Her debut single remains one of the best selling singles of all time, having sold more than 4 million physical copies.
And Natalie Imbruglia has spoken about the intense pressure she felt to follow on from that immensely successful entry to the music industry, during an interview with Sunday Life.
'I don’t think I could ever go through anything as difficult as writing a second album after that song,' admitted the 46-year-old.
Torn: Natalie Imbruglia, 46, has spoken about the intense pressure she felt to follow on from her immensely successful debut single, during an interview with Sunday Life
After Torn landed her a record contract at 22 years old, Natalie said she 'was successful, rich and terribly unhappy.'
'I went very strange. I needed to hide myself away,' the Neighbours alum said of her subsequent mental state.
Torn, a cover of an Ednaswap song, eventually became part of Imbruglia's debut album, Left of the Middle.
Struggles: 'I don’t think I could ever go through anything as difficult as writing a second album after that song,' admitted the songstress
Growing up fast: After Torn landed her a record contract at 22 years old, Natalie said she 'was successful, rich and terribly unhappy.' Pictured here in 2019
It has sold 7 million copies and is the highest selling debut album by a pop/rock/alternative female artist.
Her second album, White Lillies Island, received a mixed critical reception and sold a comparatively disappointing one million copies worldwide.
Imbruglia's record label refused to release her third album after
