Just Like a Pill
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2002
Earliest retained catalog association; not automatically the first release year.
Release: 2001
Release: 2001Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 2001 release history of M!ssundaztood. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release. The earlier supplied year 2002 is retained in the attribute-change audit.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2002.html, 2002.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
M!ssundaztood - original 2001 program
The original program identifies Get the Party Started, Don't Let Me Get Me (LP Version/Radio Edit) and Just Like a Pill (Main) in 2001, before their later annual appearances. The artist essay supports Pennsylvania origins, the raspy vocal tone and the move toward guitar-oriented pop with Linda Perry; unrelated historical date claims are not reused.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Escaping a toxic relationship.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2002.html, position 31
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-scoped curated selection; not an official all-time ranking or complete recording review.
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2002 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
Supplied alt rock 02.png, row 8
Visual metadata, not audio or release-date verification.
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