{{short description|2003 album by Jessica Simpson}} {{Use American English|date=March 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2023}} {{Infobox album | name = In This Skin | type = studio | artist = Jessica Simpson | cover = In This Skin.png | caption = Original edition cover | border = yes | alt = | released = August 19, 2003 | recorded = 2002–2003 | venue = | studio = * Cove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, NY)<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-this-skin-mw0000315893/credits|title=In This Skin - Jessica Simpson > Credits|work=AllMusic|date=August 19, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2016}}</ref> * Sony Music Studios (New York, NY)<ref name="auto"/> * Record Plant (Los Angeles, CA)<ref name="auto"/> * Big Baby Studios (New York, NY)<ref name="auto"/> * Henson Recording Studios (Los Angeles, CA)<ref name="auto"/> * The Enterprise (Burbank, CA)<ref name="auto"/> * 785 Studios (New York, NY)<ref name="auto"/> * Planet Mars Studios (New York, NY)<ref name="auto"/> * Studio 19 (Nashville, TN)<ref name="auto"/> * Stella Studios (London, England)<ref name="auto"/> * The Bennett House (Franklin, TN)<ref name="auto"/> * Stonewall Sound (Malibu, CA)<ref name="auto"/> * Chartmaker Studios (Los Angeles, CA)<ref name="auto"/> * Sound on Sound Studios (New York, NY)<ref name="auto"/> * Turtle Sound Studios (New York, NY)<ref name="auto"/> * Steakhouse Recording (Los Angeles, CA)<ref name="auto"/> | genre = *Pop | length = 41:57 | label = Columbia | producer = {{flatlist| *Greg Barnhill *Billy Mann *Damon Elliott *Greg Fitzgerald *Rob Fusari *Franne Golde *Trina Harmon *Holly Lamar *Kasia Livingston *Andy Marvel *Keith Thomas *Ric Wake *Andrew Williams}} | prev_title = This Is the Remix | prev_year = 2002 | next_title = ReJoyce: The Christmas Album | next_year = 2004 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternative cover | type = Studio | cover = Jessicasimsponinthisskindeluxe.png | border = | alt = | caption = Reissue cover }} {{Singles | name = In This Skin | type = studio | single1 = Sweetest Sin | single1date = July 14, 2003 | single2 = With You | single2date = November 3, 2003 }} }}

'''''In This Skin''''' is the third studio album by American recording artist Jessica Simpson. The album was released on August 19, 2003, by Columbia Records. It was reissued on March 2, 2004, with three new songs. Simpson began taking more creative control of her music with the album, both musically and lyrically, co-writing 10 out of 14 tracks on the album, thus moving away from the teen pop styles of her previous two albums, ''Sweet Kisses'' (1999) and ''Irresistible'' (2001), as well as including elements of Middle Eastern music, dance, acoustic, and pop rock, while also lyrically talking about more mature subject matters. The album was a huge success in North America, reaching number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).<ref name="allmusic"/> Internationally, ''In This Skin'' went on to become the thirty-fifth best selling album of 2004.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/worldsales2004.pdf |title=IFPI Top 50 Albums of 2004 based on worldwide units sold |publisher=IFPI |access-date=2013-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528022531/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/worldsales2004.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It was ranked number 153 on the list of the top-selling albums of the 2000s by ''Billboard'' magazine.<ref name="BillboardDecadeEnd">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/billboard-200-albums |title=Decade End Charts – Billboard 200 Albums |magazine=Billboard |year=2009 |access-date=May 1, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110204062700/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/decadeendcharts/2009/billboard-200-albums |archive-date=February 4, 2011}}</ref> As of 2020, ''In This Skin'' has sold 7 million copies worldwide.<ref name="The New Zealand Herald">{{cite web|title=Jessica Simpson's huge fortune you never knew about|url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/jessica-simpsons-huge-fortune-you-never-knew-about/I4DFHPPX2CH7WAICFT6677FANI/|publisher=The New Zealand Herald|date=4 October 2020}}</ref>

The album spawned four singles, including two top 20 hits worldwide, "With You" and "Take My Breath Away," which peaked at number fourteen and twenty on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 respectively. "Sweetest Sin" and "Angels," the lead and final single, both failed to make an impact on charts.<ref>{{cite magazine|url ={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=jessica simpson|chart=all}}|title =Jessica Simpson - Billboard Hot 100|magazine =Billboard|access-date =February 12, 2022}}</ref> Simpson performed songs from ''In This Skin'' on a number of occasions. In middle 2004, she embarked on her second headlining tour, titled the Reality Tour, to promote the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/malls-arenas-simpson-hits-big-time-wbna5111437 |title=From malls to arenas: Simpson hits big time|date=1 June 2004 |work=NBC News |access-date=11 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Simpson Tour |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MF9PAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LAQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=jessica%20simpson%20reality%20tour&pg=2053%2C3429039 |newspaper=The Blade|date=12 May 2004 |access-date=11 July 2011|pages=D5}}</ref>

==Background== After the release of her 2001 album ''Irresistible'', Simpson stated she wanted to write songs for her third record. In an interview with MTV in October 2002, her then-husband, Nick Lachey, revealed that Simpson was in the studio, working on a new record. Lachey said, "She's finally writing her own music, which I've told her she could do forever but she's been shy about stepping out there and doing it. But she's an incredible writer, and she's doing stuff that's really from the heart." About the album's sound, he said, "It's a much more organic record and it's more true to herself ... There's all live instrumentation and it's very musical as opposed to the pop thing that was happening before for her. I think she finally feels like this is her record and her chance to do exactly what she wants."<ref>{{cite web|last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458397/simpson-lachey-tie-knot.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412072351/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1458397/simpson-lachey-tie-knot.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2011 |title=Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey Walk Down The Aisle |publisher=MTV |date=2002-10-29 |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref> In March 2003, Simpson revealed that her third album would be called ''In This Skin''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Moss |first=Corey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470758/nick-lachey-jessica-simpson-lps-due.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412072356/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1470758/nick-lachey-jessica-simpson-lps-due.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 12, 2011 |title=Nick Lachey, Jessica Simpson Expect To Deliver This Summer |publisher=MTV |date=2003-03-27 |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref>

==Production and development== {{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quote=I was always shy about expressing my own point of view, but now, I think I have things figured out as a woman, and I want to give fans a piece of my heart and soul. Making this record was a great experience — not to mention wonderful therapy.<ref name="Simpson reveals her new Skin"/>|source=—Simpson about making the record.|quoted=1}}

Simpson said in an interview with ''Billboard'', "I wanted to make a romantic, organic album, there are songs that say something that I hope will move or inspire people." ''Billboard'''s Chuck Taylor compared the record to her first album, saying, "Simpson's soaring vocals give 'In This Skin' a smooth touch, as it sways between spirited midtempo melodies and her signature ballads."<ref name="Simpson reveals her new Skin">{{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=ThEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13|title =Simpson reveals her new Skin|magazine =Billboard|pages =13–14|volume =115|issue =34|date =August 23, 2003|issn =0006-2510|access-date =March 19, 2023}}</ref>

Originally, the album was planned to be primarily produced by American rapper Missy Elliott, while the sole featured appearance was to be made by Nick Lachey.<ref>{{cite web|title=Jessica Simpson To Duet With Nick Lachey Again|url=http://popdirt.com/jessica-simpson-duet-on-nick-lacheys-solo-debut-unlikely/14382/|publisher=popdirt.com|date=March 11, 2003|access-date=June 27, 2013|archive-date=January 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107115838/http://popdirt.com/jessica-simpson-duet-on-nick-lacheys-solo-debut-unlikely/14382/|url-status=usurped}}</ref> However, the pair's contributions never made the final cut of the album. About the recording process, Simpson said that A&R executive Teresa LaBarbera Whites "had the incredible idea of creating a songwriting camp. I would go from room to room with one songwriter after another... We would sit there for two or three hours—write an entire song—and then go in and record it in 90 minutes. It was so refreshing."<ref name="Simpson reveals her new Skin"/> Much of the album was recorded in Nashville and Los Angeles, with the help of established writers and producers.<ref name="Simpson reveals her new Skin"/>

{{Listen|filename=Jessica_Simpson_-_Sweetest_Sin.ogg |title="Sweetest Sin" |pos=left |description=18 second sample from the mid-tempo ballad written by Dianne Warren. |format=Ogg}} "Sweetest Sin," the album's first single, was written by Diane Warren and is about losing one's virginity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/s/simpson_jessica/news_feature_112103/index2.jhtml |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20150117124251/http://www.mtv.com:80/bands/s/simpson_jessica/news_feature_112103/index2.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date= 2015-01-17|title=MTVNews.com: Jessica Simpson |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2006-03-09 |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref> MTV described the song as a "sweet track."<ref>{{cite web|last=Goodman |first=Abbey |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1476975/.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629205035/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1476975/.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |title=News - Articles - 1476975 |publisher=Mtv.com |date=2003-08-18 |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref> In an interview with ''Billboard'', Simpson said the song was "nothing negative, it's all about love."<ref name="Simpson reveals her new Skin"/> About the second single, "With You," Simpson said, "It's cool for me just because it's my personality ... Nick loves me with nothing but a T-shirt on so that's where the song idea came from."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481131/jessica-nick-plan-duets-album.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106193647/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1481131/jessica-nick-plan-duets-album.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |title=Jessica And Nick Plan Duets Album, Say No To Sonny And Cher |publisher=MTV |date=2003-12-17 |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref>

''Billboard'' cited "I Have Loved You" and "Underneath" as the most expressive tracks from the album, citing the latter as "a four-month period where Simpson and Lachey called it quits, then-in the wake of Sep. 11, 2001 ... realized the value of making a relationship work." The magazine described the title track as "a plucky pop anthem about self-acceptance." About the song, Simpson said, "I was 102 pounds and people at the record label were telling me that I needed to lose weight. The song is saying that I am worthy to feel beautiful in my skin. It's something that every woman experiences in one way or another."<ref name="Simpson reveals her new Skin"/>

The album was subsequently reissued with three new recordings: an acoustic version of "With You" and two covers. The Berlin cover "Take My Breath Away" is Simpson and Lachey's love theme, she said, "because it was playing the first time Nick kissed me."<ref name="Vineyard">{{cite web|last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485044/jessica-simpson-rerelease-this-skin.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629205147/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485044/jessica-simpson-rerelease-this-skin.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |title=Jessica Simpson Plans Breathtaking In This Skin Re-Release |publisher=MTV |date=2004-02-12 |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref> Simpson also said that she had "been obsessed with 'Take My Breath Away' for a very long time." Another cover on the album was Robbie Williams' "Angels." Simpson described the recording session for the two songs as difficult because she had to do both songs in one day. Lachey helped produce the vocals for both songs, and Simpson credited him with helping her get in the right mood by keeping his hand in her back pocket "and being right there" during the recording session.<ref name="mtv.com">{{cite web|last=Vineyard |first=Jennifer |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485735/jessica-simpsons-sweet-breath.jhtml |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629205155/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1485735/jessica-simpsons-sweet-breath.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |title=Jessica Simpson Goes From 'Top Gun' To Loved One With 'Breath' |publisher=MTV |date=2004-03-15 |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/8104/Jessica-Simpson-In-This-Skin-(Collectors-Edition)/ |title=Jessica Simpson - In This Skin (Collector's Edition) (album review ) |website=Sputnikmusic |date=2006-07-05 |access-date=2013-11-20}}</ref>

==Promotion== [[Image:Jessica Simpson Miami.jpg|right|thumb|Simpson arriving at the 2004 MTV Video Music Awards in Miami, Florida on August 29, 2004]]

Simpson performed "Sweetest Sin" live at the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/newlyweds-nick_and_jessica/episode.jhtml?episodeID=69971|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625140825/http://www.mtv.com/shows/newlyweds-nick_and_jessica/episode.jhtml?episodeID=69971|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 25, 2012|title=Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica - Ep. 201|work=MTV|publisher=MTV Networks|access-date=May 11, 2011}}</ref> The performance, dedicated to Lachey, was recorded and later broadcast on the second season of ''Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/photos/newlyweds-episode-guide-season-2/1484491/1607365/photo.jhtml |title=Newlyweds - Episode Guide Season 2 |work=MTV |publisher=MTV Networks |date=January 12, 2004 |access-date=May 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100127144735/http://www.mtv.com/photos/newlyweds-episode-guide-season-2/1484491/1607365/photo.jhtml |archive-date=January 27, 2010 }}</ref> "With You" was also performed on American late-night show ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' and American morning show ''Live with Regis and Kelly'' on October 17 and October 23, 2003. She also gave a memorable performance of "With You"/"Angels" at 2004 MTV Video Music Awards. The promotion of "Angels" by Simpson was extensive; she sang a Spanglish duet of the song with Spanish singer David Bisbal at the 2004 Latin Grammy Awards, performed it on ''VH1 Divas 2004'' and on shows like ''Late Show with David Letterman'' and ''The Early Show''. She later performed it during the seventh season of ''Dancing with the Stars''.

===The Reality Tour=== The Reality Tour to promote ''In This Skin'' was the second concert tour by Jessica Simpson. While promoting the re-release of her album, Simpson stated in several interviews the possibility of a tour, wanting to break away from filming her TV series and connect with her fans. The tour was officially announced in May 2004 through various media outlets,<ref>{{cite news |title=Simpson Tour |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MF9PAAAAIBAJ&dq=jessica%20simpson%20reality%20tour&pg=2053%2C3429039 |newspaper=The Blade|date=12 May 2004 |access-date=11 July 2011|pages=D5}}</ref> with sponsorship from Ice Breakers<ref>{{cite web|url=http://adage.com/article/people-players/jacobs-hopes-simpson-turn-ice-gold-hershey/99393/ |title=Jacobs hopes Simpson can turn Ice to gold at Hershey |last=Thompson|first=Stephanie |date=31 May 2004 |work=Advertising Age |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160107035232/http://adage.com/article/people-players/jacobs-hopes-simpson-turn-ice-gold-hershey/99393/ |archive-date=7 January 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Proactiv Solution.<ref>{{cite press release|title=Jessica Simpson Puts Her Best Face Forward on Her Summer Concert Tour, Thanks to Sponsor Proactiv(R) Solution |publisher=PR Newswire |date=10 June 2004 |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jessica-simpson-puts-her-best-face-forward-on-her-summer-concert-tour-thanks-to-sponsor-proactivr-solution-74917817.html |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014151828/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jessica-simpson-puts-her-best-face-forward-on-her-summer-concert-tour-thanks-to-sponsor-proactivr-solution-74917817.html |archive-date=14 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

During an interview with the Associated Press, the singer said she wanted the concerts to focus on her music and her personality.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/malls-arenas-simpson-hits-big-time-wbna5111437 |title=From malls to arenas: Simpson hits big time |date=1 June 2004 |work=NBC News |publisher=National Broadcasting Company |access-date=11 July 2011 }}</ref> Onstage, Simpson was joined by a seven-piece band, with no dancers or choreography for the show. Simpson would perform songs from her three current albums, while providing anecdotes about her life and the songs. Unseen footage from her reality series and variety show (titled ''The Nick and Jessica Variety Hour'') were included in the show as well. Each night, the singer dedicated "I Have Loved You" to the American armed forces and conducted a Q&A session with contest winners.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Jessica-Simpson-gladly-leaves-home-for-a-reality-1149948.php |title=Jessica Simpson gladly leaves home for a reality check on tour |last=Stout|first=Gene |date=22 July 2004 |work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018041644/http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/music/article/Jessica-Simpson-gladly-leaves-home-for-a-reality-1149948.php |archive-date=18 October 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Before the tour commenced, Simpson performed at several radio-sponsored music festivals including Your Show,<ref>{{cite news |title=POP MUSIC – N&D PRIME PICKS |newspaper=The San Diego Union-Tribune |date=13 May 2004|pages=D1 }}</ref> Wango Tango,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1487059/05172004/nerd.jhtml |title=William Hung Overshadows Backstreet Reunion, All-Star Lineup At Wango Tango |last=Moss|first=Corey |date=15 May 2004 |work=VH1 News |publisher=MTV Networks |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808084159/http://www.vh1.com/artists/news/1487059/05172004/nerd.jhtml |archive-date=8 August 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Summer Music Mania,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pe.com/entertainment/stories/PE_Ent_buzz506.ec32.html |title=The Buzz |date=6 May 2004 |work=The Press-Enterprise |access-date=11 July 2011 }}{{dead link|date=May 2026|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Zootopia,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/24/arts/pop-review-offerings-from-aspiring-underdogs-and-swagger-from-a-top-dog.html |title=POP REVIEW; Offerings From Aspiring Underdogs (and Swagger From a Top Dog) |last=Sanneh|first=Kelefa |date=24 May 2004 |work=The New York Times |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309123428/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/24/arts/pop-review-offerings-from-aspiring-underdogs-and-swagger-from-a-top-dog.html |archive-date=9 March 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Kiss Concert,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.projo.com/music/content/projo_20040516_chasez.eb66e.html |title=Give Chasez a fair shake and he'll move you, too |last=Righi|first=Len |date=16 May 2004 |work=The Providence Journal |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616191430/http://www.projo.com/music/content/projo_20040516_chasez.eb66e.html |archive-date=16 June 2004 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and Play Safe in the Park.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,633702,00.html |title=Jessica Simpson Singing for Skin Care |last=Silverman |first=Stephen M. |date=6 May 2004 |work=People |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110109092648/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,633702,00.html |archive-date=9 January 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The tour began in Chula Vista in May, visiting over 50 cities, ending in West Springfield. Despite early reports of poor ticket sales,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/newsPage.cgi?news05135m01 |title=Madonna, Prince Sizzle, But Most Summer Tours Fizzle |last=Trakin |first=Roy |work=Hits Daily Double |access-date=11 July 2011 }}{{dead link|date=March 2026}}</ref> Simpson's tour became one of the biggest summer tours in North America, prompting the singer to add more shows in the U.S.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jessica-simpson-sings-angels/ |title=Jessica Simpson Sings 'Angels' |last=Morales |first=Tatiana |date=6 May 2010 |work=CBS News |publisher=CBS Broadcasting Inc. |access-date=11 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104081917/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/08/10/earlyshow/leisure/music/main635234.shtml |archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> The tour ranked number 86 on Pollstar's "Top 100 Tours 2004", earning over seven million dollars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pollstaronline.com/sf-ye2004-top100.asp |title=2004 Top 100 Tours |date=7 March 2005 |work=Pollstar Online |publisher= Pollstar, Inc. |access-date=15 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050308032632/http://www.pollstaronline.com/sf-ye2004-top100.asp |archive-date=8 March 2005}}</ref>

==Singles== {{Listen |filename=Jessica_Simpson_-_Sweetest_Sin.ogg |title="Sweetest Sin" |pos=left |description=18 second sample from the mid-tempo ballad written by Dianne Warren. |format=Ogg}}

"Sweetest Sin" was released as the lead single from ''In This Skin''. The music video, directed by Dean Paraskavopoulos,<ref>{{cite web|url =http://www.cmt.com/videos/jessica-simpson/25510/the-sweetest-sin.jhtml|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080917031743/http://www.cmt.com/videos/jessica-simpson/25510/the-sweetest-sin.jhtml|url-status =dead|archive-date =September 17, 2008|title =Jessica Simpson: Sweetest Sin|work =CMT|publisher =MTV Networks (Viacom)|access-date =February 13, 2011}}</ref> starts with black-and-white shots of Simpson dancing and looking at viewers. It cuts to Simpson swaying on a beach, and embracing Nick Lachey underneath a waterfall on the beach. Further scenes are presented, such as one in which Simpson lies on a bed by herself. The video continues with intercut footage of the previous scenes, until the final seconds of the song, when Simpson is joined by her husband, in which they move on their bed on the beach. The video ends when Lachey disappears, leaving the singer alone. "With You" was released as the album's second single on September 16, 2003. The song received positive reviews from critics, and enjoyed more success, reaching at top ten on Australia and UK and top-twenty on Ireland, Norway and United States. The single was her first number one in Top 40 Mainstream chart. Later was certified Gold in US and Platinum on Australia. The video of the song was released as a DVD single. Simpson received one and only MTV Europe Music Award nomination for Best Female, enjoying her commercial success outside America. It received two MTV Video Music Award nominations for Best Female Video and Best Pop Video.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3611884.stm | work=BBC News | title=MTV Awards 2004: The winners | date=2004-08-30}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/v/news_feature_vma_noms04/vma04frame.html |title=2004 MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES LIST |publisher=Mtv.com |access-date=2012-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819201608/http://www.mtv.com/bands/v/news_feature_vma_noms04/vma04frame.html |archive-date=2015-08-19 }}</ref> "I Have Loved You" peaked at number one on Paraguay Charts.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2004/se-impone-en-sudamerica.html|title=Se impone en Sudamérica...|language=es|publisher=El Siglo de Torreón|date=June 21, 2004|access-date=March 17, 2023|url-status=live|archive-date= 2024-12-03|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241203114425/https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/2004/se-impone-en-sudamerica.html}}</ref>

==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic"/> | rev2 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev2Score = C−<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/08/22/this-skin/|title=In This Skin|magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=2007-10-03|archive-date=2014-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140107102254/https://ew.com/article/2003/08/22/this-skin/|url-status=live}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev3Score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="RS"/> | rev4 = ''Slant Magazine'' | rev4Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}<ref name="slant"/> | rev5 = ''Stylus Magazine'' | rev5Score = D+<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jessica-simpson/in-this-skin.htm |title=Stylus Magazine review |access-date=2007-12-17 |archive-date=2011-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628175914/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/jessica-simpson/in-this-skin.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> | rev6 = ''USA Today'' | rev6score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}<ref name="usatoday">{{cite news|last=Jones|first=Steve|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2003-08-18-listen-up_x.htm|date=July 28, 2003|title=The Neptunes present well; 'Tribute' does Waylon proud|newspaper=USA Today|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213221117/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/music/reviews/2003-08-18-listen-up_x.htm|archive-date=February 13, 2021|access-date=March 19, 2026}}</ref> }} Initial critical response to ''In This Skin'' was mixed. Sal Cinquemani of ''Slant Magazine'' gave the album 2.5 stars and criticized it as "glossy, ever-so-slightly over-produced ... weighed down by soggy, overwrought pop ballads" and "sickeningly sweet" lyrics. However, he praised "Forbidden Fruit," comparing it to Madonna's single "Music," and "Loving You," which he described as "a seductively contrived reminder that, with teen pop long dead, Simpson should be aiming to recapture the club audience that helped launch her career with 'I Wanna Love You Forever.'"<ref name="slant">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/jessica-simpson-in-this-skin/303|title=Jessica Simpson: In This Skin - Music Review|first=Sal|last=Cinquemani|date=August 20, 2003|magazine=Slant Magazine|access-date=December 23, 2010}}</ref>

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from AllMusic also gave the album 2.5 stars in a mixed review, writing, "The problem with ''In This Skin'' is that its heart is in the mature middle of the road but its sound is still pitched too young, making [it] a record that satisfies neither audience."<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r648128|pure_url=yes}}|title=In This Skin - AllMusic Review|first=Stephen Thomas |last=Erlewine|year=2003|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 21, 2010}}</ref>

Jon Caramanica of ''Rolling Stone'' gave the album 2 stars, criticizing Simpson's lack of vocal "subtlety." However, he added, "Her powerful voice is done a disservice by insipid songwriting and arrangements — as on the loathsome club track 'Forbidden Fruit' and the uncomfortably stately ballad 'You Don't Have to Let Go' — that consistently get in the way of her pipes."<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/in-this-skin-20030827|title=In This Skin|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=August 27, 2003|access-date=July 27, 2012|archive-date=March 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140328072512/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/in-this-skin-20030827|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Commercial performance== ''In This Skin'' debuted at number 10 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart with 64,000 copies sold.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2003/08/27/neptunes-top-jessica-simpson-album-chart/ |title=Neptunes top Jessica Simpson on the album chart |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=2003-10-27 |access-date=2022-02-21}}</ref> Within five months of release, the album had sold 565,000 copies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/bands/p/pop_stars_then/news_feature_012004/index3.jhtml |title=Girls 2 Women, Boys 2 Men: How Teen Pop Grew Up |publisher=MTV.com |date=2006-03-09 |access-date=2012-02-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629205227/http://www.mtv.com/bands/p/pop_stars_then/news_feature_012004/index3.jhtml |archive-date=2011-06-29 }}</ref> In March 2004, the album was re-released and it jumped from number 16 to number two, selling 160,000 copies in that week and seeing a 205% increase in sales.<ref name="Billboardbook">{{cite magazine|url =https://books.google.com/books?id=ARAEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77|title =New "Skin" Lifts Jessica|magazine =Billboard|page =77|volume =116|issue =12|date =2004-03-20|issn =0006-2510|access-date =2013-04-30}}</ref> It was her highest weekly sales at the time, beating the sales of her sophomore album ''Irresistible'', which debuted at number six with 120,000 copies.<ref name="Billboardbook"/> On August 19, 2004, it was reported that after a year of release, ''In This Skin'' had sold over 2.4 million copies in the US.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-aug-19-wk-albums19-story.html |title=Ashlee Simpson is starting to get under Jessica's 'Skin' |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2004-08-19 |access-date=2022-02-21}}</ref> As of February 2009, it has sold 2.9 million copies, according to ''Billboard''.<ref name=Billboard2009>{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=February 20, 2009|url=http://login.vnuemedia.com/bbbiz/search/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003947916 |title=Ask Billboard - A Little Bit Country|magazine=Billboard|access-date=June 25, 2022 }}{{dead link|date=March 2026}}</ref> In total the album charted on the ''Billboard'' 200 for 75 consecutive weeks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/billboard-1-gospel-hits-album-chart/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527102823/http://www.billboard.com/charts/2005-02-05/billboard-200|title=We’re No. 1! ‘Billboard #1 Gospel Hits’ Debuts Atop Gospel Albums Chart|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=January 22, 2015|archivedate=May 27, 2013}}</ref> Towards the end of 2004 ''In This Skin'' was ranked at number 14 on ''Billboard''{{'}}s year-end albums chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/304557/Jessica%20Simpson/chart?f=412 |title=Jessica Simpson - Billboard 200 Albums Year End |magazine=Billboard |access-date=2014-07-24}}</ref> In December 2004, the album was certified triple platinum by the RIAA for shipments of three million copies.<ref name="RIAA Charts - Accreditations">{{cite web|title=RIAA Charts - Accreditations|website = Recording Industry Association of America|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=in%20this%20skin&artist=jessica%20simpson&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |access-date=September 10, 2009}}</ref>

In Australia, April 4, the album debuted at number 40. In peaked at number 13 in its seventh week, becoming Simpson's highest album peak in Australia to date. ''In This Skin'' stayed in the top 50 for 27 weeks. The album was later certified Platinum by the ARIA. In Ireland, ''In This Skin'' debuted at number 58. In its second week fell to number 75, but in its fourth week the album rose to a new peak of number 27. The album remained in the top 75 for 8 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/12994 |title=Jessica Simpson - In This Skin - Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |date=2003-07-02 |access-date=2012-02-24}}</ref> In the UK, the album debuted at number 36, the same peak of her first album ''Sweet Kisses''. It stayed on the chart for 9 weeks and it was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/19719-6667-2 |title=BPI Certifications |publisher=BPI |access-date=2024-02-16}}</ref> In Canada, the album reached number 45 in May 2004.<ref name="Albums : Top 200">{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_042204_ALBUMS.html|title=Albums : Top 100 |website=Jam! |date=April 22, 2004 |access-date=February 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040712014601/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_042204_ALBUMS.html|archive-date=July 12, 2004}}</ref> The album stayed on the chart for 30 weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_100704_ALBUMS.html |title=Albums : Top 100 |website=Jam! |date=7 October 2004 |access-date=31 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041011050052/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/ALBUMS.html |archive-date=October 11, 2004}}</ref> It was later certified Gold by the CRIA. In Switzerland, it peaked at number 78 and remained on the chart for three weeks. At the end of 2004 ''In This Skin'' was ranked as the 35th best selling album globally by the IFPI.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/worldsales2004.pdf |title=IFPI Top 50 Albums of 2004 based on worldwide units sold |publisher=IFPI |access-date=2013-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528022531/http://www.ifpi.org/content/library/worldsales2004.pdf |archive-date=2016-05-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of 2020, ''In This Skin'' has sold 7 million copies worldwide.<ref name="The New Zealand Herald"/>

==Track listing== ===Original release=== {{Track listing | headline = Standard edition | total_length = 41:57 | extra_column = Producer(s)

| title1 = Sweetest Sin | writer1 = Diane Warren | extra1 = {{flatlist| *Ric Wake *Richie Jones{{ref|a|[a]}}}} | length1 = 3:14

| title2 = With You | writer2 = {{flatlist| *Jessica Simpson *Andy Marvel *Billy Mann}} | extra2 = {{flatlist| *Marvel *Mann}} | length2 = 3:12

| title3 = My Way Home | writer3 = {{flatlist| *Simpson *Damon Elliott *Romeo Antonio}} | extra3 = Elliott | length3 = 3:13

| title4 = I Have Loved You | writer4 = {{flatlist| *Holly Lamar *Greg Barnhill *Denise Rich}} | extra4 = {{flatlist| *Lamar *Barnhill *David Munk{{ref|b|[b]}} *Lee Mars{{ref|b|[b]}} }} | length4 = 4:45

| title5 = Forbidden Fruit | writer5 = {{flatlist| *Simpson *Greg Fitzgerald *Thomas Nichols}} | extra5 = Fitzgerald | length5 = 3:30

| title6 = Everyday See You | writer6 = {{flatlist| *Simpson *Andrew Williams *Franne Golde *Kasia Livingston}} | extra6 = {{flatlist| *Williams *Golde *Livingston}} | length6 = 4:18

| title7 = Underneath | writer7 = {{flatlist| *Simpson *Matthew Gerrard *Trina Harmon}} | extra7 = Keith Thomas | length7 = 4:02

| title8 = You Don't Have to Let Go | writer8 = {{flatlist| *Simpson *Jason Deere *Harmon}} | extra8 = Harmon | length8 = 3:43

| title9 = Loving You | writer9 = {{flatlist| *Simpson *Elliott *Craig Young}} | extra9 = Elliott | length9 = 3:31

| title10 = In This Skin | writer10 = {{flatlist| *Simpson *Rob Fusari *Harmon}} | extra10 = Fusari | length10 = 4:18

| title11 = Be | writer11 = {{flatlist| *Simpson *Williams *Golde *Livingston}} | extra11 = {{flatlist| *Williams *Golde *Livingston}} | length11 = 4:11 }}

{{Track listing | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = Japanese edition<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jessica-Simpson-In-This-Skin/release/4971896|title = Jessica Simpson – in This Skin (2003, CD)|website = Discogs}}</ref> | total_length = 54:23

| title12 = Fly | writer12 = Simpson | extra12 = Mann | length12 = 3:32

| title13 = My Love | writer13 = Simpson. Harmon | extra13 = Harmon | length13 = 4:09

}}

{{track listing | headline = 2023 limited edition bonus LP<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://fluxebrand.com/product/jessica-simpson-vinyl-in-this-skin-limited-lp/ | title=Jessica Simpson Vinyl – In This Skin Limited LP | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014160927/https://fluxebrand.com/product/jessica-simpson-vinyl-in-this-skin-limited-lp/ | archive-date=October 14, 2023 }}</ref> | total_length = 52:15 | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Take My Breath Away | writer1 = {{flat list| *Giorgio Moroder *Tom Whitlock }} | extra1 = Mann | length1 = 3:15 | title2 = With You | note2 = acoustic version | writer2 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Marvel *Mann }} | extra2 = Mann | length2 = 3:16 | title3 = Angels | writer3 = {{flat list| *Robbie Williams *Guy Chambers }} | extra3 = Billy Mann | length3 = 4:05 }}

===Reissue=== {{track listing | headline = Standard edition | total_length = 52:15 | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = Angels | writer1 = {{flat list| *Robbie Williams *Guy Chambers }} | extra1 = Billy Mann | length1 = 4:05

| title2 = With You | writer2 = {{flat list| *Jessica Simpson *Andy Marvel *Mann }} | extra2 = {{flat list| *Mann *Marvel }} | length2 = 3:11

| title3 = Take My Breath Away | writer3 = {{flat list| *Giorgio Moroder *Tom Whitlock }} | extra3 = Mann | length3 = 3:15

| title4 = My Way Home | writer4 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Damon Elliott *Romeo Antonio }} | extra4 = Elliott | length4 = 3:12

| title5 = Sweetest Sin | writer5 = Diane Warren | extra5 = {{flat list| *Ric Wake *Richie Jones{{ref|a|[a]}} }} | length5 = 3:19

| title6 = I Have Loved You | writer6 = {{flat list| *Holly Lamar *Greg Barnhill *Denise Rich }} | extra6 = {{flat list| *Lamar *Barnhill *David Munk{{ref|b|[b]}} *Lee Mars{{ref|b|[b]}} }} | length6 = 4:45

| title7 = Forbidden Fruit | writer7 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Greg Fitzgerald *Thomas Nichols }} | extra7 = Fitzgerald | length7 = 3:29

| title8 = Everyday See You | writer8 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Andrew Williams *Franne Golde *Kasia Livingston }} | extra8 = {{flat list| *Williams *Golde *Livingston }} | length8 = 4:17

| title9 = Underneath | writer9 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Matthew Gerrard *Trina Harmon }} | extra9 = Thomas | length9 = 4:01

| title10 = You Don't Have to Let Go | writer10 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Jason Deere *Harmon }} | extra10 = Harmon | length10 = 3:40

| title11 = Loving You | writer11 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Elliott *Craig Young }} | extra11 = Elliott | length11 = 3:28

| title12 = In This Skin | writer12 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Rob Fusari *Harmon }} | extra12 = Fusari | length12 = 4:18

| title13 = Be | writer13 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Williams *Golde *Livingston }} | extra13 = {{flat list| *Williams *Golde *Livingston }} | length13 = 4:09

| title14 = With You | note14 = acoustic version – bonus track | writer14 = {{flat list| *Simpson *Marvel *Mann }} | extra14 = Mann | length14 = 3:16 }} {{track listing | headline = Spanish digital special edition<ref>{{Cite web | title=In This Skin de Jessica Simpson en Amazon Music Unlimited | url=https://music.amazon.com.mx/albums/B073H8VJHC | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014155424/https://music.amazon.com.mx/albums/B073H8VJHC | access-date=2026-01-09 | archive-date=2023-10-14}}</ref> | extra_column = Producer(s) | title15 = I Think I'm in Love with You | length15 = 3:18 | writer15 = {{flatlist| *Cory Rooney *Dan Shea *John Mellencamp}} | extra15 = {{flatlist| *Rooney *Shea}} | title16 = I Wanna Love You Forever | length16 = 4:24 | writer16 = {{flatlist| *Sam Watters *Louis Biancaniello}} | extra16 = {{flatlist| *Watters *Biancaniello}} | title17 = Irresistible | note17 = | writer17 = {{flatlist| *Anders Bagge *Arnthor Birgisson *Pamela Sheyne}} | extra17 = {{flatlist| *Bagge *Birgisson}} | length17 = 3:13 }}

'''Notes''' * The Chinese release of ''In This Skin'' omits "Sweetest Sin".<ref>{{cite AV media | title = Jessica Simpson – In This Skin (Chinese release) | type = Compact disc | publisher = Columbia | id = 512439.2 }}</ref> * <sup>{{note|a|[a]}}</sup> signifies an additional producer. * <sup>{{note|b|[b]}}</sup> signifies a vocal producer. {{notelist}}

==Personnel== Credits adapted from AllMusic.<ref name="auto"/> {{div col|colwidth=18em}} * J.D. Andrew &ndash; digital editing, engineer * Jim Annunziato &ndash; assistant engineer, mixing assistant * Romeo Antonio &ndash; electric guitar * Rich Balmer &ndash; engineer * Greg Barnhill &ndash; producer * Charlie Bisharat &ndash; violin * Dan Bucchi &ndash; mixing assistant * Pat Buchanan &ndash; electric guitar * Julian Bunetta &ndash; engineer, string arrangements, strings * Darryl Bush &ndash; production coordination * John Catchings &ndash; cello * Earl Cohen &ndash; tracking * J. T. Corenflos &ndash; electric guitar * Chad Cromwell &ndash; drums * Neil Devor &ndash; engineer * Tony Duran &ndash; photography * Damon Elliott &ndash; keyboards, percussion, producer, programming * Greg Fitzgerald &ndash; producer * Rob Fusari &ndash; producer * James Ginnetti &ndash; keyboards * Chris Goercke &ndash; acoustic guitar * Franne Golde &ndash; piano, producer, vocals, background vocals * Kara DioGuardi &ndash; background vocals * Trina Harmon &ndash; piano, producer, string arrangements, strings * Carlos Henderson &ndash; bass * Dan Hetzel &ndash; digital editing, engineer, mixing * Hooshik &ndash; collage * Jun Ishizeki &ndash; assistant engineer * Richie Jones &ndash; producer, programming * Jennifer Karr &ndash; background vocals * Anthony Kilhoffer &ndash; assistant engineer * Brendan Kuntz &ndash; assistant engineer, mixing assistant * Eric Kupper &ndash; acoustic guitar, keyboards * Holly Lamar &ndash; producer * Victor Lawrence &ndash; cello * Kasia Livingston &ndash; producer, background vocals * Billy Mann &ndash; arranger, drum programming, engineer, electric guitar, producer * Lee Mars &ndash; mixing, vocal producer * Andy Marvel &ndash; arranger, drum programming, engineer, midi guitar, keyboard programming, producer * Tony Maserati &ndash; mixing * Dave Matthews &ndash; engineer * Mary Maurer &ndash; art direction * Bart Migal &ndash; tracking * Nick Moroch &ndash; acoustic guitar * Pablo Munguia &ndash; engineer, vocal engineer * David Munk &ndash; vocal producer * Dave Pensado &ndash; mixing * Alison Prestwood &ndash; bass * Greg Price &ndash; assistant engineer * Mark Russell &ndash; production coordination * Dave Scheuer &ndash; digital editing, engineer * Jaime Sickora &ndash; engineer, vocal engineer * Jessica Simpson &ndash; primary artist, vocals * Matt Snedecor &ndash; mixing assistant * Michael Spriggs &ndash; acoustic guitar * Keith Thomas &ndash; arranger, bass, keyboards, mixing, producer, programming * Luz Vasquez &ndash; assistant engineer, mixing assistant * John LeVasseur &ndash; engineer, Mellotron * Rick Wake &ndash; producer * Bill Whittington &ndash; mixing * Andrew Williams &ndash; engineer, instrumentation, producer * Ethan Willoughby &ndash; assistant * Patrick Woodward &ndash; mixing * Chris Yoakum &ndash; digital editing, MIDI technician * Jonathan Yudkin &ndash; strings {{div col end}}

==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}

===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Weekly chart performance for ''In This Skin'' ! scope="col" |Chart (2003–2004) ! scope="col" |Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|13|artist=Jessica Simpson|album=In This Skin|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |- !scope="row"|Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)<ref name="Albums : Top 200"/> |45 |- {{album chart|France|117|artist=Jessica Simpson|album=In This Skin|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |- {{album chart|Ireland2|27|artist=Jessica Simpson|album=In This Skin|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |- !scope="row"|Japanese Albums (Oricon)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/81706/products/music/515197/1/|title=イン・ディス・スキン|publisher=Oricon|access-date=April 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140121001046/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/81706/products/music/515197/1/|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 21, 2014}}</ref> |89 |- {{album chart|Scotland|35|date=20040425|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 29, 2023}} |- !scope="row"|South Korean Albums (RIAK)<ref name="RIAK">{{Cite web|url=http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200308.htm| title=2003.08월 - POP 음반 판매량 | work=Recording Industry Association of Korea | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040623050407/http://www.riak.or.kr/stat/pop_200308.htm | archive-date=June 23, 2004 }}</ref> |18 |- {{album chart|Switzerland|78|artist=Jessica Simpson|album=In This Skin|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |- {{album chart|UK2|36|date=20040425|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |- |- {{album chart|Billboard200|2|artist=Jessica Simpson|rowheader=true|access-date=January 29, 2023}} |} {{col-2}}

===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |+ Year-end chart performance for ''In This Skin'' |- ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Position |- !scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2004.htm|title=ARIA Charts: Year End: Top 100 Albums 2004|access-date=2010-01-23|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|50 |- !scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2004/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Jessica Simpson - Billboard 200 Albums Year End|access-date=2014-07-23|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|14 |- !scope="row"|Worldwide Albums (IFPI)<ref name="auto1"/> | style="text-align:center;"|35 |}

===Decade-end charts=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Decade-end chart performance for ''In This Skin'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2000–2009) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="BillboardDecadeEnd"/> |153 |} {{col-end}}

==Certifications and sales== {{Certification Table Top }} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album|artist=Jessica Simpson|certyear=2004|region=Australia|award=Platinum|title=ARIA Charts&nbsp;— Accreditations - 2004 Albums|access-date=26 February 2014}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=In This Skin|artist=Jessica Simpson|relyear=2004|region=Canada|award=Gold|refname="CRIA - Simpson" |access-date=16 November 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan (RIAJ)|type=album|artist=Jessica Simpson|title=In This Skin|access-date=16 March 2022|relyear=2003|nocert=yes|salesamount=10,000|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url =http://ranking.oricon.co.jp/|script-title=ja:オリコンランキング情報サービス|publisher=Oricon|url-access=subscription |language=ja|access-date=2022-03-03}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Singapore|nocert=true|salesamount=1,500|salesref=<ref>{{cite news|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yqc9AAAAIBAJ&dq=2001+released+Singapore+ashlee&pg=PA27&article_id=3918,1501734|title=Ashlee wants to be her own Simpson|newspaper=New Straits Times|quote=In This Skin has sold over 1,500 copies in Singapore|access-date=3 June 2024|date=23 August 2004|page=27}}</ref>}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=South Korea (GAON)|type=album|artist=Jessica Simpson|title=In This Skin|access-date=25 July 2012|relyear=2003|nocert=yes|salesamount=3,003|salesref=<ref>{{cite web|url =http://fanofmusic.free.fr/Site-Charts-KoreaDatabaseUK.htm|title=Best Selling Foreign Album in South Korea|publisher=GAON|access-date=2020-10-10}}</ref><ref name="RIAK"/>}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=In This Skin|artist=Jessica Simpson|relyear=2004|certyear=2024|region=United Kingdom|award=Silver|access-date=17 February 2024|id=19719-6667-2}} {{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=In This Skin|artist=Jessica Simpson|relyear=2004|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=3|access-date=26 February 2014}}

{{Certification Table Summary}} {{Certification Table Entry|nocert=true|region=Worldwide|salesamount=7,000,000|salesref=<ref name="The New Zealand Herald"/>}} {{Certification Table Bottom | nosales=true|streaming=true}}

==Release history== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- ! Region ! Date ! Edition ! Label ! Format(s) ! Catalog ! Ref. |- ! scope="row"| Canada | rowspan="2"| August 19, 2003 | rowspan="3"| Standard | Sony Music |rowspan="3"|CD | CK 86560 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jessica-Simpson-In-This-Skin/release/1021372|title=Jessica Simpson &ndash; In This Skin (CD, Album, Enh) at Discogs|work=Discogs.com|date=August 19, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United States | Columbia | 86560 | <ref name="U.S. release details">[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r648128|pure_url=yes}} "U.S. release details"]. AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2007.</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Japan | August 27, 2003 | rowspan="3"| Sony Music | SICP 425 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jessica-Simpson-In-This-Skin/release/4971896|title=Jessica Simpson &ndash; In This Skin (CD, Album) at Discogs|work=Discogs.com|date=August 27, 2003|access-date=November 6, 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Canada | rowspan="3"| March 2, 2004 | rowspan="3"| Collector's | rowspan="3"| {{flatlist| *CD *CD+DVD}} | CK 91876 | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archambault.ca/jessica-simpson-in-this-skin-(reissue2tracks)-ACH001518983-en-pr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818115705/http://www.archambault.ca/jessica-simpson-in-this-skin-(reissue2tracks)-ACH001518983-en-pr |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-08-18 |title=In this skin (reissue+2tracks) : Jessica Simpson - Pop &#124; Archambault |publisher=Archambault.ca |date=2004-03-09 |access-date=2013-11-20 }}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Europe | {{flatlist| *COL 5124399 {{small|(CD)}} *5124393000 {{small|(CD+DVD)}}}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jessica-Simpson-In-This-Skin/release/1762922|title=Jessica Simpson &ndash; In This Skin (CD, Album) at Discogs|work=Discogs.com|date=March 2, 2004|access-date=November 6, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jessica-Simpson-In-This-Skin/release/6412092 |title=Jessica Simpson &ndash; In This Skin (CD, Album, RE + DVD-V, PAL) at Discogs|work=Discogs.com|date=March 2, 2004|access-date=November 6, 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United States | Columbia | CK 92041 | <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Jessica-Simpson-In-This-Skin/release/7862648|title=Jessica Simpson &ndash; In This Skin (CD, Album, RE + DVD-V, NTSC) at Discogs|work=Discogs.com|date=March 2, 2004|access-date=November 6, 2016}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| United Kingdom | April 19, 2004 | rowspan="2"| Standard | rowspan="2"| Sony Music | rowspan="2"| CD | 512499000 | <ref name="British release details">[http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=175885 "British release details"]. Retrieved July 19, 2008.</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Australia | September 4, 2004 | 5124399000 | <ref name="Australian release details">[http://www.sonybmg.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=5124399000 "Australian release details"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070909121820/http://sonybmg.com.au/cd/releaseDetails.do?catalogueNo=5124399000 |date=2007-09-09 }}. Sony BMG. Retrieved June 30, 2007.</ref> |}

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