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Wikipedia article


{{Infobox song

| name = Not as We

| cover = Alanis Morissette - Not as We.png

| alt =

| border = yes

| type = single

| artist = Alanis Morissette

| album = Flavors of Entanglement

| released =

| format =

| recorded = 2007

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Piano rock

| length = 4:45 (Album Version)
4:24 (Radio Edit)

| label = Maverick

| writer =

| producer = Guy Sigsworth

| prev_title = In Praise of the Vulnerable Man

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Guardian

| next_year = 2012

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}}

"'Not as We'" is a 2008 song from Alanis Morissette's seventh studio album, 'Flavors of Entanglement'. The song premiered on the American television series 'House' in season 4 of episode 3, "97 Seconds". "Not as We" was remixed and released as the second single from 'Flavors of Entanglement' in North America, while "In Praise of the Vulnerable Man" was released as the second single in Europe.[http://www.alanismorissette.it/flavorsofentanglement/2008/07/22/nuovi-singoli-not-as-we-ed-in-praise-of-the-vulnerable-man New singles: 'Not as We' and 'In Praise of the Vulnerable Man'] (fan site) (in Italian) The single was released to radio on October 13, 2008. On November 25, 2008 the 'Not as We (Remixes) EP' was released in Canada. The EP includes the radio edit and six other remixes.

Track listing



;CD Single

# "Not as We" (Radio Edit)

# "Not as We" (Album Version)

;DMD Maxi Remix EP

# "Not as We" (Radio Edit)

# "Not as We" (Jack Shaft Radio Edit)

# "Not as We" (Blow-Up Edit)

# "Not as We" (Dangerous Muse Edit)

# "Not as We" (Eddie Amador's multipressor Edit)

# "Not as We" (DJ Lynnwood's Reborn Edit)

# "Not as We" (Holosound Edit)

; Digital Remixes

# "Not as We" (Blow-Up Mix) - 7:36

# "Not as We" (Dangerous Muse Remix) - 7:46

# "Not as We" (DJ Lynnewood's Reborn Remix) - 8:57

# "Not as We" (Eddie Amador's Multipressor Remix) - 7:47

# "Not as We" (Holosound Mix) - 7:33

# "Not as We" (Jack Shaft Extended Edit) - 7:02

The Album Version is a piano-driven ballad while the shorter radio edit adds guitars, bass and background effects and starts with the first line of the song while the Album Version has an instrumental opening. The music video uses the radio edit.

Music video



The music video, directed by James Whitaker and produced through RSA's promo division Black Dog Films, was shot in Los Angeles on September 10, 2008. It features imagery identifiable as being shot at Half Moon Bay.[http://www.mike-aid.com/RESUME.html Michael S. Duncan, NREMT-B: Production Set Medic] It premiered on Yahoo! Music on the night of October 2, 2008[http://new.music.yahoo.com/videos/--201553236 Alanis Morissette - "Not as We" music video] and features Morissette in various stages on the path to emotional recovery.

Charts



The song unexpectedly charted when the album was released due to downloads of the song, resulting in a position of 22 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart. As of December 2008, the song had already sold 38,000 paid downloads, according to Billboard. The digital downloads also helped the song reach the lower parts of UK Singles Chart (#197) despite the single not being commercially released in the United Kingdom.

References



Category:2008 singles

Category:Alanis Morissette songs

Category:Pop ballads

Category:Rock ballads

Category:Songs written by Alanis Morissette

Category:Song recordings produced by Guy Sigsworth

Category:2008 songs

Category:Songs written by Guy Sigsworth

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