Meredith Brooks - Bitch

What this video is

Released March 1997 on Capitol Records, 'Bitch' arrived at the apex of the Lilith Fair cultural moment, when female-fronted alternative rock was achieving unprecedented mainstream commercial reach. The song was co-written with Shelly Peiken and produced by Geza X, and became a feminist reclamation anthem — Brooks explicitly intended to strip the word 'bitch' of its pejorative connotations and reframe it as a…

Why it matters

A landmark artifact of mid-90s female alternative rock, 'Bitch' sits at the intersection of post-grunge, Lilith Fair singer-songwriter culture, and feminist pop-rock reclamation. Critics drew immediate comparisons to Alanis Morissette's commercial template, while the song's explicit…

The director

Paul Andresen is a cinematographer, producer, and music video director based in Los Angeles. His verified directing credits span artists including Meredith Brooks, Collective Soul, Insane Clown Posse, Urge Overkill, and Sevendust. He has also worked in…