Unwritten

Unwritten is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. It was released in the United Kingdom on 6 September 2004, where it topped the UK Albums Chart, and in the United States on 2 August 2005, where it debuted at number twenty-six on US Billboard 200. It spawned five singles: "Single", "These Words", "Unwritten" (which later served as the theme song from MTV reality series The Hills), "I Bruise Easily" and "The One That Got Away" (which was only released in North America). The song "Drop Me in the Middle" featured rapper Bizarre of D12 on the international versions of the album, but the US version featured rapper and singer Estelle. In 2006, the album was re-released in North America with new album artwork and a slightly altered track listing. The album was replayed on November 29, 2007.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
BBC Music	(positive)^[2]
PopMatters	^[3]
musicOMH	(positive)^[4]
Rolling Stone	^[5]

The album received generally positive reviews from most critics. Earning a 7 out of 10 from PopMatters, Adrien Begrand, who said the album was Bedingfield's "brand of clever, R&B infused pop." Though, he went on to admit that the album was "not without its pitfalls."^[3] David Hooper from BBC gave the album another positive review, writing "there's no denying this is a finely-crafted number with bold, voluptuous harmonies. It's guaranteed to thrill, at least for the first 30 plays." Further, Hollow stated "Unwritten is a textbook quality pop album, lifted by Natasha's strong voice, immaculate production and some absolutely corking singles. Whether you like it or not, you won't be able to get those tunes out of your head."^[2]

UK-based music review website musicOMH critic David Welsh praised the album, compared Bedingfield's success to that of her brother, calling the album "a startlingly accomplished debut outing, letting the whole world know that Daniel is by no means the only talented Bedingfield out there." Welsh continued to add that Unwritten was "both musically note-worthy and lyrically substantial", concluding that there was "no shame in adding this to your collection."^[4]

Commercial performance

Unwritten peaked at number one on Official Charts Company's UK Albums Chart. It sold over one million copies in United Kingdom, being certified triple platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). In United States, it peaked at number twenty-six on the US Billboard 200. It sold over 500,000 copies in the United States and received a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In Australia, it peaked at number eighty-nine on ARIA Albums Chart. It also peaked at number twenty-six in Austria, number twenty in Germany, number thirty-three in Mexico and number twenty-three in Switzerland, making smaller impact outside the United Kingdom and the United States.

Controversy

Further information: Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal

In November 2005, the Electronic Frontier Foundation identified Unwritten as one of the discs with Extended Copy Protection, a controversial invasive software.^[6] However, the DualDisc release does not contain such software.

Track listing

Unwritten — Standard edition^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"These Words"	Natasha Bedingfield Steve Kipner Andrew Frampton Wayne Wilkins	Kipner Frampton Wilkins	3:36
2.	"Single"	Bedingfield Kipner Frampton Wilkins	Kipner Frampton Wilkins	3:57
3.	"I'm a Bomb"	Bedingfield Kipner Frampton Wilkins	Kipner Frampton Wilkins	3:42
4.	"Unwritten"	Bedingfield Danielle Brisebois Wayne Rodrigues	Rodrigues Brisebois	4:19
5.	"I Bruise Easily"	Bedingfield Frampton Wilkins Paul Herman	Frampton Wilkins	4:14
6.	"If You're Gonna..."	Bedingfield Kipner Frampton Wilkins	Kipner Frampton Wilkins	3:22
7.	"Silent Movie"	Bedingfield Guy Chambers	Chambers Richard Flack	3:47
8.	"We're All Mad"	Bedingfield Brisebois Nick Lashley	Rodrigues Brisebois Lashley	4:48
9.	"Frogs & Princes"	Bedingfield Kipner Frampton Wilkins	Kipner Frampton	3:45
10.	"Drop Me in the Middle" (featuring Bizarre from D12)	Bedingfield Brisebois Rodrigues Rufus Johnson	Rodrigues Brisebois	4:16
11.	"Wild Horses"	Bedingfield Kipner Frampton Wilkins	Kipner Frampton	4:01
12.	"Sojourn" (hidden track)	Bedingfield O'Mahony Keynes Harwood		3:19

Unwritten — UK edition (bonus tracks)^[8]
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
12.	"Size Matters"	Bedingfield Kipner Frampton Wilkins	Kipner Frampton Wilkins	3:25
13.	"Peace of Me"	Bedingfield Patrick Leonard Kara DioGuardi	Leonard	3:45
14.	"Sojourn" (hidden track)	Bedingfield O'Mahony Keynes Harwood		3:19
Total length:				54:16

Unwritten — Japanese edition (bonus tracks)^[9]
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Size Matters"	3:25
13.	"Peace of Me"	3:45
14.	"The One That Got Away"	4:16
15.	"Sojourn" (hidden track)	3:19
Total length:		58:32

Unwritten — Japanese 2005 reissue edition^[10]
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"These Words"	3:36
2.	"Single"	3:55
3.	"Unwritten"	4:15
4.	"Silent Movie"	3:47
5.	"Stumble"	3:36
6.	"Pieces of Me"	3:43
7.	"If You're Gonna..."	3:21
8.	"Drop Me in the Middle" (featuring Estelle)	3:44
9.	"We're All Mad"	4:45
10.	"I Bruise Easily"	4:13
11.	"The One That Got Away"	4:06
12.	"Size Matters"	3:26
13.	"Wild Horses"	3:58
14.	"Sojourn" (hidden track)	3:19
Total length:		51:04

Unwritten — North American edition^[11]^[12]
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"These Words"	Bedingfield Frampton Kipner Wilkins	3:38
2.	"Single"	Bedingfield Frampton Kipner Wilkins	3:54
3.	"Unwritten"	Bedingfield Brisebois Rodrigues	4:18
4.	"Silent Movie"	Bedingfield Chambers	3:45
5.	"Stumble"	Shelly Peiken Greg Wells	3:36
6.	"Peace of Me"	Bedingfield DioGuardi Leonard	3:42
7.	"If You're Gonna ..."	Bedingfield Frampton Kipner Wilkins	3:12
8.	"Drop Me in the Middle" (featuring Estelle)	Bedingfield Brisebois Rodrigues Estelle Swaray	4:14
9.	"We're All Mad"	Bedingfield Brisebois Lashley	4:46
10.	"I Bruise Easily"	Bedingfield Frampton Herman Wilkins	4:12
11.	"The One That Got Away"	Bedingfield Frampton Kipner Michael Tafaro Nathan Winkler	4:16
12.	"Size Matters"	Bedingfield Frampton Kipner Wilkins	3:23
13.	"Wild Horses"	Bedingfield Frampton Wilkins	3:55
14.	"Sojourn" (hidden track)	Bedingfield O'Mahony Keynes Harwood	3:19
Total length:			51:03

Unwritten — North American and European DualDisc edition (bonus DVD)^[13]^[14]
Track listing
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Entire Album in Enhanced Stereo"
2.	"In the Studio Interview"
3.	"These Words" (Music video) (US version)	Chris Milk	3:43
4.	"Making of These Words"
5.	"Single" (Music video)	Jake Nava	3:30
6.	"I Bruise Easily" (Music video)	Matthew Rolston	3:46

Unwritten — North American 2006 reissue edition^[15]
Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"These Words" (Manny Marroquin Mix)	3:36
2.	"Single" ('06 Mix)
3.	"Unwritten"	4:15
4.	"Silent Movie"	3:47
5.	"I Bruise Easily"	4:13
6.	"If You're Gonna..."	3:20
7.	"Drop Me in the Middle" (featuring Estelle)	3:43
8.	"Peace of Me"	3:42
9.	"We're All Mad"	4:44
10.	"Stumble"	3:36
11.	"The One That Got Away" (Wamdue Pop Rocks Mix)	4:56
12.	"Size Matters"	3:25
13.	"Wild Horses"	3:58
14.	"Sojourn" (hidden track)	3:19
Total length:		51:09

Notes

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–05)	Peak position
	Australian Albums (ARIA)^[16]	89
	Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[17]	31
	Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[18]	73
	French Albums (SNEP)^[19]	111
	Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)^[20]	16
	German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[21]	20
	Irish Albums (IRMA)^[22]	4
	Mexican Albums (Top 100 Mexico)^[23]	33
	New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[24]	31
scope="row"	Scottish Albums (OCC)^[25]	1
	Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)^[26]	14
	Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[27]	23
	UK Albums (OCC)^[28]	1
	US Billboard 200^[29]	26

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[30]	3× Platinum	1,000,000^[31]
United States (RIAA)^[32]	Gold	500,000^{^}
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^{^}shipments figures based on certification alone

Credits and personnel

Natasha Bedingfield – primary artist, lead vocals, background vocals, songwriting
Keith Andes – additional keyboards (on "Drop Me in the Middle")
Dave Catlin-Birch – bass (on "Silent Movie")
Guy Chambers – guitar, keyboards
Justin Clayton – bass (on "Peace of Me")
Larry Corbett – cello (on "Peace of Me")
Keith Crouch – Hammond B-3 organ (on "Unwritten")
Paul Gordon – keyboards (on "We're All Mad")
Nick Ingman – string arrangements, conductor
Patrick Leonard – music programming, keyboards (on "Peace of Me")
David Low – cello (on "Stumble")
Tim Pierce – guitar (on "Peace of Me")
Robbie Campos – guitar, keyboards
Michele Richards – violin (on "Peace of Me")
Josephina Vergara – violin (on "Peace of Me")
Greg Wells – bass, guitar, piano, drums
Joey Waronker - drums (on "Peace of Me")
Danielle Brisebois – background vocals (on "Unwritten")
Jessica Collins – background vocals (on "Unwritten" and "Drop Me In The Middle")
Nikola Bedingfield – background vocals (on "Unwritten" and "Drop Me In The Middle")
Ryan Collins – background vocals (on "Unwritten")
J. Curtis – guitar (on "Size Matters")
Nick Lashley – guitar, keyboards
Wayne Wilkins – piano, keyboards
Chris Brown – bass (on "If You're Gonna...")
Paul Herman – guitar (on "I Bruise Easily")
Wayne Rodrigues – keyboards, turntables
Andrew Frampton – guitar, keyboards
Simon Hill – drums (on "If You're Gonna...")
Andrew Duckles – viola (on "Peace of Me")
Tony Hodson – guitar (on "Drop Me in the Middle")
Paul Stanborough – additional guitars (on "Silent Movie")

Production

Steve Kipner – producer, vocal arrangements
Guy Chambers – producer
Joe Chiccarelli – engineer
John Hill – producer
Nick Ingman – string arrangements, string conductor
Patrick Leonard – programming, producer
Steve MacMillan – engineer
Herb Powers – mastering
Greg Wells – programming, producer
Gavyn Wright – string conductor
Danielle Brisebois – producer, vocal arrangements
Suzie Katayama – string contractor
Nick Lashley – producer, engineer
David Channing – digital editing
Michael Perfitt – engineer, digital editing
Ryan Freeland – engineer
James Cruz – mastering
Wayne Wilkins – programming, producer, engineer, vocal arrangements, string arrangements
Ian Cuttler – art direction
Richard Flack – producer, engineer, drum programming
Robbie Campos – vocal arrangements, string arrangements
Wayne Rodrigues – producer, engineer, digital editing, vocal arrangements, drum programming, Pro-Tools
Andrew Frampton – programming, producer, vocal arrangements, string arrangements
Michelle Holme – art direction
Kieron Menzies – engineer
Chris Steffen – engineer
Peter Wade Keusch – producer
Lee Groves – mixing programmer
Natasha Bedingfield – vocal arrangements, writer
Michael Tafaro – producer, vocal arrangements
Nathan Winkler – producer, vocal arrangements

Release history

Region	Date	Edition	Format(s)	Label(s)	Catalog	Ref.
Europe	6 September 2004 (2004-09-06)	Standard	CD	Phonogenic (United Kingdom) BMG	82876637022 (United Kingdom) 82876639992	^[8]^[33]
Australia	11 October 2004 (2004-10-11)			BMG	82876640002	^[34]
Japan	20 October 2004 (2004-10-20)				BVCP-27068 82876640012	^[35]
Canada	2 August 2005 (2005-08-02)				82876715642	^[36]
United States	2 August 2005 (2005-08-02)		CD CD+DVD	Empire Phonogenic Epic	82876775152 (CD) EN94987 (CD+DVD)	^[11]^[13]
Europe	30 September 2005 (2005-09-30)	Reissue	CD+DVD	BMG	82876736772	^[14]
Japan	7 December 2005 (2005-12-07)		CD	BMG	BVCP-21434	^[10]
United States	6 June 2006 (2006-06-06)		CD	Phonogenic Epic	82876775152	^[15]

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External links

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Preceded by The Libertines by The Libertines	UK number one album 18 September 2004 – 24 September 2004	Succeeded by Out of Nothing by Embrace

Natasha Bedingfield

Discography

Studio albums	Unwritten N.B. Strip Me

Singles	"Single" "These Words" "Unwritten" "I Bruise Easily" "I Wanna Have Your Babies" "Soulmate" "Say It Again" "Love Like This" "Pocketful of Sunshine" "Angel" "Touch" "Strip Me"

Other songs	"The One That Got Away"

Featured singles	"Do They Know It's Christmas?" "Bruised Water" "Just Stand Up!" "Jet Lag" "Easy" (with Rascal Flatts) "Between the Raindrops"

Concert tours	Verizon VIP Tour Less is More Tour

Video releases	Live in New York City

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