Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(72/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau	(A)
Entertainment Weekly	(A−)
NME	(3/10)
PopMatters	(9/10)
Rolling Stone
Slant Magazine
Spin	(6/10)
Sputnikmusic
Stylus Magazine	(B)

Missundaztood (stylized as M!ssundaztood) is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Pink. The album was released worldwide in November 2001 to global commercial and critical success, critics welcoming the more mature pop rock sound Pink presented on the record, after a dance-pop/teen pop debut.

The album's singles received positive reviews from critics and fans alike. They include the global chart-topper "Get the Party Started" and hit singles "Don't Let Me Get Me" and "Just Like a Pill", all of which reached the Top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album's final single was "Family Portrait", a vulnerable R&B anthem that Pink wrote about her parents' separation. That song became a worldwide Top 20 hit, peaking at #18 on the Hot 100. The album became Pink's biggest to date and became one of the most successful albums of the 2000s with over 15 million in worldwide sales.

This album is different from Can't Take Me Home as it leads toward pop and less of Pink's original dance-pop/teen pop sound. She recruited 4 Non Blondes singer Linda Perry to help her with writing a new album. According to Pink in VH1's Driven she left a message on Perry's answering machine after finding her number in make-up artist Billy B's phone book, saying she wanted to write with her. She stated that the reason she wanted to work with Perry was that 4 Non Blondes album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More! was one of her favorite albums.

Pink worked with Perry on most of the songs of the album, who also contributed guest vocals on "Lonely Girl". Other guest vocals are provided by Steven Tyler of Aerosmith and Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi on "Misery". Other writers that worked on the album are Scott Storch and Dallas Austin.

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