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Podcast: Song Lyric Meanings
Episode: "Criminal" by Fiona Apple
Description: Song Lyrics Meaning - Criminal by Fiona Apple
"Criminal" is a song by American recording artist Fiona Apple, the third single from her debut studio album, Tidal. The single was shipped to radio on June 2, 1997, and was physically released in September. Apple has stated that the song is about "feeling bad for getting something so easily by using your sexuality". Apple's highest-charting single, it peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 (her only entry to date), as well as No. 4 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks.
The song won the Grammy Award for Best Female...