Unwritten (album)

Untitled

Unwritten is the debut album released by pop singer Natasha Bedingfield. It was released in the UK on September 6, 2004, where it debuted at #1, and in the U.S. on August 2, 2005, where it debuted at #26. It spawned the singles, "Single", "These Words", "Unwritten", "I Bruise Easily" and "The One That Got Away (which was only released in North America).

Track listing

UK edition

1. "These Words" (Natasha Bedingfield, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner, Wayne Wilkins) – 3:35
2. "Single" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:54
3. "I'm a Bomb" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:42 — not on North American edition
4. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, Wayne Rodriguez) – 4:18
5. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Paul Herman, Wilkins) – 4:14
6. "If You're Gonna..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:21
7. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Guy Chambers) – 3:45
8. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Nick Lashley) – 4:45
9. "Frogs & Princes" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:44 — not on North American edition
10. "Drop Me in the Middle" (featuring Bizarre from D12) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez, Rufus Johnson) – 4:15
11. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:58
12. "Size Matters" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:23 — not on International edition
13. "Peace of Me" (Bedingfield, Kara Dioguardi, Pat Leonard) – 3:42 — not on International edition
    • "Sojourn" (Hidden track) (Bedingfield, O'Mahony, Keynes, Harwood) - ~ – 5:25

International edition

1. "These Words" (Natasha Bedingfield, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner, Wayne Wilkins) – 3:35
2. "Single" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:54
3. "I'm a Bomb" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:42
4. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, Wayne Rodriguez) – 4:18
5. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Paul Herman, Wilkins) – 4:14
6. "If You're Gonna..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:21
7. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Guy Chambers) – 3:45
8. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Nick Lashley) – 4:45
9. "Frogs & Princes" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:44
10. "Drop Me in the Middle" (featuring Bizarre from D12) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez, Rufus Johnson) – 4:15
11. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:58
    • "Sojourn" (hidden track) (Bedingfield, O'Mahony, Keynes, Harwood) - ~ – 6:29

North American edition

1. "These Words" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:36
2. "Single" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:55
3. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez) – 4:15
4. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Chambers) – 3:47
5. "Stumble" (Shelly Peiken, Greg Wells) – 3:36 — not on UK/International edition
6. "Peace of Me" (Bedingfield, Kara Dioguardi, Pat Leonard) – 3:42
7. "If You're Gonna ..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:20
8. "Drop Me in the Middle " (featuring Estelle) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez, Estelle Swaray) – 3:43
9. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Lashley) – 4:44
10. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Herman, Wilkins) – 4:13
11. "The One That Got Away" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Michael Tafaro, Nathan Winkler) – 4:05 — not on UK/Int. edition
12. "Size Matters" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:25
13. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:58
    • "Sojourn" (hidden track) (Bedingfield, O'Mahony, Keynes, Harwood) – 6:29

• There is also a DualDisc of the North American edition available, which features the music videos for "These Words" (U.S. version), "Single", and "I Bruise Easily", in addition to the making of the video for "These Words" and an interview with Natasha. Late in 2006, a radio edit to "Single" was leaked to the internet. It was dubbed the "'06 Mix." When "Single" was released to radio, they also re-released the album, with no new tracks, just the new mix of "Single" and the Wamdue Pop Rocks Remix of "The One That Got Away".

Japanese edition

1. "These Words" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:36
2. "Single" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:55
3. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez) – 4:15
4. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Chambers) – 3:47
5. "Stumble" (Shelly Peiken, Greg Wells) – 3:36 — not on UK/International edition
6. "Peace of Me" (Bedingfield, Kara Dioguardi, Pat Leonard) – 3:42
7. "If You're Gonna ..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:20
8. "Drop Me in the Middle " (featuring Estelle) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez, Estelle Swaray) – 3:43
9. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Lashley) – 4:44
10. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Herman, Wilkins) – 4:13
11. "The One That Got Away" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Michael Tafaro, Nathan Winkler) – 4:05 — not on UK/Int. edition
12. "Size Matters" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:25
13. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:58
    • "Sojourn" (hidden track) (Bedingfield, O'Mahony, Keynes, Harwood) – 6:29

This edition features a booklet with the Japanese lyrics and obi strip.

Singles chronology

Europe

• "Single" (#3 UK)
• "These Words" (#1 UK) (#2 GER)
• "Unwritten" (#6 UK) (#22 GER)
• "I Bruise Easily" (#13 UK) (#46 GER)

North America

• "These Words" (#17 US)
• "Unwritten" (#5 US)
• "Single" (#57 US)

Chart performance

Year	Chart	Position
2004	UK albums chart	1
2005	The Billboard 200	26
2004	Germany albums chart	20
2004	Austria albums chart	31
2004	Switzerland albums chart	23
2004	Mexico albums chart	33
2004	Australia albums chart	89

Billboard Top 200 Chart History

"Unwritten" - Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Week	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Position	26	50	62	80	87	86	113	129	159	190	172 (re)	146	134	95	83	79	82	61	47	55	43	40	42	43	58	42	48	49	60	57

"Unwritten" - Billboard 200 Albums Chart
Week	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47
Position	71	92	81	60	67	73	62	71	84	96	97	111	130	131	151	167	169

Album reached Gold status in the U.S. on the date of March 9, 2006 for shipment of 500,000 copies. Total sold as of week 45 is 721,504.

Extended Copy Protection

In November 2005, it was revealed that Sony was distributing albums with Extended Copy Protection, a controversial feature that automatically installed rootkit software on any Microsoft Windows machine upon insertion of the disc. In addition to preventing the CD's contents from being copied, it was also revealed that the software reported the users' listening habits back to Sony and also exposed the computer to malicious attacks that exploited insecure features of the rootkit software. Though Sony initially refused to release a list of the affected CDs, the Electronic Frontier Foundation identified Unwritten as one of the discs with the invasive software. However, the DualDisc release does not contain such software.

References

• Are You Affected By Sony-BMG's Rootkit? (November 9, 2005) from Electronic Frontier Foundation

External links

• Peter Wade Music – Producer Peter Wade Keusch.