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Music videos were made for the first four singles, though Alanis was unhappy with the footage compiled for Joining You so the music video was never finished for it.In Canada, the album won a Juno Award for Album of the Year. Thank U received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and So Pure was nominated in the category of Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. As of March 2012, the album has sold 2,604,000 copies in the United States. It also peaked in the top ten in many countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, France, Sweden, and other European countries. It was certificated platinum there as well. The album entered at number one in Norway, staying there for three weeks. It was certified Platinum in that country. The album also debuted at number one in Switzerland, and stayed in the charts for thirty-one weeks. In the New Zealand Albums Chart, it was her second consecutive number one album, and was certificated 2× Platinum by RIANZ after selling over 30,000 copies.
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Ultimately, the album sold sold 2.2 million copies worldwide on its first week of release, and over 5.2 million copies worldwide during its first month. Though the album remained at #2 for its second week, it slowly trailed off and was completely out of the Top 200 after 28 weeks. Alanis would hold onto this record for two years, until the release of Britney Spears’ Oops!…I Did It Againselling 1.3 million copies in its first week in 2000. It broke the record for sales in its first week by a female act, which had been set just the prior year with Lauryn Hill’s The Miseducation of Lauryn Hillat 423,000 copies. In the United States, the debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 469,054 copies sold in its first week. Though not as record setting as 1995’s Jagged Little Pill, Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie was still a success. However, it was listed amongst the worst albums ever by Q magazine. Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine gave it a similarly-positive review, awarding it four-and-a-half stars out of five, but felt that the album was nearly 15 minutes too long. Robert Christgau gave the album an A−, while Ken Tucker from Entertainment Weekly gave the album B+ and complimenting Morissette’s new style. Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusicawarded the album four stars, calling it a clear step forward and concluding that, though her idiosyncratic vocals and doggedly convoluted confessionals made her an acquired taste, the album confirms that she doesn’t quite sound like anyone else. Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie received positive reviews from music critics.