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| Single byAlanis Morissette | ||||
| from the albumHavoc and Bright Lights | ||||
| Released | December 3, 2012 (2012-12-3) | |||
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| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:40 (radio version) 4:26 (album version) | |||
| Label | Collective Sounds | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Alanis Morissette,Guy Sigsworth | |||
| Producer(s) | Joe Chiccarelli | |||
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| "Receive" onYouTube | ||||
"Receive" is a song by Canadian-American recording artistAlanis Morissette, released as the third single from her eighth studio album,Havoc and Bright Lights (2012). The song was written by Morissette andGuy Sigsworth, and produced byJoe Chiccarelli. It is a rock ballad about a relationship in which one person gives more than the other, and the wear it causes to the people involved.
The single was sent to radio airplay on October 12, 2012 in Italy and was released worldwide on December 3, 2012.
The official music video for "Receive" premiered on December 21, 2012, onYouTube. In the clip, Morissette and people of different ages show that they decided to put yourself first, after not being successful in their respective relationships.
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
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| Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[1] | 33 |
| Germany (GfK)[2] | 73 |
| Italy (Musica e Dischi)[3] | 49 |