Fiona apple the way things are

Q: What is Fiona Apples most famous song?

# 4 – Criminal The song appeared on Fiona Apples 1997 debut album Tidal. It was the albums fourth single released from the record. The song also stands as Fiona Apples most successful song on the charts. It is her only single to break the Billboard Top 100 as it peaked at number 21.

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What is Fiona Apple's most famous song?
Is Fiona Apple still vegan?
Who are Fiona Apple's inspirations?
How did Fiona Apple get famous?

While performing the song live in 2006, Fiona gave a monologue before she started singing:

Figuring that, statistically, there’s gotta be somebody out there or many people out there that has somebody in their life who appears outwardly to be very very good and very devoted to you, but then when they’ve got you alone and really quietly they like whisper the worst things in the world to you and everybody thinks they’re the nicest person in the world… This song is… my big step in getting rid of that person… The only way that I could really deal with that was to write this song about… how great things are because this is exactly what I need.

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November 9, 1999

What is Fiona Apple's most famous song?

# 4 – Criminal The song appeared on Fiona Apple's 1997 debut album Tidal. It was the album's fourth single released from the record. The song also stands as Fiona Apple's most successful song on the charts. It is her only single to break the Billboard Top 100 as it peaked at number 21.

Is Fiona Apple still vegan?

Once a bottle-of-vodka-a-day level drinker, Apple is now sober and has been vegan for many years. Last summer, Apple pledged two years' worth of earnings from her song Criminal to the While They Wait fund, which finances legal support and necessities for immigrants seeking asylum.

Who are Fiona Apple's inspirations?

She credits American poet Maya Angelou as her biggest influence, but the playfulness of samba star Carmen Miranda and flame-bright pop diva Cyndi Lauper is also reflected in her music, as is the precise songwriting of Aimee Mann.

How did Fiona Apple get famous?

Apple became most famous for her 1997 MTV Video Music Award acceptance speech for best new artist where she said the world was "bull****." At the time, Apple said she felt superficial, like she had become a paper doll, molded to play the famous rock-star image the world wanted to see.