Spit (album)

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2012}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox album | name = Spit | type = studio | artist = Kittie | cover = Spitalbumcover.jpg | alt = | caption = | released = {{start date|1999|11|13}} | recorded = May 1999{{refn|"Paperdoll" was re-recorded following the departure of Tanya Candler in September 1999.|group=nb}} | studio = EMAC (London, Ontario) | genre = Nu metal | length = {{Duration|m=37|s=23}} | label = {{hlist|Ng|Artemis}} | producer = Garth Richardson | prev_title = Kittie | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = Paperdoll | next_year = 2000 | misc = {{Singles | name = Spit | type = studio | single1 = Brackish | single1date = January 11, 2000 | single2 = Charlotte | single2date = June 5, 2000 }} {{Extra album cover | header = Original cover | type = studio | cover = Spitalternatecover.jpg | border = | alt = | caption = }} }} '''''Spit''''' is the debut studio album by the Canadian heavy metal band Kittie, released on November 13, 1999. Kittie were formed in 1996, and signed to Ng Records, which later merged with Artemis Records, following their performances at the Canadian Music Week festival in March 1999. Recorded over nine days in May 1999 with producer Garth Richardson at EMAC Recording Studios in London, Ontario, ''Spit'' is a nu metal album that incorporates elements from various genres. Inspired by life experiences, its lyrics address topics including sexism, hatred, ignorance, abuse, self-image, conformity, and betrayal. The album is Kittie's only release with their original line-up, featuring bassist Tanya Candler and guitarist Fallon Bowman. Candler left the band prior to its release in September 1999, after which they recruited bassist Talena Atfield, who appears on its cover and on a re-recorded version of "Paperdoll".

''Spit'' received generally favourable reviews from critics, who praised its production, musicianship, and songwriting but criticized its lyrics and vocals. The album was promoted with the release of two singles, "Brackish" and "Charlotte", and extensive tours of North America and Europe between July 1999 and February 2001. Assisted by Internet word-of-mouth and Kittie's touring efforts, ''Spit'' was a commercial success, reaching number 79 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and being certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 2000. The album sold 100,000 copies in Europe, but did not perform as well in Canada due to a lack of radio support and touring. It remains Kittie's best-selling album, having sold over 660,000 copies in the United States by April 2003. Retrospectively, ''Spit'' has been listed as one of the greatest nu metal albums of all time by ''Kerrang!'', ''Loudwire'', ''Metal Hammer'', and ''Revolver''.

== Background == Kittie were formed in September 1996<ref name="PiercingMetalInt">{{Cite web |last=Pierce |first=Ken |date=August 11, 2007 |title=Interviews: Kittie (Morgan and Mercedes Lander, Tara Mcleod) |url=http://www.piercingmetal.com/interview_kittie_081107.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823062257/http://www.piercingmetal.com/interview_kittie_081107.htm |archive-date=2007-08-23 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=Piercing Metal |quote=[It] will be [Kittie's eleventh birthday] in September.}}</ref> in London, Ontario, by drummer Mercedes Lander and guitarist Fallon Bowman, who met in a gymnastics class.{{Sfn|Bouw|2001}} They bonded over their shared interest in grunge artists such as Nirvana and Silverchair and started jamming together after realizing they both played instruments.{{Sfn|Bouw|2001}}{{Sfn|McCallum|2017|loc=6:57–7:05, 7:09–7:21, 7:49–7:56}} Mercedes' sister Morgan joined as their guitarist and vocalist four or five months later.{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=32}} The trio started out playing covers of Nirvana, Silverchair, Deftones, and Korn before attempting to write their own material; "Brackish" was the first song they wrote together.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Demisch |first=Carolyn |date=2000 |title=Exclusive Interview: Kittie |url=http://www.teenvoice.com:80/diversionz/music/kittie/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000815231951/http://www.teenvoice.com:80/diversionz/music/kittie/ |archive-date=2000-08-15 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=Teen Voice}}</ref><ref name=":112">{{Cite web |last=Bliss |first=Karen |date=1999 |title=Kittie |url=http://www.swaymag.com/Yap5.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001031055336/http://www.swaymag.com/Yap5.html |archive-date=2000-10-31 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Sway Magazine}}</ref> Morgan, Mercedes, and Bowman wrote the songs on ''Spit{{Sfn|''Canadian Musician''|2000}}'' over the course of a year and a half,<ref name="MegaKungFu99" /> and had completed most of them by the time Tanya Candler joined Kittie as their bassist in November 1997, completing their lineup.<ref name="InstantMag">{{Cite magazine |last=Anon. |date=April–May 2000 |title=Kittie |url=http://www.instantmag.com:80/insights/kittie.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001027120733/http://www.instantmag.com:80/insights/kittie.htm |archive-date=2000-10-27 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=Instant Mag |issue=27}}</ref> The band wrote the music for the songs first as a "backdrop" to their vocals,<ref name="gwatchet">{{cite web |last=Joseph |first=Peter |date=February 8, 2001 |title=Sno-core Ball hits with metal edge |url=http://www.gwhatchet.com/2001/02/08/sno-core-ball-hits-with-metal-edge/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206191914/https://www.gwhatchet.com/2001/02/08/sno-core-ball-hits-with-metal-edge/ |archive-date=February 6, 2017 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |work=The GW Hatchet}}</ref> which would be handled by whoever wrote its lyrics.<ref name="MetalMaidens2">{{cite web |last=Hegt |first=Liselotte |date=September 1999 |title=Kittie: A Goddamn Smack In The Face With A Crowbar! |url=http://www.metalmaidens.com/kittie.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002533/http://www.metalmaidens.com/kittie.htm |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=June 17, 2018 |work=Metal Maidens}}</ref>{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|pp=46-47}}

Kittie played their first show at a Battle of the Bands competition at Call the Office on February 28, 1998.{{Sfn|McCallum|2017|loc=11:42–12:12}} The band's second performance, at a high school talent show, was cut short by a female principal who did not believe women should be playing music of their style.{{Sfn|Beaumont|2000|p=23}}<ref name=":8" />{{refn|Mercedes said the incident marked Kittie's first experience with discrimination.{{sfn|Slater|2000a}}|group=nb}} Thereafter, Kittie began performing around London every one or two weeks,<ref name=":9" /> at either Call the Office or The Embassy,<ref name=":302" />{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|pp=32, 34}} and recorded two demos at EMAC Recording Studios engineered by studio co-owner Robert Nation.<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Nation |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Nation |date=February 28, 2001 |title=EMAC Recording Studios Mines U.S. Gold |url=http://www.emacstudios.com/scrapbook/Articles/EMAC%20Release%202%20-%20Kittie%20gold.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110710191112/http://www.emacstudios.com/scrapbook/Articles/EMAC%20Release%202%20-%20Kittie%20gold.pdf |archive-date=2011-07-10 |access-date=2023-04-12 |website=emacstudios.com}}</ref> Producer Garth Richardson was sent one of the band's demos and agreed to record their debut album for a minimum fee.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Popoff |first=Martin |author-link=Martin Popoff |date=2000 |title=Kittie - The Lion Speaks Tonight |url=http://www.hardradio.com/views/kittie2.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010305142404/http://www.hardradio.com/views/kittie2.html |archive-date=2001-03-05 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=HardRadio |page=2}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{cite magazine |last=Brannigan |first=Paul |date=March 4, 2000 |title=Teen Spirit |url=http://kittie.hypermart.net/press/teen.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010304180301/http://kittie.hypermart.net/press/teen.htm |archive-date=March 4, 2001 |access-date=July 20, 2024 |magazine=Kerrang! |pages=38–39 |via=kittie.hypermart.net |number=791}}</ref> In March 1999, Kittie performed at the Canadian Music Week festival in Toronto.{{Sfn|Bouw|2001}}<ref name=":18">{{Cite magazine |last=Dome |first=Malcolm |author-link=Malcolm Dome |date=May 2000 |title=Feline Groovy |url=http://kittie.hypermart.net/press/feline.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010304171250/http://kittie.hypermart.net/press/feline.htm |archive-date=2001-03-04 |access-date=2025-03-02 |magazine=Metal Hammer |location=UK |via=kittie.hypermart.net |issue=75}}</ref> Morgan said that the band had most of their songs ready by this point and were to record ''Spit'' with Richardson after the festival,{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}} which they planned to release themselves.{{Sfn|Marymont|2000}}

Kittie received several record label offers from their Canadian Music Week performance,{{Sfn|Slater|2000a}}{{Sfn|Lingley|2000}} and ultimately signed with Ng Records, an independent label operating out of New York.<ref name="LGM">{{cite web |last=Huff |first=John |date=July 3, 2014 |title=An interview with Morgan Lander of Kittie |url=http://www.londongroovemachine.com/2014/07/03/pros-legends-morgan-lander/ |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707102058/http://www.londongroovemachine.com/2014/07/03/pros-legends-morgan-lander/ |archive-date=July 7, 2014 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |website=London Groove Machine}}</ref> Although Ng had previously rejected the band's demos,<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":18" /> the label took interest in Kittie after its vice president Jason Wyner saw them perform.<ref name="LGM" />{{sfn|Hay|2000|p=16}} Mercedes said that Kittie signed with Ng as they believed the small label would pay more attention to the band than a larger one;{{Sfn|Lingley|2000}} Morgan also said Ng showed greater enthusiasm in the band than Canadian record labels, who considered them "too raw and aggressive".{{Sfn|Horn|2003|p=3}} Kittie did not officially sign to Ng until after ''Spit'' was recorded, in June or July 1999,<ref name="In Depth Zine">{{Cite web |last=Pagano |first=Anthony |date=January 18, 2000 |title=K i t t i e |url=http://www.indepthzine.com:80/interviews/kittie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010223232716/http://www.indepthzine.com:80/interviews/kittie.html |archive-date=2001-02-23 |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=In Depth Zine}}</ref> as they did not want to be told what to do by the label whilst working on the album.<ref name=":9" />

== Recording == Kittie recorded ''Spit'' with Richardson over nine days at EMAC in May 1999,<ref name=":13" /> at a cost of US$57,000.{{Sfn|Waller|2000}} As the band's members were still attending high school at the time, they recorded in the evenings after they had dinner and completed their homework at the studio.{{Sfn|McCallum|2017|loc=19:51–20:18}} Kittie wanted ''Spit'' to sound raw, yet professional-sounding,{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|p=46}} and reflective of their live shows.<ref name=":4" /> Richardson brought in a Pro Tools setup to record the album,<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2000 |title=Kittie Get Crazy |url=http://www.techtv.com/audiofile/features/jump/0,23009,9159,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211203402/http://www.techtv.com/audiofile/features/jump/0,23009,9159,00.html |archive-date=2001-02-11 |access-date=2025-06-08 |website=TechTV}}</ref> alongside an array of equipment and amplifiers the band spent a day experimenting with.{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|p=46}} They used ESP and Squier guitars,{{Sfn|Shea|2000}} a homemade guitar by Richardson,{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|p=46}} and Morgan's custom Gibson Flying V, which had all three of its humbuckers turned on for a "huge, meaty sound".{{Sfn|Shea|2000}} In place of effects pedals, guitar distortion was produced using a combination of Orange, Marshall, and Soldano amplifiers.{{Sfn|Shea|2000}} Bowman only used one pedal on the entire album, an Ibanez Classic Phase.{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|p=46}} Due to short recording window, Mercedes' drums were mostly recorded in one take, Morgan's vocals were not double-tracked,<ref name=":13" /> and any mistakes were left on the final album.<ref name=":52">{{Cite web |last=Trunk |first=Russell A. |date=n.d. |title=Kittie: 'Back in Black!' |url=https://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=1104 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522091749/https://www.annecarlini.com/ex_interviews.php?id=1104 |archive-date=May 22, 2010 |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=annecarlini.com}}</ref> Morgan played bass on three songs, including "Raven" and "Immortal".{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}}

Most of ''Spit''{{'s}} songs remained unchanged from when they were first written.<ref name=":112"/>{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|p=47}} Though Richardson claimed his input was limited to helping Kittie choose sounds and suggestions on guitar and drum parts,{{Sfn|Bouw|2001}} Morgan would credit him with helping the band with some vocal arrangements and melodies.<ref name="MetalMaidens2" /> She also said Kittie rearranged the structure of "Paperdoll" after he pointed out a "catchy hook" in the song.<ref name=":112"/> "Brackish" was nearly left off of ''Spit'' due to problems surrounding its arrangements, but would come into its own when Kittie recruited DJ Dave, a friend of Nation's, to add some jungle beats to the track.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Leivers |first=Dannii |date=2021-09-17 |title=The Story Behind The Song: Kittie's Brackish |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-behind-the-song-kitties-spit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313235753/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-story-behind-the-song-kitties-spit |archive-date=2023-03-13 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Metal Hammer |language=en |via=loudersound}}</ref>{{Sfn|McCallum|2017|loc=22:01–22:14}} Morgan wrote the song's chorus in the studio's vocal booth a week later, and the band recorded it the next day.<ref name=":0" /> ''Spit'' was then mixed by Chris Shaw at Soundtrack and EMAC (except "Paperdoll", by Matt Chiaravalle), and mastered by Howie Weinberg at Masterdisk.<ref name="Booklet" /> The album was completed in August 1999.{{Sfn|Hay|2000|p=16}}{{Sfn|Sculley|2000}}

== Composition ==  right|thumb|240x240px|Morgan Lander's lyrics on ''Spit'' drew from her personal experiences in Kittie's hometown of London, Ontario. ''Spit'' has primarily been described as a nu metal album.{{refn|Attributed to multiple sources:<ref name=":14" />{{sfn|Udo|2002|p=139}}{{sfn|Muirhead|2000}}<ref name="ChartAttackRev" /><ref name="NME" /><ref name="CVLTNATION" />|group=nb}} ''Rolling Stone'' described the album as blending thrash metal, grunge, death metal, and alternative rock;<ref name=":27">{{Cite magazine |date=2023-03-13 |title=The 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Songs of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-heavy-metal-songs-1234688425/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313191405/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-greatest-heavy-metal-songs-1234688425/ |archive-date=2023-03-13 |access-date=2023-03-13 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> other journalists described it as grindcore,{{Sfn|Morse|2000}}<ref name=":34">{{Cite web |last=Edwards |first=Tanya L. |date=January 6, 2000 |title=Heavy Rotation {{!}} Daily Rotation {{!}} Kittie {{!}} Spit {{!}} Artemis/Ng |url=http://www.spin.com/heavy/dailyrotation/2000/01/06/1/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000706210741/http://www.spin.com/heavy/dailyrotation/2000/01/06/1/index.html |archive-date=2000-07-06 |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=Spin}}</ref> hard rock,<ref name="RS" />{{Sfn|Earnest|2000}} hardcore punk,{{Sfn|Earnest|2000}} and techno.<ref name="Exclaim">{{cite web |last=Sokal |first=Roman |date=November 30, 1999 |title=Kittie Spit |url=http://exclaim.ca/Music/article/kittie-spit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714121303/http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kittie-spit |archive-date=July 14, 2018 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |work=Exclaim!}}</ref><ref name="AM" /> ''Spit''{{'s}} songs feature drop C-tuned guitars,<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Schwartz |first=Jennifer |date=2000 |title=Cat Scratch Fever: Kittie's Jagged Claws of Fury |url=http://www.guitar.com/features/viewfeature.asp?featureID=158 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011101093147/http://www.guitar.com/features/viewfeature.asp?featureID=158 |archive-date=2001-11-01 |access-date=2024-07-18 |website=Guitar.com |quote=With ''Spit'' garnering respectable reviews{{nbsp}}...}}</ref> heavy basslines,{{Sfn|Sadler|2000}} stop-start structures,<ref name="RS" /> tempo shifts,{{Sfn|Sculley|2000}}<ref name="AwtryTCM00">{{Cite news |last=Awtry |first=Josh |date=January 21, 2000 |title=Goth, glam and glitter |url=http://www.theindependent.com/stories/012100/3c_kittie21.html |url-access= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000928201828/http://www.theindependent.com/stories/012100/3c_kittie21.html |archive-date=2000-09-28 |access-date=2025-05-27 |work=Tri-Cities Entertainment Magazine |publisher=The Grand Island Independent |page=3 |type= |issn=1049-3018}}</ref> melodic sensibilities,{{Sfn|Semon|2000}} and manic percussion driven by double kick drums and cymbals.<ref name="AwtryTCM00" /> Morgan alternates between guttural,<ref name="RS" /> growled,{{Sfn|Fissure|2003}}<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Quelland |first=Sarah |date=2000-04-13 |title=Metroactive Music {{!}} Audiofile |url=https://www.metrosiliconvalley.com/papers/metro/04.13.00/audiofile-0015.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250507172831/https://www.metrosiliconvalley.com/papers/metro/04.13.00/audiofile-0015.html |archive-date=2025-05-07 |access-date=2025-03-07 |website=Metro Silicon Valley}}</ref> screamed,<ref name=":6" /> sung,<ref name="AwtryTCM00" /> and spoken vocals;{{Sfn|Fissure|2003}} she attributed her use of the latter to her lack of singing ability at the time.{{Sfn|Begai|2007|p=32}}

Kittie's songwriting was influenced by its members' differing music tastes.{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|p=47}}{{Sfn|Vincent|2000a|p=41}} Morgan listened to a mixture of heavy and soft artists,<ref name="MetalMaidens2" /> including Far, Gary Numan,{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|p=47}} Nile, Placebo,<ref name="MetalMaidens2" /> Portishead, Silverchair, Sneaker Pimps,<ref name="MegaKungFu99" /> and Today Is the Day,<ref name="MetalMaidens2" /> and also black metal,{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|p=47}} hip-hop, and R&B music.<ref name="MegaKungFu99" /> Bowman listened to hip-hop, pop, and heavy metal<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |date=January 10, 2000 |title=Kittie Transcript |url=http://www.twec.com:80/TW/Transcripts/Kittie.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010414013956/http://www.twec.com:80/TW/Transcripts/Kittie.asp |archive-date=2001-04-14 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=twec.com}}</ref> alongside Björk,<ref name="MegaKungFu99" /> Depeche Mode, Madonna,{{Sfn|Kelly|2000|p=47}} Orgy, and Weezer,<ref name="MetalMaidens2" /> whilst Mercedes listened to industrial artists like Nine Inch Nails and Prick<ref name="MegaKungFu99" /> as well as 1980s new wave and hardcore.<ref name="MetalMaidens2" /> Both cited industrial metal as an influence.<ref name="MetalMaidens2" /> Kittie also thanks Static-X, Napalm Death, and System of a Down in ''Spit''{{'s}} liner notes.{{Sfn|Vincent|2000b}}

''Spit''{{'s}} lyrics address topics including sexism, hatred, ignorance,<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |last=vanHorn |first=Teri |date=January 25, 2000 |title=Kittie Drummer: We're Not A 'Girl Metal Band' |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/620680/kittie-drummer-were-not-a-girl-metal-band/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618002613/http://www.mtv.com/news/620680/kittie-drummer-were-not-a-girl-metal-band/ |archive-date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> abuse,{{Sfn|Finn|2001}} self-image, self-esteem,<ref name="MetalMaidens2" /><ref name="ChartAttackRev">{{Cite web |date=2000-01-11 |title=ChartAttack's Weekly Record Reviews (01-11-00) |url=http://www.chartattack.com/road/albumreview/oldreviews/20000111rev/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011224153916/http://www.chartattack.com/road/albumreview/oldreviews/20000111rev/index.html |archive-date=2001-12-24 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=Chart Attack}}</ref>{{Sfn|Semon|2000}} conformity, and betrayal.{{Sfn|Elfman|2001}} They express feelings of anger,<ref name=":20">{{Cite news |last=Ross |first=Mike |date=2000-02-05 |title=Kittie Spits Up |url=http://www.canoe.com/JamAlbumsK/kittie_spit.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001005031453/http://www.canoe.com/JamAlbumsK/kittie_spit.html |archive-date=2000-10-05 |access-date=2025-03-05 |newspaper=Toronto Sun |via=canoe.com}}</ref><ref name=":23">{{Cite web |last=Oliver |date=2000-03-15 |title=Kittie - Spit Review |url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/kittie-spit-804/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114182338/https://www.metal.de/reviews/kittie-spit-804/ |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=metal.de}}</ref> fear,<ref name=":23" /> self-loathing,<ref name=":20" /> teen angst,{{Sfn|Semon|2000}}{{Sfn|Devlin|2000}} and world-weariness.<ref name=":23" />{{Sfn|Bouw|2000}} Morgan's lyrics drew from her personal experiences in London, Ontario,<ref name=":7">{{cite magazine |last=Bloomberg |first=Danila |date=August–September 2000 |title=Music: Grrl Power |url=http://www.accessmag.com:80/Issue50/Kittie.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010308064008/http://www.accessmag.com:80/Issue50/Kittie.htm |archive-date=2001-03-08 |access-date=2025-05-06 |magazine=Access |publisher=Trafalgar Productions Inc. |page=40 |issue=50 |issn=1206-2537}}</ref>{{Sfn|Stillman|2001|p=66}} and detail events involving close friends or herself; she considered their perspective to be more "localized" compared to Kittie's later output.{{Sfn|Stillman|2001|p=66}} Bowman described the songs as summarizing its members' life experiences.{{Sfn|Finn|2001}} Morgan said that although Kittie's members had relatively normal upbringings, they wanted to explore the flaws of society and their environment in an honest manner.<ref name=":7" /> Mercedes likewise said the band were "trying to show the imperfect, imperfections of coming from a suburban place".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gulka |first=Larissa |date=February 19, 2000 |title=The New Music Transcripts: NM13-818 |url=http://www.thenewmusic.net/nmtranscripts/NM13-818.htm#kittie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001019010707/http://www.thenewmusic.net/nmtranscripts/NM13-818.htm#kittie |archive-date=2000-10-19 |access-date=2025-06-12 |website=The NewMusic |page=[https://web.archive.org/web/20000301123644/http://www.thenewmusic.net/nmcomingup.html airdates here] |type=}}</ref>

Kittie's image and lyrical content led to the band being described as feminists or riot grrrls, neither of which they identified as.<ref name=":302">{{Cite magazine |last=McQueen |first=Gregg |date=June 2000 |title=Year of the Cat: Kittie Bares Its Claws |url=http://www.rockpile.net:80/Kittie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010506154000/http://www.rockpile.net:80/Kittie.html |archive-date=2001-05-06 |access-date=2024-07-21 |magazine=Rockpile |issue=58 |oclc=61350981}}</ref>{{sfn|Siegler|2000}} Morgan said Kittie emphasized a "theme" of equality though did not discuss it in their songs,<ref name="MTV" /> and that their music was for "human beings" than persons of a particular gender.<ref name="WestWordInt" /> In a 2021 interview with ''Metal Hammer'', Morgan said Kittie's beliefs in equality aligned with feminism, but that they did not understand it well at the time and were afraid of being associated with its misconceptions.<ref name=":0" />

== Songs == {{Listen | filename = Kittie Brackish.ogg | title = "Brackish" | description = "Brackish" incorporates elements of techno and drum and bass and features vocal interplay in its chorus. | filename2 = Kittie - Get Off (You Can Eat a Dick).ogg | title2 = "Get Off (You Can Eat a Dick)" | description2 = "Get Off (You Can Eat a Dick)" was written about Kittie's second show, which marked their first experience with discrimination.{{Sfn|Slater|2000a}} | filename3 = Kittie - Choke.ogg | title3 = "Choke" | description3 = "Choke" is a song about betrayal that ''Rolling Stone'' described as recalling 1970s hard rock with its "satanic churn".<ref name=RS /> }}

''Spit''{{'s}} opening title track was written in reaction to the attitude of local bands towards Kittie,<ref name="MTV" /> and was described by Mercedes as "[representing] the meaner side of [the band]".{{Sfn|Slater|2000a}} "Charlotte" stylistically alternates between speed metal, hardcore, anthem, and ballad,{{Sfn|Fissure|2003}} and features cutting, reverberated guitars, and fast-paced drums.{{Sfn|Semon|2000}} Its lyrics, inspired by a serial killer from the book ''Rites of Burial'' by Tom Jackman and Troy Cole,<ref name="SongfactsInterview">{{cite web |last=Prato |first=Greg |date=October 14, 2015 |title=Morgan Lander of Kittie |url=http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/morgan_lander_of_kittie/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019211202/http://www.songfacts.com/blog/interviews/morgan_lander_of_kittie/ |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |website=Songfacts}}</ref> were described by journalist Mark Beaumont as "[telling] the story of a woman who ends up with her boyfriend's head in her closet".{{Sfn|Beaumont|2000|p=23}} "Suck" and "Do You Think I'm a Whore?" are "angst-ridden" tracks{{Sfn|Higgins|2000|p=17}} featuring abrasive vocals and guitars,{{Sfn|Slater|2000b}} repetitive basslines and staccato drums.{{Sfn|Higgins|2000|p=17}} The latter deals with self-image and judgement by others for the way women dress.<ref name=":25">{{Cite web |date=2024-12-20 |title="Early on, there were a lot of people who judged us for our looks, how we wanted to dress." Kittie on their most underrated track – and why its message is still important twenty five years on |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/early-on-there-were-a-lot-of-people-who-judged-us-for-our-looks-how-we-wanted-to-dress-kittie-on-their-most-underrated-track-and-why-its-message-is-still-important-twenty-five-years-on |access-date=2025-03-04 |website=Metal Hammer |language=en |via=loudersound |archive-date=December 27, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227175726/https://www.loudersound.com/features/early-on-there-were-a-lot-of-people-who-judged-us-for-our-looks-how-we-wanted-to-dress-kittie-on-their-most-underrated-track-and-why-its-message-is-still-important-twenty-five-years-on |url-status=live }}</ref> Morgan said the song's title was given "basically to prove people wrong",<ref name="MTV" /> and that the lyric "I look in the mirror, the whore is all I see"—the only lyric printed in ''Spit''{{'s}} liner notes—was meant to encourage people to see beyond their face value.<ref name=":7" /> "Brackish" was written about a friend of Kittie's and a toxic relationship they were in with an older man,<ref name=":0" /> and was described as a call "for women to be strong and emotionally independent" by Brenda Bouw of the ''National Post''.{{Sfn|Bouw|2000}} The song incorporates techno elements,{{Sfn|Sculley|2000}}{{Sfn|Solomon|2000}} a drum and bass interlude,<ref name="BostonPhoenix">{{Cite web |last=Richardson |first=Sean |date=2000-03-23 |title=Kittie: Canadian Teenage Rock-and-Roll Machine |url=http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/00/03/23/REX/KITTIE.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031224235036/http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/music/00/03/23/REX/KITTIE.html |archive-date=2003-12-24 |access-date=2025-05-07 |website=The Boston Phoenix}}</ref> and its chorus features vocal interplay between Morgan and Bowman.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Mashurov |first=NM |date=2018-04-05 |title=Here's To 20 Years Of Kittie |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1989753/heres-to-20-years-of-kittie/columns/sounding-board/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013650/https://www.stereogum.com/1989753/heres-to-20-years-of-kittie/columns/sounding-board/ |archive-date=2020-11-12 |access-date=2023-05-23 |website=Stereogum |language=en}}</ref> "Jonny" is about realizing nobody is perfect, including one's role models.<ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Finney |first=Graham |date=2000 |title=Kittie |url=http://www.intoxicated.clara.net/interview53.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020319185045/http://www.intoxicated.clara.net/interview53.html |archive-date=2002-03-19 |access-date=2025-04-22 |website=Planet-Loud}}</ref> Chuck Campbell of the ''Knoxville News Sentinel'' called the song a "metallic maelstrom" and highlighted its "coquettish" refrain.{{sfn|Campbell|2000}}

"Trippin'{{Nbsp}}" is an intense track<ref name=":6" /> that Phil Alexander of ''Kerrang!'' described as providing a contrast to earlier, more melodic tracks on ''Spit''.{{sfn|Alexander|2000}} "Raven" features "syncopated" beats and distorted guitarwork,<ref name=":16" /> and was inspired by a death threat Kittie received from a male band they competed against in a talent show in Ontario.<ref name="SunSentinel">{{cite web |last=Morse |first=Steve |date=July 27, 2000 |title=Retail Rage |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-07-27/lifestyle/0007260626_1_anger-band-vent/2 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223212155/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2000-07-27/lifestyle/0007260626_1_anger-band-vent/2 |archive-date=February 23, 2017 |access-date=February 22, 2017 |work=Sun-Sentinel |ref={{harvid|''Sun Senitel''|2000}}}}</ref> "Get Off (You Can Eat a Dick)" was written about Kittie's second show,{{Sfn|Slater|2000a}} and was titled after remarks for the band to "get off".{{Sfn|McCoy|2000|p=}} The song opens with Morgan moaning over pounded guitars before screaming its title lyric over Mercedes' drums.<ref name=":34" /> ''Telegram & Gazette''{{'s}} Craig Semon viewed the song as attacking "misconceived notions of out-of-touch authority figures".{{Sfn|Semon|2000}} Bowman wrote the lyrics of "Choke" in response to a betrayal.<ref name="PressBio99">{{Cite web |last=Gargano |first=Paul |date=October 1999 |title=Biography |url=http://www.kittie.net/bio.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000621091539/http://www.kittie.net/bio.html |archive-date=2000-06-21 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=kittie.net}}</ref> Arion Berger of ''Rolling Stone'' likened the song musically to 1970s hard rock with its "satanic churn".<ref name="RS" /> "Paperdoll" attacks the image of women as "blow-up dolls",{{Sfn|Bouw|2000}} and sees Morgan sing over a "twangy" guitar rhythm and a drum beat that Semon likened to nails being hammered into a coffin.{{Sfn|Semon|2000}} Its lyrics were written by Candler, who originally sang lead vocals on it.<ref name="MegaKungFu99">{{Cite web |last=Sparky |date=September 23, 1999 |title=Interview - Morgan Lander from Kittie |url=http://www.megakungfu.com/interviews/kittie.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010630043141/http://www.megakungfu.com/interviews/kittie.html |archive-date=2001-06-30 |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=MegaKungFu.com |quote=Morgan: ["Paperdoll"] was written by the entire band, but is sung by Tanya...She also wrote the lyrics.}}</ref> ''Spit'' ends with the gothic instrumental track "Immortal",<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Masuo |first=Sandy |date=2001-02-23 |title=Kittie - Spit |url=http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1440890/20010223/kittie.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030906170223/http://www.mtv.com:80/news/articles/1440890/20010223/kittie.jhtml |archive-date=2003-09-06 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=MTV News}}</ref> which Jason Pettigrew of ''Alternative Press'' called "forboding".<ref name=":35">{{Cite magazine |last=Pettigrew |first=Jason |date=April 2000 |title=Kittie: The Cutest Kittens Have the Sharpest Claws |url=http://www.altpress.com/sections/botw/04-17-2000/index.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010629064548/http://www.altpress.com/sections/botw/04-17-2000/index.asp |archive-date=2001-06-29 |access-date=2025-05-22 |magazine=Alternative Press |pages=30–31 |issue=141 |issn=1065-1667}}</ref> The song was supposed to have lyrics, but were scrapped and forgotten; its original opening line was "The eyes of the victim".<ref name=":162">{{Cite web |last=Swingle |first=Emily |date=2024-09-20 |title="Slipknot used to have taser fights." Morgan Lander talks nu metal, pranks and the wildest tours Kittie have been on |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/morgan-lander-answers-questions-on-touring-with-slipknot-nu-metal-kittie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920160003/https://www.loudersound.com/features/morgan-lander-answers-questions-on-touring-with-slipknot-nu-metal-kittie |archive-date=2024-09-20 |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=Metal Hammer |language=en |via=loudersound}}</ref>

== Release and promotion == [[File:Talena_Atfield.jpg|alt=Talena Atfield, sticking out her tongue|left|thumb|238x238px|Talena Atfield appears on the cover of ''Spit'', and performs bass on the re-recording of "Paperdoll".]]Kittie began touring in support of ''Spit'' in July 1999, when they performed at the Milwaukee Metalfest.<ref name="Jam1999">{{Cite web |last=Bromley |first=Adrian |date=September 20, 1999 |title=Kittie gets their claws out |url=http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicMetal/sep20_kittie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001102141313/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicMetal/sep20_kittie.html |archive-date=2000-11-02 |access-date=2024-04-24 |website=Jam! Metal |via=canoe.com}}</ref> In August, the band embarked on their first tour of the United States with Skinlab and Pissing Razors.<ref name="Nosebleed17">{{Cite web |last=Raychul |date=July 14, 2000 |title=Interview with KiTTiE! |url=http://www.nosebleed17.com/kittint.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000920025402/http://www.nosebleed17.com/kittint.htm |archive-date=2000-09-20 |access-date=2024-07-26 |website=nosebleed17.com}}</ref> Morgan said the tour was intended to test how well Kittie handled touring, and said they enjoyed it.{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}} After performing at the Big Day Off in Hartford, Connecticut in September 1999, Candler left Kittie, citing discomfort with the band's growing popularity and personal issues.{{Sfn|McCallum|2017|loc=23:45–25:51}} Talena Atfield, a friend of Mercedes' who had attended a number of Kittie's early shows, was recruited as Candler's replacement; despite having never played bass prior to joining Kittie, she learnt all of ''Spit''{{'s}} songs within one week.{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|pp=35, 37}} Following a warm-up show, the band performed at the CMJ Music Festival in New York City,{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}} where a live music video was film for ''Spit''{{'s}} lead single, "Brackish".<ref name=":0" />{{Sfn|McCallum|2017|loc=26:25–27:40}}

Promotional copies of ''Spit'' were sent out in the fall of 1999;{{Sfn|Sculley|2000}} Morgan said she had received reviews of the album as early as September.{{Sfn|Marymont|2000}} The album was due to be released on October 19, 1999,<ref name="Jam1999" /> but was delayed by Candler's departure,<ref name="In Depth Zine" />{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}}{{Sfn|Sculley|2000}} which forced Kittie to change its artwork and re-record "Paperdoll", which she had sung lead vocals on.{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}} Atfield appears on the reissue cover,{{Sfn|Sharpe-Young|2007}} and performs on the re-recording.{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}} Shortly thereafter, Ng was bought out by Artemis Records,<ref name=":0" /> and Kittie was moved over to the latter label.<ref name="LGM" /> Morgan said that Kittie avoided being dropped from Artemis following the merger, unlike other artists on Ng's roster, due to their "buzz" around New York City and the support of Wyner, Ng owner Michael Chambers, and the heads of Artemis.<ref name="LGM" />

Artemis promoted ''Spit'' through radio speciality stations and in the press.{{Sfn|Hay|2000|p=16}} In October 1999,{{Sfn|Comer|2000|p=37}} a three-song sampler was sent to radio stations,{{Sfn|Avery|1999}} which reached number one on the ''CMJ'' Loud Rock Chart in December that year.<ref name="Sciarretto2000">{{cite magazine |last=Sciarretto |first=Amy |date=February 7, 2000 |title=Must Hear |url=http://www.cmj.com/Reviews/review.phtml?artistName=KITTIE%26recordingName=Spit%26reviewerName=Amy+Sciarretto |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000621103727/http://www.cmj.com/Reviews/review.phtml?artistName=KITTIE%26recordingName=Spit%26reviewerName=Amy+Sciarretto |archive-date=June 21, 2000 |access-date=June 2, 2025 |magazine=CMJ New Music Report |page=3 |volume=61 |issn=0890-0795 |number=652}}</ref> Artemis also set up an internet and print marketing campaign with the online music service MyPlay.com,<ref name="WashingtonPostMyPlay">{{Cite news |last=Segal |first=David |author-link=David Segal (journalist) |date=2000-06-22 |title=An Upside To Music Downloads |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/06/22/an-upside-to-music-downloads/6c227dd6-0f49-477d-b5b1-a1747dc8c84f/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828192734/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/06/22/an-upside-to-music-downloads/6c227dd6-0f49-477d-b5b1-a1747dc8c84f/?utm_term=.e7fadbff3026 |archive-date=2017-08-28 |access-date=2025-05-03 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> through which users were offered a free download of "Brackish" and "Choke".{{Sfn|Hay|2000|p=16}}<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-03-10 |title=Kittie Curls Up in MyPlay Locker |url=https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumor-mill/kittie-curls-up-lessbrgreaterin-myplay-locker |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250521191559/https://www.hitsdailydouble.com/news/rumor-mill/kittie-curls-up-lessbrgreaterin-myplay-locker |archive-date=2025-05-21 |access-date=2025-05-21 |website=Hits Daily Double |language=en}}</ref> ''Spit'' was released through Ng/Artemis on January 11, 2000;{{Sfn|Comer|2000|p=1}} Sony Music handled its distribution outside of the United States.<ref name=":26">{{Cite web |last=Bento |first=Debbie |date=December 15, 1999 |title=Kittie Goes Global With Sony Music |url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/1999/19991215.html#Headline1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020305111544/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/1999/19991215.html#Headline1 |archive-date=2002-03-05 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Chart Attack}}</ref> By the time of its release, Kittie had been featured in numerous magazines{{Sfn|Comer|2000|p=37}}<ref name=":26" /> and an ''MTV News 1515'' report,{{sfn|Hay|2000|pp=13, 16}} whilst "Brackish" had been downloaded thousands of times on MyPlay.<ref name="WashingtonPostMyPlay" /> The song was concurrently released as ''Spit''{{'s}} lead single;{{Sfn|''R&R''|2000}} its music video entered rotation on MTV, The Box,{{Sfn|Hay|2000|pp=13, 16}} and MuchMusic.{{Sfn|Bouw|2000}}

In January 2000, Kittie toured the United States with Slipknot and Will Haven.{{Sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mancini |first=Robert |date=1999-12-21 |title=Slipknot Teaming With Kittie For 2000 Tour |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434131/slipknot-teaming-with-kittie-2000-tour.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103193622/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1434131/slipknot-teaming-with-kittie-2000-tour.jhtml |archive-date=2012-11-03 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=MTV News}}</ref> The members of Kittie left high school prior to the tour,<ref name=":9" /><ref name=":0" /> and later dropped out in favour of doing a GED.<ref name=":172">{{Cite web |last=Kendle |first=John |date=September 9, 2000 |title=Girls on the prowl |url=http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicMetal/sep9_kittie.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001102221031/http://www.canoe.com:80/JamMusicMetal/sep9_kittie.html |archive-date=2000-11-02 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Winnipeg Sun |via=canoe.com}}</ref> In February, the band toured the United States with Sevendust.{{Sfn|Bouw|2000}} Kittie filmed an appearance on the talk show ''Later'' around this time; they were subsequently invited to perform on ''Late Night With Conan O'Brien'', where they made their debut late night television appearance on February 23, 2000, performing "Brackish".<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2000-02-23 |title=Kittie Rock Out on Conan Tonight |url=http://chartattack.com/news/27067/kittie-rock-out-on-conan-tonight |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819033245/http://chartattack.com/news/27067/kittie-rock-out-on-conan-tonight |archive-date=2010-08-19 |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Chart Attack}}</ref><ref name="RevolverConan">{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-01-11 |title=See Kittie's Unhinged Performance of "Brackish" on 'Conan' in 2000 |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-kitties-unhinged-performance-brackish-conan-2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314130843/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/see-kitties-unhinged-performance-brackish-conan-2000 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Revolver |language=en}}</ref> The band then toured the United Kingdom supporting Slipknot on their debut tour of the country,<ref name=":8" />{{Sfn|McCormick|2000}} and toured the rest of Europe thereafter in March 2000.{{Sfn|Hay|2000|p=16}} In early April 2000, Kittie played a few Canadian shows with Slipknot,<ref name=":19">{{Cite web |last= |date=2000-03-13 |title=Internet marketing sharpens claws on Kittie |url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2000/03/1306.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011223113219/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2000/03/1306.cfm |archive-date=2001-12-23 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Chart Attack}}</ref> before embarking on a headlining American tour with Chevelle, Shuvel, and the Step Kings from April 27 to May 28.<ref name="prep">{{cite web |last=Mancini |first=Rob |date=April 18, 2000 |title=Kittie Preps Home Video, Music Video |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430884/kittie-preps-home-video-music-video/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904014256/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430884/kittie-preps-home-video-music-video/ |archive-date=September 4, 2017 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> "Charlotte" was released as the second single from ''Spit'' on June 5, 2000.{{Sfn|''HITS''|2000}} Its music video, filmed with director Lisa Rubish in early May 2000,<ref name="prep" /> was an MTV hit.<ref name="AmericaDemandsKittie">{{Cite web |last=Anon. |date=2007-04-13 |title=America demands more Kittie |url=https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/america-demands-more-kittie-48546.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230408174419/https://www.newstimes.com/news/article/america-demands-more-kittie-48546.php |archive-date=April 8, 2023 |access-date=2023-04-08 |website=The News-Times |language=en-US}}</ref> On July 11, 2000, Kittie released the home video ''Spit in Your Eye'',<ref name="prep" /> featuring performance footage and interviews filmed during their early tours with Slipknot and Sevendust.<ref name="Nosebleed17" />

Following a European summer festival tour, Kittie returned to the United States to perform on the Ozzfest tour,{{Sfn|Rayner|2000}} between July 2 and September 2, 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ozzfest 2000 |url=https://www.ozzy.com/archives/tour/ozzfest-2000 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805165025/https://www.ozzy.com/archives/tour/ozzfest-2000 |archive-date=2020-08-05 |access-date=2025-05-08 |website=Ozzy Osbourne Official Site |language=en-US}}</ref> The band were the only all-female act on that year's Ozzfest bill, and second overall to play at the festival after Drain STH.{{Sfn|Farber|2000}} According to Mercedes, Kittie were asked to begin recording a new album after Ozzfest but refused as they didn't feel it was time to stop touring then.{{Sfn|McCallum|2017|loc=31:30–31:41}} From September 5 to 16, 2000, Kittie embarked on its first tour of Canada,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2000-07-10 |title=Kittie Scheduled To Tour Canada In The Fall |url=http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2000/07/1003.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001020115208/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2000/07/1003.cfm |archive-date=2000-10-20 |access-date=2025-03-01 |website=Chart Attack}}</ref> supported by Disturbed.{{Sfn|Lingley|2000}} After a planned tour supporting Pantera was cancelled due to vocalist Phil Anselmo falling and breaking two ribs, Kittie formed a headlining tour with Mudvayne, Apartment 26, and Factory 81 that ran from November 18 to December 1, 2000.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=vanHorn |first=Teri |date=November 10, 2000 |title=Kittie Plan Own Tour Due to Sidelined Pantera Trek |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1430883/kittie-plan-own-tour-due-to-sidelined-pantera-trek/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019081650/http://www.mtv.com/news/1430883/kittie-plan-own-tour-due-to-sidelined-pantera-trek/ |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |publisher=MTV}}</ref> On December 12, 2000, the band released the ''Paperdoll'' EP, featuring a remix of "Paperdoll" and some live tracks recorded at the Hultsfred Festival in Sweden in June.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="WestWordInt">{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Michael |date=January 18, 2001 |title=Good Girls Do |url=https://www.westword.com/music/good-girls-do-5065433 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625091412/https://www.westword.com/music/good-girls-do-5065433 |archive-date=2024-06-25 |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Westword |language=en}}</ref> Following the SnoCore Rock Tour in January and February 2001, Kittie began working on their next album.<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Angelo |first=Joe |date=2001-01-09 |title=Kittie To Scratch Out New LP After SnoCore |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1437795/20010109/story.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040803111143/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1437795/20010109/story.jhtml |archive-date=2004-08-03 |access-date=2025-03-03 |website=MTV News}}</ref>

== Critical reception == {{Music ratings | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=AM>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/spit-mw0000251782 |title=Spit – Kittie |website=AllMusic |last=Blanford |first=Roxanne |access-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-date=June 4, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604000957/https://www.allmusic.com/album/spit-mw0000251782 |url-status=live }}</ref> | rev2 = ''Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal'' | rev2Score = 7/10{{sfn|Popoff|2007}} | rev3 = ''Entertainment Weekly'' | rev3score = B+{{sfn|Johnson|2000}} | rev4 = ''Kerrang!'' | rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{sfn|Alexander|2000}} | rev5 = ''NME'' | rev5score = 4/10<ref name="NME">{{cite web |date=September 12, 2005 |title=Spit |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/1936 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314140315/https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-nme-1936-327400 |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |work=NME}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Q'' | rev6score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="QReview">{{Cite web |last=Potter |first=Valerie |date=April 2000 |title=Reviews - Kittie Spit |url=http://www.qonline.co.uk:80/reviews/server.asp?id=18779 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001203210800/http://www.qonline.co.uk:80/reviews/server.asp?id=18779 |archive-date=2000-12-03 |access-date=2023-03-16 |website=Q}}</ref> | rev7 = ''Rock Sound'' UK | rev7score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{sfn|Slater|2000b}} | rev8 = ''Rolling Stone'' | rev8score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=RS>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kittie/albums/album/302361/review/6067655/spit |title=Kittie: Spit |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 30, 2000 |access-date=November 10, 2012 |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211222250/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kittie/albums/album/302361/review/6067655/spit |archive-date=February 11, 2007 |last=Berger |first=Arion}}</ref> | rev9 = ''Select'' | rev9score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{sfn|Muirhead|2000}} | rev10 = ''The Village Voice'' | rev10score = C+<ref name=Christgau>{{Cite web |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |date=November 28, 2000 |title=Consumer Guide Turkey Shoot: Where the Action Isn't |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ts-00.php |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=The Village Voice |via=robertchristgau.com |archive-date=January 25, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250125111204/http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/ts-00.php |url-status=live }}</ref> }}

''Spit'' received generally mixed to favorable reviews.<ref name="CVLTNATION">{{Cite web |last=Watkins |first=Gareth |date=2016-02-26 |title=The Nu Metal Years Part 2: The Guantanamo Diaries |url=https://cvltnation.com/the-nu-metal-years/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228073024/https://cvltnation.com/the-nu-metal-years/ |archive-date=February 28, 2016 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=CVLT Nation |language=en-US |quote=The album received okay-to-good reviews when it was released,}}</ref><ref name=":4" />{{Sfn|Bouw|2000}} Music critics generally praised the album's production and musicianship. Roxanne Blanford of AllMusic said it was "simultaneously retro and progressive in its blunt musical expression".<ref name="AM" /> Martin Popoff felt that Kittie could rock "heavily and smartly" and praised their songwriting as "way beyond [its members] years".{{Sfn|Popoff|2007}} Alexander of ''Kerrang!'' highlighted Kittie's combination of "power, naivety and naked aggression",{{sfn|Alexander|2000}} whilst Lalena Fissure of ''The Village Voice'' and Beth Johnson of ''Entertainment Weekly'' enjoyed the album's blend of heavy and melodic qualities.{{Sfn|Fissure|2003}}{{Sfn|Johnson|2000}} Tanya L. Edwards of ''Spin'' said the album's straightforward production and style prevented Kittie from coming off as "posturing" or falling into common faults in nu metal bands of the time.<ref name=":34" /> Sandy Masuo of ''MTV News'' praised the production but said that like other nu metal bands, it was still possible to "overlook [Kittie's] genuinely impressive chops amid all the bluster".<ref name=":16" /> Valerie Potter of ''Q'' said that despite the production "[doing] the band justice", ''Spit''{{'s}} songs were unoriginal.<ref name="QReview" /> Berger of ''Rolling Stone'' and Tanya Richardson of ''The Stranger'' felt the album was repetitive, though the former found it was "fairly good-natured" and highlighted its songs involving Mercedes' "tricky drum work".<ref name="RS" /><ref name=":21">{{cite web |last=Richardson |first=Tanya |date=February 3, 2000 |title=cd reviews |url=http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/cd-reviews/Content?oid=3193 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807152647/http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/cd-reviews/Content?oid=3193 |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=January 10, 2017 |work=The Stranger}}</ref> Darren Sadler of ''Metal Hammer'' said Kittie were a competent albeit unmemorable band, but nevertheless considered ''Spit'' "a promising debut".{{Sfn|Sadler|2000}}

''Spit''{{'s}} lyrics and Morgan's vocals were met with mixed responses. ''Reno Gazette-Journal'' reviewer Mark Earnest considered ''Spit'' the work of a "great basic hard-rock band", though he found "juvenile" lyrics and "typical metal growling" occasionally brought the album down.{{Sfn|Earnest|2000}} Fissure found the lyrics both juvenile and unintentionally funny.{{Sfn|Fissure|2003}} Alexander took issue with "Do You Think I'm a Whore?" and "Jonny" for their adherence to "aggro-rock clichés", referring to the former's "rhetoric" and the latter's chorus.{{sfn|Alexander|2000}} Potter felt Morgan sounded unconfident when attempting more conventional vocal styles outside of screaming;<ref name="QReview" /> conversely, Nathalie Vincent of ''Rock Sound'' France highlighted her melodic vocals but said she sounded hoarse and out of breath when attempting "hardcore" styles.{{Sfn|Vincent|2000b}} Caroline Sullivan of ''The Guardian'' felt her vocal "maelstrom" made the lyrics on the "unlistenable doom-metal" album incomprehensible.{{Sfn|Sullivan|2000}} More favourably, Amy Sciarretto of ''CMJ New Music Report'' said Morgan's vocals to be on par with Bowman's performance on guitar, which she described as being as competent as a death metal musician.<ref name="Sciarretto2000" />

Some reviewers took issue with Kittie's image and attitude. Mark Jenkins of ''The Washington Post'' viewed the band's all-female status as their sole "distinguishing feature" and dismissed them as a "bore".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jenkins |first=Mark |date=2000-01-21 |title=Slipknot "Slipknot" Roadrunner / Kittie "Spit" Artemis |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/01/21/slipknot-slipknot-roadrunner/b788e30d-dae6-411c-baeb-0dad490308ea/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Roman Sokal of ''Exclaim!'' accused the band of being calculated with its focus on "shock novelty",<ref name="Exclaim" /> whilst a reviewer for ''NME'' said they were "too conscious of the nu-metal zeitgeist to affect any real menace".<ref name="NME" /> Robert Christgau, also of ''The Village Voice'', believed that Korn fans thought more of "four teenage girls [...] bellowing 'Get Off (You Can Eat a Dick)'{{Nbsp}}", than of them "bellow[ing] loud enough".<ref name="Christgau" /> In a subsequent interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Christgau said he approved of what Kittie did but felt they "[didn't] do it well"; he compared them unfavorably to the Donnas and believed they fell short of the media expectations surrounding them, which would give men a reason to dismiss women playing rock music.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dansby |first=Andrew |date=2001-02-16 |title=Critic Christgau Wraps the '90s |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/critic-christgau-wraps-the-90s-249682/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215095529/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/critic-christgau-wraps-the-90s-249682/ |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |access-date=2023-09-11 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> Oliver of Metal.de was disappointed by people paying more attention to Kittie's looks than their music, which he felt was "easily in the top leagues".<ref name=":23" /> Expressing similar sentiments, Michelle Solomon of the ''Detroit Free Press'' believed the band gave its peers Korn and Limp Bizkit a "run for their money".{{Sfn|Solomon|2000}}

In 2007, ''Hit Parader'' ranked ''Spit'' fourth on its list of the "All-Time Top 10 Female-Fronted Metal Discs".{{sfn|Sciarretto|2007}} "Brackish" appeared on Fuse's "19 Best Nu-Metal Hits of All Time" list in 2015,<ref name="Fuse2">{{cite web |date=February 11, 2015 |title=The 19 Best Nu-Metal Hits of All Time |url=http://www.fuse.tv/2015/02/best-nu-metal-hits#5 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190410141229/https://www.fuse.tv/2015/02/best-nu-metal-hits#5 |archive-date=April 10, 2019 |access-date=April 29, 2015 |publisher=Fuse}}</ref> and was ranked number 23 on ''Spin''{{'s}} "30 Best Nu Metal Songs" list in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |author-link=Annie Zaleski |date=May 17, 2017 |title=The 30 Best Nu-Metal Songs |url=https://www.spin.com/2017/05/best-nu-metal-songs-ranked/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314182120/https://www.spin.com/2017/05/best-nu-metal-songs-ranked/ |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=March 14, 2023 |website=Spin}}</ref> In the early 2020s, ''Spit'' was listed as one of the greatest nu metal albums of all time by ''Kerrang!'',<ref name="Kerrang!NuRank">{{Cite web |last=Law |first=Sam |date=June 17, 2020 |title=The 21 greatest nu-metal albums of all time – ranked |url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-21-greatest-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time-definitively-ranked/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314205801/https://www.kerrang.com/the-21-greatest-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time-definitively-ranked |archive-date=2023-03-14 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Kerrang! |language=en}}</ref> ''Loudwire'',<ref name="LoudwireRank">{{Cite web |last=Lemeshow-Barooshian |first=Rae |date=January 1, 2020 |title=The 50 Best Nu-Metal Albums of All-Time |url=https://loudwire.com/top-50-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314182754/https://loudwire.com/top-50-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/ |archive-date=2023-03-14 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Loudwire |language=en}}</ref> ''Metal Hammer'',<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Hobson |first1=Rich |last2=Everley |first2=Dave |last3=Alderslade |first3=Merlin |date=2022-04-01 |title=The 50 best nu metal albums of all time |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314205225/https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-50-best-nu-metal-albums-of-all-time/2 |archive-date=2023-03-14 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Metal Hammer |language=en |via=loudersound}}</ref> and ''Revolver''.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-11-08 |title=20 Essential Nu-Metal Albums |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/20-essential-nu-metal-albums |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314183717/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/10-heaviest-nu-metal-songs-all-time |archive-date=2023-03-14 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Revolver |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, ''Rolling Stone'' listed the album's title track as the 82nd greatest heavy metal song of all time.<ref name=":27" /> In a 2024 ranking of Kittie's albums, Paul Travers of ''Metal Hammer'' ranked it second, stating: "Rightly or wrongly, [it] remains the iconic sound of the band for many people".<ref name="MHRanked">{{Cite web |last=Travers |first=Paul |date=2024-07-21 |title="A highly consistent and often underrated catalogue": Every Kittie album ranked from worst to best |url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/kittie-albums-ranked-worst-to-best |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240722122508/https://www.loudersound.com/features/kittie-albums-ranked-worst-to-best |archive-date=2024-07-22 |access-date=2024-07-22 |website=Metal Hammer |language=en |via=loudersound}}</ref>

== Commercial performance ==

Assisted by built-up demand from the MyPlay promotion, ''Spit'' debuted on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart at number 147 on January 29, 2000, with first week sales of 8,800 copies.<ref name="WashingtonPostMyPlay" />{{Sfn|''Billboard''|2000a}} The album topped the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart two weeks later,{{Sfn|Hay|2000|p=13}} and reached its peak position on the ''Billboard'' 200 at number 79 on April 15, 2000.<ref name="KittieCharts">{{Cite magazine |title=Kittie |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/kittie/ |url-status=live |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315160252/https://www.billboard.com/artist/kittie/ |archive-date=2023-03-15 |access-date=2023-03-15}}</ref> "Brackish" and "Charlotte" respectively charted at numbers 31 and 35 on the ''Billboard'' Active Rock Tracks chart.<ref name="KittieCharts" /> On October 17, 2000, ''Spit'' was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), signifying the album had shipped in excess of 500,000 copies in the United States.{{Certification Cite Ref|title=Spit|type=album|artist=Kittie|region=United States}} As of April 2003, the album has sold over 660,000 copies in the country.<ref name="KittieFileLawsuitAgainstTheirRecordLabel">{{cite news |date=April 1, 2003 |title=Kittie File Lawsuit Against Their Record Label |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-file-lawsuit-against-their-record-label/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072451/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kittie-file-lawsuit-against-their-record-label/ |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=January 16, 2017 |work=Blabbermouth.net}}</ref> Outside the United States, ''Spit'' had sold 100,000 copies in Europe by February 2001.{{Sfn|Sexton|2001|p=74}} "Brackish" and "Charlotte" both charted on the UK Singles Chart, at numbers 46 and 60, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kittie |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8755/kittie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617220127/http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/8755/kittie/ |archive-date=June 17, 2018 |access-date=June 17, 2018 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref> ''Spit'' was less successful in Canada,{{Sfn|Bouw|2001}} where 40,000 copies had been sold by April 2003.<ref name="KittieFileLawsuitAgainstTheirRecordLabel" />

''Spit''{{'s}} commercial success in the United States was attributed to internet word-of-mouth and Kittie's touring regimen,{{Sfn|Hay|2000|p=16}}<ref name="WashingtonPostMyPlay" /> with Artemis executive Danny Goldberg crediting both efforts with helping the label overcome difficulties in promoting Kittie at rock radio due to its status as an all-female band.{{Sfn|Hay|2000|p=16}} TechTV credited the album with establishing a network of over 100 Kittie fansites by August 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lux |first=Joanna |date=2000-08-30 |title=Connect With Other Kittie Fans |url=http://www.techtv.com/audiofile/story/0,23008,8735,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030203070558/http://www.techtv.com/audiofile/story/0,23008,8735,00.html |archive-date=2003-02-03 |access-date=2025-05-25 |website=TechTV}}</ref>{{refn|In a September 2000 interview, Mercedes claimed to have seen around 250 Kittie fansites.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 1, 2000 |title=Kittie Interview Excerpts |url=http://www.techtv.com/audiofile/features/story/0,23008,9146,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010211023811/http://www.techtv.com/audiofile/features/story/0,23008,9146,00.html |archive-date=2001-02-11 |access-date=2025-06-17 |website=TechTV}}</ref>|group=nb}} The album's lack of success in Canada was attributed to a lack of radio support—although Kittie's music videos were aired on MuchMusic—and the band's lack of a touring base, having only embarked on its first tour of its Canada towards the end of 2000.{{Sfn|Bouw|2001}}{{Sfn|Sperounes|2000}}{{refn|In an April 2000 interview with ''Chart Attack'', Morgan said that Artemis had "shunned" Kittie's attempts at an earlier tour of Canada and pushed for touring the United States instead, but said they did not want to come off as "neglecting" the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Andrew |date=2000-04-10 |title=Come Home Kittie |url=http://chartattack.com/damn/2000/04/1001.cfm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011004231852/http://chartattack.com/damn/2000/04/1001.cfm |archive-date=2001-10-04 |access-date=2024-08-26 |website=Chart Attack}}</ref>|group=nb}} Ben Rayner of the ''Toronto Star'' believed ''Spit''{{'s}} earlier release in the United States and Europe compared to Canada was a "double-edged sword" and led to Kittie being rejected in the country,{{Sfn|Rayner|2000}} whilst Morgan felt the band were "shunned" by Canadian journalists for being "younger women playing rock music".{{Sfn|Martinez|2002}}

== Aftermath == {{Quote box | quote = You hear the name Kittie, and a lot of people still think and feel like 'Oh, those are those 15-year old girls from London, Ontario.' Unfortunately, in the public eye, that's who we are, and that's who we'll always be. The media tends to choose one angle and just hammers it. You can never change and you can never develop—at least in their eyes, anyway. | source = —Morgan Lander, 2004{{sfn|Zaleski|2004}} | width = 24% }}Much of the contemporary media attention surrounding ''Spit'' focused on the ages of Kittie's members and their status as an all-female band playing heavy metal,{{Sfn|Zaleski|2004}}<ref name="Wiederhorn07">{{Cite magazine |last=Wiederhorn |first=Jon |date=April 2007 |title=Warrior Souls |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/content/kittie-1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827230106/http://www.revolvermag.com/content/kittie-1 |archive-date=August 27, 2008 |access-date=July 1, 2024 |magazine=Revolver |publisher=Future US, Inc. |pages=82–84, 86, 88 |issue=55 |issn=1527-408X}}</ref> often at the expense of discussion of their music.{{Sfn|Harmon|2000}}{{Sfn|Klosterman|2000}} Kittie had not expected their all-female status to be controversial{{Sfn|Harmon|2000}} and insisted on being referred to as just a band instead of being categorized by gender.<ref name=":5" /> Mercedes felt Kittie received "the wrong kind of press" initially and were presented as being "more mainstream" by journalists who did not do proper research on the band,<ref>{{Cite web |last=German |first=Eric |date=2002 |title=Kittie |url=http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewkittie.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214080304/http://www.metalupdate.com/interviewkittie.html |archive-date=December 14, 2024 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.metalupdate.com}}</ref> and later claimed Artemis revealed its members' ages to the press against their wishes.<ref name="Wiederhorn07" /> In later years, Morgan and Mercedes felt ''Spit'' had created a stigma around Kittie.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Parks |first=Andrew |date=February 2007 |title=Kittie |url=http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/feb2007/kittie.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070115180713/http://www.decibelmagazine.com/features/feb2007/kittie.aspx |archive-date=January 15, 2007 |access-date=January 4, 2024 |magazine=Decibel |publisher=Red Flag Media, Inc. |issue=28 |quote=}} Morgan: "Unfortunately, a lot of the media has a set idea, a strange stigma about the band—that we are contrived or based solely on image, not music—because they still know us by [''Spit'']. Well, the album that defines us is one we wrote when we were 14 years old."</ref><ref name=":32">{{harvnb|Begai|2007|p=32}}. Mercedes: "Some people have a certain stigma about [Kittie], and I think those ideas were made based on ''Spit'' because it's our biggest selling album [...] We want to surpass [''Spit''] because we're tired of being only known for [that album]. I can understand why people like it, but it's time to move on."</ref> In a 2012 interview with ''Canada Arts Connect'', Morgan said that Kittie had "received more praise and criticism for [''Spit''] than we have over the duration of our entire careers" and that, despite the growth she felt the band made thereafter, continued to be perceived based on the album and struggled to be taken seriously by the heavy metal community.<ref name="CAC">{{Cite web |last=Walschots |first=Natalie Zina |date=February 14, 2012 |title=Girls Don't Like Metal Interviews Morgan Lander |url=http://canadaartsconnect.com/magazine/2012/02/girls-metal-morgan-lander/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228200436/http://canadaartsconnect.com/magazine/2012/02/girls-metal-morgan-lander/ |archive-date=February 28, 2012 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |website=Canada Arts Connect}}</ref> Upon the release of Kittie's seventh album ''Fire'' (2024)—by which point interest in the band had been renewed by the early 2020s nu metal revival—Morgan said in an interview with ''Revolver'' that she was more accepting of ''Spit'' though also hoped the renewed attention would lead people to listen to their other albums, which she felt were talked about less as they weren't "piggybacking on the early 2000 nu-metal hype".<ref name="RevolverInt2024">{{Cite web |last=Madden |first=Emma |date=2024-06-27 |title=Spitting fire: Inside Kittie's incendiary comeback |url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/kittie-digital-cover-story |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627173124/https://www.revolvermag.com/music/kittie-digital-cover-story |archive-date=2024-06-27 |access-date=2024-06-27 |website=Revolver |language=en}}</ref>

Kittie's later albums abandoned the nu metal style of ''Spit'' in favour of a more direct heavy metal style.<ref name=":5" /> The band continued to perform songs from the album at their shows,<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2025-02-22 |title=Kittie's Morgan Lander On 25th Anniversary Of 'Spit': 'The Impact Of That Album Has Lasted For The Duration Of Our Career' |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/kitties-morgan-lander-on-25th-anniversary-of-spit-the-impact-of-that-album-has-lasted-for-the-duration-of-our-career |access-date=2025-06-22 |website=Blabbermouth.net |language=en}}</ref> though Morgan said they avoided doing so for a time to show people "who we are now and what we have accomplished since then".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Erickson |first=Anne |date=2021-02-26 |title=Beyond the Boys' Club: Morgan Lander of Kittie |url=https://consequence.net/2021/02/beyond-the-boys-club-morgan-lander-kittie/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314192609/https://consequence.net/2021/02/beyond-the-boys-club-morgan-lander-kittie/ |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Consequence |language=en-US}}</ref> In March 2012, Kittie hinted at the possibility of their original lineup reuniting to perform ''Spit'' in its entirety for a few shows.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2012-03-17 |title=Original Kittie Lineup To Reunite? |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/original-kittie-lineup-to-reunite |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=Blabbermouth.net |language=en}}</ref> On October 27, 2017, the original Kittie lineup reunited to perform "Brackish", "Charlotte", "Choke", and "Paperdoll" as part of an anniversary concert at the premiere of the band's ''Kittie: Origins/Evolutions'' documentary at Rum Runners in London, Ontario. The concert marked the first time the former two songs had been performed live since 2008; "Choke" had not been performed since 2001, and "Paperdoll" since 2002.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2019-02-13 |title=Kittie - Live At The London Music Hall 20th Anniversary Concert Video Available For Pre-Order |url=https://bravewords.com/news/kittie-live-at-the-london-music-hall-20th-anniversary-concert-video-available-for-pre-order/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |language=en-US}}</ref> The ''Spit'' line-up reunited again in January 2022 for an online chat in celebration of the 22nd anniversary of its release.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blabbermouth |date=2022-01-12 |title=Original Kittie Lineup Reunites For Online Chat To Celebrate 22nd Anniversary Of 'Spit' Album (Video) |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/original-kittie-lineup-reunites-for-online-chat-to-celebrate-22nd-anniversary-of-spit-album-video |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Blabbermouth.net |language=en}}</ref> In April 2022, the album was reissued on vinyl for the first time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |date=2022-02-16 |title=Kittie giving 'Spit' first-ever vinyl release, hinting at more comeback shows |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/kittie-giving-spit-first-ever-vinyl-release-hinting-at-more-comeback-shows/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=BrooklynVegan |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2023, Kittie performed "Do You Think I'm a Whore?" for the first time since 2003 at the Sick New World festival.<ref name=":25" /> On September 19, 2025, Kittie released ''Spit XXV'', an extended play featuring re-recordings of four of the album's songs, through Sumerian Records; the EP was also produced by Richardson.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mills |first=Matt |date=2025-08-20 |title=Kittie have re-recorded a nu metal classic to celebrate its 25th anniversary and make us feel ancient |url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/kittie-release-re-recorded-song-spit-2025 |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=Metal Hammer |language=en |via=loudersound}}</ref> The day after, the band are due to perform a set celebrating ''Spit''{{'s}} 25th anniversary at the Louder than Life festival.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2025-02-26 |title=Slayer, Rob Zombie, Avenged Sevenfold, Bring Me the Horizon to Headline 2025 Louder Than Life Festival |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/concerts/2025-louder-than-life-festival-lineup-1235910604/ |access-date=2025-05-06 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Track listing == All songs are written by Morgan Lander, Mercedes Lander, and Fallon Bowman (SOCAN),{{Sfn|''Canadian Musician''|2000}} and credited to Kittie.<ref name="Booklet" />

{{track listing | headline = Standard release | total_length = 37:23 | title1 = Spit | length1 = 2:20 | title2 = Charlotte | length2 = 3:56 | title3 = Suck | length3 = 3:31 | title4 = Do You Think I'm a Whore? | length4 = 3:00 | title5 = Brackish | length5 = 3:06 | title6 = Jonny | length6 = 2:24 | title7 = Trippin{{'-}} | length7 = 2:21 | title8 = Raven | length8 = 3:25 | title9 = Get Off (You Can Eat a Dick) | length9 = 2:52 | title10 = Choke | length10 = 4:05 | title11 = Paperdoll | length11 = 3:22 | title12 = Immortal | length12 = 2:49 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japanese edition bonus track<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Spit |type=CD liner notes |others= |year=2000 |publisher=Artemis/Epic Records |last=Kittie |id=ESCA 8149}}</ref> | total_length = 41:09 | title13 = Charlotte | note13 = Mellow Acoustic Version | length13 = 3:46 }} '''Notes''' * On advance copies of ''Spit'', "Paperdoll" is listed as track 3 and "Choke" as track 11; the album's duration is 36:55.<ref name=":33">{{cite AV media notes |title=Spit |type=CD liner notes |others= |year=1999 |publisher=Ng Records |last=Kittie |id=751002-2}}</ref> * The lyrics of "Choke" were written by Fallon Bowman.<ref name="PressBio99" /> * The lyrics of "Paperdoll" were written by Tanya Candler; Candler sings on the original version of the song,<ref name="MegaKungFu99" /> which was re-recorded prior to ''Spit''{{'s}} official release.<ref name="In Depth Zine" />

== Personnel == Adapted from liner notes.<ref name="Booklet">{{cite AV media notes |title=Spit |type=CD liner notes |others= |year=2000 |publisher=Artemis Records |last=Kittie |id=ATM 497630 9}}</ref>{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}'''Kittie''' *Morgan Lander – lead vocals, guitar, bass on "Raven" and "Immortal"{{sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}} *Fallon Bowman – guitar, backing vocals on "Brackish", lead vocals on "Choke" *Tanya Candler – bass, lead vocals on "Paperdoll" (original)<ref name="MegaKungFu99" /> *Mercedes Lander – drums *Talena Atfield – bass on "Paperdoll" (re-recording){{sfn|Hefflon|2000|p=35}} '''Additional musicians''' *DJ Dave – loops and beats on "Brackish"

'''Artwork''' *Larry Busacca – photography *Nicky Guilfoil – live shot *Michael McLaughlin – photography *Brandy Stephen – paintings *Kitten – artwork

{{col-2}}'''Production''' *Garth Richardson – engineer, producer *Rob Nation – engineer *Chris Shaw – mixing (at Soundtrack & EMAC) *Matt Chiaravalle – editing on "Brackish", recording, mixing on "Paperdoll" *Andrew Grimo – production assistant *Ben Kaplan – production assistant *Howie Weinberg – mastering (at Masterdisk) {{col-end}}

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

=== Weekly charts === {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- !scope=row|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref name="KittieCharts" /> |align="center"|79 |- !scope=row|US Top Heatseekers Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="KittieCharts" /> |align="center"|1 |- !scope=row|US Top Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name="KittieCharts" /> |align="center"|2 |- |}{{col-2}}

=== Year-end charts === {|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col"| Chart (2000) ! scope="col"| Peak<br>position |- !scope=row|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums |title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2000 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=September 8, 2017 |archive-date=May 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526051757/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2000/top-billboard-200-albums |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=YearEndMagazine/> |align="center"|191 |- !scope=row|US Top Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref name=YearEndMagazine>{{cite magazine |title=The Year in Music (2000) |magazine=Billboard |date=December 30, 2000 |pages=YE-40, YE-44 |volume=112 |number=53 |issn=0006-2510 }}</ref> |align="center"|5 |- |} {{col-end}}

== Certifications ==

{{Certification Table Top}} {{Certification Table Entry|title=Spit|artist=Kittie|relyear=2000|region=United States|type=album|award=Gold|certyear=2000|salesamount=660,000|salesref=<ref name="KittieFileLawsuitAgainstTheirRecordLabel" />}} {{End}}

== Notes == <references group="nb" responsive="1"></references>

== References == <references />

== Bibliography == {{refbegin|30em}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Anon. |date=January 29, 2000 |title=Billboard 200 Continued |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wg0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=kittie+spit+billboard+january+2000&pg=PA96 |magazine=Billboard|volume=112 |issue=5 |page=96 |issn=0006-2510 |ref={{harvid|''Billboard''|2000a}}}} * {{cite magazine |date=April 3, 2000 |last=Anon. |title=News |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vusrJlufwwwC&dq=kittie+april+3%2C+2000&pg=PA32 |magazine=CMJ New Music Report |volume=62 |pages=32, 39 |issn=0890-0795 |access-date=March 15, 2023 |number=660 |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325142735/https://books.google.com/books?id=vusrJlufwwwC&dq=kittie+april+3%2C+2000&pg=PA32 |url-status=live|ref={{harvid|''CMJ New Music Report''|2000b}}}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Anon. |date=June 2, 2000 |title=Post Modern: Upcoming New Releases |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Hits/00s/2000/Hits-2000-06-02.pdf |magazine=HITS |volume=14 |issue=696 |page=42 |via=worldradiohistory.com |access-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201012625/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Hits/00s/2000/Hits-2000-06-02.pdf |url-status=live |oclc=15994494 |ref={{harvid|''HITS''|2000}}}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Anon. |date=January 7, 2000 |title=Going for Adds |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-01-07.pdf |magazine=R&R |issue=1332 |page=96 |issn=0277-4860 |via=worldradiohistory.com |access-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-date=January 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131023121/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Archive-RandR/2000s/2000/RR-2000-01-07.pdf |url-status=live |ref={{harvid|''R&R''|2000}}}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Anon. |first= |date=November–December 2000 |title=SOCAN Honours Kreviazuk, Kittie |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CM-Canadian-Musician/00s/Canadian-Musician-2000-11-12.pdf |access-date=July 18, 2024 |magazine=Canadian Musician |page=15 |via=worldradiohistory.com |volume=22 |issue=6 |ref={{harvid|''Canadian Musician''|2000}}}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Alexander |first=Phil |date=January 22, 2000 |title=Cat Scratch Fever |magazine=Kerrang! |publisher=EMAP |issue=785 |page=44 |issn=0262-6624}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Avery |first=David M. |date=December 13, 1999 |title=Kittie: Kittie 3 Song Sampler (Ng-Artemis) |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fK9L4WDZq5gC&dq=kittie&pg=PA24 |magazine=CMJ New Music Report |page=24 |volume=60 |issue=646 |issn=0890-0795}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Beaumont |first=Mark |author-link=Mark Beaumont (journalist) |date=July 5, 2000 |title='We Have Female Groupies' |magazine=Melody Maker |publisher=IPC |volume=77 |issue=27 |pages=22–25 |issn=0025-9012}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Begai |first=Carl |date=April 2007 |title=Kittie: Life After Death |magazine=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles |pages=32–33 |issue=102 |issn= 1705-3781}} * {{Cite news |last=Bouw |first=Brenda |date=February 8, 2000 |title=Why so angry, girls?: Heavy metal band Kittie has been described as 'the sort of girls who beat up the Britney Spears of the world for lunch money, then cut class to smoke in the parking lot' |work=National Post |page=B2 |id={{ProQuest|329623921}}}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Bouw |first=Brenda |date=February 17, 2001 |title=Hard rock cachet: their debut album, Spit, made Kittie a heavy-metal sensation |magazine=Saturday Night |pages=24 |volume=116 |issue=6 |id={{ProQuest|222362346}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Campbell |first=Chuck |date=January 28, 2000 |title=Kittie spits venomous teen spirit |work=Knoxville News Sentinel |page=8 |id={{ProQuest|393490230}}}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Comer |first=M. Tye |date=January 24, 2000 |title=Kittie Claws Its Way Onto the Airwaves |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3BvIyxpVA7cC&pg=PA1 |magazine=CMJ New Music Report |pages=1, 37 |volume=61 |issue=650 |issn=0890-0795}} * {{Cite news |last=Devlin |first=Mike |date=February 29, 2000 |title=CD Reviews |work=Times Colonist |location=Victoria, British Columbia |page=B8 |issn=0839-427X |id={{ProQuest|345765351}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Earnest |first=Mark |date=February 18, 2000 |title=CD Rack |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |page=G20 |id={{ProQuest|910986708}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Elfman |first=Doug |date=January 19, 2001 |title=Furry Fury |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |page=28J |id={{ProQuest|260107838}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Farber |first=Jim |date=March 13, 2000 |title=This Young Kittie is Anything but Nice: 'Loud and vulgar' Canadian quartet is ferociously female |work=New York Daily News |page=44 |id={{ProQuest|313715648}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Finn |first=Timothy |date=January 26, 2001 |title=More Grrr than Purr |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/686463716/ |url-access=subscription |work=The Kansas City Star |page=20 |type=Preview |via=newspapers.com}} * {{Cite news |last=Fissure |first=Lalena |date=January 15, 2003 |title=Whiskers in the Dark: Kittie Safe Artemis |work=The Village Voice |page=127 |id={{ProQuest|232293759}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Harmon |first=Rod |date=April 28, 2000 |title=Kittie doesn't purr, it growls |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/720455343/ |url-access=subscription |work=The Bradenton Herald |page=18 |type=Weekend |via=newspapers.com}} * {{cite magazine |last=Hay |first=Carla |date=March 25, 2000 |title=Artemis' Teen Rockers Kittie Claw Up the Billboard 200 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sg4EAAAAMBAJ&dq=artemis+teen+rockers+claw&pg=PA16 |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date= |magazine=Billboard |pages=13, 16 |volume=112 |issn=0006-2510 |number=13}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Hefflon |first=Scott |date=2000 |title=Kittie |url=https://archive.org/details/juggernaut-3-2000/page/32/mode/2up |magazine=Juggernaut |publisher=Implosion Publishing Inc. |location=Orlando |pages=32, 34–37 |issue=3 |oclc=858943196 |via=Internet Archive}} * {{Cite news |last=Higgins |first=Polly |date=May 4, 2000 |title=Kittie sinks its claws into KMFA |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/580015103/ |url-access=subscription |work=Tucson Citizen |pages=17–18 |type=Calendar |via=newspapers.com |issn=0888-5478}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Horn |first=David |date=Winter 2003 |title=Kittie |magazine=Sounds of Death |publisher=Independent Media International, Inc. |pages=3–4 |issue=20 |oclc=30316499}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Johnson |first=Beth |date=February 11, 2000 |title=The Week: Music |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |page=74 |issue=525 |issn=1049-0434}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Kelly |first=Jim |date=November–December 2000 |title=Kittie (Cover Story) |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CM-Canadian-Musician/00s/Canadian-Musician-2000-11-12.pdf |access-date=July 18, 2024 |magazine=Canadian Musician |pages=45–47 |via=worldradiohistory.com |volume=22 |issue=6}} * {{Cite news |last=Klosterman |first=Chuck |author-link=Chuck Klosterman |date=July 20, 2000 |title=Canada's Kittie is long on sound, short on explanations |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/152334274/ |url-access=subscription |work=The Akron Beacon Journal |page=E14 |via=newspapers.com}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Lingley |first=Scott |date=August 31, 2000 |title=Kittie flouts metal stereotypes |magazine=See |page=7 |issue=352 |issn= 1196-5347 |url=https://archive.org/details/seemagazine352/page/n5/mode/2up |via=Internet Archive}} * {{Cite news |last=Martinez |first=Victor R. |date=July 19, 2002 |title=Kittie |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/432229133 |url-access=subscription |work=El Paso Times |page=15 |type=Tiempo |via=newspapers.com}} * {{Cite 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Spit Artemis Records |work=Boston Globe |page=CAL8 |id={{ProQuest|405338000}}}} * {{cite magazine |last=Muirhead |first=Stuart |date=April 2000 |title=Albums |url=https://selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk/showpage.php?file=wp-content/uploads/2012/09/albums3.jpg |access-date=March 2, 2025 |magazine=Select |page=93 |via=selectmagazinescans.monkeon.co.uk |issn=0959-8367}} * {{cite book |last1=Popoff |first1=Martin |author-link1=Martin Popoff |title=The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties |date=2007 |publisher=Collector's Guide Publishing |isbn=978-1-894959-62-9 |location=Burlington, Ontario, Canada |pages=230–231}} * {{Cite news |last=Rayner |first=Ben |date=April 10, 2000 |title=Here Kittie, Kittie ; After touring in the U.S., the heavy metal girl band Kittie is finally being noticed back home |work=Toronto Star |pages=1 |id={{ProQuest|438116188}}}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Sadler |first=Darren |date=March 2000 |title=Under the Hammer |magazine=Metal Hammer |publisher=Future plc |location=UK |page=85 |issue=72 |issn=1464-7834}} * {{Cite magazine |date=December 2007 |editor-last=Sciarretto |editor-first=Amy |title=Hit Parader's Ultimate Hard Rock Top 10's |url=https://archive.org/details/hitparadermagazi51unse_31/page/64/mode/2up?q=Kittie |magazine=Hit Parader |publisher=Magna Publishing Group |page=64 |via=Internet Archive |issue=513 |issn=0162-0266}} * {{cite news |last=Sculley |first=Allan |date=May 12, 2000 |title='Spit' and polish |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/144791149/ |work=Asbury Park Press |type=Alive |page=14 |url-access=subscription |via=newspapers.com}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Sexton |first=Paul |date=February 3, 2001 |title=Artemis Finds Success In Europe |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YxMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA74 |magazine=Billboard |pages=66, 74 |volume=113 |issue=5 |issn=0006-2510}} * {{Cite news |last=Semon |first=Craig S. |date=February 6, 2000 |title=Metalwise, this Kittie's the cat's meow |work=Telegram & Gazette |location=Worcester, Massachusetts |page=8 |id={{ProQuest|268751305}}}} * {{Cite book |last=Sharpe-Young |first=Garry |title=Metal: The Definitive Guide |publisher=Jawbone Press |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-906002-01-5 |pages=471–472 |chapter=Kittie |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/metaldefinitiveg0000shar/page/470 |via=Internet Archive}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Shea |first=Eric |date=August 2000 |title=Kittie |magazine=Guitar Player |publisher=Miller Freeman Inc. |page=45 |volume=34 |issue=8 |issn=0017-5463 |id={{ProQuest|222434948}}}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Siegler |first=Dylan |date=January 2000 |title=More Purr, Less Grrr |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/CMJ/New-Music/CMJ-New-Music-2000-01.pdf |magazine=CMJ New Music Monthly |page=13 |via=worldradiohistory.com |issue=77 |issn=1074-6978}} * {{Cite magazine|last=Slater |first=Rosanna |date=March 2000 |title=Pussy Galore |magazine=Rock Sound |issue=10 |location=UK |publisher=Freeway Press |issn=1465-0185 |page=95 |ref={{harvid|Slater|2000a}}}} * {{Cite magazine|last=Slater |first=Rosanna |date=March 2000 |title=Reviews: Rock |magazine=Rock Sound |issue=10 |location=UK |publisher=Freeway Press |issn=1465-0185 |page=104 |ref={{harvid|Slater|2000b}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Solomon |first=Michelle |date=February 6, 2000 |title=Sound Judgement |work=Detroit Free Press |page=K5 |id={{ProQuest|436238602}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Sperounes |first=Sanda |date=September 8, 2000 |title=Kittie scratching for some respect: Teen metal band can't get airplay in own country |work=Edmonton Journal |page=E4 |id={{ProQuest|252756182}}}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Stillman |first=Brian |date=December 2001 |title=Meow Mix |magazine=Guitar World |publisher=Harris Publications |pages=62–64, 66, 102, 104 |volume=21 |issue=12 |issn=1045-6295}} * {{Cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Caroline |date=March 10, 2000 |title=Music: Pop CD releases |work=The Guardian |id={{ProQuest|245500335}}}} * {{cite book 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Girl's Skool: Kittie |chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/bravenuworld00tomm/page/144 |url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Vincent |first=Nathalie |date=April 2000 |title=Kittie: Spit It Out |magazine=Rock Sound |publisher=Éditions Freeway S.A. |location=Paris |pages=40–42 |type= |issue=79 |issn=1241-1337|ref={{harvid|Vincent|2000a}}|language=fr-FR}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Vincent |first=Nathalie |date=April 2000 |title=Chroniques de Discs: Album du Mois |magazine=Rock Sound |location=Paris |type= |issue=79|page=65|publisher=Éditions Freeway S.A.|issn=1241-1337|ref={{harvid|Vincent|2000b}}|trans-title=Disc Chronicles: Album of the Month|language=fr-FR}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Waller |first=Don |date=April 10, 2000 |title=Artemis records shuns 'next-quarter' thinking |magazine=Variety |pages=78 |volume=378 |issue=8 |id={{ProQuest|1286180922}}}} * {{Cite news |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |author-link=Annie Zaleski |date=October 15, 2004 |title=Re-energized Kittie is really cooking |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/1074304517/ |url-access=subscription |work=The Plain Dealer |page=10 |issn=2641-4058 |via=newspapers.com}} {{refend}}

== Further reading ==

* {{Cite magazine |last=Gargano |first=Paul |date=January 2001 |title=Kittie: They Are Metal, Hear Them Roar! |magazine=Metal Edge |publisher=Sterling/Macfadden Publishing |pages=6–8, 10–11 |volume=46 |issue=9 |issn=1068-2872}} * {{Cite magazine |last=Healy |first=Mark |date=May 12, 2000 |title=Kittie's Got Claws and a Hard Rock Bite |url=http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kittie/articles/story/5924829/kitties_got_claws_and_a_hard_rock_bite |magazine=Rolling Stone |archive-date=April 15, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080415164056/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/kittie/articles/story/5924829/kitties_got_claws_and_a_hard_rock_bite |url-status=dead}} *{{cite web|url=http://www.drdrew.com/publish/profiles/A1977.html |title=Hear Them Roar: An Interview With Kittie |publisher=DrDrew.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20001216224700/http://www.drdrew.com/publish/profiles/A1977.html |archive-date=December 16, 2000 }}

== External links == * ''[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mmOqVUKpJgT91eGZDzlGk0s_JNTZm9ai0 Spit]'' on YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

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