M!ssundaztood
by P!nk
  • Record Label: Arista
  • Release Date: Nov 20, 2001
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 91 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 71 out of 91
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 91
  3. Negative: 13 out of 91

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  1. ZachP
    Aug 29, 2006
    10
    This is EASILY one of the BEST pop albums ever. Every single one of the songs stand up on their own. Lyrically, the best song is "My Vietnam"
  2. IsaacHale
    Feb 14, 2011
    10
    Incredible. This is definitely P!nk's best album, and that's saying something. Highlights include "Just Like A Pill", "Don't Let Me Get Me", "Get The Party Started", and "Family Portrait".
  3. MichaelP
    Apr 4, 2006
    10
    Amazing stuff. After IMD, this album is her best!
  4. LouisP.
    Dec 5, 2009
    9
    This is def. one of the best albums of this decade. It's so versatile from pop-dance anthems like Get The Party Started to dark and soul songs like Gone to California. P!nk is undoubtedly one of the best artists nowadays, she's got her views and experiences in life that let her write such beautiful and meaningful songs. Just Like a Pill and Family Portrait is the highlights of This is def. one of the best albums of this decade. It's so versatile from pop-dance anthems like Get The Party Started to dark and soul songs like Gone to California. P!nk is undoubtedly one of the best artists nowadays, she's got her views and experiences in life that let her write such beautiful and meaningful songs. Just Like a Pill and Family Portrait is the highlights of the album.… Expand
  5. SomeoneWhoruns
    Dec 31, 2001
    10
    This album is the best, it has great sound and it gives you something to think about!
  6. MattM
    Dec 7, 2001
    9
    Pink's "M!ssundaztood" is an awesome collection of pop confections and rock, thankfully leaving out all traces of the cliched R&B from her first album. Pink is a talented artist, and she definitely avoids the sophomore slump on this brilliant, touching, and fun CD.
  7. SamD
    Apr 30, 2006
    7
    it's one of those albums that like "OH MY GOD, why couldn't she have just changed that little thing, then it would amazing!!" 18 wheller was great except for the fact that she says '18 wheeler TRUCK' toss the truck, we know what your'e talking about!!!!
  8. sethb
    Dec 14, 2001
    9
    Why a 9? This is a great album! People have a tendency to rate too low in case their wrong, as in this case. This album has some pop appeal but listen to songs like Just like a pill, and Misery and you'll see that there is alot of substance under the fluff. I'm 29 an a lover of good music this is great work!
  9. GuinevereO.
    Jan 15, 2002
    10
    I love Pink and i think that she does really good work on this CD i think that it should definitely receive a 10 rating.
  10. EricM.
    Nov 23, 2001
    9
    a knockout CD!!!! the first single is a hint: it's nothing like her first album... this has several hit singles waiting to spring...
  11. NolanLundgaard
    Apr 7, 2020
    7
    M!ssundaztood by P!nk: 6.13

    Get the Party Started: 1 :) 18 Wheeler: 1 :) M!ssundaztood: 0.5 Dear Diary: 1 Eventually: 0.5 Numb: 1 :) Just Like a Pill: 1 :) Family Portrait: 0.75 Misery (with Steven Tyler): 0.5 Respect: 0.75 Don’t Let Me Get Me: 1 :) Gone to California: 0.25 Lonely Girl: 0.75 My Vietnam: 0.75 Catch 22: 1 11.75/15 ~ .783 -> 6.13 As with a lot of    M!ssundaztood by P!nk: 6.13

    Get the Party Started: 1 :)
    18 Wheeler: 1 :)
    M!ssundaztood: 0.5
    Dear Diary: 1
    Eventually: 0.5
    Numb: 1 :)
    Just Like a Pill: 1 :)
    Family Portrait: 0.75
    Misery (with Steven Tyler): 0.5
    Respect: 0.75
    Don’t Let Me Get Me: 1 :)
    Gone to California: 0.25
    Lonely Girl: 0.75
    My Vietnam: 0.75
    Catch 22: 1

    11.75/15 ~ .783 -> 6.13

    As with a lot of other artists, the sophomore album is usually superior to the first one released, and this is true for P!nk. In M!ssundaztood, P!nk improves upon the musicality and diversity portions of her music, creating a more well rounded album that is more fun to listen to. A couple of the tracks I particularly enjoyed were Just Like a Pill (I had already listened to that song and really enjoyed it), 18 Wheeler, and Get the Party Started. My only issues were with a few songs. These songs, such as Gone to California, were just slow and I didn’t really like them because of the weird music and message. I don’t normally mind slow songs, but this one was a little (sorry) weird. I was somewhat happy with the rest of the album, though (and a lot more so than with Can’t Take Me Home, which barely got in the green range). There are definitely some quality songs on M!ssundaztood, but it also contains a couple so-so ones. Highlights: Get the Party Started, 18 Wheeler, Dear Diary, Numb, Just Like a Pill, Don’t Let Me Get Me, and Catch 22.    … Expand
  12. pauldiam
    Jun 23, 2018
    10
    This is one of the best albums of 00s. Honest, diverse and full of strong emotions in each song. Pink recorded it in a young age and you can see similarities with Christina's Stripped.

    Family Portrait always get me, such a moving song that many people can relate to. You can feel her pain. Just Like a Pill is an anthem and another great song. I strongly believe she was extremely    This is one of the best albums of 00s. Honest, diverse and full of strong emotions in each song. Pink recorded it in a young age and you can see similarities with Christina's Stripped.

    Family Portrait always get me, such a moving song that many people can relate to. You can feel her pain.
    Just Like a Pill is an anthem and another great song.

    I strongly believe she was extremely underrated as this album didn't win any Grammys, not the singles.

    Probably her best album (tie with I'm Not Dead).    … Expand
  13. KenMaia
    Mar 31, 2021
    10
    M!ssundaztood shows us a grown-up P!nk who has a lot of things to say. And she does it perfectly!
  14. RoxanneKimberly
    Nov 24, 2021
    10
    This album is amazing, I love her bratty attitude and her voice, so many great songs here
  15. EstellaKimberly
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    This album was one of the best of 2001, Pink rocks! Her brattyness and smarts are great!
  16. brubruzinha
    Nov 25, 2021
    10
    M!SSUNDAZTOOD is another amazing album by the great Pink, her vocals are great here

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Metascore
72

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 1 out of 15
  1. AllMusic
    90
    The wild thing is that M!ssundaztood not only works, it works smashingly -- a bewildering amalgam of sounds and attitudes that shouldn't fit together, but defy all odds and do.
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  2. New Musical Express (NME)
    30
    It works for the red-raw confessional 'Family Portrait', but everything else is so bad Natalie Imbruglia would be proud.
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  3. Playlouder
    60
    There's way too much power balladry, rawk guitar, Steven Tyler and MTV-by-numbers to make a genuinely stand-out record.
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