song was directed by French director Stéphane Sednaoui (who previously directed "Ironic" for Morissette) and premiered on October 12, 1998, on MTV's Total Request Live. It features Morissette walking around and being embraced by strangers in a variety of public locations, such as in the street, at a supermarket, and on a subway car. Throughout the video, Morissette is completely nude with her long hair shrouding her breasts and her pubic region blurred out. Slight modifications to the video were made before broadcasting by MTV in India and certain other Asian countries. Subsequent replays, however, aired the video in its original format. In May 2001, the video was voted number 66 on VH1's 100 Greatest Videos. While being asked why she chose to be nude in the video, Morissette said, "Actually, the idea for that video hit me in my shower - I was thinking about the song and its simplicity and its baring itself, and I just thought, 'Wouldn't it be great if I could just walk around New York City or grocery stores in just a symbolism of being naked everywhere I went?'. Less about overt sexuality and more about the symbolism of being really raw and naked and intimate in all these environments where you'd seemingly need protection, like in a subway and those kinds of places. So that hit me in the shower and then we executed it." It was filmed in Downtown Los Angeles, under a closed set. Track listingCanadian maxi-single and international CD single "Thank U" (album version) – 4:18 "Pollyanna Flower" – 4:05 "Uninvited" (demo) – 3:02UK 7-inch jukebox single''' A. "Thank U" (album version) B. "Uninvited" (demo) Charts and certifications Weekly charts Year-end charts Decade-end charts Certifications Release history Cover versions and parodies "Thank U" was covered by English progressive rock musician Steven Wilson (who jokingly changed the line "How about them transparent dangling carrots" to "How about changing a line 'cause it don't make sense"). Blackfield, one of Wilson's bands, has regularly played the song on tour. On an episode of Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon appeared on the "Weekend Update" segment in which he sang various parody songs about Halloween. One such song was a parody of "Thank U", in which he thanks all of the candy that he had received Trick-or-Treating. On MadTV, there was a parody, "Wash Me", starring Mo Collins which takes place in a laundromat. On