Which artist released the hit, "Bitch"?

The artist who released the hit “Bitch” was Meredith Brooks. Released in 1997, the song became Brooks’s signature recording and the lead single from her second studio album, Blurring the Edges.

“Bitch” was written by Meredith Brooks and Shelly Peiken, with production by Geza X. Its provocative title and chorus initially made Capitol Records cautious about releasing it to mainstream radio, but the song’s direct celebration of contradictory emotions helped it become a major pop-rock hit. Brooks presents herself as capable of being both tender and difficult, rejecting the idea that women must fit one agreeable stereotype.

Listeners sometimes confuse the song with Alanis Morissette because of its guitar-driven sound, confessional lyrics, and release during the late-1990s wave of alternative-leaning female pop-rock. Brooks and Morissette were separate artists, however, and “Bitch” was not a Morissette recording. The single reached the top five in the United States and became an enduring example of 1990s radio pop with an unusually confrontational title.