Criminal (Fiona Apple song)

"Criminal"
"Criminal"
Single by Fiona Apple
from Tidal"
B-side	"Sleep to Dream"
Released	June 2, 1997
Studio	Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Blues; soul;
Length	5:41
Label	Work; Columbia;
Songwriter(s)	Fiona Apple
Producer(s)	Andrew Slater
Fiona Apple singles chronology
	"Criminal" at YouTube

"Criminal" is a 1997 song by Fiona Apple and is the third single from her debut studio album Tidal. It went to number 21 in the United States, number 51 in Australia and number 28 in Canada and won a Grammy Award in 1998.

Track listings

US CD, 7-inch, and cassette single^[5]^[6]^[7]

"Criminal" – 5:41
"Sleep to Dream" (live) – 4:35

European CD single^[8]

"Criminal" (album version)
"Slow Like Honey" (live version)

Australian CD single^[9]

"Criminal" (radio edit)
"Slow Like Honey" (live)
"The Child Is Gone" (live)
"Never Is a Promise" (live)

References

↑ "Be on the Lookout". Gavin Report (2156): 32. May 23, 1997. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/97/Gavin-1997-05-23.pdf. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
↑ "Criminal [US]". AllMusic. September 16, 1997. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
↑ O'Neill, Siobhan (2015). "Fiona Apple - Criminal". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 750.
↑ Pareles, Jon (September 21, 1996). "Songs From the Roots Of a 19-Year-Old Soul". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/21/arts/songs-from-the-roots-of-a-19-year-old-soul.html. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
↑ Criminal (US CD single liner notes). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 32K 78595.
↑ Criminal (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 32 78595.
↑ Criminal (US cassette single sleeve). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 32T 78595.
↑ Criminal (European CD single liner notes). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 665523 1.
↑ Criminal (Australian CD single liner notes). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 664852 2.

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[wrh-1] "Be on the Lookout". Gavin Report (2156): 32. May 23, 1997. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Gavin-Report/90/97/Gavin-1997-05-23.pdf. Retrieved February 7, 2023.

[a679-2] "Criminal [US]". AllMusic. September 16, 1997. Retrieved May 8, 2024.

[3] O'Neill, Siobhan (2015). "Fiona Apple - Criminal". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die. New York: Universe. p. 750.

[4] Pareles, Jon (September 21, 1996). "Songs From the Roots Of a 19-Year-Old Soul". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/21/arts/songs-from-the-roots-of-a-19-year-old-soul.html. Retrieved June 21, 2025.

[5] Criminal (US CD single liner notes). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 32K 78595.

[6] Criminal (US 7-inch single vinyl disc). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 32 78595.

[7] Criminal (US cassette single sleeve). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 32T 78595.

[8] Criminal (European CD single liner notes). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 665523 1.

[9] Criminal (Australian CD single liner notes). Fiona Apple. Clean Slate, Work Group. 1997. 664852 2.

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