lights
Havoc and Bright Lights is Alanis Morissette's eighth studio album, or her sixth if you count only the releases made worldwide. It came out on 22 August 2012 and was her first record for Collective Sounds, ending a run with Maverick Records that had begun in 1995. Sony handled distribution in most territories, with Universal looking after Canada and Japan, and RED Distribution covering the US.
Guy Sigsworth, who had produced Flavors of Entanglement in 2008, returned to work alongside Joe Chiccarelli. The first single was "Guardian". Reviews were mixed: some listeners warmed to the softer tones and the production, while others felt it was overproduced and the lyrics lacked bite. It is a worthwhile listen if you want to hear how Morissette sounded once she had left the label that launched her.
Havoc and Bright Lights: tracklist, credits and charts
12 tracks · 52:32Tracklist
- 1GuardianAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth4:18
- 2Woman DownAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth3:37
- 3’Til YouAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth4:07
- 4CelebrityAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth4:01
- 5EmpathyAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth4:00
- 6LensAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth4:09
- 7SpiralAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth4:17
- 8NumbAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth4:10
- 9HavocAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth5:53
- 10Win and WinAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth5:01
- 11ReceiveAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth4:28
- 12Edge of EvolutionAlanis Morissette and Guy Sigsworth4:30
- Produced by
- Joe Chiccarelli, Guy Sigsworth
- Recorded at
- Sunset Sound (Hollywood, California), The Bank (Burbank, California), Sunset Sound
- Recorded
- 2011–2012
- Mixed by
- Csaba Petocz
- Engineered by
- Chris Elms, Bill Mims, Geoff Neal, Csaba Petocz, Morgan Stratton
- Label
- Collective Sounds
- Length
- 52:32
Line-up
- Jeff Babko · keyboard · guest
- Chris Elms · electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Sean Hurley · bass
- Victor Indrizzo · drums (drum set), percussion
- David Levita · electric guitar
- Zac Rae · keyboard
- Guy Sigsworth · keyboard
- Lyle Workman · electric guitar
- Alanis Morissette · lead vocals
- Paul Bushnell · bass · guest
- Matt Chamberlain · drums (drum set) · guest
- Mike Daly · acoustic guitar · guest
- Tim Pierce · acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Joe Chiccarelli · keyboard · guest
- Lili Haydn · violin · guest
Singles
- “Guardian” · 11 May 2012
- “Lens” · 31 July 2012
- “Receive” · 3 December 2012
- “Woman Down” · 2012 (Hong Kong)
- “Big Sur” · 23 June 2014
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 · 2012 | 5 |
| UK Albums Chart · 2012 | 12 |
| Austrian Albums · 2012 | 1 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard) · 2012 | 1 |
| Italian Albums · 2012 | 1 |
| Swiss Albums · 2012 | 1 |
| US Independent Albums · 2012 | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums · 2012 | 1 |
| Dutch Albums · 2012 | 2 |
| German Albums · 2012 | 2 |
All 27 charts
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2012 | 5 |
| Czech Albums · 2012 | 5 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2012 | 6 |
| Ireland 2 · 2012 | 6 |
| Norwegian Albums · 2012 | 9 |
| Spanish Albums · 2012 | 9 |
| Polish Albums · 2012 | 11 |
| Finnish Albums · 2012 | 15 |
| French Albums · 2012 | 20 |
| Scottish Albums · 2012 | 20 |
| Australian Albums (ARIA) · 2012 | 22 |
| Danish Albums · 2012 | 22 |
| Portuguese Albums · 2012 | 23 |
| New Zealand Albums · 2012 | 27 |
| Swedish Albums · 2012 | 32 |
| Hungarian Albums · 2012 | 38 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 2012 | 183 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Germany | Gold |
| United Kingdom · 2021 | Silver |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
52.0
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
2.5k
ListenBrainz listeners
20k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
1.2k
Deezer fans (all editions)
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1999
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2002
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2002
So‐Called Chaos
2004
Jagged Little Pill (acoustic)
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2005
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Live at Montreux 2012
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 2012-08-12 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 12 August 2012 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 22 August 2012 | |
| Wikidata | 22 August 2012 | |
| Deezer | 24 August 2012 | |
| US release | 28 August 2012 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 24 August 2012 | earliest UK or European date |
17 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2012 | JP | Collective Sounds | 4988005715746 | original |
| 24 August 2012 | CW | Columbia SevenOne Music | 886443616585 | other |
| 24 August 2012 | DE | Columbia SevenOne Music | 887254476221 | other |
| 24 August 2012 | EE | Columbia SevenOne Music | 886443589827 | other |
| 24 August 2012 | XE | Columbia SevenOne Music | 886443506657 | other |
| 24 August 2012 | XE | Sony Music | 887254432920 | other |
| 28 August 2012 | US | Collective Sounds | 853423003215 | other |
| 28 August 2012 | CA | Collective Sounds | 602537141470 | other |
| 28 August 2012 | US | Collective Sounds | 853423003178 | other |
| 28 August 2012 | XE | Columbia SevenOne Music | 887254413424 | other |
| 28 August 2012 | CA | Epiphany Music | 00602537141470 | other |
| 28 August 2012 | SZ | David Gresham Records | 6001212441739 | other |
| 28 August 2012 | CA | Epiphany Music | 00602537145423 | other |
| 28 August 2012 | CA | Epiphany Music | 00602537145386 | other |
| 31 August 2012 | AU | Collective Records | 886443517325 | other |
| 9 January 2015 | CW | Columbia SevenOne Music | 886443592537 | deluxe |
| 10 April 2020 | — | Thirty Tigers | 195081355627 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1400×1400 | upscaled: minor: best source 1400x1400, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |