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"The Itch"
"The Itch"
Single by Vitamin C
from the album More
B-side	"Graduation (Friends Forever)"
Released	October 10, 2000
Studio	3:20, Standard Electrical Recorders, The Hit Factory (New York City)
Length	3:29
Label	Elektra
Songwriter(s)	Colleen Fitzpatrick; Jimmy Harry; Billy Steinberg;
Producer(s)	Jimmy Harry
Vitamin C singles chronology

"The Itch" a song by American pop singer Vitamin C, released as the first single from her second album, More (2001). Released on October 10, 2000, it peaked at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number six in Australia, where it was certified platinum.

Reception

The song failed to crack the top 40 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2001, peaking at number 45.^[2] It had moderate success by peaking on the Billboard Top 40 Mainstream chart at number 26.^[3] In Australia, "The Itch" reached number six on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for shipping 70,000 copies.^[4]^[5] It also peaked at number 34 in New Zealand on the RIANZ Singles Chart.^[6]

Music video

Kirsten Dunst and Mila Kunis both appear in the video with Vitamin C. The video includes film clips from the movie Get Over It, which stars all three women, the song briefly appears during a phone call scene. The music video for the single was directed by Brothers Strause.

Track listings

US and Canadian CD single^[7]^[8]

"The Itch" (original version)
"Graduation (Friends Forever)" (original version)

UK, European, and Australian CD single^[9]

"The Itch" (radio edit)
"The Itch" (original version)
"Graduation (Friends Forever)" (original version)
"The Itch" (DJ Scribbles Club Mix)

European maxi-CD single^[10]

"The Itch" (radio edit) – 3:14
"The Itch" (album version) – 3:29
"The Itch" (DJ Skribbles radio edit) – 3:13

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the Canadian CD single liner notes.^[8]

Studios

Recorded at 3:20 Studios, Standard Electrical Recorders, and the Hit Factory (New York City)
Mixed at the Hit Factory (New York City)

Personnel

Vitamin C – writing (as Colleen Fitzpatrick), vocals, background vocals
Billy Steinberg – writing
Jimmy Harry – writing, keyboards, production, arranging, programming
Alex Edenborough – background vocals
Donna Deloray – background vocals
Jennifer Karr – additional vocal production
Brad Gilderman – mixing
Flip Osman – mixing assistant
Nena Brandan – mixing assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000–2001)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[4]	6
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[11]	16
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[6]	34
US Billboard Hot 100^[2]	45
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)^[3]	26

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
Australia (ARIA)^[12]	69
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)^[13]	66

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[5]	Platinum	70,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1371. October 6, 2000. pp. 53, 62. Retrieved May 30, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. December 16, 2000. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Pop Airplay". Billboard. December 2, 2000. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Vitamin C – The Itch". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Vitamin C – The Itch". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ The Itch (US CD single liner notes). Vitamin C. Elektra Records. 2000. 67152-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ ^a ^b The Itch (Canadian CD single liner notes). Vitamin C. Elektra Records. 2000. CD 67152.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ The Itch (UK, European & Australian CD single liner notes). Vitamin C. Elektra Records. 2000. 7559671612.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ The Itch (European maxi-CD single liner notes). Vitamin C. Elektra Records. 2001. 7559-67162-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Hits Of The World" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 3. January 20, 2001. p. 68. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ "ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2001". ARIA. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
^ "Canada's Top 200 Singles of 2001". Jam!. Archived from the original on January 26, 2003. Retrieved March 26, 2022.