Insensitive (song)
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| Single by Jann Arden | ||||
| from the album Living Under June | ||||
| B-side | "I Just Don't Love You Anymore" | |||
| Released | October 1994 | |||
| Studio | Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California) | |||
| Length | 4:16 | |||
| Label | A&M | |||
| Songwriter | Anne Loree | |||
| Producer | Ed Cherney | |||
| Jann Arden singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Insensitive" on YouTube | ||||
"Insensitive" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Jann Arden, released in October 1994 by A&M Records as the second single from her second studio album, Living Under June (1994). Written by Anne Loree and produced by Ed Cherney, the song became Arden's most successful single, reaching number one in Canada and Australia and number 12 in the United States. "Insensitive" was later included on Arden's 2001 greatest hits album, Greatest Hurts, in both the original and live versions.
Anne Loree would recall writing "Insensitive" in response to an unhappy tryst with a chef at a Calgary restaurant where Loree was waiting tables. "I sat down at my electric piano in the basement of a rented house I shared with four roommates, broke and brokenhearted, full of pain and angst, and wrote 'Insensitive'. It took me probably less than half an hour and I walked away feeling much better for it and much hipper to Prince Charmings who aren't really into you."[1] Jann Arden, then based in Calgary, optioned "Insensitive" for Living Under June after hearing Loree perform the song at a local club.[2]
"Insensitive" remains Arden's most successful single. It reached number one in her native Canada for three weeks,[3] number 12 on the US Billboard Hot 100,[4] and number four on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.[5] The song's US success was assisted by its presence in the film Bed of Roses; although Bed of Roses was not a major success, the video for "Insensitive" was aired on an episode of Entertainment Tonight, on which the film had been promoted.[citation needed] Its Italian success was occasioned by its use as a jingle in a TV ad campaign for department store Coin.[2] On August 20, 1995, "Insensitive" reached number one on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart for one week,[6] and it also charted at number 44 in New Zealand and at number 40 in the United Kingdom.[7][8] At the Juno Awards of 1996, "Insensitive" was nominated for Single of the Year.[9]
Music video
For the track's US release a video was prepped comprising clips from the film Bed of Roses interspersed with footage of Jann singing the song; Jeth Weinrich directed. The video for "Insensitive" was nominated for Video of the Year at the 1995 Juno Awards.[9]
Track listings
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Credits and personnel
Credits are taken from the US cassette single sleeve.[13]
Studios
- Recorded at Groove Masters (Santa Monica, California)
- Mixed at Brooklyn Recording Studio (Los Angeles)
Personnel
- Anne Loree – writing
- Jann Arden – vocals, co-production, arrangement
- Ed Cherney – production, recording, mixing, arrangement
- Neil MacGonigill – executive production
- Duane Seykora – recording
- Jeffery "C.J." Vanston – arrangement
- Dillon O'Brian – background vocals arrangement
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)[24] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
Cover versions
Country singer LeAnn Rimes also released her own version of "Insensitive" on her 1998 album, Sittin' on Top of the World.
Jasper Steverlinck remade "Insensitive" for his 2004 album, Songs of Innocence.
Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario-based punk rock band The Decay also released a cover version on the Juicebox Recording Co. compilation, Our Favourite Songs.[33]
