Bittersweet World Tracklist
Bittersweet World is the third studio album by American recording artist Ashlee Simpson. It was first released in Australia on April 19, 2008, with a release soon after in the United States on April 22, 2008 via Geffen Records.
The album’s lead single, “Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)” was released on December 11th, 2007, and became her first single to not appear on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States. “Little Miss Obsessive” was released as the second and final single on March 11, 2008, featuring guest vocals from Plain White T’s frontman Tom Higgenson. The song charted at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100.
“Bittersweet World” Q&A
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What have the artists said about the album?
Before I did that album, I had written a song with John Legend and I had written a song Beth Hart and Jenny Lewis. I was writing with all these different people and it was really amazing — in fact, maybe with my new album I need to go back and revisit those songs. But then I took a departure. I was like, ‘I want to have fun’, which is when I went to Timbaland and Chad Hugo. The fun thing was that Bittersweet World was ahead of its time."
Via I-D Vice (2018)
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Which bonus tracks are featured on the album?
A total of two bonus tracks were released throughout several editions of Bittersweet World during the release of he album in 2008: “I’m Out” and “Can’t Have It All”. Tracks 1-12 are featured on the standard edition of the album, I’m Out was featured on an Walmart edition of the album, and Can’t Have It All was featured on an FYE edition of the album. As of 2018, both Walmart and FYE editions of the album do not exist on their websites.
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What has the artists said about the inspiration behind the album title?
The record is called “Bittersweet World”, you know, sometimes situations can be, you know, you can go through your ups and downs they can be rough in the beginning and you kind of always hope for the sweet ending. It’s a little bit of that and then, you know, the song actually kind of speaks for itself; bittersweet world. And it’s kind of about everybody coming together and not being so negative. And before we all fade away, maybe like coming together instead of pointing fingers.
–via Bittersweet World (Q&A) (2008)
