'Bitch', the success of Meredith Brooks that reappropriated an insult in a pop key long before 'Zorra' In 1997, tired of being ignored by the industry, the artist found her best ally in composer Shelly Peiken. Both poured out their frustration on an issue that, decades later, is still more relevant than ever.

In fact, they celebrate it, “Bitch was a recognition of that complexity, that complexity of women,” Peiken said in 2020.